01 Apr GS 1980 art 49

GS 1980 ARTICLE 49 – Finances – General Synods 1974 and 1977

Committee Ill presents:

A.  Material –  Agenda VIII,

• M, 1 –  Report from the Church at Calgary, re: audit of the finances, General Synod Coaldale, 1977
• M, 2 – Audit report of the Finances re: General Synod Toronto 1974

B. Information

• 1. General Synod, Coaldale 1977, requested the Church at Toronto to have the books of the finances of General Synod 1974 audited by the Church at Brampton, to forward the Balance of the Fund to the Committee of the Church at Coaldale and to send a report to General Synod 1980. (Acts, Article 112).
• 2. From the Report re: the finances of General Synod 1974, it appears that the
  • total income was……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $11,010.79
  • total expenses……………………………………………………………………………… 9,165.99
  • Balance  ……………………………………. $  1,844.80
• 3. The Consistory of the Church at Brampton did audit the books of the financial committee of Synod 1974 and reports that they were in good order.
• 4. The balance of $1,844.80 has been transferred to the financial Committee General Synod 1977.
• 5. From the Statement of receipts and disbursements of the financial Committee, Coaldale 1977 it appears that the
  • total income was…………………………………………………………………….. $14,363.25
  • total expenses………………………………………………………………………….. 10,101.41
  • Balance  ……………………………………$  4,261.84
• 6. Comparing the balance forwarded by the financial Committee, Synod Toronto 1974 with the balance received by the financial Committee, Synod Coaldale 1977, it appears that there is a difference of $111.73 ($1,956.53 minus $1,844.80 = $111.73).
• 7. This amount of $111.73, which should have been transferred to the Finan­cial Committee, Synod Toronto 1974 by the Financial Committee, Synod New Westminster 1971, was after Synod Toronto 1974 apparently sent directly to the Financial Committee, Synod Coaldale 1977.
• 8. The Consistory of the Church at Calgary audited the Books of the Finan­cial Committee, Synod Coaldale 1977, and reports that they were found in good order.

C.  Recommendations

Synod decide:

• 1. To express its thankfulness for the work done by the Financial Commit­tee, Synod Toronto 1974, and the Financial Committee, Synod Coaldale 1977.
  • ADOPTED
• 2. To discharge the Financial Committees 1974, 1977, on the basis of the auditors reports of the Church at Brampton, Ontario, and Calgary, Alberta.
  • ADOPTED
• 3. To appoint a Financial Committee, General Synod 1980, which will avail themselves of the Balance held by the Financial Committee, Synod Coal­ dale 1977, and will pay the expenses made by Synod 1980 and after Synod send the balance to the Convening Church of the next Synod.
  • ADOPTED
• 4.  To appoint upon the recommendation of the Convening Church, the Church at Smithville, the following brothers in the Financial Committee, Synod 1980: D. Bos (Fs), J.G. Feenstra, H. Linde (As).
  • ADOPTED
• 5.  To appoint the Church at Lincoln to audit the books of the finances of Synod 1980 and to send a report to General Synod 1983.
  • ADOPTED