LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters — Minutes St. Louis, Missouri — June 16, 2020, Page 4

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28. Iowa East District Proposed Bylaw Revisions (20-2931)
By an e-mail of May 6, 2020, the Secretary of the Iowa East District submitted two proposed bylaw changes
related to district convention and circuit forum representation, both intended to reflect changes made to the
Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod by the 2019 convention of the Synod. The commission approved the
changes with the following correction:
The change to Iowa East Bylaw 14.3 requires an additional change to correspond to the text of LCMS
Bylaw 5.3.2, as revised by the 2019 convention: “…of the one pastor of each congregation; and one lay
member person of from each member congregation or multi-congregation parish…”
With this change made, the proposed amendments are approved for presentation to the district convention.
Upon adoption, the district is asked to forward a clean copy of its Bylaws as adopted for the commission’s
files. The district and its secretary are thanked for their attention to keeping the district’s Bylaws consistent
with Synod governing documents and for providing materials for the required review.
29. Mid-South District Proposed Bylaw Revisions (20-2933)
By an e-mail of May 13, 2020, the Secretary of the Mid-South District submitted a number of proposed
bylaw changes intended to reflect changes made to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod by the 2019
convention of the Synod. The commission approved the changes with the following correction to MidSouth District Bylaw 3.2.3.4 (b) as follows: “…those ordained ministers not presently serving as voting
representatives of congregations not eligible to be elected by congregations as voting representatives, who
are members of the Synod within the district.” (Compare LCMS Bylaw 3.1.3, last sentence.)
With this change made, the proposed amendments are approved for presentation to the district board of
directors for adoption under its Bylaw 1.1.3. Upon adoption, the district is asked to forward a clean copy
of its Bylaws as adopted for the commission’s files. The district and its secretary are thanked for their
attention to keeping the district’s Bylaws consistent with Synod governing documents and for providing
materials for the required review.
30. Southern Illinois District Proposed Bylaw Revisions (20-2935)
By an e-mail of June 3, 2020, the Secretary of the Southern Illinois District submitted proposed changes to
its Bylaws 1.05, 1.23, and 1.33, intended to reflect changes made to the Constitution and Bylaws of the
Synod by the 2019 convention of the Synod. The commission approved the changes with the following
correction to Southern Illinois District Bylaw 1.33 as follows: each instance of dual should read multicongregation, and the second sentences should read “…congregations of a dual multi-congregation parish
which do not send a voting lay delegate to the Circuit Forum are entitled to an advisory lay delegate.”
With this change made, the proposed amendments are approved for presentation to the district board of
directors for adoption under its Bylaw 12.02. Upon adoption, the district is asked to forward a clean copy
of its Bylaws as adopted for the commission’s files. The district and its secretary are thanked for their
attention to keeping the district’s Bylaws consistent with Synod governing documents and for providing
materials for the required review.
31. Adjournment and Upcoming Meetings
The commission previously set July 31–Aug. 1, 2020, as a tentative date for its summer meeting. The
commission now releases this date, intending to arrange a greater number of briefer meetings to deal with
business as it arises. Chairman Gude and Secretary Sias will review the business before the commission
and plan a work schedule. With its agenda for the present meeting concluded, the commission adjourned.
John W. Sias, Secretary

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