PROPOSED CHANGES TO STANDING RULES 2025

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ARTICLE 1 – ELECTIONS

Section 2. 

B. Appointed officers shall be approved at the Annual Gathering for a one-year term to take office January 1 of the following year. 

·       Resource Manager 

·       Lending Library/Reading Program Coordinator 

ARTICLE 2 – MEETINGS

Section 5. The following Conference and District officers are required to attend annual leadership training: Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers and Mission u Business Manager, Committee on Nominations, Program Coordinators, Mission Coordinators, Communication Coordinators, and Conference Technology Coordinator, and additional positions as determined by the Administrative Committee. If unable to attend, contact the Conference President.

Section 6. There shall be a Mission u Committee composed of the Mission u Dean as chairperson, Mission u Assistant Dean, Mission u Registrar, Mission u Assistant Registrar, Business Manager, President, Secretary, Treasurer, Spiritual Growth Coordinator, Communications Coordinator, and Technology Coordinator.

ARTICLE 3 – FUNDS

Section 5. From the A&MD Fund, the Conference shall make the following provisions within the Conference:

E. The Business Manager of Mission u shall receive a pearl SMR upon completion of a two-year term in office and a Gift to Mission upon completing a second two-year term in office.

ARTICLE 4 – EXPENSES OF OFFICERS

Section 1. Each Conference elected or appointed officer shall present the officer’s expense account using the official voucher.

D. Vouchers must be signed and submitted with appropriate documentation within 30 days after the expense incurred. Vouchered expenses with appropriate documentation are to be paid within 30 days of the voucher being received.

ARTICLE 5 – COMMITTEES

Section 3. There shall be a Standing Rules Committee consisting of the President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chair of Committee on Nominations, or designated member of the Committee on Nominations, and at least two (2) others chosen from the Executive Committee.

D. Draft revisions shall be sent to the Conference Executive Committee TWO MONTHS prior to the Conference Annual Meeting.

D. Final revisions shall be shared with the membership in the Conference Newsletter ONE MONTH prior to the Conference Annual Meeting.

Section 4. The Assistant Dean, the Business Manager, Registrar, and Assistant Registrar will have expenses paid by Conference UWFaith when called to a Conference meeting. 

Section 4. The Finance Committee of the Conference shall be composed of the Treasurer who serves as chairperson, President, Secretary, Treasurer of each District, Communications Coordinator, and Program Coordinator, and Business Manager of Mission u.

ARTICLE 6 – MISSION U

Section 1. 

A. The Dean, Assistant Dean, the Business Manager, Registrar, and Assistant Registrar of the Conference Mission u shall be selected by the Mission u nominating committee from outside the Conference leadership. They shall be included in the installation service at the Annual Gathering. 

Section 2. The leaders of Mission u are approved annually by the Executive Committee to serve a maximum of two (2) years. The Business Manager’s term is a maximum of four (4) years.