Understanding Calendar Item Numbers

1996 United Methodist General Conference

Contents

• Coding
• Examples
• Reading Calendar Item Text

Calendar Item Coding

Every Calendar Item is assigned a Number by the Coordinator of the Calendar. Each Calendar Item number may have up to three parts, as follows:

1. Calendar Item Serial Number:
   Sequentially assigned number beginning with 1

2. Disciplinary Paragraph/Book of Resolution Page:
   Specific reference to the Disciplinary paragraph (and sometimes sub-paragraph) which the petition addresses. If the petition intends a change to the Book of Resolutions instead, then this part will contain a capital R and the page number in the Book of Resolutions where the changes begin. If the petition does not relate to either the Discipline or the Book of Resolutions, then this third part is coded NonDis (Non-Disciplinary)

3. Calendar Item Details:
   May contain one or more of the following codes
   • MR: Calendar Item includes a Minority Report
   • $: Financial Implications (existing budget)
   • !: Financial Implications (new budget)

Calendar Item Examples

The following examples illustrate the parts of Calendar Item numbers:

2-8
This Calendar Item, serial number 2, references ¶8 of the Book of Discipline and has no minority report or financial implications.

23-1404-MR
This Calendar Item, serial number 23, references ¶1404 of the Book of Discipline and has a minority report but no financial implications.

422-71-$
This Calendar Item, serial number 422, references ¶71 of the Book of Discipline, has financial implications for one or more existing budget line items and contains no minority report.

1822-NonDis-MR$
This Calendar Item, serial number 1822, does not propose changes to the Discipline or the Book of Resolutions, has financial implications for one or more existing budget line items and contains a minority report.

1-R344-!
This Calendar Item, serial number 1822, is an update to the Book of Resolutions beginning on page 344, proposes a new budget item, and contains no minority report.

Reading Calendar Item Text

The text of many of the Calendar Items contains text enhancement to indicate which text is to be inserted and which is to be deleted.

Inserted text is marked in bold.
Removed text is marked in strike through.

If you do not see both the bold and strikethrough character enhancement in the two previous sentences, you may have difficulty understanding the intent of many of the Calendar Items.

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Understanding Calendar Item Numbers
1996 United Methodist General Conference