2016 Wesleyan Discipline:General Board Duties Related to General Offices and Divisions

Related to General Offices and Divisions

(22) To direct the general officials and those elected by the General Board in their work, in keeping with the provisions of The Discipline (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1830), and assigning to them such special duties as shall be deemed necessary (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1590:9); to receive reports annually and as needed from the general officials and such others as The Discipline or the General Board shall require (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1840; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:4320:8), and to set the salaries and allowances of all general officials (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1800) and of those elected by the General Board.

(23) To adopt a comprehensive budget for each of the general offices, divisions, agencies, and auxiliaries (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1880) and apportion the USF- Educational Institutions Fund among the general educational interests; to determine the obligation to the United Stewardship Fund of churches within developing districts; and, in the interim of General Conference sessions, to designate those interests which will share in the benefits of the USF-General Fund, and to alter the percentage of the USF-General Fund, in case of emergency, by a two-thirds majority vote of all the members of the General Board (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2005:2).

(24) To request the General Superintendent to rule on points of Church law and interpretations of The Discipline as set forth in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:2061, to receive reports from the General Superintendent on all such rulings as a matter of information, and to appeal any such ruling to the Board of Review (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:375:2; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1920:24c; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:5445:2). All appeals must be filed with the Executive Director of Communication and Administration within sixty days after the date of the official decision on the matter.

(25) To receive and act upon the recommendations of the General Superintendent.

(26) To recommend at the discretion of the General Board that the General Conference confer the title, General Superintendent Emeritus, upon a former General Superintendent (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1590:20; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1945).

(27) To adopt official policies for the general offices, divisions, agencies, auxiliaries, and institutions of the Church, in keeping with the provisions of The Discipline, defining the duties of the various executive officers.

(28) To elect the General Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1970); to receive, hold, borrow for, loan, and appropriate all General Church funds, in accordance with the financial plans adopted by the General Conference, through the General Treasurer, in the execution of its lawful purpose, subject to the limitations imposed by The Discipline, the articles and bylaws of the several corporations, and the specific provisions of trust agreements; to have the General Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer bonded and to set the amount of such bond (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1976).

(29) To receive a report from the Executive Board regarding its annual review of all General Officers based on mutually agreed goals and objectives (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1935:17).

(30) To define the duties of the Executive Cabinet (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1990).

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(32) To authorize adaptation of the church name for units of The Wesleyan Church when necessary (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:80; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:205; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:340:2); to approve a Discipline for each unit under the Global Partners Division in keeping with 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:340:2; and to recommend to the International Board the advancement to established national/regional conference status of qualified mission units under the Global Partners Division (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:6516).

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