LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2016, Page 205

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Southwest, Central, and Great Lakes regions shall
be elected for three-year terms.

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(e) Prior to appointing his appointment of an
executive director of a mission office, he shall
engage in consultation with the appropriate mission board to reach concurrence on a slate of
candidates for the position. of executive director
of a mission office.
(f) He shall engage in consultation with each
mission board, commission, and the governing
board of each synodwide corporate entity to reach
mutual concurrence on a slate of candidates for
appointment to the position of chief executive. or
executive director.
(fg) As ecclesiastical supervisor, he shall provide
leadership to all officers, agencies, and national
office staff of the Synod. Through the Chief Mission Officer, he shall supervise the duties listed in
Bylaws 3.4.3–3.4.3.8.
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And be it further
Resolved, That the wording of Bylaw 3.9.4.1 be amended as follows, effective with the appointment of Commission on Handbook
members for the 2016–2019 triennium:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.9.4.1

The Commission on Handbook shall consist of eight
members, five voting and three nonvoting:
1. Of the five appointed voting members, three
shall be individual members of the Synod and two
shall be attorneys, whose terms shall be for six
years, renewable once. In 2016, one of the individual members and one of the attorneys shall
be appointed for three-year terms. The remaining individual members and attorney shall be
appointed for six-year terms.

3.9.4.1.1

12. The Chief Administrative Officer of the Synod,
the Secretary of the Synod, and an additional
member of the Commission on Constitutional
Matters shall serve as advisory members.
2.The five voting members of the Commission on
Handbook shall be appointed in the following manner:
(a) Candidates shall be nominated only by district
boards of directors and presented to the Council
of Presidents through the office of the Secretary
of the Synod.
(b) …
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B. To Clarify the Role of the Synod President
in Executive Appointment Processes
Rationale
The President of the Synod has a role in the appointment of certain staff positions of corporate Synod and certain agencies of the
Synod, including the executive directors of the offices of national
and international mission and the chief executives of the synodwide corporate entities, a role that differs in these appointment
processes (Bylaw 3.3.1.3 [e]).

C. To Stipulate Commissions Meeting Requirement
Rationale
Synod Bylaw 1.5.3 requires every Synod agency to meet at least
quarterly unless otherwise stipulated in the bylaws, exceptions
requiring approval at least annually by the President of the Synod.
In the case of the Commission on Constitutional Matters, and possibly other commissions, responsibilities vary considerably from
year to year depending upon business to be addressed.
It is in the fiduciary interest of the Synod that groups such as
commissions do not incur unnecessary meeting expenses. The following proposed overture would introduce a stipulation into the
bylaws (new Bylaw 3.9.1.1) that would reduce the quarterly meeting requirement for commissions of the Synod to at least two times
per year.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That a new Bylaw 3.9.1.1 be inserted in Bylaw section
3.9 as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
3.9.1

The current wording of the bylaw does not adequately differentiate
between the two processes, thereby creating confusion. To clarify,
the following bylaw changes are proposed to the 2016 LCMS convention.
Therefore be it
Resolved, That current Bylaw 3.3.1.3 (e) be amended as follows:
PRESENT/PROPOSED WORDING
Powers and Duties—Ecclesiastical and Administrative
3.3.1.3
The President shall have responsibilities and duties
that are both ecclesiastical and administrative.
“11. Structure and Administration”

3.9.1.1

The commissions of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod are the following:
1. Commission on Constitutional Matters
2. Commission on Doctrinal Review
3. Commission on Handbook
4. Commission on Theology and Church Relations
Commissions of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod shall meet as they deem necessary but at least
two times per year to carry out their assigned responsibilities.
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