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Proposed Amendments
Governing Bodies
G-9.0300
Meetings
G-9.0301 a.
The moderator of a governing body
Opening of shall open all
stated meetings,
Meetings during his or
her term of
office,
and shall preside
until a new moderator is elected.
Governing
bodies higher than
a session may provide guidance
indicating who shall preside in the
absence of the moderator.
Opened and b. All meetings of governing bodies
Closed with shall
be opened and closed
Prayer
with prayer. Presbyteries,
Sub-Synods, and the two
Primary Synods (Auburn
and Westminster), that
meet more often than
annually, shall designate
one stated meeting each
year which shall include
preaching the Word and
sharing
the Lord's Supper.
Stated meetings of Sub-Synods
and the Primary Synods
(Westminster and Auburn)
and the General Assembly
that meet annually or
biennially shall include a
time for preaching of the
Word and the celebration of
the Lord's Supper.
G-9.0302 (Unchanged)
Parliamentary
Procedure
G-9.0303 (Unchanged)
Dissent
G-9.0304 (Unchanged)
Protest
Notice (Unchanged)
Minutes (Unchanged)
Response (Unchanged)
G-9.0305 (Unchanged)
Who may Dissent
or Protest
G-9.0306 (Unchanged)
Judicial
Decision
G-9.0307
(Unchanged)
Effect
G-9.0308
The expenses of the elders
Expenses and
ministers of the Word and
Sacrament
attending governing
bodies (Presbyteries and
Sub-Synods), ordinarily shall be
paid
either by the governing
body which elects
them or
by
the governing body
where
they are a board
member, delegate, or
commissioner. This can be
paid out of Per Capita Funds.
The
expenses incurred must
be reasonable
and for
the stated purpose. The
expenses of the Commissioners
who are elected by their respective
Presbyteries or Sub-Synods
to attend, as Commissioners to
meetings of their Primary Synod,
and/or to their Primary Synod's
Primary
Synod General Session,
(Auburn
or Westminster),
shall be paid with Per Capita Funds.
The
General Assembly shall pay
the expenses of commissioners
who are elected by their
Presbyteries to attend the meetings
of the General Assembly.
G-9.0401 Administration
is the process by
Definition of which a governing body implements
Administration decisions. It involves working
with and through persons to
accomplish goals. This includes
developing leadership, planning,
communication, organizing, budgeting,
supervising, and evaluating.
G-9.0402
a. The Mission determines the form
Structure of and
structure that the administrative
Administration function shall take.
All structures should
enable the chuch to give effective witness
to the Lordship of Christ in the contemporary
world.
Governing Body b. Administration should
Nearest the
be performed by the governing body
Congregation (Presbytery, Sub-Synod, or
Primary
Synod-(Westminster or Auburn))
that can most effectively and efficiently
accomplish the
administration at the level
of jurisdiction nearest the congregation.
Structure c.
Each Primary Synod (Auburn or
Westminster) shall determine the
administrative structure that
is most effective and efficient.
G-9.0403
Each Presbytery, each Sub-Synod,
Accountability the Two Primary Synods (Auburn
to Governing and Westminster), and the General
Body Assembly,
may delegate particular
aspects of its tasks to councils,
boards, agencies, commissions,
and committees, but always on
the
basis of accountability to
the
specific governing body,
(Presbytery, Sub-Synod,
Primary Synod (Westminster
or Auburn), or the General
Assembly.
G-9.0404 In order
to give meaning to the
Nature of interdependent
nature of Presbyterian
Presbyterian polity:
Polity
a. The two Primary Synods (Auburn
and Westminster), their Sub-Synods,
and their Presbyteries shall participate
through its representatives, in the
planning and the administration of the
next higher body.
b. The Primary Synods (Westminster
and
Auburn), their Sub-Synods, and
their Presbyteries, shall consult
through appropriate representatives
with their governing bodies below and
above concerning
mission priorities,
program,
and budgeting, the
establishment of administrative staff
positions, equitable compensation,
personnel policies, and fair
employment practices
c. Each Primary Synod (Auburn
and Westminster), their Sub-Synod's,
and
their Presbyteries shall recruit,
train,
and employ its staff in accordance
with the principles of affirmative
action.
d. The Primary Synods (Westminster
and Auburn), their Sub-Synods, and
their Presbyteries, shall prepare a budget
for their operating expenses, including
administrative personnel and may
fund it with a Per Capita Apportionment
among the particular churches within
its bounds. Each Presbytery
shall
be responsible for
raising
their own Per Capita
Funds, and for raising and providing
timely transmission of Per Capita
Funds to their respective Sub-Synod,
and their Primary Synod (Auburn or
Westminster). A portion, (30%),
shall be sent to fund the
General
Assembly, and its activities.
The Presbyteries may direct Per
Capita apportionments
to the sessions
of the churches within their bounds.
G-9.0405
The Primary Synods (Westminster
Manual of
and Auburn), their Sub-Synods,
Operations and
their Presbyteries shall,
develop
a manual of administrative
operations, in accordance with
their Primary Synods (Auburn
or Westminster) administrative
operating procedures.
G-9.0406 Minutes
and all other official
Ownership of records of church Sessions,
Records
Presbyteries, Sub-Synods,
and of the Primary Synods
(Westminster and Auburn),
and of the General Assembly
are
the property in perpetuity
of said governing bodies or
their legal successors. When
congregations are dissolved
their records are held for them
by their Presbytery which is
aligned
with the same Primary
Synod as the congregation
(Westminster or Auburn). All
minutes and other official
records of existing and
dissolved Presbyteries
that are no longer required
for frequent reference, are to
be deposited with the Department
of History or in a temperature
and
humidity controlled
environment of a seminary
of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.)..
It is the responsibility
of
the Stated Clerks of each of
the Primary Synods (Auburn
or Westminster) to make
recommendations to that
governing body for the permanent
safekeeping
of that governing
body's records. All governing
bodies
are strongly encouraged
to microfilm their official
records
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