12 Jul GS 2022 art 32

GS 2022 Article 32 – General Fund

1.   Material

• 1.1    Report of the General Fund by the Carman East CanRC (8.2.13.1) (see Appendix 26).
• 1.2    Financial Review of the General Fund by the Carman West CanRC (8.2.13.2). This report indicates that the books were found to be in good order.

2.   Admissibility

• 2.1    The reports were declared admissible.

3.   Decisions

Synod decided:

• 3.1    To receive the reports with gratitude;
• 3.2    To express gratitude to sr. Hilly Kooiker for functioning as treasurer;
• 3.3    To discharge the Carman East CanRC for the duties completed during the period of February 4, 2019, to December 31, 2021;
• 3.4    To authorize a church to collect funds from the churches for the General Fund, as required, until the time of the next General Synod;
• 3.5    To appoint a church to conduct the financial review of the General Fund;
• 3.6    To mandate both churches to report to the next General Synod on their activities six weeks prior to the next general synod;
• 3.7    To require that before any synodical committee submits expenses to the General Fund someone from within that committee must first verify those expenses.