LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 175

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LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION 175

vice-presidents or by another circuit counselor desig-
nated by the district president.

4.19 Relation to Nonmember Congregations
(Remains the same.)

4.21 Relation to Pastors
(Remains the same.)

4.23 Relation to Teachers and Schools
(This is to be deleted.)

4.25 Expenses
(Remains the same.)

2. Amend Portion of Bylaws 2.945—2.951 to read as fo!-

lows:

2.945 Solicitation of Suggestions for Candidates

a. The Secretary of the Synod shall solicit from con-
gregations, district presidents, district boards of direc-
tors, circuit counselors, and other likely sources names
of persons who are regarded as suitable candidates for
election to the various offices and boards of the Synod
and shall list briefly the requirements of various posi-
tions. Qualifications of each candidate suggested are to
be submitted together with the names. The Secretary
shall begin such solicitation of names 24 months before
the synodical convention and shall present his work and
submissions to the Committee for Convention Nomi-
nations at its first meeting. The Secretary shall not
serve as a member of the committee, but he shall con-
vene the initial meeting of the committee and be avail-
able, upon call, for consultation.

b. All suggested names and information for consid-
eration by the Committee for Convention Nominations
shall be submitted to the committee no later than 12
months prior to the synodical convention.

2.947 Functions

e. At least five months prior to the convention the
committee shall determine its complete list of candi-
dates and alternates, obtain the consent of the persons
it proposes to nominate, and transmit its final report to
the Secretary of the Synod in ample time to provide for
its publication in a preconvention issue of an official
periodical of the Synod and also in the official convention
book of reports and overtures (Convention Workbook).
This report shall list the qualifications of various po-
sitions used in the solicitation of candidates and shall
contain pertinent information concerning each candi-
date, such as age, occupation or profession, district af-
filiation, residence, specific experience and
qualifications for the office in question, and if the can-
didate so desires, also a brief personal statement.

2.949 Report

a. The Committee for Convention Nominations shall
submit the committee’s report in person to the conven-
tion at one of its earliest sessions, and immediately
thereupon the report may be amended by the conven-
tion. The slate of candidates may be amended by nom-
inations from the floor, but only of individuals’ names
which have previously been offered to the Committee
for Convention Nominations prior to the deadline es-
tablished and published by the committee.

2.951 Order of Names on Ballot

The names and district affiliations of the candidates
in all elections—at least two for each position—shall be
placed on the election ballot in alphabetical order. All
names shall be listed without any distinctive mark, ex-
cept where regional representation is a synodical pref-
erence or requirement.

3. Amend Bylaw 2.67 e by adding as follows:

e. The principal staff person shall attend all board
or commission meetings, excluding executive sessions.
Other staff may attend upon request of the board or
commission.

4. Amend Bylaw 3.97 regarding membership on district
boards by adding a section c to read:

c. Unless otherwise specified or permitted by the By-
laws, executives and staff on the district level shall not
be members of the board or commission under which
they serve.

5. Clarify membership and function of the Council of
Administrators to permit the most broad-based constitu-
ency within the framework of the objectives by the follow-
ing amendments:

a. Delete 2.711 b.

b. Substitute for 2.711 a 5-7, the words “The principal
staff person of each board, commission, or department
other than a board of regents.”

c. Delete 2.711 c 6 and 7.

d. Substitute for 2.711 b, “The council may subdivide
into committees for the performance of its duties.”

a.

O.H. Cloetter, president, Minnesota South District; First Vice-President
T. Mennicke; and Alan Harre, president, Concordia College, St. Paul

6. While it is desirable that the President be a trustee
of the Board of Trustees of the Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod Foundation, since he cannot always attend, amend
Bylaw 2.643 by adding the words “or his designated rep-
resentative” after the word “President.”

7. Since membership on some standing committees is
specified in the Bylaws, amend Bylaw 1.37 c to include the
phrase “specified in the Bylaws” before the word “ap-
pointed.” It is also recommended that the words “unless
otherwise specified in the Bylaws” be added after the word
“convention” in Bylaw 2.68 a.

8. In order to avoid confusion in regard to Circuit Forum
membership, amend Bylaws 2.07 and 4.35 to designate the
convention delegates as advisory members of the forum.

9. Delete Bylaws 6.81 c, 6.85 e, and 6.87 since they
refiect conditions which no longer exist at colleges and sem-
inaries.

10. Since similar provisions do not exist with regard to
the principal staff persons of national or district staff, de-

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