2016 Wesleyan Discipline: 1203
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1203. Composition. The district board of administration is composed of the district superintendent, the assistant district superintendent(s) (if any, cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1320), the district secretary, the district treasurer, and members-at-large according to the size of the district:
- (1) When a district has fewer than fifty churches, the district conference shall elect at least five members-at-large to the district board of administration, making a total board of not fewer than eight members, elected so that at least three are lay members (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1203:3).
- (2) When a district has fifty or more churches, the district conference shall elect at least seven members-at-large to the district board of administration, making a total of not fewer than ten members, elected so that at least four are lay members (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1203:3).
- (3) Whenever a district conference chooses to elect more than the minimum number of members-at-large to its district board of administration, due regard shall be given to elect a proportionate number of lay members.