Notwithstanding anything else herein provided, any Annual Conference may decide to structure itself as it sees fit to accomplish the several ministries for which it is responsible, provided that:
a) any Conference which makes this election shall see to it that all of the work of the commissions, boards and agencies that would otherwise have been required is assigned to an appropriate substitute agency, which may also have other work assigned to it by the Annual Conference;
b) a Conference making this election shall notify and maintain connection with appropriate general agencies through its successor agencies and bodies;
c) a list of Annual Conference agencies and a description of their portfolios be readily available at the Conference office, so that callers can be advised who to contact in their area of interest or concern; and
d) each of such successor agencies shall receive adequate budget and have adequate membership to carry out the work assigned to it on a schedule appropriate for the Conference.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20489-CO-707-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference