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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1981, Page 69

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render a report and a financial statement regarding
all legacies which he administers and also respecting
such legacies concerning which executors have re-
ported to him.

2.55 Publication of Reports

The Treasurer shall publish monthly reports of
receipts from District Treasurers.

2.49 Authority to Borrow Money

The Treasurer shall be authorized to borrow money
in the name of the Synod, provided the Board of
Directors has first determined the amounts and the
conditions under which such moneys shall be
borrowed.

2.46 Vacancy

In the event of the death, resignation, or per-
manent incapacity of the Treasurer, the Board of
Directors shall appoint a successor for the unexpired
term.

2.71 Membership

The Board of Directors shall be constituted as
follows: The President, the Secretary, and the Treas-
urer of the Synod shall be members of the board by
virtue of their office. Three pastors, one teacher, and
seven laymen shall be elected according to procedures
defined in these Bylaws. No more than one of the
three pastors may be elected from any one District.
No more than one of the seven laymen may be elected
from any one District. No person salaried by the
Synod or by a District or by a corporation organized
by the Synod shall be elected as a member of the
board. The Vice-Presidents of the Synod shall be
advisory members of the board.

2.75 Officers of the Board

The Board of Directors shall elect its own chair-
man, vice-chairman, and such other officers of the
board as may be necessary.

2.77 Authority

a. The Board of Directors shall have all the
powers and duties which have been accorded to it by
the laws of the State of Missouri, the Articles of
Incorporation of the Synod, the Constitution and
Bylaws of the Synod, and the resolutions of the
delegate conventions of the Synod. The Board of
Directors shall be vested with the general manage-
ment and supervision of the Synod’s business and
legal affairs.

2.79 Meetings

The Board of Directors shall meet not fewer than
four times a year. A majority of the board members
shall constitute a quorum.

2.90
d. The Board of Directors may appoint committees
of the board and define their duties.

2.77

c. The Board of Directors shall have the right to
call up for review, criticism, or suggestion any policy
of a board or commission of the Synod.

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ficial periodicals and at every convention of the
Synod on the performance of his office;

f. be authorized to borrow in the name of the
Synod, provided the Board of Directors has first
determined the amounts and conditions under which
such moneys shall be borrowed.

2.167 Vacancy
(Same as present 2.46)

D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2.181 Membership

a. The following shall be full voting members of
the Board: the President, the First Vice-President, the
Secretary, five parish pastors, three teachers, ten lav
persons, and the three program board chairmen (ora
member of each board designated for the triennium).
The other Vice-Presidents of the Synod shall be
advisory members of the Board.

b. No more than I of the 5 parish pastors or 1 of
the 3 teachers or 1 of the 10 laypersons may be elected
from any one District. No person salaried by the
Synod or by a District or by any other corporation
organized by the Synod may be elected as a member
of the Board.

c. The Administrative Officer shall serve in an
advisory capacity and the members of the Council of
Administrators who are staff persons shall be present
and available for consultation except for executive
sessions.

2.183 Officers of the Board

The President and the Secretary of the Synod
shall serve respectively as chairman and secretary of
the Board of Directors. The Board may elect such
other officers as may be necessary.

2.185 Functions

The Board of Directors shall—

a. have such powers and duties as have been
accorded to it by the Constitution, the Bylaws, and
the Articles of Incorporation of the Synod, and the
resolutions of the delegate conventions of the Synod.
Within such limitations it shall operate within the
applicable federal and state laws. It shall be vested
with the general management and supervision of the
Synod’s business and legal affairs and shall develop
and publish policies and assure itself that procedures
exist to accomplish the same;

b. assure in such business and legal affairs the
compliance by all officers, boards, and commissions
with the policies and directives of the Synod; receive
regular reports from officers and others on assign-
ments from the Board; receive activity reports from
boards and commissions and give counsel where
appropriate; review as necessary policies of such
boards and commissions; settle disagreements be
tween boards and also between boards and their
respective staffs as herein provided; and report to the
Synod on its activities;