The Acts of Convention

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D041)

Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, That Canon I.1.8 [page 23] be hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8. The General Convention shall adopt, at each regular meeting, a budget to provide for the contingent expenses of the General Convention, the stipend of the Presiding Bishop together with the necessary expenses of that office, the necessary expenses of the President of the House of Deputies including the staff and Advisory Council required to assist in the performance of the duties and matters related to the President's office, and the applicable Church Pension Fund assessments. the Canonical, Corporate (administrative support), and Program (mission) expenses. To defray the expense of this budget, an assessment shall be levied upon there shall be a single asking of the dioceses of the Church in accordance with based on a formula, which the General Convention shall adopt as part of this Expense Budget when it adopts the budget. It shall be the duty of each Diocesan Convention to forward to the Treasurer of the General Convention annually, on the first Monday of January, the amount of the assessment levied upon that Diocese diocese to make make twelve equal monthly payments of the asking.

Committee Amendment:

Resolved, The House of Bishops concurring, That Canon I.1.8 [page 23] be hereby amended to read as follows:

Sec. 8. The General Convention shall adopt, at each regular meeting, a budget to provide for the contingent expenses of the General Convention, the stipend of the Presiding Bishop together with the necessary expenses of that office, the necessary expenses of the President of the House of Deputies including the staff and Advisory Council required to assist in the performance of the duties and matters related to the President's office, and the applicable Church Pension Fund assessments. the Canonical, Corporate (administrative support) and Program (mission) expenses. To defray the expense of this budget, an assessment shall be levied upon there shall be a single asking of the dioceses of the Church in accordance with based on a formula, which the General Convention shall adopt as part of this Expense Budget when it adopts the budget. It shall be the duty of each Diocesan Convention to forward to the Treasurer of the General Convention annually, on the first Monday of January, the amount of the assessment levied upon that Diocese diocese to make twelve equal monthly payments of the asking.

The House of Deputies Committee on Canons presented its Report #6 on Resolution D041 (Amend Canon I.1.8 Single Asking Support for the Budget for the Episcopal Church) and moved adoption with amendment.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted with amendment

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #59)