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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1983, Page 181

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ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 181

Resolved, That every member of the Concordia Plans, and
every participating congregation and agency of Synod, be
considered to have a “legitimate interest” in the acts and
determinations of the Board of Managers of the Plans as
recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the Board of
Managers, such “legitimate interest” being understood in the
sense of Health Plan guidelines 9.4, Disability Plan guidelines
12.4, etc.; and be it further

Resolved, That the secretary of the Board of Managers be
directed to supply copies of the minutes of any regular meeting
of the Board of Managers to any Plan member or participating
congregation or agency requesting them; and be it finally

Resolved, That the secretary of the board be authorized to

exceed one dollar per single page or three dollars per five pages
and multiples thereof.

Rollingwood Lutheran Church

San Pablo, Calif.

E. Mitchell, Secretary

R. W. Schick, Pastor

4-54 +

To Revise Retirement Plan Operations

WHEREAS, The Concordia Retirement Plan appears to be
sufficiently funded for current vested benefit levels; and
_ WHEREAS, Many congregations are having difficulty pro-
viding their workers with adequate salary increases: therefore
be it
Resolved, That any future Retirement Plan benefit in-
creases be restricted to future service only, and that these
increased benefits be funded over a minimum period of 20
years.
Christ Lutheran Church
Stevensville, Mich.
Jervl Schornhorst, Executive Director

4-55

To Lend Retirement Plan Assets
to Mission Congregations

WHEREAS, We are instructed by our Lord to be good stewards
of His gifts; and

WHEREAS, We are also taught to use our blessings and gifts
for the further spreading of the Word: and

WHEREAS, We are also reminded that God will bless our gifts
manyfold; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention adopt the challenge God
has given us to spread His Word by more adequately utilizing
the assets with which He has blessed us. by forming a
committee which in conjunction with the Board of Managers
for the Concordia Plans would do the following:

1. Obtain legal opinion and. if necessary. a written opinion
from IRS on allocating up to 25". of the Concordia Retirement
Plan assets for loans to mission congregations and congre-
gations which are expanding their services. including but not
limited to schools.

2. Assuming that a positive opinion is obtained. the com-
mittee be charged with developing the administrative pro-
cedures required to implement this program by July 1984.

Christ Lutheran Church
Stevensville. Mich.
Jery|l Schornhorst. Executive Director

4-56
To Require Board of Managers to Seek

Opinions from Affected Congregations
on Proposed Benefit Increases

WHEREAS, The Concordia Plans cover many workers in
numerous congregations: and

WHEREAS, It would be desirable for the congregations to
have greater input to the Board of Managers, especially on
benefit increases, which directly affect their congregational
expenses; therefore be it

Resolved,

1. That. prior to implementing a change (expect those
mandated bv law) in the present benefit levels of any Benefit
Plan, the Board of Managers be required to send to each
chairman of the congregation, via certified mail, a question-
naire which asks the congregation to approve or disapprove
the proposed change. The questionnaire will also request the
number of workers the congregation has covered by the plan. !
and explain in understandable language the increased funding
liability. if applicable, as a result of the change, as well as an
estimated cost increase expressed in an understandable
manner.

2. That the Board of Managers be required to notify each :
congregation of the results of the survey, as well as the action |
taken on the proposed benefit change, and that the survey
results are to be audited by the Public Auditing Firm desig-
nated by the Plan.

Christ Lutheran Church
Stevensville, Mich.
Jeryl Schornhorst, Executive Director

4-57

To Offer Deductible Options
in Health Plan

WHEREAS, The cost of the present Concordia Health Plan
has been increasing annually and is reaching the point of
nearly being prohibitive; and

WHEREAS, Participation in the Plan is in effect almost
mandatory in order to facilitate the acceptance of calls and yet
maintain coverage in the Concordia Health Plan; therefore be
it

Resolved, That the Board of Managers of the Concordia
Health Plan develop and make available a number of options
in the form of higher deductibles to give the workers and the
congregations the opportunity of utilizing these options by
coinsuring or sharing the deductible portion of the workers’
health care costs.

Immanuel Lutheran Church
Hooper, Nebr.

Larry E. Wulf, Chairman
Elray Buckendahl, Secretary

To Include Students
in Concordia Health Plan

WHEREAS, The medical welfare and well-being of the stu-
dents at the seminaries of the Synod are a concern to the
Synod; and

WHEREAs, Current medical plans in force at the seminaries
do not adequately cover the students, especially those with
families; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod resolve to work for an equitable
plan for including all students in the Concordia Health Plan:
and be it further

Resolved. That all students having completed two credible
years of academic work at its seminaries be given immediate

opportunity for enrollment on the first day of the next quarter. _

Faculty

‘ Concordia Theological Seminary
Fort Wayne, Ind.

Norbert H. Mueller. Secretary