The voting members of the Standing
Committee shall be the Directors of the Corporation.
5.5 -
Officers
a. The
Bishop Ordinary shall be the President of the Corporation.
b.
The President of the
Standing Committee shall be the Vice-President of the Corporation.
c.
The Secretary of the
Diocese shall be the Secretary of the Corporation.
d. The Treasurer of the Diocese
shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation.
5.6
- Deviation From By-Laws
To the extent that compliance with
the Canons herein is impracticable or impossible insofar as the
regulation of its temporal affairs pursuant to the Massachusetts
General Laws or the civil law of any jurisdiction is concerned, the
Standing Committee may authorize deviation from the same; provided
however, that nothing herein shall work to change the ecclesiastical
organization, purposes, functions and government of the Diocese
without the approval of the Synod in accordance with the amending
process of these Canons.
CANON 6
- THE OFFICE OF BISHOP
6.1 -
Authority, Rights and Duties
The Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese
of the Northeast shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Diocese
and shall exercise all authority episcopal therein. Subject to the
provisions of the Constitution and Canons of the Anglican Church in
America, he has, by virtue of his office, charge of the care,
government and administration of the Church in this Diocese, as well
as the cure of souls of all clergy and laity herein.
6.2 -
Election of a Bishop Ordinary
a.
Upon a vacancy occurring in
the office of Bishop Ordinary, the Standing Committee shall issue a
Writ of Summons to an Election Synod, which shall be held no earlier
than thirty-five days nor later than ninety days subsequent to the
mailing of the Writ of Summons. The notice of the Election Synod
shall be mailed to each constituent congregation of the Diocese and
to all members of the House of Clergy of the Diocese.
b.
Candidates for Bishop may
be nominated by the Vestry of any congregation in this Diocese, or
by three delegates, whether clerical or lay, to the Election Synod.
c.
The election of the Bishop
shall be preceded either by a votive Eucharistic celebration of the
Holy Spirit, or by suitable prayers invoking the assistance and
guidance of the Holy Spirit. Balloting shall be by secret ballot,
all present being required to cast a ballot, even if blank. A
two-thirds majority of clerical delegates present, and a two-thirds
majority of lay delegates present, shall be necessary to elect the
Bishop. The Synod may, by rule, provide for elimination of
candidates commencing with the fourth ballot.
d.
The Election Synod shall be
composed of the Clerical Delegates comprising the House of Clergy as
defined in CANON 11 and Lay Delegates elected or
appointed in the same manner and in the same numbers as provided by
CANON 12. The rules as to Quorum, Rules of
Procedure, and other administrative matters, shall be the same as
those specified by these Canons for meetings of the Synod of the
Diocese.
e.
No
Election Synod of this Diocese shall have any legislative authority
or jurisdiction, or transact any other business than that of the
election to the Episcopate specified in the Writ of Election, save
only that the Synod shall have authority to determine qualifications
of voters through application of the Constitution and Canons of the
Anglican Church in America, the Canons of this Diocese, or rules
previously adopted and made specifically applicable to the instant
Synod.
6.3 -
Election of a Bishop Coadjutor
Under the circumstances and
conditions specified by
ACA
Canon 36, Section 2(a), an Election Synod may elect a Bishop
Coadjutor. The procedures and requirements for the election of a
Bishop Ordinary specified in Canon 6.2 above shall apply to the
election of a Bishop Coadjutor.
6.4 -
Election of a Bishop Suffragan
If the Bishop Ordinary asks for
the assistance of a Suffragan, he shall nominate the candidate to
the Synod. This may be a special Election Synod convened and
conducted according to the procedures of Canon 6.2a, c, d and e
above or the Diocesan Synod at its Annual Meeting. In either case
the procedures of Canon 6.2c shall be followed.
6.5 -
Deans and Deaneries
With the consent of the Standing
Committee, the Bishop Ordinary may establish one or more Regional
Deaneries or, upon sixty days prior notice to the constituent
Parishes and Missions, may dissolve the same, as he shall deem
necessary to the proper administration of the Diocese. He may
appoint a Priest of the Diocese situated in that Deanery to be the
Dean thereof.
CANON 7
- THE OFFICE OF ARCHDEACON
a.
The Bishop may appoint to
the office of Archdeacon of the Diocese some able Priest who has no
fewer than six years in Priest's orders. Such appointment shall be
subject to confirmation by the Synod of the Diocese, voting by
orders, at its next meeting.
b. The
Archdeacon shall hold office at the pleasure of the Bishop by whom
he was appointed. Upon the death, resignation, translation, or
removal of the Bishop, the Archdeacon shall tender his resignation
to the successor in the See. He shall also tender his resignation as
Archdeacon if he resign as Rector or Priest-in-Charge of the
Congregation(s) of which he is in charge.
7.2 -
Authority and Duties
The Archdeacon shall exercise the
authority and perform the duties assigned to him by the Ordinary. In
particular, his functions shall include the following:
a.
He shall represent and
assist the Bishop in his pastoral care within the Diocese. He
shall see that all who hold ecclesiastical office within the
Diocese perform their duties with diligence. He shall bring to the
Bishop's attention any situation or action within the Diocese which
may need consideration by the Bishop.
b.
He shall make Canonical
Visitations to Parishes or Missions of the Diocese as
directed by the Bishop Ordinary.
c. Upon receiving Letters
Mandatory of the Bishop, the Archdeacon shall perform the Office of
Institution for the Bishop of any Priest to be instituted to any
benefice.
d. Upon request of the Bishop,
he shall give his advice on the appointment of Rectors and
Priests-in-Charge.
e. He shall make a formal report
of his official acts during the year to the Annual Meeting of the
Diocesan Synod.
CANON 8
- STANDING COMMITTEE
8.1 -
Membership
a.
The Standing Committee
shall elect from its own body a President and a Secretary who shall
retain those offices until Successors are elected. The Bishop shall
have seat and voice, but not vote, in the Committee. He shall retain
the right to preside when present. In his absence, the President of
the Committee shall preside.
b.
The Chancellor, the
Secretary, and the Treasurer of the Diocese, as well as any
Suffragan or Coadjutor Bishop, if there be such, shall be ex-officio
members of the Standing Committee with seat, voice and vote.
c.
In addition to the members
provided by paragraphs 8.la and b, there shall be three
Clergy and three Lay Members of the
Standing Committee. These members shall be
elected by the Synod for three year staggered terms of office as
previously established by former editions of these Canons. Elected
members shall be eligible for re-election.
8.2 -
Meetings
The Standing Committee shall meet
at least three times between each two Annual Meetings of the
Diocesan Synod, one of which meetings shall be the day before the
meeting of the Synod. It shall meet at any other time upon the call
of the President, the Vice-President, or of any one-third of the
members of the Committee. Normal notice for meetings shall be given
ten days in advance thereof; in an emergency a meeting may be
convened on shorter notice. The Standing Committee may vote by mail
or telephone on any matter, and such action, when recorded by the
Secretary of the Diocese, or his deputy, shall have the same effect
as any action of the Standing Committee taken in a meeting,
provided that the Secretary certifies that all voting members were
afforded the opportunity to vote by mail or telephone.
8.3 -
Quorum
8.4 -
Vacancies
The Bishop Ordinary shall appoint
a replacement to fill any vacancy on the Committee
occurring between Annual Meetings of the Synod. If the
vacancy be in a position elected by the Synod, the Synod, at its
next Annual Meeting, shall elect a person of the like order to fill
any unexpired term.
a.
The Standing Committee
shall be the Bishop's Council of Advice. The Committee shall be
authorized to function for the Synod in accordance with these Canons
and specific directives of the Synod.
b.
If there be a canonical
vacancy in the See, the Standing Committee, not inconsistent with
the authority of the Metropolitan of the Province, shall be the
Temporal Authority of this Diocese.
CANON 9
- OFFICERS OF THE DIOCESE
a. The Bishop shall appoint some
able communicant of the Diocese to be the Chancellor of the Diocese.
He shall be trained in the law if a person of such training is
available. Such appointment shall be
subject to confirmation by the Synod.
b. The Chancellor of the Diocese
shall have the following duties:
(1) To be the advisor,
confidential or otherwise, to the Bishop Ordinary, the Standing
Committee, the Synod or either House thereof, the Marriage
Tribunal and the Ecclesiastical Court.
(2)
To examine and approve, as
to the requirements of civil and canon law, all contracts entered
into by the Diocese, the Diocesan Corporation and any other
canonically established agency, instrumentality or
organization of the Diocese, and to
examine and approve the title to all property purchased by the
Diocesan Corporation.
(3)
To attend to the proper
registration of all documents affecting the title of property
belonging to the Diocesan Corporation.
(4) To represent, or supervise
the representation of, the Diocesan Corporation in any
litigation brought by or against it, or which affects any of
its properties, and to serve as general
advisor of the Diocesan Corporation.
(5) To deliver to his successor
all records and papers pertaining to his office.
9.2 -
Treasurer
a.
The Bishop shall appoint
some able communicant of the Diocese, competent to
handle financial affairs, to be the Treasurer of the Diocese.
Such appointment shall be subject to confirmation by the Synod.
b. The Treasurer shall have the
following duties:
(1) To receive and account for
all monies collected by authority of the Diocese, or
deposited with him for any Church purpose, keeping a separate
account of each such fund upon which any
payments are made to him.
(2) To deposit all funds of the
Diocese with one or more financial institutions approved by the
Standing Committee.
(3) To make specific payments
from each fund, as promptly as collections will
allow, in conformity with the canonically established budget
of the Diocese, and in accordance with rules adopted by and upon the
order of persons authorized by the
Standing Committee, provided, however, that the Bishop
shall have sole authority to make or authorize payments from
his Discretionary Fund.
(4) To give to the Auditor
appointed in accordance with these Canons such assistance and
cooperation as the same may require in connection with the
performance of the duties of the Auditor.
(5) To deliver to his successor
in office all funds, books, and papers pertaining to his office.
c. The Treasurer's accounts shall
at all times be subject to inspection under the authority of the
Bishop, the Synod, or the Standing Committee, and he shall furnish a
quarterly statement to the Bishop, to each member of the Standing
Committee and to each Parish and an annual statement to each member
of the Synod at the Annual Meeting thereof
d. The
Treasurer shall be bonded.
9.3 -
Secretary
a.
The Bishop shall appoint
some able communicant of the Diocese, capable of performing the
duties and responsibilities of Secretary, to be the Secretary of
the Diocese. Such appointment shall be subject to confirmation by
the Synod.
b. The Secretary of the Diocese
shall have the following duties:
(1)
To be, under the
supervision of the Bishop, the Administrative Officer of the
Diocese, and to supervise the Diocesan
Headquarters staff, except for those independent offices established
by these Canons.
(2) To record the proceedings of
the Synod, and of the Standing Committee, and to
deposit same among the permanent records of the Diocese.
(3) To preserve the official
records, papers, and books of the Diocese.
(4) To notify promptly all
persons concerned of all canonically authorized meetings, elections,
resolutions, or actions taken.
(5) To furnish to the Bishop, the
Synod, the Standing Committee, the Ecclesiastical Court, the House
of Clergy, and the various commissions of the Diocese, appropriate
official lists of the Clergy and of the Parishes of the Diocese
prepared in such a way as to meet the needs thereof.
(6) To prepare attest to, and
submit such reports, lists of delegates or other
representatives, and records from the Diocese or any
canonically established element or agency thereof, as may be
required, to any Provincial, National or
International ecclesiastical body or authority.
(7) To supervise the proper
publication of the proceedings of the Synod, and publication of such
other matters as may be directed by the Standing Committee.
(9) To keep a Register of all
Parishes and Missions affiliated with the Diocese, showing their
respective organizations, admissions, successions of Clergy in
charge, other Clergy serving in the Parish or Mission, and such
other particulars as may be necessary to
indicate their respective status and history.
(10) To deliver to his successor
in office all records and papers pertaining to his office.
c. The Parishes and Missions of
the Diocese shall have the obligation to submit to the
Secretary, on forms provided by him for that purpose, the
Annual Parochial Report required by the canons of the Anglican
Church in America to be submitted no later than Ash Wednesday of
each year. The Secretary shall collect, organize, and permanently
preserve the same.
9.4 -
Historiographer
The Bishop may appoint an
Historiographer of the Diocese, who shall receive, file, index and
preserve any books, paper, journals, reports, manuscripts, pamphlets
or other documents pertaining to the Diocese, the Parishes and other
institutions of the Diocese, and to the Church generally, or to the
history thereof. Such appointment shall be subject to confirmation
by the Synod.
9.5 -
Deputy Officers
9.6 -
Tenure of Officers
Any officer or deputy officer
appointed under the authority of this Canon shall hold office until
the adjournment of the next succeeding Annual Meeting of the Synod.
He may be reappointed. He may be removed from his office at any
time for cause by the Bishop with the consent of a majority of the
Standing Committee. If an appointive office falls vacant for any
reason between meetings of the Synod, it shall be filled by
appointment by the Bishop Ordinary subject to confirmation by a
majority of the Standing Committee.
CANON 10
- SYNOD
The Synod of the Diocese of the
Northeast shall consist of the Bishop Ordinary, a House of Clergy,
and a House of Laity.
10.1 -
Annual Meeting
a. The
Regular Meeting of the Synod shall be held annually during the month
of September at a place within the Diocese
designated by the Synod at its previous meeting. The date of the
meeting may be varied by that Synod to a day not more than three
weeks before or after the normal date. For cause, the Standing
Committee, after adjournment of that Synod, may change the date
within the above time period or may change the place of the next
meeting to another place within the Diocese. Notice of said meeting
shall be given in writing to the constituent Parishes and Missions,
and mailed no later than ninety days prior to the proposed meeting
date.
b. The Diocesan Secretary shall,
at least twenty days prior to the meeting, mail to each delegate an
information package which shall include: the List of Delegates to
the Synod; a Tentative Agenda; the Minutes
of the previous meeting of the Synod; a Summary of the Annual
Parochial Reports; any amendments to these Canons which
have been proposed; any other important business which he
expects will be introduced to the Synod.
10.2 -
Special Meetings
The Bishop Ordinary may convene a
Special Meeting of the Synod at any time or place within the
Diocese, either on his own initiative or on petition of the Standing
Committee, the House of Clergy, or the Vestries of one-fourth of the
constituent Parishes and Missions, mailed at least thirty-five days
in advance thereof. If a petition for a Special Meeting is not
granted by the Bishop, the petitioner shall have the right to appeal
to the Metropolitan who may then convene a meeting of the Synod.
10.3 -
Quorum and Voting
a. Thirty percent of the House of
Clergy and fifty percent of the House of Laity shall
constitute a canonical quorum for transaction of business of
the Synod, except as otherwise specifically provided in these
Canons. The Synod shall deliberate in one body.
b. Except
where a larger percentage is required by the provisions of these
Canons, a majority of those present and voting, a quorum being
present, shall be sufficient for passage of matters brought before
the Synod. Any member may, prior to the vote, call for a vote by
Houses (sometimes known as a vote by Orders), in which case the
required percentage shall be required in each House. No proxy votes
shall be accepted.
c.
No enactment or resolution
in any meeting of the Synod shall have effect without the
assent of the Bishop, which is not lightly nor without the
gravest cause to be withheld. The reason for any withholding of
assent shall be in writing.
10.4 -
Officers
The Presiding Officer of the Synod
shall be the Bishop Ordinary or his designee. If there is no Bishop
Ordinary, or if he is unable to act, the President of the Standing
Committee or his designee shall serve as the Presiding Officer. The
Secretary of the Diocese, or his Deputy, shall record, prepare for
distribution and preserve the proceedings of the Synod. The
Presiding Officer may appoint a Parliamentarian to advise him on
questions of order and other matters of a parliamentary nature.
10.5 -
Rules of Procedure
Unless otherwise provided for in
these Canons or in the rules of procedure adopted by the Synod, the
business of the Synod shall be conducted according to Robert's Rules
of Order, latest revision.
Unless otherwise provided for in
these Canons, for the purpose of calculating the terms of office of
all persons elected or appointed by the Synod, or by any constituent
authority or entity of the Diocese, the period between the
adjournments of any two successive Annual Meetings of the Synod
shall be deemed to be one year.
CANON 11
- HOUSE OF CLERGY
There shall be a House of Clergy
of the Diocese which shall be comprised of all Bishops other than
the Bishop Ordinary, and all Priests and Deacons, active and
retired, canonically resident in the Diocese and not under
discipline, all of whom shall have voice and vote therein.
CANON 12
- HOUSE OF LAITY
The House of Laity shall consist
of Lay Delegates of the constituent Parishes and Missions of the
Diocese, elected in accordance with their respective By-Laws. Each
constituent congregation shall be entitled to Lay Delegates based on
the number of communicants in voting status in the Congregation
according to the following table, each of whom shall have voice and
vote:
Communicants Lay
in voting
status Delegates
2 through
37 1
38 through
62 2
63 through
87 3
more than
87 4
In addition each Congregation
shall select a like number of alternates, ranked in order of
precedence. Alternates shall have voice and vote only when
properly seated to replace an absent delegate. In addition to the
elected delegates of the Parishes, the Lay Members of the Standing
Committee shall have seat, voice and vote in the House of Laity.
Missions, not subject to the
financial and reporting obligations of parishes, are not entitled to
Delegates in the House of Laity.
CANON 13 - ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS
13.1 -
The Diocesan Court of the Ordinary
There shall be a Diocesan Court of
the Ordinary through which the judicial authority of the Bishop
Ordinary shall be exercised.
a. Composition
The President of the Court and Presiding Judge shall be the Bishop
Ordinary or his duly appointed Official Principal. In addition to
the President, there shall be three lay members and three clerical
members.
b. Appointment of members
At the meeting of the Synod at which this Canon is adopted, the
Bishop shall appoint one lay member each for terms of six, four, and
two years, and one clergy member each for terms of five, three and
one year.
Thereafter, at each Annual Meeting
of the Synod, the Bishop shall appoint, to serve for a term of six
years, a person of the appropriate order to fill the membership
expiring that year.
Each appointment shall be subject
to confirmation by a majority vote of the Synod.
Members may be reappointed without
limit.
c. If a vacancy occurs in the
membership of the Court other than by expiration of the
term for which the member was appointed,
the Bishop shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy until the next
Annual Meeting of the Synod. At that meeting, he shall appoint a
person of the appropriate order, subject to confirmation as above,
to complete the unexpired term.
d. Jurisdiction
The Court shall have jurisdiction as follows:
Trial of members of the clergy,
other than bishops, within the Diocese for breach of
discipline or offenses against ecclesiastical law.
Resolution of disputes arising
upon the interpretation of the Constitution and Canons of
the Anglican Church in America, this province, or this Diocese.
Any and
all ecclesiastical causes.
Any and all matters and causes
assigned to such Court by the Constitution
and Canons of this Church, this Province, or this Diocese.
13.2 -
Marriage Tribunal
There shall be a Marriage Tribunal
through which the Bishop Ordinary may exercise his
authority and jurisdiction in cases matrimonial.
The members of this Tribunal shall
be communicants in good standing of this Church. They shall be
appointed by the Bishop Ordinary and shall serve at his pleasure.
The number of members and their
qualifications shall be as considered necessary and suitable by the
Bishop.
13.3 -
Administration
b. The
records of all cases considered by either court shall be deposited
with the Secretary of the Diocese in either the confidential or the
public records of the Diocese as may be determined for each case.
The Bishop Ordinary may order all or part of such records sealed
subject to his subsequent review.
13.4 -
Appeal
Any appeal from any sentence,
decision, decree, judgment or order of the Diocesan Court of the
Ordinary or of the Marriage Tribunal or any other tribunal, or of
the Bishop Ordinary, shall be made in
accordance with the Constitution and Canons of the Anglican
Church in America.
CANON 14
- COMMISSION ON THE SACRED MINISTRY
All members of the Commission on
the Sacred Ministry are Examining Chaplains. The
Chairman may appoint other learned persons to serve as
additional Examining Chaplains ad hoc, as the need may arise.
CANON 15 - PARISHES AND MISSIONS
15.2 -
Definitions
b. A
Mission is any congregation not meeting these criteria. This
definition includes Urban Missions not having an organized parochial
structure, congregations associated with the Diocese but not
formally admitted to constituent status as Parishes, and
congregations formerly admitted as Parishes but currently in
inactive status. The Bishop Ordinary has the cure of souls in all
missions but he may appoint a qualified person to act in his stead.
Such person may be styled a Missioner, a Vicar, or a Lay Leader, as
appropriate. This person shall be under the direction of the Bishop
Ordinary or a Bishop or Priest designated by him.
15.3 -
Parochial Obligations to the Diocese
Each Parish is required to submit
an Annual Parochial Report (ACA Canon 4, Section 1) and to provide
financial support to the Diocese by payment of pledges (DNE Canon
16.3). If a Parish has not submitted the required report prior to
the Annual Meeting of the Synod of the Diocese or has not
contributed to the financial support of the Diocese during the
Fiscal Year prior to that meeting, the delegates of that Parish
shall not be eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting. If, within six
months after that meeting, the Parish has still not fulfilled these
obligations, the Bishop Ordinary, with the consent of the Standing
Committee, may declare that Parish to be inactive, notifying the
appropriate officer of the Parish of this action by Certified or
Registered Mail. If the Parish does not rectify the delinquency
within six months of such notification, it shall be formally dropped
from the rolls of the Diocese, again being so notified by Certified
or Registered Mail.
15.4 -
Obligations of a Mission
A Mission is not required to meet
the financial and reporting obligations of Canon 15.3.
However, each active constituent
Mission of the Diocese shall submit semiannual reports to the Bishop
Ordinary or his representative, one prior to Easter and one prior to
Michaelmas each year. These reports shall include a narrative of the
activities of the Mission during the preceding six months and any
other information which the Bishop or his representative may require
or which the leader of the Mission deems appropriate.
15.5 -
Admission to the Diocese
At the time of the adoption of
this Canon, the Congregations of this Diocese are:
In Maine: St. Mark, Cornish;
In Massachusetts: St. Columba,
Dudley; St. George, Easthampton; Holy Spirit, Pepperell; St.
Matthew, Boston;
In New Hampshire: St. Elphege,
Winchester; St. Luke, Amherst; St. Margaret of Scotland, Conway;
In New York: St. Elizabeth,
Tuxedo; Holy Cross, Rochester; Holy Innocents, Scarborough; St.
Joseph, Brooklyn; St. Jude, The Bronx; St. Winifred, Hollis;
In Rhode Island: St. Matthias,
Ashaway;
In Vermont: All Saints, Danville;
St. Andrew, Randolph Center; St. David, Poultney.
Other Parishes and Missions shall
be admitted to constituent status upon subscription to these Canons,
favorable vote by the Synod and the assent of the Bishop Ordinary.
Parishes and Missions may be
provisionally admitted to constituent status upon subscription to
these Canons and favorable vote by the Standing Committee.
Confirmation of this provisional admission shall be considered by
the Synod at its next meeting. A congregation provisionally admitted
may elect delegates to Synod in the number specified by Canon
12, but these delegates may not be seated until the provisional
admission is confirmed by the Synod.
15.6 -
Officers
Each Parish shall have a Vestry
consisting, as a minimum, of a Warden, a Treasurer and a Clerk.
Other officers and delegates may be elected or appointed according
to the needs of the Parish and the provisions of its own By-Laws and
procedures.
15.7 -
Meetings
Each Parish shall hold an Annual
Meeting which shall, in accordance with its own procedures, effect
the election of its Vestry, officers, and delegates.
15.8 -
Qualifications for Membership, Voting, and Holding Office
15.9 -
Rectors and Priests in Charge
Each Parish shall function under a
Bishop, Priest or Deacon of the Church, who shall have the Cure of
Souls therein. Each Parish shall have the right to select its own
Rector, but no Parish shall extend a call to any Priest without the
prior written approval of the Bishop. In case of a vacancy in a
Parish, the Bishop shall have direct charge of and the cure of Souls
within that Parish.
15.10 -
Officiants at
Services
CANON 16 - FUNDING OF THE DIOCESE
16.1 -
Fiscal Year
The Fiscal Year of the Diocese
shall run from 1 September through 31 August.
16.2 -
Budget
The Bishop shall, sufficiently in
advance of the Annual Meeting of the Synod, direct the
Diocesan Treasurer, with such assistance as he may require,
to prepare for submission to the Synod, a budget for the conduct of
business of the Diocese for the ensuing fiscal year of the Diocese.
The Treasurer shall, as soon as practicable, submit a Draft Budget
to the Secretary for review by the Standing Committee. The Standing
Committee shall complete its review in time to present and recommend
the Proposed Budget to the Annual Meeting of the Synod.
16.3 -
Diocese to be Supported by Constituent Congregations
Funds for conduct of the business
of the Diocese, as budgeted for by the Synod, shall be
provided by payment of pledges made by the various Parishes
and Missions of the Diocese and by such other funds as may be
available for that purpose. The standard for such pledges shall be a
tithe of the general operating income (including pledge and plate
income) of each Parish and Mission, payable monthly to the Treasurer
of the Diocese.
16.4 -
Expenditure of Funds
a. Budgeted
funds shall be expended by authority of the Diocesan element
having functional responsibility for the budgeted purpose. This
authority shall be exercised either by a voucher system requiring
payment of vouchers, within the budgeted amount, submitted to the
Treasurer by the Diocesan element concerned, or by disbursement by
the Treasurer to the Diocesan element concerned of one-twelfth of
the annual amount budgeted each month for use directly by the
Diocesan element. Each Diocesan element shall arrange with the
Treasurer the method best suited to its operation. The Treasurer,
with the consent of the Standing Committee, may designate one or
more individuals to approve disbursement, and to execute checks and
drafts.
b. Between
Annual Meetings of the Synod, the Standing Committee may make
modifications to the Budget (as to allocation and expenditure of
funds) adopted at the preceding Synod in an amount or amounts not to
exceed 10% of the total budgeted income. The Standing Committee, by
3/4 of its voting membership, may modify the budget beyond the above
limits whenever it deems such action to be required by extraordinary
circumstances.
CANON 17
- PROVINCIAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL SYNODS
Clerical and Lay delegates and
alternates, in order of precedence, who shall be canonically
resident in the Diocese or communicants of some constituent
congregation of the Diocese, shall be elected by the Synod in such
numbers as provided for by the Provincial, National or International
Synod to represent the Diocese in said Synods. Such delegates and
alternates shall continue in office until their successors are
elected.
If the number of delegates and
alternates elected in either order is reduced below the number
required, the Bishop, with the advice and consent of the Standing
Committee, may appoint additional delegates and alternates who shall
take precedence below those elected.
17.2 -
Executive Council
At its 1999 meeting the Diocesan
Synod shall elect one Presbyter Member of the Executive Council of
the Anglican Church in America for a term of three years, and two
Lay Members, one for a term of three years, and one for a term of
six years. Subsequently, all Lay Members shall be elected for terms
of six years.
Should any vacancy occur in the
Council through the death or resignation of a member elected to the
Executive Council or through the change in status of any such member
by consecration or ordination, the Diocesan Synod shall elect at its
next meeting a suitable person to serve the portion of any term
which will remain unexpired.
CANON 18
- ANNUAL REVIEW OF DIOCESAN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
CANON 19
- DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY ON DISSOLUTION
In the event of dissolution of the
Diocese, the assets shall be distributed in accordance with Internal
Revenue Service Regulations.
CANON 20
- AMENDMENTS
20.1 -
Notice
Proposed amendments to these
Canons shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Diocese
at least sixty days prior to the Synod meeting at which the proposed
action is to be taken. The foregoing notice may be waived by a 90%
affirmative vote of the Synod.
20.2 -
Voting
Amendment of these Canons shall
require a two-thirds majority of those present and voting at two
successive Annual Meetings of the Synod, or a three-fourths majority
of those present and voting at a single Annual Meeting of the Synod.
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