# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1977_S213
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RESOLUTIONS

of the Board of Directors and the reasons for its
dissent shall be reported to the convention.

c. At the synodical convention a special floor
committee is to receive the assignment to review and
to report on the recommended synodical work
program as submitted by the Board of Directors to
the convention.

d. The biennial delegate conventions of the
Synod shall adopt a 2-year comprehensive synodical
work program.

e. After adoption of the synodical work program
by the convention, the Board of Directors shall
communicate to all the synodical Districts the
synodical work program for each fiscal year in the
adopted 2-year work program.

f. After commitments for each year have been
received from congregations and have been
transmitted by the Districts to the synodical Board
of Directors, that board shall set the synodical
budget after consultation with the Council of
Administrators and the Council of Presidents.

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proposed spending budget and work program and
make recommendations thereon to the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors shall make
adjustments for the effects of inflation and changes
in the value of the U.S. dollar.

b. By January 31 of each year each District
President or his designated representative shall
confirm to the Synod the adjusted District commit-
ment for the new fiscal year. He will also report the
estimated total income from congregations and other
sources to be available for District and synodical
ministry for each of the next 4 years. At the same
time each District will also inform the Synod of the
amount and percent designated for ministry within
the District and that which will be available for
ministry at the synodical level for the same 4-year
period. A report in which the District forecasts
continuous and new work for the 4-year period is to
be shared with the Synod in order that the Synod
and District may coordinate and plan for a more
effective program of ministry.

c. By February 15 of the year of each biennial
delegate convention the Board of Directors shall
review the estimated income and spending budget
and work program information submitted; make
such fiscal adjustments as it considers necessary;
advise the respective boards, commissions, and
operating departments of the proposed adjustments;
solicit their support concerning such adjustments;
and then propose to the synodical convention a total
budget for the next biennium, reflecting the mission,
ministry, and stewardship performance and poten-
tial of the Synod.

d. Any board, commission, or District that
disagrees with the Board of Directors budget or work
program proposals has the right to appeal such
recommendations by March 31 to the Board of
Directors. If the petitioning body and the Board of
Directors are unable to resolve the differences, the
appealing body shall submit its concern to the
synodical convention.

e. The President of the Synod, after consultation
with the respective District Presidents, shail appoint
a floor committee on program implementation
(hereafter called floor committee) consisting of a
representative from each District, plus at least one
board and one staff adviser from the synodical
Board of Directors and Board of Stewardship. Prior
to the convention the floor committee shall meet to
review the current fiscal biennium and to review the
recommended budget and work program as sub-
mitted by the Board of Directors, together with any
proposed adjustments submitted by appealing
bodies. The floor committee shall then prepare its
recommendations to the convention based on the
mission, ministry, and stewardship performance and
potential of the Synod.

f. Prior to the convention, the individual member
of the floor committee in consultation with the
District’s stewardship department or its equivalent
will endeavor to inform the District’s delegates of the
synodical program, finances, and floor committee
recommendations. The Department of Stewardship
shall provide assistance in this process, including
resource people, if requested.

g. Overtures and recommendations that will
greatly affect the budget shall be accompanied by
objectives and anticipated results, cost projections,
and source of funding for the next four fiscal years.
Each proposed resolution from other floor com-
mittees involving expenditures, prior to its con-
sideration on the floor of the convention, shall be
presented to the floor committee, which in consulta-
tion with the representatives of the Accounting
Department and the Finance Committee of the
Board of Directors shall attach to the recommended
resolution its observation regarding the estimated
benefits and costs. All new work so proposed shall be