LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters — Minutes St. Louis, Missouri — September 19-20, 1975, Page 2

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2.03 c - Change to read "c. By the Board of Directors upon recommendation of the President: A Board of
Social Ministry and World Relief" (see Bylaw 13.01) (moved from "d") d - Move "A Board for
Lutheran Radio" to "e" (see Bylaw 12.13 b)
2.103 b - Change "Other executives shall be filled . . ." to "Other executive positions shall be filled . . ."
2.112 - Commission on Ministerial Health. Change number to 2.111
2.112 b,5 - Eliminate "the Board of Pensions and Support" since it no longer exists.
2.143 - Change "official publications" to "official periodical" Also in: 6.101, 6.107, 6.117, 6.119
4.15 a,2 - Insert exact name: "Colloquy Board for the Pastoral Office"
4.37 - Interior reference to Bylaw 4.43 should be corrected to "4.33"
10.01 - Add: "Teachers of the LC-MS" (request of Board of Managers)
10.03 - Exact name: "Board of Managers--Concordia Retirement Plan"
(request of Board of Managers) (also 10-07)
10.05 - Exact name: "Board of Managers--Concordia Welfare Plan"
(request of Board of Managers)
10.07 - Exact name: ". . . Plan for Ministers of Religion and Lay Workers of the LCMS, its Member
Congregations, Controlled Organizations, and Affiliated Agencies"
(request of Board of Managers)
10.15 - Change last lines to "Board of Managers--Worker Benefit Plans
of the LCMS." (request of Board of Managers)
10.25 b - "Board of Managers--Pensions and Support" (request of Board of managers)
11.25 e - "Proceedings" for "proceedings" Omit comma
11.81 and throughout - "The Lutheran Witness" (add definite article)
15.27 a - Insert article before "Synod's"
Others
1.71 -

Change to "Division of Administration" to conform with terminology of 2.91 b, 2.

2.83 -

Remove "an Executive Secretary for Medical Missions" to avoid conflict with
earlier-adopted Bylaw 8.75 (see CCM Minutes 1973-75, 90, 122).

9.01 f -

(new) compared with 9.15 (old). This is a conflict. The Commission decided to print
both, but ruled that new 9.01 f takes precedence over 9.15. See Minutes 472.

471. Division of Administration: The Commission was somewhat puzzled by the fact that existing Bylaw
2.91 b, 2 had a reference to the "Division of Administration." The secretary explained that this had
replaced the "Division of General Staff Services." It was noted that apparently the Board of Directors has
the authority to set up various divisions and to give them their titles. A difficulty, however, might develop
in the case of the Council of Administrators. That Council by bylaw provision (Bylaw 2.175) provides for
certain people to be on the Council by virtue of being the chairman of certain divisions specified by name
in that bylaw. In any event, the Commission resolved to change "Division of General Staff Services" in
Bylaw 1.71 to "Division of Administration" in order to bring it into conformity with present terminology.
472. Budget Setting Procedures: Attention was called to a conflict which has resulted because the
Anaheim convention in Res. 4-06 had adopted a new Bylaw 9.01 f, which states that the Board of
Directors is to set the budget of the Synod. Existing Bylaw 9.15 a states that the Fiscal Review
Commission is to set the budget. The secretary reported that the most recent meeting of the Fiscal Review
Commission had passed a resolution that in the event the Anaheim action should be declared
unconstitutional, the Fiscal Review Commission was delegating for this year to the Board of Directors the
authority to set the budget for 1976. After some discussion the Commission ruled as follows: Since it was
the clear intent of the Anaheim convention in Resolution 4-06 to designate the Board of Directors as the