LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 198

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198 ADMINISTRATION

ingly difficult, if not impossible, therefore, to carry out an as-
signment of making recommendations based on personal
knowledge of a Support applicant situation since ‘“‘we aren't
even acquainted with the applicant’: and

WHEREAS, The “Golisch Report” of 1972—73 presented
among its findings that the need for a District Subcommittee
of this type no longer exists, and recommended abolishment of
such Subcommittees and referral of such Support cases to pro-
fessionals, to wit, the respective Lutheran Social Service
organization in the geographic areas: and

WHEREAS, A significant number of requests have come from
Districts, District Subcommittees, and Subcommittee members
to abolish the District Subcommittees of the Board of Managers
— Pensions and Support because of the impossibility of properly
doing the task assigned to them: therefore be it

Resolved. That District Subcommittees of the Board of
Managers— Pensions and Support be abolished: and be it
further

Resolved. That the applicable Section 10.29 be deleted from
the Handbook of the Synod: and be it further

Resolved. That Section 10.27 of the Handbook be correspond-
ingly amended as follows:

PRESENT WORDING

10.27 Application for Support

Each application for support shall be addressed to
the Board of Managers—Pensions and Support and
shall before approval be investigated and endorsed
by the subcommittee of the District in which the ap-
plicant was living at the time when support was
applied for. The board may, however, ask the sub-
committee of the District to which the applicant has
moved to process the application.

PROPOSED WORDING

10.27. Application for Support

Each application for support shall be addressed to the
Board of Managers — Pensions and Support and shall
before approval be properly investigated and evalu-
ated by the board.

and be it finally

Resolved. That this resolution become effective immediately
upon adoption.
Board of Managers — Pensions and Support
Robert P. Hopmann, Secretary

To Notify Members Earlier
re Changes in Benefit Plans

WHEREAS. Handbook 10.13b states in part: °. .. the Board
of Directors shall have the right to amend, change. or modify
any such plan” (Concordia Retirement, Survivor, and Welfare
Plans) “retroactively or prospectively, in whole or in part. from
time to time, including changes in the benefits. . .""; and

WHEREAS. When amendings, changes. or modifications are
made which are for the benefit of the employers and/or workers,
these are normally sent to all employers and/or workers by
means of the “Concordia Plans Bulletin’: and

WHEREAS, The amendings, changes, or modifications which
delete certain sections of a previous restatement of the plans or
which may add restrictions are not always brought to the
attention of the employers and/or workers in such a manner:
and

WHEREAS. Except by a careful reading of the most recent
restatement of the plans in comparison with a careful reading
of a previous restatement of the plans, many amendings,
changes, or modifications may be unnoticed: and

WHEREAS. Some of these amendings. changes, or modifica-

tions may affect some employers and/or workers without their
realization or full understanding: therefore be it

Resolved. That we petition the 1975 convention of the Synod
to instruct the Board of Directors to have all the amendings,
changes. or modifications which effect the benefits or the
wording of the plans sent to all employers and workers no later
than the issue of the “Concordia Plans Bulletin” to be printed
following the approval of such amendings, changes, or modifica-
tions by the Board of Directors; and be it further

Resolved. That special care be taken in explaining these
amendings, changes, or modifications in simple terms so that the
employers and workers will know what these mean for them and
for other employers and workers who participate in these plans.

North Park Lutheran Church
Buffalo. N. Y.

Evelyn Pirson, Secretary
Kenneth Fuehler, Pastor

4-71

To Revive “Extension of Membership"
Provision in Survivor Plan

WHEREAS. Section 8.2 of the Concordia Survivor Plan.
restated as of Jan. 1. 1972, which reads:
Extension of membership. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-
section 8.1, a member may elect to continue his membership in the
plan for a period not to exceed three (3) years after the occurrence
of any of the events described in said Subsection if
‘a) contributions are made by or on behalf of such member to
the Concordia Retirement Plan during such period. and
ib) contributions are made hereunder by or on behalf of such
member on the basis of the rate of his compensation at the
time of his termination of employment.
An election under this Subsection must be made not later than thirty
(30) days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to the right to
make such election, and if no election is made within such thirty 130)
day period. the right to make such election shall be conclusively
presumed to have been waived. Membership may not be continued
under this Subsection beyond the member's normal retirement date
under the Concordia Retirement Plan.
was deleted in the Concordia Survivor Plan. restated as of
Jan. 1, 1975: and
WHEREAS. The deletion of this section from the Jan. 1, 1975,
restatement of the Concordia Survivor Plan will cause undo
hardship for those who are temporarily out of office from their
ministries, for example, C.R.M.’s (Candidatus Reverendi
Ministerii—a pastor temporarily in an inactive status) and
Candidates (a Teacher temporarily in an inactive status). and
especially their families: therefore be it

Resolved, That we petition the 1975 convention of the Synod
to instruct the Board of Directors to insert Section 8.2 of the
Concordia Survivor Plan, restated as of Jan. 1, 1972, into Section
VII of the Concordia Survivor Plan, as restated as of Jan. 1, 1975.

North Park Lutheran Church
Buffalo, N. Y.

Evelyn Pirson, Secretary
Kenneth Fuehler, Pastor

4-72

To Make Concordia Welfare Plan
Available to Pastors and Lay Workers
in Canada

WHEREAS. The 49th convention of the Synod at Milwaukee
(12-08, 1971 Proceedings. p. 211) resolved to make the Concordia
Plans available to workers in Canada: and

WHEREAS. The Board of Managers made the Concordia
Retirement Plan and the Concordia Survivor Plan available to
workers in Canada effective Jan. 1, 1972: and

WHEREAS. The Concordia Welfare Plan has not yet been
adjusted to conform to the regulations of the federal and provin-
cial governments of Canada: and

WHEREAS, Workers in Canada consequently are not on a par
with their American brothers and sisters; therefore be it