2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1030:1

(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.