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Resolution Number: 1994-C043
Title: On the Topic of the Diocesan Pension Formula
Legislative Action Taken: Rejected
Final Text:

Resolution Rejected. See Legislative History for original text of the resolution.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), p. 695.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Committee on Church Pension Fund

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(C043)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 208th Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts accept and submit to the 71st General Convention of the Episcopal Church the principle of equality of clergy positions; and be it further

Resolved, That this 208th Convention of the Diocese of Massachusetts affirm and submit to the 71st General Convention of the Episcopal Church a formula to achieve this principle of equality such as:

CS x AHAC x 1.5% = Pension

CS = Credited years of service

AHAC = Average of the highest average compensation of all of the persons having the same CS (each person's HAC to be calculated by the method currently in use by the Church Pension Fund)

Committee No. 18 on Church Pension Fund presented its Report #4 on Resolution C043 (Equality of Clergy Pensions) and moved the resolution recommending rejection.

Debate followed.

The question was called to terminate debate on C043.

Motion carried

Debate terminated

A vote was taken on C043.

Motion defeated

Resolution rejected

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #191)

House of Bishops

The Committee on Church Pension Fund presented its Report #3 on House of Deputies Message #191 on Resolution C043 (Equality of Clergy Pensions) stating that the House of Deputies rejected the resolution, and moved agreement.

The Bishop of Louisiana moved to discharge the committee.

Motion carried

Committee discharged

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #215)

Resolution Rejected.

Abstract:   The 71st General Convention rejects the resolution requesting the revision of the pension formula for the Diocese of Massachusetts.