(Terms of Reference – as of August 2011)
MANDATE (refer Regulation. 3.4.36)
To undertake the business of Presbytery between ordinary meetings.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- to transact such business as may be referred to it by the Presbytery and any such other business as may be required or be desirable to be done on behalf of the Presbytery between meetings of the Presbytery except as may be precluded by the Presbytery;
- to, from time to time, require other committees, contact persons and officers of the Presbytery to undertake certain tasks which fall within their areas of responsibility;
- to provide oversight of the other committees and reference groups of Sydney Presbytery.
- to provide a written report to all members of the Presbytery for each Presbytery meeting;
- to publish any of its decisions in such other manner as it shall from time to time determine.
APPOINTMENT
- Membership with appropriate gifts and skills appropriate to the objectives of the Committee shall be appointed by the Presbytery on a three year rotational basis. Provided the committee has at least two cross cultural people amongst its membership
- Appointed members of the committee shall retain membership for a maximum of nine consecutive years
- More than half of the Committee shall be members of the Presbytery
- The Presbytery Chairperson, Presbytery Secretary, Presbytery Minister and Presbytery Treasurer shall be ex-officio members of the committee.
- The Presbytery Chairperson is the Chairperson of Standing Committee.
- The Chairpersons (or their alternates) of Pastoral Relations Committee, Business and Property Committee, Mission and Strategy Committee and Tertiary Resource and Oversight Committee shall be ex-officio members of the committee.
- Committee to comprise no less than six members
- Committee may invite additional members where appropriate but invited members to always be less in number than appointed members
- Presbytery Standing Committee has the right to remove a member of a Committee at any time
MEETINGS
- To be held no less than monthly.
- Additional meetings may be convened by the Committee Chair according to need or if requested by two Committee members or the Chairperson of Presbytery
- Only Presbytery appointed members, Presbytery Treasurer and ex-officio Chairpersons (or alternates) of Committees shall vote
- Quorum shall be 50% of members plus one other member
- Minutes and Action Log to be prepared after every meeting
- Minutes to be presented to the next Presbytery Standing Committee after the Committee meeting
- Minutes to be available, on request to any member of Presbytery – subject to observance of any privacy or commercial interests
PROCESS FOR REVIEW
- Committee Terms of Reference to be reviewed annually.
- Presbytery Standing Committee has the right to amend the Terms of Reference at any time
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