# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S149
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incumbent the general management and supervision
of all the business affairs of the Synod.

and be it further
Resolved, That Articles of Incorporation Article V be
amended to read:

PRESENT WORDING

Article V Officers

The officers of this corporation shall consist of a
President, Vice-Presidents as specified by the Bylaws
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, a Secre-
tary, and a Treasurer.

The Board of Directors of the corporation shall be
comprised of the President, the Secretary, and the
Treasurer of the corporation and such additional
directors as shall be elected from time to time in
accordance with the Bylaws of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod.

The officers and members of the Board of Directors
shall be elected at the general meetings of the corpora-
tion for such terms as shall be specified by the Bylaws
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and shall
serve until their successors are duly elected and have
qualified.

RESOLUTIONS 149

them are incumbent the general management and
supervision of all the business affairs of the Synod.

PROPOSED WORDING

Article V Officers

The officers of this corporation shall consist of a
President, Vice-Presidents as specified by the Bylaws
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, a Secre-
tary, and a Treasurer.

The voting members of the Board of Directors
shall consist of the President and Secretary,of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and such addi-
tional directors as shall be elected from time to time in
accordance with the Bylaws of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod. The First Vice-President
and the Treasurer shall be nonvoting members of the
board.

The officers, voting members of the Board of
Directors, the First Vice-President, and the Treasurer
shall be elected at the general meetings of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod for such terms as
shall be specified by the Bylaws of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod, and shall serve until their
successors are duly elected and have qualified.

Action: Adopted (11). (The first resolved was
adopted separately by the required 2/3 vote.)

(During discussion an amendment to Constitution Article
XI, F, 1 was offered and adopted which would have required the
majority of voting members of the Board of Directors to be
laypersons. A point of order was raised indicating that a
change in the Constitution required a two-thirds majority vote.
The original adoption of the amendment was then declared
null and void. The floor overruled the decision of the chair that a
two-thirds vote was required. It was pointed out that constitu-
tional amendments must be presented in writing with due
notice given. The amendment was therefore removed from
consideration.)

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To Provide
Additional Implementation Procedures

RESOLUTION 2-20
Report 2-01, IV, N, 1-4 (CW, p. 50)

Resolved, That the following Task Force II recom-
mendations, Section N, be adopted:

1. That a transition team, consisting of the Presi-
dent, First Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
Administrative Officer of the Board of Directors, be
authorized to make necessary adjustments and take
care of any unforseen problems regarding temporary
deployment of staff and any other implementing
decisions not provided for in the Handbook or by this
convention until the new boards, commissions, and
standing committees are operative;

2. That the elected boards take office on the fourth
Sunday in September and the appointed support service
boards, commissions, and standing committees as soon
thereafter as possible;

3. That until the new units are operational the
existing units continue in their responsibilities;

4. That those under employment contract be retained
on the Synod payroll for the duration of their contract
with the possibility, however, of a reassignment of
responsibilities.

Action: Adopted (14).

To Provide for Additional Bylaws
for “Other Synodical Entities”

RESOLUTION 2-21A
Report 2-01, IV, B, 4 (CW, p. 45)

WHEREAS, It will be necessary for the “other synod-
ical entities” listed in Chapter II, H of the proposed
Bylaws to adopt additional Bylaws to regulate their
affairs; and

WHEREAS, The procedure regarding the adoption
and the amendment of such Bylaws should be estab-
lished by the Synod; therefore be it

Resolved, That the following Bylaw be adopted: