# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1973_S176
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SYNODICAL ADMINISTRATION

2.101 Personnel Department
a. Personnel and Duties

1. The Personnel Department shall be attached
to the Division of General Staff Services.

2. The department shall be advisory to the
boards, commissions, and officers of the Synod.

3. Nominations for the office of Director of Per-
sonnel shall be made by the Synodical Service
Commission.

b, The Director of Personnel shall —

1. cooperate with all boards, commissions, and
departments in the preparation of job specifications
for all positions in the administrative organization
and in keeping these specifications up to date:

2. assemble job specifications for any new posi-
tion, executive or other, and approve them;

3. maintain accurate and up-to-date files of job
specifications, applicants for positions, all personnel
in the administrative organization, with adequate
historical information on service, salary, and other
significant factors;

4. prepare job evaluations with classifications
for all positions in the organization and advise on
salary schedules and adjustments;

5. conduct and prepare material for suitable ad-
ministrative training programs for all executive
personnel in the administrative organization:

6. maintain an adequate information file on
persons who are prepared for ministerial, teaching,
literary, and other duties in the church and make
the resources of this file available to congregations,
District, and the administrative divisions for pur-
poses of selection, call, or appointment.

2.117 Transportation Secretary

The Transportation Secretary shall be appointed
for a term of 4 years. He shall be responsible to
the Board of Directors. He shall represent the in-
terests of the Synod at the various transportation
offices throughout the country, and he shall always
be guided by the interests of the Synod as a whole.
He shall appoint as many assistants as he needs,
shall give them the necessary instructions, and shall
publish their names.

shall consist of an Internal Audit Manager and such
assistants as may be required.

b. The department shall —

1. conduct comprehensive financial and opera-
tional audits of all synodical departments and
agencies according to criteria established by the
Board of Directors;

2. provide written reports on the audit findings
to the board or commission directly responsible
for the agency;

3. follow up on subsequent audits to determine
and report on the implementation of recommen-
dations of prior internal audits or audits by in-
dependent certified public accountants;

4. serve as a clearing house to share informa-
tion learned in audits of one agency which may be
helpful to the operations of another agency;

5. provide the Controller with copies of all aud-
ited financial statements of synodical agencies re-
sulting from the Internal Audit Department's work.

2.101 Department of General Staff Services
a. Personnel and Duties

A Department of General Staff Services shall
be responsible to the Administrative Officer of the
Board of Directors. Its personnel shall consist of
a Director of General Staff Services who shall head
the department; a Personnel Director; a Data Pro-
cessing Manager; an Office Services Supervisor;
and such other assistants as may be required.

b. The department shall —

1. be advisory to the boards, commissions, and
officers of the Synod upon their request;

2. through the Director of Personnel, cooperate
with all boards, commissions, and departments of
the Synod and maintain current position descrip-
tions; maintain historical information on service,
salary, and performance evaluations; advise on
salary schedules and adjustments; including ad-
vising each department head when annual perform-
ance reviews, salary reviews, and personnel reap-
pointments are due; assist in management training
programs: process applications for positions; and
maintain in cooperation with the Statistician an
adequate information file on persons who are eli-
gible and qualified for ministerial, teaching, liter-
ary, and other duties in the church and make the
resources of this file available to congregations,
Districts, and other agencies of the Synod for pur-
poses of selection, call, or appointment;

3. through the Manager of Data Processing, pro-
vide the operating departments and agencies of
the Synod the necessary computer services for them
to effectively operate; and provide technical ad-
vice and guidance in the development of operat-
ing systems;

4. provide the necessary transportation, central
files, telephone, and other office services require-
ments for the operation of the Synod’s head-
quarters.

2.117 Transportation Secretary

(Delete this Bylaw. It is covered in paragraph
4 of proposed Bylaw 2.101 b)