# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_undated_S3
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182. Paragraph 2.15 Holder More Than One Office: It was decided to retain this paragraph with its
present wording.
183. Paragraph 2.27 Powers and Duties of the President: The substitution of "his" for" their" in line 3 of h
was approved.
184. Par .M h 2.2 Advisory and Executive Functions: The last words of a were approved: "to appeal to the
convention of the Synod from his action."
185. Paragraph 2.37 Ranking: "and/" was eliminated.
186. Paragraph 2.39 Duties: In f "prescribed" was changed to "suggested."
187. Paragraph 2.45 A Laman: New wording: "The Treasurer shall be a layman:"
188. Paragraph 2.46 Vacancv: Deletion of "of the Synod" was approved here and also in 2.41.
Paragraph 2.71 Membership: "office" instead of "offices" in line 4.
190. 2.83 Duties...: The following moves were approved: listing Controller in a after Executive Director;
placing Director of Personnel at top of list in b and Transportation Secretary at the bottom of the list.
191. Paragraph 2.83 Duties...: "with" was eliminated from the end of line 2 of c; 'agency" was deleted
from e.
192. 2.83 e: The new wording was approved: "e. The Board of Directors shall appoint the executive
secretaries and staff members in cases where there is no board or commission."
193. 2.85 a 2: Refined wording approved: "2. The Board of Directors, on the basis of this review, shall
prepare for each biennium a program of current work and capital projects for presentation to the delete
convention for its consideration and review. Upon action by the convention, the annual budgeting
procedure specified elsewhere in these bylaws shall then be followed." It was decided not to specify
section 9.03.
194. 2.89 Coordination and Supervision: "Departments" dropped from e.
195. 2.89f: New wording approved: "The Board of Directors shall report on the work and on the needs of
the Synod in the official publication of the Synod as often as it may deem necessary but at least
annually."
196. 2.91 Executive Director: "As presented in the bylaws" omitted from a. "Agency" dropped from b 6.
197. 2.91 Executive Director: Paragraph 4 approved: "exercise leadership in planning..."
198. 2.93 Controller, a: Wording adopted: "a. The Controller shall be appointed by the Board of
Directors subject to the approval of the President of the Synod. He shall be responsible to this board and
the.President. The personnel of his division shall consist of such assistants as may be approved by the
Board of Directors."
199. 2.93 Controller b 6: Wording adopted: "Control the application of special funds."