# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_March 30 2023_S13
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Synod (Article XI E 2), which then carries out its constitutional authority in the interest of the Synod. Any
conflict or uncertainty in determining the authorities of the officers and agencies of the Synod in this respect
is to be resolved as set forth in Articles of Incorporation, Article V. Referral by the President of the legal
and property matters involved to the Board of Directors does not exclude the President’s authority otherwise
to exercise, or see to the exercise of, ecclesiastical supervision (Bylaw 1.2.1 [j]) or detract from “the
President’s constitutional duty to report to the Synod those who do not act in accordance with the
Constitution and do not heed his admonition, as prescribed in Constitution Art. XI B 2” (Bylaw 3.3.1.2
[c][3]).
The commission has treated the approach that most naturally, in its opinion, followed from the question,
but notes that its answer is not to exclude other processes possible under the Bylaws, including the process
under Bylaw 1.5.7.1 or other Dispute Resolution Processes (Bylaw section 1.10) among eligible parties
involved in the matter.
172. Closing Prayer and Future Meetings
The commission noted its upcoming meeting, planned tentatively for April 28–29, 2023, in which the
principal business will be review of convention overtures, with any intervening urgent business to be
handled by an internet conference. The commission will next meet thereafter in connection with Floor
Committee Weekend, meeting on Thursday, June 8, and Friday, June 9 (in joint session with the
Commission on Handbook in the morning), and then joining the floor committees through Monday, June
12, with some members being released Sunday. The commission will also meet Thursday, July 27, in
Milwaukee and then join the convention through Noon on August 3.
John W. Sias, Secretary

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