1335-1337

D. District Treasurer

1335. The district treasurer shall be appointed by the district board of administration and shall serve as an ex officio member. Said treasurer’s qualifications, term of office, amenability, and other regulations are those of a district official as defined in 1255-1272.

1337. The duties of a district treasurer are to:

(1) Serve as a member of the district board of administration (1203).

(2) Be bonded to the amount set by the district board of administration, the cost of which shall be paid by the district (1233:17).

(3) Have custody of all district funds, unless otherwise provided for by The Discipline; to receive, record, hold, and disburse such funds in keeping with the financial plans of the General Conference and the district conference and as directed by the district board of administration.

(4) Receive, record, and hold all USF funds for the General Church raised within the district and to remit such funds monthly to the General Treasurer/ Chief Financial Officer on the approved forms.

(5) Serve as a district director of stewardship, promoting stewardship and storehouse tithing on the district level, in cooperation with the General Superintendent.

(6) Prepare and submit to the district board of administration a recommended plan to provide for the raising of the district obligation to the United Stewardship Fund, designating the amount to be assigned to each local church as its share of the district obligation, in accord with the regulations for the United Stewardship Fund (2015); which plan, as approved, shall be presented to the district conference for adoption (1180:15; 1233:11); and to promptly notify the General Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of the district USF obligation on forms provided by the General Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer (2015:2).

(7) Submit all records and funds for an annual audit after the close of the fiscal year, as provided for in 1340, and at any other time as may be requested by the district board of administration (1233:18).

(8) Submit a complete financial report of all funds administered or attended to by the district treasurer, to each regular session of the district conference (1180:12); to submit reports to the district board of administration (1233:12), the district superintendent, and the General Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer as they may require.

(9) Perform such other duties as may be required by the district conference or the district board of administration and as pertain to this office.