# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_February 7 1964_S5
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

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A Commission on Trust Funds
An Operating Commission for KFUO
A Commission on Archives and History

c. By the President after consultation with the Vice-Presidents, subject to
the approval of the College of Presidents:

An Editorial Commission for Official Periodicals

d. By the College of Presidents after consultation with the President and
Vice-Presidents of the Synod:

Department of Public Relations
(Question: Where did we put the Commission on Censorship?)

97. Section 2.13 of the Synodical Handbook "Accountability of Officers,
Boards, Commissions, and Committees", which had been accepted at the November 8
and 9, 1963, Meeting, Page 16 of the Minutes, was again discussed. It was agreed
to rearrange the sentences in the resolution and to eliminate the last sentence.
The final version is as follows:

“Every officer or agency subordinate to another
officer or agency shall be accountable to the
designated authority. When the authority is not
designated, the officer or agency shall be
responsible to the Board of Directors of the Synod.
Every synodical officer and agency shall be
accountable to the Synod."
98. It was noted that the above Section 2.13 takes care of paragraph d

under the section "BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, 4ND COMMITTEES IN GENERA ", page 2, in

the Blue Book dated October 2, 1963, SPECIAL COMMITTEE.

99. It was agreed that a new section be added -- 2.08 Vacancies -- to be
worded as follows:
"2.08 Vacancies

"a. All synodically elected boards shall be empowered to fill any vacancies
which may occur in their midst, subject to the approval of the President.

"b. Vacancies in any appointed agency of the Synod shall be filled by the
appointing authority unless otherwise specified in the Handbook. "