2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1820

1820. Term of Office. The General Superintendent and other general officials elected by the General Conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1580:1; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1590:16-17; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1800:1a-b) shall be elected for a term of four years, beginning thirty (30) days after the General Conference adjourns and continuing until thirty (30) days after the adjournment of the next regular session of the General Conference or until their successors are elected and qualified. When mutually agreed upon or deemed in the best interests of the Church, the General Board may approve an earlier date for the transition between a newly-elected official and an incumbent leaving office. A special session of the General Conference may declare that the term of any official is ended and order a new election. The General Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer shall be elected by the General Board for a term determined by the General Board. The salary of a retiring general official shall continue one month beyond the date of termination of service.