Resolution Number: A-70

Subject: Amendment to Canon VI - Unification of the Budget

Moved By: (Name) Canon Michael Iveson from the Diocese of Ottawa

Seconded By: (Name) Mr. Rob Dickson from the Diocese of New Westminster

Note: The mover and the seconder must be members of the General Synod and be present in the House when the resolution is before the synod for debate.

 

BE IT RESOLVED:

That Section 6 of Canon VI - Financial Management - be amended to read as follows:

6. Accounts

    1. The committee shall secure from each committee, council, board or commission an estimate of its annual revenue, if any.
    2. The committee shall determine the annual expenses of the General Synod, the Council of the General Synod and standing committees, and other administrative costs of the General Synod.
    3. The committee shall advise the Council of the General Synod of the spending ceiling of the annual budget.
    4. All monies received from proportional gifts, donations, bequests, trust fund income or other sources except pension premiums, shall be held in such bank accounts as the committee determines, and expenditures shall be made under the control and direction of the Financial Management and Development Committee and administered by the Treasurer of the General Synod.

EXPLANATORY NOTE/BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

This amendment is in accordance with Resolutions A-230 and A-24. If the proposal for proportional giving and the related amendment to the Constitution are passed, this resolution will be introduced to put Canon VI in harmony with the Constitution.

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Financial Management and Development Committee

Submitted by: The General Secretary