250. The charge conference, or Church conference authorized by the district superintendent, shall elect upon nomination of the Committee on nominations and personnel of each local Church on the pastoral charge or by nomination from the floor and by vote of each such local Church, at least the following leaders for the four basic responsibilities ( 245):
1. Chairperson of the administrative council or chairpersons of the administrative board and the council on ministries.
2. The committee on nominations and personnel.
3. The committee on pastor-parish relations and its chairperson.
4. A chairperson and additional members of the committee on finance; the financial secretary and the Church treasurer(s) if not paid employees of the local Church; and the trustees as provided in 2526-2528, unless otherwise required by state law.
5. The lay member(s) of the annual conference and lay leader(s).
6. A recording secretary. (See 248.4.)
7. Special attention shall be given to the inclusion of women, men, youth, young adults, persons over sixty-five years of age, persons with handicapping conditions, and racial and ethnic persons.
8. All local Church offices and all chairpersonships of organizations within the local Church may be shared between two persons, with the following exceptions: trustee, officers of the board of trustees, treasurer, lay member of annual conference, member and chairperson of the committee on staff/pastor-parish relations. When two persons jointly hold a position which entails membership on the administrative board/council, both may be members of it.
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1992 Book of Discipline: ¶ 250
1996 United Methodist General Conference