# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2001_S56 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) SYNODICAL REPORTS 55 Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Therefore, the members at LCEF’s annual meetings in November 1998 and 1999 amended Article H, Sections !, 2, 3, and 6 and Article VI of the Bylaws of LCEF to reflect these changes as follows: ARTICLE II Section |. The Board of Directors of the LCEF shall be composed of eleven twelve individuals, at least two (and no more than four) of whom shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s official ros- ter of pastors and called teachers. Board of Directors members must be communicant members of congregations, which are members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Fer-efthe Eleven Directors will be elected by the Members. The Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be the eleventh twelfth Director, with voice but no vote. The elected members of the Board of Directors shall have an understanding of the effects and purposes of this Corporation and demonstrate an expertise in fields and areas closely re- lated thereto. No more than two elected Directors can be from the same district of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Section 2. Directors shall be elected for terms of three years. The election of Directors shall be according to staggered terms, with Di- rectors to be elected each year as follows: Five of the directors, at least two of whom shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s official roster of pastors and called teachers, shall be selected without regard to the regions in which they reside; the other six who shall be tether laypersons shal] be selected with one from each of the six re- gions. In one election a Director shall be elected from the South, East Central, and North Central region; in the next election, two roster and twe-et-terge-Direeters three laypersons shall be elected as Directors without regard to the regions in which they reside; and in the next election Directors shall be elected from the East, West, and West Cen- tral region. 3 - Directors shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. A Di- rector shalf be ineligible to be reelected after serving four consecutive full terms in office. Directors shall cease to be eligible to serve at any time that they cease to be communicant members of congregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Elected Directors may be re- moved by the-Members a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of Directors of the LCEF at any time, with emwithertcause. Seetton. A vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled by election by the Members of the LCEF at any regular or special meeting. Section 6 1. That the following sentence currently contained in the first para- graph of ARTICLE II, Section 6 of the Bylaws of LCEF is hereby deleted: “The Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be Treasurer/Chief Fi- nancial Officer of the LCEF” and that such deleted language is replaced with the following: “The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may elect, as an additional officer or officers, a Treasurer and/or Chief Financial Officer.” 2, That ARTICLE II, Section 6, subsection g. of the Bylaws of LCEF is hereby deleted and the current ARTICLE I, Section 6, subsection h. is hereby re-designated as subsection g. ARTICLE VI 3. That the following language currently contained in ARTICLE VI of the Bylaws is hereby deleted: “...the provision in Article II, Section 6, stating that the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be the Trea- surer/Chief Financial Officer of the corporation...” Article IH. The Board of Directors Beginning with the election of three members of the Board of Di- rectors at the convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in the year 2001, the following is the revised Bylaw: Section |. The Board of Directors of the LCEF shall be composed of twelve individuals, at least two (and no more than four) of whom shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s official roster of pastors and called teachers. Board of Directors members must be com- municant members of congregations, which are members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Hever Eight Directors will be elected by the Members. Three Directors will be elected by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod assembled in convention and shall include one ordained or commissioned minister of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and two laypersons. The Trea- surer/Chief Financial Officer of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be the twelfth Director, with voice but not vote. The elected mem- bers of the Board of Directors shall have an understanding of the ef- fects and purposes of this Corporation and demonstrate an expertise in fields and areas closely related thereto, such as knowledge of real es- tate, management and financial planning. No more than two elected Directors can be from the same district of The Lutheran Church—Mis- souri Synod. With the installation of officers elected at the convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod occurring in the year 2001, the following is the revised Bylaw: Section 2. Directors shall be elected for terms of three years. The election of Directors shall be according to staggered terms, with Di- rectors to be elected each year as follows: Five of the directors, at least two of whom shall be on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s official roster of pastors and called teachers, shall be selected without regard to the regions in which they reside; the other six who shall be laypersons shall be selected with one from each of the six regions. In one election a Director shall be elected from the South, East Central, and North Central region; in the next election, two roster and three laypersons shall be elected as Directors without regard to the regions in which they reside; and in the next election Directors shall be elected from the East, West, and West Central region. Subsection A. The eight Directors to be elected by the Members shall be elected in three consecutive annual elections. In one elec- tion, a Director, who shall be a layperson, shall be elected from each of the South, East Central, and North Central regions; in the next elec- tion, two resterand-three_leypersens-shall-be-eleeted-as- Directors Di- rectors, one of whom shall be an ordained or commissioned minister of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, shall be elected without regard to the regions in which they reside; and in the next election, a Director, who shall be a layperson, shall be elected from each of the East, West, and West Central regions, Subsection B. The three Directors to be elected by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod shall be elected at the regular triennial convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, provided that two shall be laypersons and one shall be an ordained or commissioned minister of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Beginning with the installation of officers elected at the conven- tion of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod occurring in the year 2001, the following Section 3 shall replace the previous Section 3: Section 3. Directors shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified. A Director shall be ineligible to be reelected after serving four consecutive full terms in office. Directors shall cease to be eligible to serve at any time that they cease to be communicant members of con- gregations of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Bteeted-Bitee- ters-Directors elected by the Members of the LCEF may be removed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of Directors of the LCEF at any time, with cause._Directors elected by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod assembled in convention may be removed by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Board of Directors of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, with cause. A vacancy entke Boerd-ebireeters occurring in the position of a director elected by the Members of the LCEF shall be filled by eteetton-by-the Members of the LCEF at any regular or special meeting. A vacancy occurring in 2001 Convention Workbook