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2.6 Conference Committees.

(a) Nominating and Personnel Committee. There shall be a Nominating and
Personnel Committee. The committee shall be composed of the Moderator-elect who shall serve
as the chairperson; the Moderator; the Writing Clerk (an ex officio member); and four elected
members, one from each zone.

(i) Responsibilities and Guidelines:

(1) The Nominating and Personnel Committee shall present a
ballot of nominees for vacancies to be filled by District Conference except for those agencies
whose by-laws state otherwise (See Article 7. for further delineation.)

(2) The ballot will include nominees representative of all zones
within the District. Board membership shall provide a balance between pastors and lay members,
men and women, and differing theological perspectives.

(3) The term of office for all called or appointed personnel
shall be three years, (from District Conference to District Conference), unless otherwise stated in
the bylaws. No one shall be eligible to serve more than two full terms in succession.

(4) Approximately one-third of the membership of the District
Board and continuing committees shall be called in any one year.

(5) A time shall be scheduled at each District Conference for
nominations from the delegate body. A handout with a list of openings to be filled at the next
District Conference will be prepared with a brief description of responsibilities of each position
and the gifts and talents best suited to the position. The Moderator shall lead the delegate body in
a prayer for the Holy Spirit’s guidance upon this discernment process. Then time will be allowed
for the delegates to consider persons they would like to nominate for each position and write the
names on the handout. The handouts will be collected for use by the Nominating and Personnel
Committee. Additional nominations from individuals and congregations may be forwarded to the
District Nominating and Personnel Committee at any time prior to the forming of the District
Conference Ballot.

(6) The Nominating and Personnel Committee shall make
nominations for all openings and secure written approval of the nominees.

(7) In securing approval for nominations, the Nominating and
Personnel Committee will send a listing of qualifications, abilities, and responsibilities to the
potential nominees.

(8) The completed ballot will be presented to the District Board
for review, affirmation, and recommendation on to District Conference. The Ballot will be

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