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::'''<span id="752:2b">(b)</span>''' All officers, board members, trustees, and district conference delegates must be elected by the eligible voting members of the local church conference ([[315:5-7]]). No pastor or other official has any right to appoint an officer or declare an office vacant ([[315:5]]). Since the right to elect officers and trustees vests solely in each pastoral charge ([[315:5-6]]), no board has the right to become self-perpetuating by electing its own members, other than temporarily filling unexpired terms when vacancies occur in the interim of local church conferences ([[782:27]]). | ::'''<span id="752:2b">(b)</span>''' All officers, board members, trustees, and district conference delegates must be elected by the eligible voting members of the local church conference ([[315:5-7]]). No pastor or other official has any right to appoint an officer or declare an office vacant ([[315:5]]). Since the right to elect officers and trustees vests solely in each pastoral charge ([[315:5-6]]), no board has the right to become self-perpetuating by electing its own members, other than temporarily filling unexpired terms when vacancies occur in the interim of local church conferences ([[782:27]]). | ||
Revision as of 02:04, 14 March 2021
- (b) All officers, board members, trustees, and district conference delegates must be elected by the eligible voting members of the local church conference (315:5-7). No pastor or other official has any right to appoint an officer or declare an office vacant (315:5). Since the right to elect officers and trustees vests solely in each pastoral charge (315:5-6), no board has the right to become self-perpetuating by electing its own members, other than temporarily filling unexpired terms when vacancies occur in the interim of local church conferences (782:27).