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RESOLUTIONS PROCEDURES
The Committee on Resolutions shall be responsible for receiving all resolutions except those provided by standing
committees and bodies required to report to this Convention.
A. All resolutions to be considered for action by the Annual Convention shall be submitted to the Secretary of
Convention in writing and signed by a Deputy not less than seventy-five (75) days before the date of Convention.
Resolutions should be submitted on white 8-1/2 x 11 paper, typed and double-spaced or in electronic format by disk
or e-mail. Each should contain two sections: 1) the RESOLVED naming the desired action, and a further RESOLVED,
as appropriate, providing for the implementation of the resolution, if adopted; and 2) a brief statement or information
in support of the resolution. Resolutions submitted by more than one Deputy must designate one Deputy as capable
of agreeing to any amendments by the Committee or offered on the floor of Convention. After the expiration of the
seventy-five (75) day deadline, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee all resolutions submitted to him/her.
B. The Committee shall hold hearing(s) prior to Convention on all resolutions submitted timely. The Committee shall
publicize at least eighty-five (85) days prior to Convention dates, place and time of its hearings, inviting submitters
of all resolutions to attend. The Committee shall collate all resolutions dealing with obviously similar subjects
and shall discuss such collation with the submitters.
C. Upon submission of any resolution that in the Secretary's opinion after consultation with the chair of the Committee
may have financial implications if adopted, s/he shall submit a copy to the Treasurer or Chief Financial Officer
for review and comments. Upon submission of any resolution that in the Secretary's opinion after consultation with
the chair of the Committee may affect insurance, s/he shall submit a copy to the Chair of the Diocesan Insurance
Committee for review and comments. Upon submission of any resolution that in the Secretary's opinion after consultation
with the chair of the Committee may have canonical or legal implications if adopted, s/he shall submit to the Chancellor
for review and comments. Review and comments will be requested in time for the initial meeting of the Committee.
D. The Committee shall have the power to revise or modify any proposed resolution, and shall have the power, by
a two-thirds vote of all committee members present and voting, to determine not to offer any proposed resolution
on the floor of Convention.
E. The Committee shall submit its report to the Secretary sixty (60) days before the date of Convention with its
recommendations for action upon each resolution as proposed or as amended or collated by the Committee. This report
shall be mailed by the Secretary to each Deputation during the first week of January. All resolutions considered
by the Committee will be included in the report, unless withdrawn by consent of the sponsoring Deputy. If a resolution
to be offered to Convention has been amended by the Committee without the consent of the sponsoring Deputy, such
amendment(s) will be clearly shown.
F. Any resolution which the Committee determines not to offer on the floor of Convention shall be permitted on
the floor of Convention only by a majority vote of all Convention Deputies.
G. Resolutions will be permitted from the floor only when they carry a clear statement in writing of the circumstances
that lead to the request for their consideration and only by a two-thirds vote. Such resolutions should be duplicated
in advance by the presenter(s) with sufficient copies available for distribution to all convention delegates (650
copies are needed).
H. Consent Calendar. It is recognized that certain
resolutions may not require full debate prior to action by Convention. Accordingly, the Committee on Resolutions
may propose that certain resolutions be included on a "Consent Calendar". Exclusion of any resolution
on the Consent Calendar requires agreement of any three congregations to remove it. Any resolution included on
the "Consent Calendar" shall not be subject to amendment or debate, except that the sponsoring Deputy
or his/her designee may speak to the resolution for a period not to exceed one minute.
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