Petition Text: 21648-GJ-1204-D

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Amend ¶ 1204:

Organization.--1. The board shall consist of sixty-six (66) members constituted in accordance with ¶ 805.3a of the General Provisions. the number of members as defined in ¶ 805 of the general provisions with the addition of these Central Conference persons (one of whom shall be a woman): one bishop or an alternate bishop (¶ 810.10), one clergy, and one layperson, to be elected by the Council of Bishops. In addition there shall be one layman from each jurisdiction who shall be the president of the Jurisdictional Committee of United Methodist Men or, because of the inability of the president to serve, another elected by and from the Jurisdictional Committee on United Methodist Men (¶ 635) and two laymen, one of which shall be the president of the National Association of Conference Presidents United Methodist Men or, because of the inability of the president to serve, the elected first vice- president, and one elected president from a national organization of United Methodist Men of a Central Conference or conferences who shall be selected by the Commission on Central Conference Affairs. It shall be organized to accomplish its work through elected officers as prescribed in ¶ 808.

The Membership shall be constituted as follows:

a) Jurisdictional members--Clergy, laywomen and laymen shall be elected to the board by the Jurisdictional Conference upon nomination from the annual conference in accordance with ¶805.3b, based on the following formula: North Central - 7, Northeastern - 8, South Central - 10, Southeastern - 11 and Western - 3, provided however that In addition there shall be one layman...

b) Central Conference members--Five Central Conference members shall be elected to the board on nomination by the Council of Bishops, according to the provisions in ¶ 805.3c, including one elected president from a national organization of United Methodist Men of a Central Conference or conferences who shall be selected by the Commission on Central Conference Affairs. If not otherwise provided, one member shall be elected from South Shaba Annual Conference.

c) Episcopal members--Eleven (11) episcopal members, including at least three (3) from the Central Conferences, shall be named by the Council of Bishops.

d) One member elected by Iglesia Metodista Autónoma Afiliada de Puerto Rico.

e) Additional members----(1) United Methodist----Additional members are nominated by a committee composed of three persons from each jurisdiction (one clergy, one laywoman and one layman) elected by the Jurisdictional Conference. They shall elect up to eight (8) additional members to assure inclusivity and expertise. (2) It is recommended that the board elect at least one of the additional members without vote, from among the other churches of the Consultation on Church Union.

f) The membership shall also include the president of the National Association of Conference Presidents of United Methodist Men or, because of the inability of the president to serve, the elected first vice-president.

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Petition Text: 21648-GJ-1204-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference