# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_February 23 2013_S2
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shall be assigned his/her first call by the Council of Presidents acting as the Board of
Assignments.”
Bylaw 3.12.4.2 (a): Delete reference to the President, so that the bylaw begins, “After the election
of the First Vice-President and the other…”
Bylaw 3.12.4.2 (e): Delete reference to the President and add mention of others so that the bylaw
begins, “Except in the elections of First Vice-President and regional vice-presidents and board
members, when a second….”
Bylaw 5.2.3.1 (a): The Bible reference should be changed from 2 Peter to “(1 Peter 2:9.”

78. Overture to the 2013 Convention to Clarify Structural Matters
Overture to the 2013 Convention
To Clarify the Appointment of Chief Executives of Synodwide Corporate and Trust Entities
and the Executive Director of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations
(Bylaws 1.5.5ff. and 3.9.5ff.)
Introduction
As reporting relationships within corporate Synod were addressed in light of the 2010 convention
restructuring decisions, it became evident that Bylaw 1.5.5 was not updated sufficiently to provide clarity
regarding the appointment of certain staff positions within corporate Synod. Additionally, with the 2010
restructuring, all executive directors within corporate Synod, with the exception of the executive director
of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR), now report to an officer of the
organization and are filled in accordance with the human resources policies of corporate Synod by the
officer to whom they report unless bylaws or policies of the Board of Directors (BOD) specify otherwise
(see Bylaw 3.3.1.3 and BOD Policy 5.6.6.7).
Resolved, That in order to provide clarity regarding the appointment of certain staff positions
within corporate Synod and the synodwide corporate entities, the 2013 LCMS convention adopt the
following bylaw changes:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
1.2.1

The following definitions are for use in understanding the terms used in apply to the entire
Bylaws of The Lutheran Church —Missouri Synod:
(h) Executive Director: The top staff administrator of a mission board or commission of
corporate Synod

Agency Operations
1.5.5

Every agency of corporate Synod and every synodwide corporate entity shall operate under the
general human resources policies of the Synod as provided by the Board of Directors of the
Synod, in accordance with Bylaw 3.3.4.3. Specific policies under these general policies may be
adopted by each synodwide corporate entity agency’s governing board in order to
accommodate the unique character of its operations.
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