The Synod Council of the West
Virginia-Western Maryland Synod hereby serves notice of the
following proposed amendments to the Constitution of the
West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod to be considered
by Synod Assembly 2026 (italics indicating additions,
strikethroughs deletions).
Amendments not requiring notice per †S18.12:
- †S8.51.c. [The terms of office of the officers of this
synod shall be as follows:] The treasurer of this synod
shall be
elected appointed to
a term of 4 2 years and may be re-elected
reappointed. The treasurer shall serve until a
successor takes office. {note well: the four (4) is
being struck and replaced with two (2); because of
typesetting, the strikethrough on the 4 is difficult to
see}
- S9.04. The bishop shall be elected by the Synod
Assembly by ecclesiastical ballot. Three-fourths of the
legal votes cast shall be necessary for election on the
first ballot. If no one is elected, the first ballot
shall be considered the nominating ballot. Three-fourths
of the legal votes cast on the second ballot shall be
necessary for election. The third ballot shall be
limited to the seven persons
(plus ties)
who receive the greatest number of legal votes (including
ties in the final qualifying position) on the
second ballot, and two-thirds of the legal votes cast
shall be necessary for election. The fourth ballot shall
be limited to the three persons (plus ties)
who receive the greatest number of legal votes (including
ties in the final qualifying position) on the
third ballot, and 60 percent of the legal votes cast
shall be necessary for election. On subsequent ballots a
majority of the legal votes cast shall be necessary for
election. These ballots shall be limited to the two
persons (plus ties) who receive the
greatest number of legal votes (including ties in
the final qualifying position) on the previous
ballot.
- S10.05.
No eElected members
of the Synod Council shall not receive
compensation solely for such their
service as council members.
- S10.
0607. If
a member of the Synod Council ceases to meet the
requirements of the position to which she or he was
elected, the office filled by such member shall at once
become vacant.
- S10.
0708. The
composition of the Synod Council, the number of its
members, and the manner of their selection, as well as
the organization of the Synod Council, its additional
duties and responsibilities, and the number of meetings
to be held each year shall be as set forth in the
bylaws.
- S10.09. Robert’s Rules of Order, latest edition,
shall govern parliamentary procedure of all meetings
of the Synod Council.
Amendments requiring notice per †S18.13(b)
- S11.04.
The Mutual Ministry Committee shall
be appointed by the Executive Committee of the Synod
Council to provide support and counsel to the bishop.
A Mutual Ministry Advisory Board shall be appointed
jointly by the vice president and the bishop. Term of
office on the board shall be 2 years, with 3 members
to be appointed from the voting membership of the
congregations of this synod each successive year,
without term limitation. The vice president or his/her
designee, who shall be a member of Synod Council, and
the bishop shall be members ex officio of the board.
The Mutual Ministry Advisory Board shall function as a
board of this synod, adopting for itself such bylaws
(subject to ratification by the Synod Council) and
rules as best facilitate the fulfillment of its
purpose. The duties of the Mutual Ministry Advisory
Board shall be defined by continuing resolution.
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