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Proposed Amendments
Governing Bodies
G-9.0601
G-9.0601
Mediation or
(Unchanged)
Conciliation
G-9.0602 (Unchanged)
Participation
G-9.0701 a. The executives of the
Presbyterys'
Executives and the Sub-Synods and of the
Primary Synods shall be the
administrators of those governing
bodies,
that are accountable
to the governing bodies, through
their
councils, for the implementation
of decisions and matters of strategy,
programs, and resources. They shall
also provide staff services for the
agencies and committees of the
governing bodies. Additional
responsibilities, along with the
process of calling, method of yearly
review of work, and the matter
of termination of employment,
shall be set forth clearly in the
manuals written by each Primary
Synod (Auburn and Westminster)
as
guidance for their respective
Sub-Synods, and their respective
Presbyteries aligned with that
respective Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn).
Election
of Each Presbytery may elect an
Executives Executive
Presbyter in consultation
with
their Sub-Synod and their
Primary Synod (Westminster
or Auburn). Other administrative
staff positions in either Primary
Synod and their Sub-Synods may
be authorized by their respective
Primary Synod (Auburn or
Westminster) and their Primary
Synod's General Synod Council.
G-9.0702
Other administrative staff positions
Other may
be authorized by the Presbytery
Administrative in consultation with their Primary
Staff Synod
(Westminster or Auburn).
Staff
positions in the
Sub-Synods
and Primary
Synods
(Auburn and
Westminster)
may be authorized
by
their respective Primary Synod
(Westminster
or Auburn) and
their
respective Primary Synod's
General
Synod Council.
Primary
Synod agencies shall
elect,
with the concurrence of
their
Primary Synod's General
Synod
Council, an executive,
or
executives. Administrative
positions
within each of
the
Primary Synods'
(Westminster
or Auburn)
agencies
may be authorized
by
those agencies with the
concurrence
of the respective
Primary
Synod's General
Synod
Council.
G-9.0703 General
Assembly agencies
General
shall elect, with the concurrence
Assembly of
the General Assembly Council,
Agency
an executive, or executives,
Staff
subject however to confirmation by
the
General Assembly. Other
administrative staff positions
for
General Assembly agencies
may be authorized by those agencies
with concurrence of the General
Assembly Council
G-9.0704 All executive and administrative
Participation staff positions in either Primary
and
Synod (Westminster or Auburn),
Representation their Sub-Synods, and their respective
Presbyteries,
shall be filled in
accordance with the principles
of participation and representation
developed by each Primary
Synod
(Auburn and Westminster).
This
includes the requirement that
a
representative search committee
for these positions be set forth
in the manuals developed by each
Primary
Synod (Westminster and
Auburn) for executive and staff
positions within that Primary
Synod.
G-9.0705 The relationship
between executives,
Termination and administrative staff
of
of Sub-Synod Presbyteries and their Sub-Synods
and
Presbytery may be dissolved by majority vote
Staff
of the electing body on a request
of a staff member or on a
recommendation
by both their
respective Primary Synod,
(Westminster or Auburn),
with
which the governing
body is aligned, and on
recommendation of a committee
elected by the governing
body. Upon this recommendation
the
person shall be notified in
writing, which notice must state the
reasons for proposing their
termination, and offering to the
staff member an opportunity
to resign or to request a
hearing before the recommendations
are adopted and reported by
the
committee and sent for
approval
by their respective
Primary Synod (Westminster
or Auburn), with which they are
aligned, The hearing provided
shall be one in which the
staff person may appear
personally with counsel to
respond to the findings
of their respective Primary
Synod and the findings
of the committee of the
governing body. The
person
may respond to
the findings and present
reasons and evidence why
the relationship should
not be terminated. The
hearing shall afford
safeguards as in cases
of process, following the
rules of evidence in the
Rules
of Discipline. A
record shall be made of
the hearing, which shall
become part of the record
in the event of a judicial
complaint following the
final action of the governing
body.
G-9.0706 When a
Presbytery, Sub-Synod,
Temporary or Primary
Synod executive or
Staff
administrative staff position
is vacant, or when the incumbant
in unable to perform his or her
duties, the Presbytery, Sub-Synod,
or
Primary Synod agency may secure
the services of a temporary
executive or administrative
staff person. Temporary
administrative positions
include
acting or interim
Presbytery, Sub-Synod,
Primary Synod executives
and administrative staff.
No
one serving
in a temporary position may be
hired to fulfill that same
position on a permanent
basis, except by
a two-thirds vote of the
governing body that they
serve. In the same way,
the General Assembly can hire
an
individual in a temporary
executive or administrative
position, based upon the
reasons stated in this section.
This individual
will not be eligible to
fill the full time executive
or
administrative position,
unless there is a two-thirds
vote of the General Assembly
agency.
G-9.0707
(Unchanged)
Emeritus/
Emeritia
G-9.0801 a.
Each Presbytery and Sub-Synod,
Nominating and
their respective Primary Synod
Committee (Auburn
or Westminster) shall elect
a nominating committee
broadly representative of
their members, that are aligned
with the same Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn).
It
shall consist of a membership
of one third ministers of the
Word and Sacrament, one
third laywomen, and one
third laymen. The
nominating committee
shall consist of three
classes, each serving for
a three year term except
where initial classes of
one and two year terms are
necessary
to establish
regular rotation.
Responsibility b. The nominating committee
shall
nominate persons to
fill all vacancies on continuing
committees (except the
nominating committee),
councils, boards, and other
bodies that require election
by their Presbytery or Sub-Synod
or
their respective Primary
Synod (Westminster or
Auburn). Consideration
shall be given to the
nomination of equal
numbers of ministers
of the Word and Sacrament,
laymen, and laywomen
(i.e.
one third each).
c.
The nominating committee
shall
consult, at least annually,
with the Committee on
Representation which is aligned
with
that governing body. if the
Committee on Representation,
of that governing body, has
been permitted to participate
by their Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster),
the Committee on
Representation shall be
invited to participate in
that consultation.
Relevant d. In
nominating persons
Provisions
to particular responsiblities
the nominating committee
shall follow the guidelines
set forth by their Primary
Synod (Auburn or
Westminster)
G-9.0901 This Constitution, assumes
Councils, that the governing bodies
Commissions, above the session will
Committees delegate
particular
aspects
of their responsiblities
to
councils, commissions,
and committees, within their
Primary
Synod (Westminster
or Auburn). The references
made to such agencies are for
clarification, of organizing
for mission, to establish offices
for
the administering of
programs
of the church.
Reference is made to these
commissions and agencies
without formally naming them, so
that
governing bodies may have
freedom in structuring
themselves and in naming
their agencies.
G.9.0902
Structures specified within this
Structures Constitution
are:
Listed
Presbytery a. In the Presbytery
(Each Presbytery
in both Primary A council for coordination
Synods)
of mission and programs
Committee on Representation
Committee on Ministry
Committee on Preparation
for Ministry
Nominating Committee
Permanent Judicial
Commission,
(consisting of
Commissioners' aligned
with the same Primary
Synod).
Presbytery
b In Each Presbytery Region:
Regions: Cross-Over
Committees:
(Cross-Over
Committees
Presbytery Region Coordinating Council
between the
Presbyteries Committee on Evangelism and Outreach
of both
Primary Synods Committee on the Elderly
in each Presbytery
Region) Committee
on Homeless
Families
and Homeless
Women.
Committee
on Regional Healthcare
Each Sub-Synod: c. Each of the Primary
of their respective Synod's respective
Primary Synod
Sub-Synods shall have
(Westminster the following committees,
or Auburn) councils, and commissions
Committee
for the coordination of
mission and program.
Committee
on Representation
Nominating Committee
Permanent Judicial Commission
(Consisting
of Commissioners'
aligned with the same Primary
Synod that the Sub-Synod is
aligned with).
Cross-Over d.
The Sub-Synods of each of
Committees the
Primary Synods, that are in the between the
same geographic region, shall have
Sub-Synods the
following Cross-Over
of each Primary Committees:
Synod in the
same Region Committee for the administration
of properties within the Sub-Synods
Committee
to address critical
needs
of the poor in the region
with an emphasis on healthcare
and homelessness
Primary Synods e. Each respective
Primary
(Westminster Synod (Auburn and
and Auburn)
Westminster) shall
have the following
committees, commissions,
and councils.
Each Primary Synod (Westminster
and Auburn) shall each, have a
Primary Synod Council of 11,
9 elected by the Presbyteries'
commissioners
that are aligned with
that respective Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster) and
2 permanent voting members
being the General Assembly's
elected Stated Clerk and the
General Assembly's elected
Moderator. Each Primary Synod
shall have the following committees:
The Committee on Representation
The Nominating Committee
Advisory Committee on the
Constitution
Permanent Judicial Commission
(consisting
of Commissioners'
aligned with the same Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster),
as the Primary Synod they serve).
Joint Committee on
Presbytery Boundaries
and Presbytery Region
Boundaries
General Assembly f. The committees of the General
Assembly
General Assembly Council
Nominating Committee
Advisory Committee on the
Constitution
Board Responsible for
Pensions.
General Assembly
Arbitration Board
Joint Committee on
Presbytery Boundaries
and Presbytery
Region
Boundaries
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