Budget Revisions.----The Annual Conference, by specific action, may establish policies and procedures whereby specific allocations included in an approved budget may be adjusted or revised between sessions of the Annual Conference, provided that at least the following minimum conditions are met:
a) Authorization to make adjustments or revisions under the conditions set forth in this paragraph, along with any related conditions, policies, and procedures which the Annual Conference may wish to establish, shall have been adopted at the same Annual Conference session during which the budget was approved.
b) No adjustment or revision shall result in a change in the total amount apportioned to the local churches or districts of the conference, nor shall it result in a change in the amount apportioned for each of the major budget categories set forth in ¶ 711.1-.3 (clergy support, administration, World Service and Conference Benevolences).
c) Amounts approved by the Annual Conference for support of general church funds, other duly authorized jurisdictional or episcopal area funds, or institutions to which the conference contributes budgeted support are not subject to adjustment or revision.
d) Adjustments or revisions in allocations shall require consultation (as described in ¶ 818) with the conference agency or agencies responsible for administering the funds or whose budget is affected, and may be made only with the approval of the bishop and by a majority vote of the conference Council on Finance and Administration and, if allocations in the conference benevolences budget are affected, by a majority vote of the conference Council on Ministries. The conference treasurer must have written documentation of each of the required approvals before any proposed adjustment or revision may be implemented.
e) Any adjustments or revisions approved under the provisions of this paragraph shall be reported by the conference Council on Finance and Administration to the next session of the Annual Conference and shall be recorded in the conference journal.
[The provisions of this paragraph shall take effect immediately upon adjournment of the 1996 General Conference. If this or similar legislation is adopted, it is recommended that the General Conference request a Judicial Council decision as to its constitutionality, meaning, application, and effect, and that, if possible, the Judicial Council report its decision to the 1996 General Conference before its adjournment.]
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21563-FA-711.5-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference