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Handbook page 118
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 118.
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and lay) and no more than two voting members total may be elected from any one district. The First Vice -President of the Synod shall be the nonvoting member.
3.3.4.2 The Board of Directors shall have the powers and duties that have been
accorded to it by the Articles of Incorporation , Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod, and the laws of the State of Missouri.
3.3.4.3 The Board of Directors shall provide for the review and coordination of the
policies and directives of the Synod authorized by the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod, evaluating plans and policies and communicating to the appropriate boards and commissions suggestions for improvement, and, in the case of mission boards and commissions, require changes for compliance with Board of Directors’ policies within the sphere of its responsibility.
3.3.4.4 The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the general management of
the business and legal affairs of the Synod. It shall receive copies of all legal opinions or written counsel received by mission boards, commissions, and councils of the Synod. It shall be authorized to take on behalf of the Synod any action related to such business and legal affairs which has not been expressly delegated by the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the Synod to other officers or agencies of the Synod, and as to t hose shall have general oversight responsibility.
(a) The board shall elect its own chair and vice -chair and such operating officers as may be necessary.
(b) The board shall name those officers who have authority to sign official documents on behalf of the Synod.
(c) Members of the Administrative Team shall assist the Board of Directors in carrying out its responsibilities by completing assignments made to them by the board.
(d) The board may also designate a member of the Administrative Team other than the President or First Vice-President to function as its staff person to carry out duties and responsibilities not assigned to other team members.
(e) A person salaried by the Synod or an agency of the Synod (other than one serving by virtue of his office) may not be a voting member of the board.
3.3.4.5 The Board of Directors shall allocate available funds to the boards,
commissions, councils, offices, and departments of corporate Synod and hold them responsible therefor.
(a) To the extent of its responsibilities relative to the general management and supervision of the business and legal affairs of the Synod:
(1) It shall receive such reports as it requests on the operations and policies of the mission boards, commissions, offices, and councils.
(2) It shall have the right to request review of any action or policy of a mission board, commission, office, or council which primarily relates to business, property, and/or legal matters and, after consultation with the agency involved and when deemed necessary,
