LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1962, Page 189

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COMMITTEE 6 189

Il. Establishment of Board for Services to
Mentally Retarded

The Survey Commission concurs in the general
recommendations of the special committee appointed by
the Board of Directors and found in the Reports and
Memorials, 1962, pp. 391—393. We believe that the text
concerning the creation and structure of a separate
“Board for Services to Mentally Retarded” as follows
presents the recommendations of both the Study Com-
mittee on Coordination of Programs for the Mentally
Retarded and the Survey Commission in the form and
language of the Handbook.

A. Board for Services to the Mentally Retarded

A Board for Services to the Mentally Retarded, con-
sisting of three pastors, two teachers, and three laymen,
shall be appointed by the President of the Synod in
consultation with the Vice-Presidents. It shall be at-
tached to the Division of Social Action and Welfare.

B. Executive Secretary

The Board may appoint an Executive Secretary sub-
ject to the approval of the President of the Synod.
Nominations for the office shall be made by the Com-
mission on Nominations for Executives as prescribed in
the bylaws. The Executive Secretary shall perform such
duties as are assigned to him by the board.

C. Functions and Duties

The Board shall:

1. Coordinate and unify the work among mentally
retarded throughout the Synod and provide for coop-
eration among the synodical, District, and church-sup-
ported agencies, congregations, pastors, teachers, social
workers, and families.

2. Assemble information on public and private in-
stitutions for mentally retarded and determine needs,
programs, materials, and aids based in addition on non-
church-related and community resources.

3. Assist in coordinating the work of synodically
related institutions and serve as an exchange medium
between these institutions and render counsel.

4. Acquaint itself with the best standards in state
and community institutions and apply these where pos-
sible to the church-related agencies.

5. Study and survey — where necessary, in con-
sultation with the Department of Social Welfare — areas
of opportunity preliminary to the establishment of
agencies or of separate institutions of residential care
for the mentally retarded.

6. Cooperate with existing synodical and District
agencies in the mission implications of the work among
the mentally retarded.

7. Cooperate with the Board of Parish Education on
the synodical and District level in promoting the initia-
tion of full-time or part-time educational agencies for
mentally retarded and in providing literature, class
materials, and helps for classes and families.

8. Serve as the consultant to the workers of our

church who are presently serving in the area of mental
retardation.

9. Review and evaluate, at the request of the Board
of Directors, any Synodwide appeal for funds to be
used in the field of mental retardation.

10. Cooperate with the boards of social welfare and
institutional chaplaincies in areas of mutual interest.

41. Consider conducting workshops and seminars of
chaplains and other workers involved in the field of
mental retardation.

12. Keep the constituency of the Synod informed on
its activities and render a detailed report to the synod-
ical convention.

D. The Budget

The board shall annually submit a budget to the
Board of Directors of the Synod for recommendation
and referral to the Fiscal Review Commission.

il. Board for Radio Station KFUO

The Synodical Survey Commission concurs with the
recommendation of the operating board of Radio Station
KFUO (Reports and Memorials, 1962, pp. 376, 37 7). The
only difference consists in the fact that the Survey
Commission recommends that this board consist of
seven members, while the Operating Board for KFUO
recommends eight. In view of the one board member
less, the Survey Commission suggests that three laymen,
instead of four, serve on the board. The proposal reads;
with the above change included:

A. Statement of Ownership

KFUO shall be owned and operated by the Synod. Its
board and officers shall be responsible and accountable
to the Synod for all transactions and decisions in accord-
ance with the provisions of these bylaws. It shall be
related to the Board of Directors of Synod in the same
way as are other synodical boards.

B. Personnel and Election

The Board for Radio Station KFUO shall be elected at
the conventions of the Synod and shall be composed
of seven members: one pastor, two members of the Saint
Louis seminary faculty, one teacher, and three laymen.

C. Officers

The board shall elect its own chairman, vice-chairman,
secretary, and treasurer. Vacancies on the board shall be
filled by the board, subject to the approval of the Presi-
dent of the Synod. The board shall have authority to
appoint subcommittees.

D. Meetings ;
The board shall meet at least six times a year.

E. Executive and Staff

The board shall, subject to the approval of the President
of the Synod, engage or dismiss the general manager
of the station. The general manager shall have super-
vision of the station, subject to the rules, regulations,
and policies set forth by the board. He shall not, during
his employment with the station, be engaged: in other
business or be employed by any other person, firm, or
corporation without the consent of the board. The gen-
eral manager shall engage or dismiss all necessary help;
but in the employment and dismissal of heads of depart-
ments, such appointments and dismissals must be ap-
proved by the board. All salaries, including that of the
general manager, shall be fixed by the board.