# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_April 6 7 2018_S14
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Article 13 should indicate that prior review and approval by the LCMS Commission on
Constitutional Matters is required for any agency, including a university, intending to amend its
bylaws.

With regard to the faculty contract, the commission notes that reference is made to 2013 LCMS Bylaw
procedures for handling of faculty complaints (as well as to a portion of the university handbook not
submitted for review). The university is advised that the procedures formerly referenced in the 2013
Handbook as provided by the Concordia University System Standard Operating Procedure Manual are no
longer extant as such. Universities are now required by the LCMS Bylaws to adopt their own policies
regarding faculty termination appeal. The university is advised to consider, under appropriate legal advice,
adoption of the Concordia University System Model Operating Procedure Manual, which provides
substantially the same procedure as the pre-2013 bylaws in a new form compatible with the 2016 LCMS
Bylaws.
159. Adjournment
With its presently addressable agenda concluded, the commission adjourned at noon on Saturday. The
commission has meetings scheduled June 8–9, August 17–18, and September 14–15, 2018 (and is planning
to meet jointly with the Council of Presidents during its September meeting). Depending on assessment of
workload over the next few weeks, the necessity of the June meeting may be reconsidered.
John W. Sias, Secretary

CCM Minutes – April 6–7, 2018 – Page 121