Illinois Great Rivers Conference 2025 Journal-Yearbook
churches that have paid 100% of their prior year apportionments.
6. Expenses shall be paid in the following manner: a) Each charge shall reimburse appropriate expenses of lay and clergy members from that charge as identified in sections 4 (a) and 4 (c)(ii) b) The annual conference sessions committee shall annually consider the reimbursement of expenses for equalization members as identified in section 4(c)(i) above and propose the appropriate budget for the same. D. Legislative Duties 1. An early matter of business for the convened Annual Conference session shall be to take action on the proposed agenda from the Annual Confer- ence Committee on Sessions for the business of the annual conference session. 2. The proposed agenda shall be published each year in the Pre-Conference materials and Conference website. 3. To expedite voting, the Conference Secretary in consultation with the Bishop and Sessions Committee may create a Consent Calendar of resolu- tions, reports, or other matters before the session that may be voted on in one action without debate or amendment. This Consent Calendar shall be available to all members at least 30 days prior to the Annual Conference session through Pre-Conference materials and the Conference website. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by action of the Annual Conference by a ¼ vote of those present and voting at Annual Conference. 4. Motions from the floor of annual conference that have implications for the proposed budget, once approved by vote of the annual conference, shall be considered as referrals to CCFA, whose comment to the annual confer- ence shall be required prior to the final vote on the budget. 5. Any group or individual presenting an item for action by the Annual Conference that has implications for pensions and health benefits, either on a continuing basis or a one-time basis, shall submit the material two weeks prior to the normal deadline for submission to the Pre-Conference materials and Conference website. The Annual Conference Secretary shall forward the item to the Conference Board of Pensions (CBOP), which will review the resolution at a scheduled meeting and will submit a statement of impact to the annual conference secretary to be published with the res- olution in the Pre-Conference materials and conference website. a) Any proposal or amendment impacting Annual Conference health benefits must be accompanied by a formal evaluation of the costs in- volved, certified by an independent insurance underwriter, actuary or other recognized expert. b) If the healthcare and/or health insurance environment necessitates a change in conference policy, the Conference Board of Pensions is em- powered to establish policies, plans and programs to respond to the current reality, or to amend policies, plans and programs currently in place in-between sessions of the annual conference, subject to annual
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