1. [Fourth sentence] The committee shall nominate to the Charge Conference or
Church Conference in its annual session such officers and members of the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board and Charge Conference...
[Second paragraph] The Committee on Nominations and Personnel shall serve
throughout the year to guide the Administrative Church
Council or Administrative Board on personnel matters...working
in relationship to the committees and work areas of the
Administrative Church Council or the
Administrative Board and Council on Ministries in both its
nominations...
2.a) [Third sentence] Where there is more than one church on a charge,
the committee shall include at least one representative from each congregation
with a representative of each church to be a member of that church's
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board.
f)(4) ...and to make annual recommendations regarding such matters to
the Administrative Church Council or
Administrative Board, reporting budget items...
(5) ...and to arrange with the Administrative Church
Council or Administrative Board for the necessary time...
(9) To recommend to the Administrative Church Council
or Administrative Board, after consultation with the pastor
and the Council on Ministries (where such exists), the
professional and other staff positions needed to carry out the work of the
church or charge. The committee and the pastor shall recommend to the
Administrative Board or Church Council a written
statement of policy...The committee shall further recommend to the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board a provision...
4. ...the chairperson of the Administrative Church
Council, or the chairpersons of the Administrative Board and Council on
Ministries; a representative of the trustees to be selected by the
trustees; the chairperson of the work area on stewardship; the
lay leader;...It is recommended that tThe chairperson
of the Committee on Finance shall be a member of the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board.
[Third paragraph] All financial askings...The Committee on Finance shall
compile annually a complete budget for the local church and submit it to the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board for review and adoption....to meet the budget adopted by the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board. It shall administer the funds received according to
instructions from the Administrative Church Council
or Administrative Board.
The committee shall carry out the Administrative Church
Council's or Administrative Board's directions in guiding the
treasurer(s) and financial secretary.
b) The church treasurer(s) shall disburse all money contributed to
causes represented in the local church budget, and such other funds and
contributions as the Administrative Church Council
or Administrative Board may determine. The treasurer(s) shall
remit each month to the conference treasurer all World Service and
Conference Benevolence general church and Annual Conference
apportioned funds then on hand. ...The church treasurer shall make regular
and detailed reports on funds received and expended to the Committee on Finance
and the Administrative Church Council or
Administrative Board.
d) The committee shall recommend to the Administrative
Church Council or Administrative Board proper
depositories...
f) After the budget of the local church has been approved, additional
appropriations or changes in the budget must be approved by the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board.
g) The committee shall prepare annually a report to the
Administrative Church Council or Administrative
Board of all designated funds...
5. The Administrative Church Council or
Administrative Board may appoint such other committees as it deems
advisable, including: Committee on Records and History, Committee on
Health and Welfare, and Committee on Memorial Gifts.
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 20674-LC-270.1-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference