# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2013_S145
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a pre-convention issue of an official periodical of the
Synod and in the Convention Workbook.
(c) The committee’s report shall list the qualifications
of various positions used in the solicitation of candidates and contain pertinent information concerning
each candidate, such as occupation or profession; district affiliation; residence; specific experience; number
of years as a member of an LCMS congregation; present position; offices previously held in a congregation,
district or the Synod; qualifications for the office in
question; and, if the candidate so desires, also a brief
personal statement.
3.12.3.7 The chairman of the Committee for Convention Nominations shall submit the committee’s report in person
to the convention at one of its earliest sessions.
(a) The convention may amend the slate by nominations from the floor.
(b) Floor nominations shall be brought individually
before the convention for approval before being added
to the ballot. No floor nominations shall be accepted
which would preclude, by virtue of election limitations
of such office, election of any pending nominee already
on the slate of candidates received from the Committee for Convention Nominations without disclosing
such potential effect immediately to the convention.
(c) Such floor nominations may only be made from
the list of names which have previously been offered
to the Committee for Convention Nominations prior
to the final deadline for the submission of nominations, unless the convention shall otherwise order by
a simple majority vote. The president of the Concordia
University System (or a designee) and the Secretary of
the Synod (or a designee) shall verify all floor nominees to serve as a member of a Concordia University
System board of regents possess qualifications as stated
in Bylaw 3.10.5.2.7. The Chief Administrative Officer
of the Synod (or a designee) and the Secretary of the
Synod (or a designee) shall review and verify that all
floor nominees to serve as a member of the Concordia
University System Board of Directors possess qualifications as stated in Bylaw 3.6.6.3.
(d) If the convention approves the receipt of such
additional nominations, any delegate making such a
nomination shall have secured prior written consent
of the candidate being nominated and shall immediately submit it to the chairman of the Committee for
Convention Nominations, along with required pertinent information concerning the nominee as detailed
in Bylaw 3.12.3.6 (c).
(e) Whenever possible, chairman of the Committee
for Convention Nominations shall have on hand at the
convention a reserve list of nominees, approved by the
committee, for use if required.
(f) Whenever possible, the Committee for Convention Nominations should be informed in advance if
any new board or commission is likely to be established
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at a convention of the Synod, so that it may have a slate
of candidates in readiness.
3.12.3.8 The Committee for Convention Nominations, in consultation with officials of the Synod, shall maintain a
description of the desirable expertise required for each
elected position and shall transmit this information
together with suggestions for improvement of procedures to the next committee through the Secretary of
the Synod.
Action: Adopted (8)
(After discussion, Res. 5-05B was adopted as presented [Yes:
878; No: 81].)

To Revise Bylaw 3.10.5.6 re College
and University Faculties
RESOLUTION 5-06A
Overture 5-10–5-11 (CW, p. 192)
Rationale
The boards of regents are responsible for faculty matters. Much
of what is specified in the Bylaws no longer is relevant at the Synod
level and needs to be removed so that the regents can govern more
effectively.
1. The regional accreditation commissions require that institutions have the authority to set policies governing the
faculty and academic matters. All of the institutions have
faculty and academic policy manuals in place.
2. The level of detail in this section does not serve any useful
purpose. In fact, due to differing institutional terminology
and procedures, it is confusing.
3. Faculty employment matters are governed by state laws,
and are best handled by a board of regents in consultation
with its own legal counsel.
4.	If a faculty member takes legal action against a college or
university, the Synod is exposed to potential legal action
because the LCMS Handbook dictates the details of faculty
policies.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That the Concordia University System maintain in its
policies a list of subject matters that each institution will address in
its own faculty policies, and that each college and university board
of regents ensure that its institutional handbooks set appropriate
policies regarding faculty matters; and be it further
Resolved, That Bylaw 3.10.5.6 be amended as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
College and University Faculties
3.10.5.6 The faculty of each college or university of the Synod
shall consist of the president, the full-time faculty, and
the part-time faculty.
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