# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S156
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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RESOLUTIONS

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official periodical an invitation to request full, audited financial statements and summary operating budgets of the Synod or its entities or
agencies. (No change from former
1.10.13.1)
(a) The Synod and its entities and
agencies shall share, upon request, the quarterly financial
statements as reported to the respective governing boards.
(b) All information produced for
normal publication or distribution shall be provided free of
charge.
1.10.13.2 Requests for detailed financial information or the inspection of financial
records shall be made in writing to
the respective corporate boards by a
member congregation and shall
state the records desired and the
time period to be covered. (No
change from former 1.10.13.2)
(a) All requests for information involving research or compilation
shall be billed to the member on
the basis of actual costs.
(b) Any inspection of financial
records shall be done by a member(s) of the congregation or its
stated authorized agent at a mutually agreeable time and place.
(c) The board may decline to provide the information requested if
the board can demonstrate by
clear and convincing evidence
that the member’s request is
with the specific intent to cause
harm to the Synod or one of its
entities or agencies or with the
sole intent of deliberately and
significantly disrupting the operations and affairs of the Synod or
one of its entities or agencies.
(d) Any declination to provide information or limit inspection shall
be explained in writing.
(e) Challenges to any board decisions declining to provide information or to limit inspection
may be reviewed under the synodical dispute resolution process.
Add at end of sentence “or other approved synodical education program. (Bylaw 2.63)” (This is
needed to cover alternative routes to ministry
as provided for in new Bylaw 2.6.3.)
Add at end of sentence “authorized calling bodies.” (This addition would better provide the
definition referred to in new Bylaw 2.8.1.)
Move the words “also while serving a national
inter-Lutheran entity of which the Synod is a
member” from the end of line 28 to the end of
line 32. (This provision applies to various staff
members rather than to officers.)
Change “by” to “be.”

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Add after Treasurer “who shall also be designated as Chief Financial Officer.” (This was in
the former Bylaws and the designation is
needed for certain signatures.)
Add after “members of” the words “the Board of
Directors and all other.” (This is a correction to
conform to present Bylaws.)
Add after “shall” the words “assume office on
September 1 following the convention and shall”
and delete “and assume” and “or.” The sentence
then reads “The President, Vice-Presidents,
Secretary, Vice-President−Finance—Treasurer,
and members of all elected boards of the Synod
shall assume office on September 1 following
the convention and shall be inducted into office
on a date subsequent to September 1 following
the convention.” (The assumption of office on
September 1 allows for Boards to meet immediately prior to and in conjunction with the induction into office activities.)
Remove the second “appointed” in line 9 and “or
a date subsequent to” on lines 10 and 11. The
sentence then reads “All newly appointed members of all boards and commissions shall begin
their service on September 1 following each regular meeting of the Synod in convention.” (This
brings the bylaw into conformity with new
Bylaw 3.2.6(a))
Add after “synodical” the word “inter-Lutheran.”
(The former Bylaw 3.101 C 5 alludes to interLutheran matters.)
Add after “board” the words “as defined in
Bylaw 1.2.13.” (Added for clarification.)
Set up a new major heading “3.7 Synodwide
Trust Entities” and renumber subsequent sections. (The Worker Benefit Plans were listed as
a separate corporate entity when in fact they
are not a corporation but a trust entity under
Corporate Synod.)
Add after “Support Programs” the words “each
of which is a separate trust operated under
trust laws. The assets and liabilities of the respective plans are separate and distinct from
those of the Synod and cannot be used to satisfy
the liabilities and obligations of the Synod.”
(Added to reflect basic trust laws.)
Add after “Plan” the sentence “This Plan also
provides for disability benefits for such workers.” (The proposed new Bylaws were silent on
disability, except for a heading.)
Add after “Review” the words “functions in accordance with Bylaw 1.6 and…” so it now reads “The
Commission on Doctrinal Review functions in accordance with Bylaw 1.6 and shall meet….” (The
addition incorporates by reference the full responsibilities of the Commission.)
Remove the word “constitutions” and replace it
with the words “articles of incorporation” (New
Bylaw 4.1.1.1 states that the Constitution of the
Synod is also the constitution of each District.
New Bylaw 4.1.5.2 provides for approval of articles of incorporation by the Synod’s Commission
on Constitutional Matters prior to adoption by
the District.)
Add a new (a) and re-letter the original (a)
through (d). The new (a) provides for adding