# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S204
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UNPRINTED REPORT AND LATE OVERTURES

of a new Bylaw to govern the removal of board members
from boards of the Synod and its entities.
Resolved, That the following proposed Bylaw be adopted
by the 2001 convention of the Synod for inclusion in the
proposed Handbook:
Individual board members are accountable to the
Synod through the board on which they serve.
(a) Causes for removal include false doctrine, fraud
or illegal conduct, persistence in offensive conduct, or
the neglect of, refusal, or incapacity to carry out normal
duties of board membership as defined by the policies
of the Board of Directors of the Synod.
(b) Removal of a board member shall require a twothirds majority vote of the total board membership.

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(c) If a disagreement occurs over grounds for removal or the policy standards of the board,
(1) in the case of agencies of the Synod, the
LCMS Board of Directors shall decide the
matter;
(2) in the case of the LCMS Board of Directors, the scheduled convention of the Synod
(or a special session) shall decide the matter.
(d) A vacancy in a board position as a result of a removal of a board member shall be filled in the manner
prescribed by these Bylaws governing the filling of vacancies of that board.

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