# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S183
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

NATIONAL/DISTRICT SYNOD RELATIONS
decisions of the national and District conventions, determine general operating policies, establish program
priorities, approve program budgets, allocate necessary
funds for the support of the national and District budgets, review program performance, and make provisions for necessary staff. It shall report its activities to
the District convention.
d. The District shall utilize boards and commissions
to fulfill the objectives of the Synod and to carry out the
decisions and programs of the District, on behalf of or in
service to the congregations and the District, as provided in the bylaws of the District. They shall maintain
communication with and provide for utilization of the
programs of the corresponding boards and commissions
of the Synod, as applicable. They shall design programs
to meet their special needs in their assigned area of responsibility and administer approved programs and resources assigned to them by the convention or the
Board of Directors. They may propose new programs
and adjustments to existing programs. They shall report their activities and recommendations as provided
in the bylaws of the District.
e. The District Board of Directors in accordance with
the bylaws of the District may engage such staff as is
necessary for program implementation. District staff
shall develop, manage, and review programs and ministries and recommend necessary adjustments. Staff
represents its respective board or committee, and
serves the congregations of the District as liaison between the District program board and its related national program board. The reporting relationships of
staff should be defined in the bylaws of the District.
4.91 Functions
Each District shall elect a Board of Directors, the
size and composition of which shall be determined by
the bylaws of the District. It shall have such powers
and duties as are accorded to it by the Constitution, Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, resolutions, and policies
of the Synod, as well as those of the District. Subject to
such limitations, it shall operate within the applicable
federal and state laws. It shall be vested with the general management and supervision of the District’s business and legal affairs and shall adopt policies and require procedures which assure that said management
and supervision is effected. In fulfilling its functions
and in coordinating its work with the Synod, the board
shall be guided generally by the functions of the Board
of Directors of the Synod as defined in Bylaw 3.181ff.,
as these apply to Districts, and subject to the reservations, limitations, and delegations of such Bylaws. Between conventions it shall provide for implementation
within the District of the decisions of national and District conventions and allocate necessary funds for the
support of the national and District budgets.
4.97 Provisions
a. Each District shall provide through its structure
for the following functions:
• Adjudication
• Church Extension
• Communications
• Congregational Constitutions
• Congregational Services
• Human Care Ministries
• Missions
• Stewardship and Financial Support
b. A District may provide for the election or appointment of such other boards and commissions as it deems
necessary.
c. Unless otherwise specified or permitted by the Bylaws, executives and staff on the District level shall not
be members of the board or commission under which
they serve.

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4.101 Authorization [for District Staff]
Districts are authorized to engage full-time staff to assist officers, boards, and commissions in carrying on the
work of the District. Unless Districts are able to have separate staff individuals for each program of the District,
the combining of responsibilities should conform to the
board structure.
4.103 Relationship to Synodical Staff
While relations with the general Synod are carried
on primarily through the District President, District
staff persons should be in close relationship to their
synodical staff counterparts; serve as persons to collect,
collate, and communicate the needs and expectations of
congregations; assist in the development of relevant
District and Synod materials and programs; and in general act as partners with fellow staff persons in the pursuit of appropriate synodical programs.
4.105 Functions
In carrying out their functions at the District level,
staff persons shall be guided generally by the responsibilities for staff as detailed in Bylaw 3.951.

Action: Adopted (6)
(The resolution was adopted without discussion [yes: 976;
no: 97].)

To Amend Bylaws re COP
Responsibilities—Convention Site
RESOLUTION 8-04
Overtures 8-32, 8-35, 8-37–38 (CW, pp. 117–19,
295–96)
WHEREAS, Cost, which is a major consideration for the
location of the synodical convention, falls more within the
financial responsibilities of the synodical Board of Directors, making this responsibility better fit the synodical
Board of Directors; therefore be it
Resolved, That Bylaw 3.29 be amended to read “c. Prior
to submitting an invitation a host group shall determine
the minimum requirements from the convention manager
and then shall then submit a proposal to the Council of
Presidents Board of Directors of the Synod for evaluation
and recommendation to a convention.” and “d. The President may also submit a site to the Council of Presidents
synodical Board of Directors. Prior to submission, the District President for the area in which the site is located shall
be made aware of the submission and agree to provide any
needed local support.”
Action: Adopted (6)
(The resolution was adopted without amendment [yes: 1,046;
no: 53].)

To Amend Bylaws re COP
Responsibilities—Ratification of CCM
Appointment
RESOLUTION 8-05
Overtures 8-32, 8-35, 8-37–38, 8-43 (CW, pp. 117–19,
295–98)
WHEREAS, The ratification of the appointment of members to the Commission on Constitutional Matters is redundant, since the appointment by the synodical President
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