2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1030

1030. Organization. A provisional district shall be organized in the same manner as an established district as set forth in The Discipline, insofar as possible, but with the following restrictions on its duties and powers:

(1) District Superintendent. The district superintendent of a provisional district shall be elected by the district conference (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1180:31; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1303). The General Superintendent may, however, present one or more nominations, from which the district conference shall elect the district superintendent (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1935:31). The provisional district superintendent shall confer with the Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship concerning the important plans of the district, including the location of property, the erection of buildings, and financial matters (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1030:3). No property within a provisional district may be received, transferred, bought or sold without the written permission of the Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship.

(2) District Officers, Boards and Committees. A provisional district shall first be concerned with the election of its district officials (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1255) and district board of administration (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1203). Other district departmental officers, boards, and committees shall be established as qualified personnel are available. It shall be the goal of the officials of a provisional district, in cooperation with the Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1028), to meet the requirements for a complete district organization as soon as possible (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1038).

(3) Amenability. The minutes of the provisional district conference and its district board of administration shall be reviewed by the Executive Director of Church Multiplication and Discipleship.