# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2004_S158
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RESOLUTIONS

Resolved, That the Blue Ribbon Committee give its special attention to the possibility of
1. Mail or electronic ballots for the principal offices of
the Synod, including the Board of Directors;
2. Providing more equitable representation at synodical
conventions based upon the size of congregational membership;
3. Extending voting privileges to commissioned ministers of religion; and
4. Assistant pastors being eligible as pastoral delegates.
and be it finally
Resolved, That the Blue Ribbon Committee shall consist
of seven appointed voting members. Three of the appointed
members shall be ordained ministers of religion, one of
which shall be a District President selected by the Council
of Presidents; two shall be commissioned ministers of religion; and two shall be laypersons. All candidates other than
the District President shall be selected in the following
manner:
1. Candidates shall be nominated only by District boards
of directors acting singly and shall be presented to the
Council of Presidents through the Office of the Secretary.
2. The Council of Presidents shall recommend two candidates for each position and shall present them through
the Office of the Secretary to the Synod President.
3. The President of the Synod, in consultation with the
Vice-Presidents of the Synod, shall appoint the seven voting
members of the Blue Ribbon Committee from the list presented by the Council of Presidents. The President shall appoint one of these as the chair. Other needed officers (e.g.,
secretary) shall be elected by the Blue Ribbon Committee
from among themselves.
4. The Secretary of the Synod shall serve as a non-voting
member of the Blue Ribbon Committee.
5. Vacancies in appointed positions shall be filled by following the procedure set forth above.
Action: Declined (10)
(The resolution was introduced by the committee in session 3
and discussed during session 10. An amendment to delete point 2
of the second resolve, 2. Providing more equitable representation
at synodical conventions based upon the size of congregational
membership, carried. After debate was ended, the amended resolution failed to be adopted [Yes: 446; No: 547].)

To Make Interim Appointments
Temporary

Resolved, That the appropriate governing board and the
President shall act expeditiously to fill the vacancy; and be
it further
Resolved, That the appropriate board shall present its
list of candidates to the President of the Synod; and be it
further
Resolved, That an interim chief executive officer may
serve no longer than 18 months without the approval of the
President and shall be ineligible to serve on a permanent
basis without concurrence of the President; and be it further
Resolved, That the following additions be made at the
end of Bylaw 3.69 e and Bylaw 3.193:
Any interim appointments of the executive officer
shall be processed in a similar manner. Such appointee
must be approved by the President of the Synod, may
not serve more than 18 months without the concurrence
of the President, and shall be ineligible to serve on a
permanent basis without the concurrence of the President.

and be it finally
Resolved, That this ruling shall affect all appointments
made on or after 7-15-04.
Action: Adopted (10)
(After initially introducing Res. 7-11 earlier in session 10, Res.
7-11A was brought back by the committee later in the session, replacing the first line of the fourth resolve, That no interim executive may serve longer than 18 months, with That an interim chief
executive officer may serve no longer than 18 months, adding the
bylaw wording, and omitting the former final resolve. During discussion, the resolution was amended to add a new final resolve:
Resolved, That this ruling shall affect all appointments made on
or after 7-15-04. After debate was ended, the amended resolution
was adopted [Yes: 778; No: 238].)

To Amend the Procedure
for Filling Vacancies
RESOLUTION 7-14
Report 7-07 (CW, p. 131)
WHEREAS, Bylaw 3.63 b requires that vacancies on synodically elected boards and commissions be filled by the
Board of Directors of the Synod from a list of nominees determined by the Secretary of the Synod, the Director of
Human Resources, and the chairman of the synodical nominating committee; and
WHEREAS, The Secretary of the Synod serves on the
Board of Directors, and the Director of Human Resources
is not an elected position; therefore be it
Resolved, That Bylaw 3.63 b be amended to read as follows:

RESOLUTION 7-11A
Overtures 7-36–37 (CW, p. 264)
WHEREAS, Synod bylaws state that the President of the
Synod shall “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” (Bylaw 3.101 C 4); therefore be it
Resolved, That when a vacancy occurs, the appropriate
governing board appoint an interim chief executive officer
with the approval of the President; and be it further
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PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
b. The Secretary of the Synod shall be responsible
for gathering a list of nominees from the board or commission where the vacancy occurs, the synodical President, the District boards of directors, and the slate of
candidates from the previous synodical convention
within 90 days of notification of the vacancy. A list of
at least three but no more than five candidates shall be
submitted as soon as possible to the appropriate appointing body. This list shall be determined by the Secretary of the Synod, the Director of Human Resources,
and the chairman of the synodical nominating committee chairman and two members of the synodical nominating committee as determined by the nominating