# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S130
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RESOLUTIONS
shall follow the nomination procedure as outlined in
Bylaw 3.63 a and b.
6.03 Functions
In exercising its relationship to the Synod and to the
Board for Higher Education as set forth elsewhere in
the Bylaws (3.601), the Board of Regents of each institution shall consider as one of its primary duties the
defining and fulfilling of the mission of the institution
within the broad assignment of the Synod and shall
a. become familiar with and develop an understanding of pertinent synodical and Board for Higher Education policies, standards, and guidelines;
b. develop details of policies and procedures for governance of the institution;
c. participate in planning for the institution and approve the institution’s plans;
d. review and approve academic programs recommended by the administration and faculty after assessment of system policies in accordance with Board for
Higher Education standards and guidelines and institutional interests and capacities;
e. review and approve the institutional budget;
f. approve institutional fiscal arrangements, develop
the financial resources necessary to operate the institution, and participate in its support program;
g. establish appropriate policies for institutional student aid;
h. participate fully in the procedures for the selection and regular review of the president of the institution and of the major administrators; approve of the
apointment of faculty members who meet the qualifications of their positions and have received prior approval
by the Board for Higher Education; approve sabbatical
and study leaves; and encourage faculty development
and research;
[Rationale: See 6.23 as specified under appointment
of members.]
i. take the leadership in assuring the preservation
and improvement of the assets of the institution and
see to the acquisition, management, use, and disposal
of the properties and equipment of the institution
within the guidelines set by the Board of Directors of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod;
j. operate and manage the institution as the agent
of the Synod, in which ownership is primarily vested
and which exercises its ownership through the Board of
Directors as custodian of the Synod’s property, the
Board for Higher Education, and the respective Board
of Regents as the local governing body; included in the
operation and management are such responsibilities as
1. carrying out efficient business management
through a business manager appointed on recommendation of the president of the institution and responsible to him;
2. receiving of all gifts by deed, will, or otherwise
made to the institution and delivering them to the VicePresident–Finance—Treasurer of the Synod or such
other person as may be designated by the Board of Directors of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, unless precluded by law or the terms of the gift. In such
case, the Board of Regents shall hold and administer
the same, in accordance with the terms of the instrument creating such gift and in accordance with the policies of the Board of Directors of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod;
3. concern for the general welfare of the institutional
staff members and other employees, adoption of regulations governing off-campus activities, development of
policies regarding salary and wage scales, tenure, promotion, vacations, health examinations, dismissal, retirement, pension, and other employee welfare benefit
provisions;

4. determining that the charter, articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws of the institution conform to and are consistent with those of the Synod;
5. serving as the governing body corporate of the institution vested with all powers which its members may
exercise in law either as directors, trustees, or members
of the body corporate, unless in conflict with the laws
of the domicile of the institution or its articles of incorporation; in such event the Board of Regents shall have
power to perform such acts as may be required by law
to effect the corporate existence of the institution;
6. establishing and placing a priority on the capital
needs of the institution and determining the plans for
the maintenance and renovation of the buildings and
property and purchase of needed equipment, but having no power by itself to close the institution or to sell
all or any part of the property which constitutes the
main campus;
7. recognizing that the authority of the Board of Regents resides in the board as a whole and delegating the
application of its policies and execution of its resolutions to the president of the institution as its executive
officer;
8. reviewing and approving the major policies of the
institution regarding student life and activities as developed by the faculty and recommended by the administration;
9. promoting the public relations of the institution
and developing the understanding and cooperation of
its constituency;
10. requiring regular reports from the president of
the institution as the executive officer of the board and
through him from other officers and staff members in
order to make certain that the work of the institution
is carried out effectively.
B. Presidents
6.11 Election
a. As soon as an impending vacancy in the office is
known, the Board of Regents, with prior consent of the
Board for Higher Education, shall issue in an official
periodical of the Synod a call for the nomination of candidates for the presidency of the institution. The call for
nominations shall describe the office and qualifications
desired to fill it.
b. Candidates may be nominated by congregations
of the Synod, the Board for Higher Education, the
Board of Regents, and the faculty of the institution.
c. All nominations must be filed with the secretary
of the designee of the Board of Regents within 60 days of
the date of its published request unless the request sets
a later date. Persons nominated may decline to be candidates, and their names will be removed from the list
of nominees. Nominees who allow themselves to be
listed as candidates will be asked to pledge, if called, to
render a decision within 15 days of receipt of the call,
unless granted an extension by the Board of Regents.
The secretary of the designee of the Board of Regents
shall publish, in an official periodical of the Synod, the
names of the nominees who have permitted themselves
to be candidates and the date on which the election is to
be held, which shall not be less than 30 days after the
date of the publication of the names of the candidates.
[Rationale: Dropping the requirement that the
board secretary handle nominations allows the board
more flexibility to work as it sees best.]
d. All recommendations, statements of qualifications
of any nominees, or objections to any nominee with reasons therefor, must be filed with the Board of Regents
before the time fixed for the election. If a charge of false
doctrine or offensive life is registered, the Board of Regents shall investigate and reach a decision on such
charge before proceeding with the election.