# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_October 14 15 1971_S2
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

2.105 Retirement Policies: Since the schedule in the present Handbook had now become outmoded, it
was decided to restate the paragraphs as follows:
a. The following retirement policies shall apply to salaried nonelective personnel of the Synod
except as otherwise provided for in these Bylaws:
1. Each such person may retire at age 65 but shall be retired on the first day of the month
following the month in which his 70th birthday occurs.
2. To the extent, if any, to which the foregoing is inconsistent with the provisions of any
pension or retirement plan covering such persons, the provisions of such plan shall control.
3. The administration of this policy shall be the responsibility of the Personnel Director.
b. Districts are urged . . .
2.109b 1 aa: The secretary is to ask CPH about being consistent in the use of this type of outline (double
letters).
2.127d and 2.129e: change "Workbook" to "manual."
2.135 and 2.136: eliminate "all" from headings and insert "other" in the first line of 2.136x.
2.139: add paragraph: "d. The chairman and secretary of the committee shall be advisory members of the
succeeding Committee for Convention Nominations." (See Res. 5-05)
2.141x: change "publications" to "periodicals".
2.173a, last sentence: omit reference to Administrative Officer.
IV, G. LAY MINISTERS: use asterisk and the following footnote:
"The 1971 convention created a Board for Lay Ministers (Res. 6-10). Bylaws are to be
submitted to the 1973 convention for action."
6.01: The commission decided to retain the wording of the old Handbook with an asterisk and a
footnote: "Effective with the commencement of the 1973 convention the following bylaw will
replace the existing bylaw 6.01: "A Board for Higher Education consisting of three pastors, one
teacher or superintendent of j education of day schools, and three laymen shall be elected by the
Synod."
6.27: change 2.147 to 2.141
6.65c: add "In such situation there will be no right of appeal under the provisions of Section 5.01 ff."
6.75: add after "shall be final" the words "without the right of appeal under the provisions of Section
5.01 ff."
6.79: add: "h. The Brazil District shall have the right to determine the length of the term of office of
its synodical school presidents." (See Res. 5-35).
6.81: add "provided, however, that any such person shall be entitled to appeal
such decision under the provisions of Section 5.01 ff."j
6.83:
change 5.31 to 5.11 as required by Resolution 5-14 and change last three
words to "Commission of Adjudication."
7.08,
7.09: change singular to plural.
VII C, H, I, headings: change singular to plural (also in Contents).
8.01: omit reference to a member of the SELC serving as a consultant now since
SELC is now no longer an independent, sovereign church body, and since
it was only a consultant arrangement to begin with and does not deprive
the SELC of any voting rights.