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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1983, Page 164

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spending budget for the next fiscal year and proposed
program(s)for the subsequent three years.

By Dec. 31—Executive Coordinating Committee revises
goals/ priorities and budget recommendations based on input
from planning units.

By Jan. 14—Board for Mission Services provides following
calendar year's project requests for World and North American
Missions.

ByJan. 15—The Council of Administrators completes their
initial review and recommends programs to be funded.

By Feb. 1—Teams of synodical executives meet with District
leaders on national and District priorities and agree on
distribution of District offerings for national budget.

By Feb. 2—The program budget request is mailed to the
Synod’s Board of Directors.

By Feb. 15—The Synod’s Department of Stewardship and
Financial Support obtains for each District President a con-
firmation of the adjusted District commitment for the fiscal
year and estimated support (income) from congregations and
other sources available for District and national ministry in
the next three years, together with the amount and percent
designated for ministry within the District and that available
for national work for the same three-year period.

By Feb. 20—The Council of Administrators makes neces-
sary adjustments to balance the budget and finalize recom-
mendations to the Board of Directors.

By Feb. 28—The Council of Administrators presents the
budget proposal toa joint meeting of the Board of Directors and
Council of Presidents for discussion, along with reeommenda-
tions from the Executive Coordinating Committee.

By Feb. 28—The Synod’s Board of Directors reviews esti-
mated support (income) add the spending budget submitted,
adjusts as necessary, adopts a final budget, advises requesting
units and District Presidents, and solicits their support.

By May 15—Appeals can be made to the Board of Directors
regarding proposed budget actions.

By May 31—TheSynod’s Board of Directors establishes the
final budget and the budget is reported to the Synod’s member-
ship.

July 1—The new fiscal vear begins.

Planning Session Guidelines

Since a major feature of the budget preparation schedule is
an annual planning session involving District and national
leaders of the Synod, the Executive Coordinating Committee
agreed on general guidelines for the planning sessions for the
1983—84 program year.

These guidelines suggested the following goals to be mutu-
ally agreed upon when national leaders visited in the offices of
District leaders: (1) an analysis of current work, including
whether or not the services of the Synod’s national offices are
meeting the needs within the District; (2) proposed new work in