# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S168
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PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

including local, synodical, and any other suport. The
Council of Administrators shall review the proposed
spending budget and work program and make recom-
mendations thereon to the Board of Directors. The
Board of Directors shall make adjustments for the
effects of inflation and changes in the value of the
USS. dollar.

b. By January 31 of each year each District
President or his designated representative shall con-
firm to the Synod the adjusted District commitment
for the new fiscal year. He will also report the
estimated total income from congregations and other
sources to be available for District and synodical
ministry for each of the next 4 years. At the same time
each District will also inform the Synod of the
amount and percent designated for ministry within
the District and that which will be available for
ministry at the synodical level for the same 4-year
period. A reportin which the District forecasts contin-
uous and new work for the 4-year period is to be
shared with the Synod in order that the Synod and
District may coordinate and plan for a more effective
program of ministry.

c. By February 15 of the year of each biennial
delegate convention the Board of Directors shall
review the estimated income and spending budget
and work program information submitted; make
such fiscal adjustments as it considers necessary;
advise the respective boards, commissions, and oper-
ating departments of the proposed adjustments; soli-
cit their support concerning such adjustments; and
then propose to the synodical convention a total
budget for the next biennium, reflecting the mission,
ministry, and stewardship performance and poten-
tial of the Synod.

d. Any board, commission, or District that disa-
grees with the Board of Directors budget or work
program proposals has the right to appeal such
recommendations by March 31 to the Board of Direc-
tors. If the petitioning body and the Board of Direc-
tors are unable to resolve the differences, the appeal-
ing body shall submit its concern to the synodical
convention.

e. The President of the Synod, after consultation
with the respective District Presidents, shall appoint
a floor committee on program implementation (here-
after called floor committee) consisting of a represen-
tative from each District, plus at least one board and
one staff adviser from the synodical Board of Direc-
tors and Board of Stewardship. Prior to the conven-
tion the floor committee shall meet to review the
current fiscal biennium and to review the recom-
mended budget and work program as submitted by
the Board of Directors, together with any proposed
adjustments submitted by appealing bodies. The
floor committee shall then prepare its reeommenda-
tions to the convention based on the mission, min-
istry, and stewardship performance and potential of
the Synod.

f. Prior to the convention, the individual member
of the floor committee, in consultation with the
District’s stewardship department or its equivalent,
will endeavor to inform the District’s delegates of the
synodical program, finances, and floor committee
recommendations. The Department of Stewardship
shall provide assistance in this process, including
resource people, if requested.

g. Overtures and recommendations that will great-
ly affect the budget shall be accompanied by objec-
tives and anticipated results, cost projections, and
source of funding for the next four fiscal years. Each
proposed resolution from other floor committees in-
volving expenditures, prior to its consideration on the
floor of the convention, shall be presented to the floor
committee, which in consultation with the representa-
tives of the Accounting Department and the Finance
Committee of the Board of Directors shall attach to

The Council of Administrators shall review the pro-
posed spending budget and work program and make
recommendations thereon to the Board of Directors.

b. By February 15 of each year each District
President or his designated representative shall con-
firm to the Synod the adjusted District commitment
for the next District fiscal year. He will also report the
estimated total income from congregations and other
sources to be available for District and synodical
ministry for each of the next 3 years. At the same time
each District will also inform the Synod of the
amount and percent designated for ministry within
the District and that which will be available for
ministry at the synodical level for the same 3-year
period. A reportin which the District forecasts contin-
uous and new work for the 3-year period is to be
shared with the Synod in order that the Synod and
District may coordinate and plan for a more effective
program of ministry.

c. By April 15 every year the Board of Directors
shall review the estimated income and spending
budget and work program information submitted;
make such fiscal adjustments as it considers neces-
sary; advise the respective boards, commissions, and
operating departments of the proposed adjustments,
and solicit their support concerning such adjust-
ments. The Board of Directors shall report the budget
to the Synod, reflecting the mission, ministry, and
stewardship performance and potential of the Synod.

d. Any board, commission, or District that dis-
agrees with the Board of Directors budget or work
program has the right to appeal by May 15 to the
Board of Directors.

e. The President of the Synod, after consultation
with the respective District Presidents, shall appoint
a floor committee on program implementation (here-
after called floor committee) consisting of a represen-
tative from each District, plus at least one board and
one staff adviser from the synodical Board of Direc-
tors and Board of Stewardship. Prior to the conven-
tion the floor committee shall meet to review the
current budget and work program as submitted by
the Board of Directors, together with any proposed
adjustments. The floor committee shall report to the
convention on the mission, ministry, and steward-
ship performance and potential of the Synod.

f. (same)

g. (Same)