* FINAL VERSION - Not Completed
Resolution:A002
Title:Amend Rules of Order VII.19
Topic:Rules of Order
Committee:03 - Rules of Order
House of Initial Action:Deputies
Proposer:Joint Standing Committee on Nominations

Resolved, the House of _____ concurring, That Rule VII.19 on the Joint Standing Committee on Nominations be amended as follows:

19. The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations shall be composed of three Bishops, three Presbyters, and six Lay Persons. Members who are Lay Persons or Presbyters must be deputies to the most recently concluded General Convention and will serve throughout the entire triennium of their appointment.


EXPLANATION

This would change the current procedure requiring resignations by Committee members when they cease to be deputies, whether it is because they choose not to stand for election as deputy to the next General Convention or choose to run for election as deputy and are elected an alternate.

It is disruptive to the orderly deliberations of the Committee to have its members subject to removal at various times during the triennium. There were four such resignations (one-third of the committee) in 2006-2009. While it makes sense that those who nominate candidates for elections in the House of Deputies themselves be members of the House, it also makes sense to trust the wisdom of those who appoint membership to the Committee to appoint people whose judgment may be respected for a full triennium.