2016 Wesleyan Discipline: District Board of Administration: Sessions

C. Sessions

1209. Organizing Sessions. The district board of administration shall meet immediately after the close of the district conference for an organizing session:

(1) To care for any business delegated to it by the district conference which requires immediate attention.

(2) To appoint or employ a district treasurer (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1335), when such has been authorized by the district conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1180:33).

(3) To elect those departmental officers and members of boards, leadership teams or committees and to elect or ratify the election of those officers of auxiliaries, whose terms expire at the time of the district board’s organizing session (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1233:20).

(4) To make plans for the year and to care for any other business as deemed necessary.

1212. Regular Sessions. The district board of administration shall meet at such time and place as it shall determine, provided that it shall meet at least once each quarter.

1215. Special Sessions. The district board of administration may authorize special sessions as it deems necessary, or it may be called into special session by the district superintendent or in the event of an emergency when the district superintendent is unable to act, by the assistant district superintendent, if any, or if more than one assistant district superintendent, the one designated vice- chair (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1320; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:1323:2), or the General Superintendent or the General Superintendent’s representative. A special session shall also be called when requested by the General Board or its Executive Board, or the General Superintendent. All members shall be notified at least one week in advance of a special session, except when all are able to meet on shorter notice.

1218. Evaluation Sessions. The General Superintendent shall, with the district board of administration, evaluate periodically the service of and financial provision for the district superintendent. The method and extent of such evaluation shall be determined by the General Superintendent with special attention focused on those responsibilities that are most likely to contribute to future outreach and growth to the glory of God.