# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1998_S160
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RESOLUTIONS
engage in consultation with each program board,
commission, and the governing board of each synodwide
corporate entity to reach mutual concurrence on a slate
of candidates for the position of Executive Director or
Chief Executive Officer. (EA)

COMMENT: In practice, the President now approves a slate
of candidates. See Bylaw 3.69 e.
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serve as a voting member of the Synod’s Board of Directors. (A)
consult with the Vice-Presidents, as elected advisers, whenever important and difficult synodical and intersynodical questions arise. (EA)

COMMENT: Only a slight change in wording.
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establish the duties and responsibilities of the First
Vice-President in consultation with the First Vice-President. (EA)

COMMENT: Only a slight change in wording. The First
Vice-President’s responsibility is covered in proposed Bylaw
3.121.
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make an official report at each meeting of the Synod
in convention. (EA)

Presidents, whichever, in his judgment, is most appropriate. Any member of the Synod shall have the right
to appeal such action to the Commission on Constitutional Matters and/or the Synod in convention,
whichever is appropriate. The Lutheran Church Extension Fund—Missouri Synod is exempt from this Bylaw.
(EA)

COMMENT: Wording change. Council of Administrators
omitted. Lutheran Church Extension Fund exempted on advice of legal counsel.
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in the interval between meetings of the Synod in
convention, appoint special boards or committees whenever the purpose for which the Synod has been organized requires or when conditions arising in the course
of time demand such action. (EA)

COMMENT: Only a slight change in wording.
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3.121 The First Vice-President
The First Vice-President shall be a full-time executive and shall be responsible to the President at all
times.

COMMENT: Only a slight change in wording.

COMMENT: Better locates a current provision from Bylaw
3.101 j. Identifies the First Vice-President as a full-time executive.

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approve the draft of the Convention Proceedings before it is published by the Secretary of the Synod. (EA)

COMMENT: Only a slight change in wording.
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have the right to authorize the Vice-Presidents to
perform the duties of their office and hold them responsible for their performance. Accountability, however,
shall always remain with the President. (EA)

COMMENT: Only a slight change in wording.
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Omit heading: “3.103 Advisory and Executive Functions’’
COMMENT: The subject matter of Bylaws 3.101 and 3.103
can be treated under one heading, in one Bylaw.
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Omit: “The president shall upon request, or in the exercise of his office, give counsel and advice to those who are
under his supervision.”
COMMENT: Implicit elsewhere in Bylaws and explicit in
Constitution XI B 3.
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exercise executive power when the affairs of the
Synod demand it and when he has been expressly invested with such power by the Synod in convention.
(EA)

COMMENT: Only a slight change in wording.
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c. In the event that the affairs of the Synod require
the exercise of executive power for a purpose for which
there is no specific directive of the Synod, he shall be
authorized to exercise such power after consultation
with the Vice-Presidents, the Board of Directors of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, or the Council of

3.123 Other Vice-Presidents
Four additional Vice-Presidents shall be ranked
from two to five and are to be selected in the manner
prescribed in these Bylaws. These four Vice-Presidents
shall serve the Synod in a part-time capacity. They
shall be responsible to the President at all times for the
performance of their duties as Vice-Presidents.

COMMENT: The responsibility to the President specified
above for the First Vice-President applies to the other VicePresidents as well.
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3.141 General Duties
The Secretary shall perform all customary duties of
a corporate secretary. He shall serve as a member and
Secretary of the Board of Directors of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod.

COMMENT: This paragraph on General Duties reflects
items in present 3.141 a and b.
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3.143 Specific Duties
The Secretary shall
a. serve as consultant to the local convention committee;
b. publish the names of the members of the Committee for Convention Nominations in an official synodical periodical as soon as possible after they have
been elected;
c. carry out responsibilities with reference to the
Committee for Convention Nominations as determined
in the Bylaws;
d. provide the Committee on Elections with copies
of a manual of suggested election procedures;
e. record the proceedings when the Synod meets in
convention;