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(v) The delegate body shall have the following functions:
(1) Serve as the final authority of the District in all matters of
polity, procedure, and function.
(2) Confirm the officers of the District Conference, the
members of special committees/teams authorized by the District, and members of the District
Board.
(3) Review the work of the District as presented to the District
Conference in the reports of the elected boards and committees.
(4) Project the program of the District, determining fields of
endeavor, plans for advancement, size of budgets, and all other necessary matters.
(5) Dispose of queries that come to the District Conference.
(6) Receive reports from individuals and/or committees
appointed to deal with specific problems in the life of the District.
(7) Determine what resolutions shall be the voice of the
District on the problems of the day.
2.4 Participation.
(a) Every congregation is encouraged to participate with a full contingency
of delegates.
(b) District Conference attendance by all members of the District is
encouraged.
(c) Announcement of coming Conferences shall be made in each
congregation within the 30-day period prior to the scheduled meeting, at least two times; once
early in the 30-day period, and again the preceding Sunday.
2.5 District Officers. The officers of the District shall be the Moderator, Moderator-
Elect, Writing Clerk and Treasurer.
(a) Election/Calling to Offices.
(i) The Moderator shall be elected/called by District Conference one
year in advance of the year of service, during which time the position shall be known as
Moderator-Elect.
(ii) Upon a vacancy in the office of Moderator, the Moderator-Elect
shall assume the moderatorship. The next regularly scheduled District Conference shall elect
both Moderator and Moderator-Elect for the upcoming year. The Moderator shall not
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