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Handbook page 180
Source: LCMS Handbook 2023, page 180.
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(c) Nine months prior to the end of each five -year term, the board of regents shall conduct a formal review of the president’s effectiveness in the current term of office , evaluating his leadership, both of the administration of the institution and of the institution’s advancement of Synod’s confession and pursuit of Synod’s mission objectives. Upon completion of the review and using a ballot containing only the current president’s name, the board of regents shall vote, the majority action of the board of r egents being required to extend the president’s term for an additional five years.
(1) In addition to considering the evaluation report, the board of regents shall as part of its review consult with the President of the Synod and the chairman of the Board of Directors of Concordia University System.
(2) The regents may consult with other boards, commissions, and councils of the Synod as they deem wise.
(d) In the event that a president’s term is not renewed, the office of the president shall be considered vacant as of the end of the term of the incumbent.
(e) A president who is on a roster of the Synod is under the ecclesiastical supervision of the Synod. In the event a member is removed from membership in the Synod pursuant to procedure established in these Bylaws, then that member is also considered removed from the position held and shall be terminated forthwith by the board of regents.
(f) A president who is not on the roster of the Synod shall be a member of a member congregation of the Synod. He shall be subject to ecclesiastical supervision, as to doctrine, life, and administration of office, by the respective geographic district president. He shall, for actions contrary to the confession of Const . Art. II or persistence in offensive conduct, after previous futile admonition, be subject to the process of Bylaw section 2.14 or 2.17, as appropriate, as if he were a member of the Synod. Should he be suspended and not contest the suspension, or the suspension be upheld by a hearing panel and/or final hearing panel, he shall be considered removed from the position held and shall be terminated forthwith by the board of regents.
3.10.6.8.2 The following process shall govern the selection of a college/university
president.
(a) When a vacancy or an impending vacancy in the office of president is known, the board of regents shall inform the campus constituencies, the Board of Directors of Concordia University System, the President of the Synod, an official periodical of the Synod, and other parties as appropriate. If a vacancy in a presidency occurs, t he board of regents shall appoint an interim president, who shall meet the qualifications established for the office of president. He shall bear the title “interim president” and may not serve more than eighteen (18) months without the concurrence of the President of the Synod. Such interim appointee shall be ineligible to serve on a permanent basis without the concurrence of the President of the Synod.
