LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2010, Page 150

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(c) A third district president selected by the other two Hearing Panel members . If the two Hearing Panel members cannot
agree on the third Hearing Panel member, then One reconciler
who is a layperson . Such third This member shall be chosen by
blind draw from the Synod’s roster of reconcilers among the
remaining district presidents, excluding any involved district
president, with the blind draw administered by the chairman of
the Council of Presidents Secretary of the Synod and audited
by witnesses .
(d) Each Hearing Panel shall have a nonvoting hearing facilitator who will serve as chairman of the panel .
(e) The hearing facilitator shall conduct the hearing, shall
serve as chairman of the panel, and may draw upon persons and
resources that he deems necessary for conducting a hearing in a
fair and equitable manner .
(f) The hearing facilitator shall serve as an advisor to the
panel on the form but not the substance of the decision .
2 .14 .7 .3 Upon receipt of a request for hearing, the chairman
of the Council of Presidents shall promptly notify the accused
and the district president who imposed the suspended status of
their respective right to choose one Hearing Panel member and
direct that the identity of their selection be transmitted to the
chairman of the Council of Presidents within 15 days from the
date of such notice . If either party declines to make a selection
within 15 days, the chairman of the Council of Presidents shall
then make such selection within five days .
2 .14 .7 .4 The chairman of the Council of Presidents shall
also promptly notify the Secretary of the Synod of the need for
a hearing facilitator .
2 .14 .7 .45 [and following numbers] When two the Hearing
Panel members have so been chosen, the chairman of the Council of Presidents they shall promptly be notified notify them of
their selection to the Hearing Panel and direct that they select
the third member of the Hearing Panel within 10 days and notify
the chairman of the Council of Presidents of their selection .
2 .14 .8 .1 Within 30 days after receipt of the request, a Final
Hearing Panel shall be selected .
(a) The panel shall be constituted in the same prescribed
manner as described in Bylaws 2 .14 .7 .2–2 .14 .7 .5, except that
the three two district presidents, reconciler, and facilitator that
constituted the Hearing Panel and the involved district presidents
are omitted from consideration for the Final Hearing Panel .
(b) The procedures for the final hearing shall be the same as
prescribed in Bylaws 2 .14 .7 .5–2 .14 .7 .7 .
(c) The chairman of the Hearing Panel shall provide the Final Hearing Panel with a written statement of the matter and the
Hearing Panel’s report, minutes, records, and proceedings .
2 .15 .7 .2 A Hearing Panel consisting of three two district
presidents (excluding the involved district presidents) and one
reconciler who is a layperson selected as follows shall conduct
the hearing:
(a) One district president selected by the accused (a district
president, if he is the accused, may not choose himself) .
(b) One district president selected by the President of the
Synod .
(c) A third district president selected by the other two Hearing Panel members . If the two Hearing Panel members cannot
agree on the third Hearing Panel member, then One reconciler
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who is a layperson . Such third This member shall be chosen
by blind draw from among the Synod’s roster of reconcilers
remaining district presidents, excluding any involved district
president, with the blind draw administered by the chairman of
the Council of Presidents Secretary of the Synod and audited
by witnesses .
(d) Each Hearing Panel shall have a nonvoting hearing facilitator who will serve as chairman of the panel .
(e) The hearing facilitator shall conduct the hearing, shall
serve as chairman of the panel, and may draw upon persons and
resources that he deems necessary for conducting a hearing in a
fair and equitable manner .
(f) The hearing facilitator shall serve as an advisor to the
panel on the form but not the substance of the decision .
(g) If a Referral Panel was formed, the three district presidents that served in that capacity are not eligible to serve on a
Hearing Panel .
2 .15 .7 .3 Upon receipt of a request for hearing, the chairman
of the Council of Presidents shall promptly notify the accused
and the President of the Synod of their respective right to choose
one Hearing Panel member and direct that the identity of their
selection be transmitted to the chairman of the Council of Presidents within 15 days from the date of such notice . If either party
declines to make a selection within 15 days, the chairman of
the Council of Presidents shall then make such selection within
five days .
2 .15 .7 .4 The chairman of the Council of Presidents shall
also promptly notify the Secretary of the Synod of the need for
hearing facilitator .
2 .15 .7 .45 [and following numbers] When two the Hearing
Panel members have so been chosen, the chairman of the Council of Presidents they shall be promptly notified notify them of
their selection to the Hearing Panel and direct that they select
the third member of the Hearing Panel within 10 days and notify
the chairman of the Council of Presidents of their selection .
2 .15 .8 .1 Within 30 days after receipt of the request, a Final
Hearing Panel shall be selected .
(a) The panel shall be constituted in the same prescribed
manner as described in Bylaws 2 .15 .7 .2–2 .15 .7 .5, except that
the three district presidents, reconciler, and facilitator that constituted the Hearing Panel and the three district presidents that
constituted a Referral Panel and any other involved district
presidents are omitted from consideration for the Final Hearing
Panel .
(b) The procedures for the final hearing shall be the same as
prescribed in Bylaws 2 .15 .7 .5–2 .15 .7 .7 .
(c) The chairman of the Hearing Panel shall provide the Final Hearing Panel with a written statement of the matter and the
Hearing Panel’s report, minutes, records, and proceedings .
2 .17 .7 .2 A Hearing Panel consisting of three two district
presidents (excluding the involved district presidents) and one
reconciler who is a layperson selected as follows, shall conduct
the hearing:
(a) One district president selected by the accused .
(b) One district president selected by the ecclesiastical supervisor who imposed the suspended status (a district president
may not choose himself) .