The Petitions and Consent Calendar items referred to on this page can be found in the Pre-Conference Handbook<\/a>. Late-breaking Legislation and a second Consent Calendar <\/a>were posted just prior to the start of conference.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Consent Calendars received by conference members reflect the pre-conference deliberations of the Pacific Northwest Connectional Table and Council on Finance and Administration (CF&A). They met on May 19th to develop the first, and on Wednesday June 14th just prior to the start of conference to consider late-breaking items (Consent Calendar L).<\/p>\n The following items were put before members with the recommendation of concurrence; the body voted to approve the Consent Calendar.<\/strong><\/p>\n As with the preceding Consent Calendar, the following CC including late petitions was moved concurrence with these two items;\u00a0the body voted to approve the Consent Calendar L.<\/strong><\/p>\n Report #1N – Petition #15, Reducing the number of Districts from Six to Five in 2018. Required signatures were gathered to pull this petition from the Consent Calendar for debate; then\u00a0the body voted to\u00a0<\/strong>approve the petition.<\/b><\/p>\n Report #1 – Petition #13, Resolution to restore the practice of sharing the costs of our work together. Report #1 – Late\u00a0Petition #L-2, Petition Administrative Support Report<\/strong> Nominations Report<\/strong> Rules Reports A number of other rule changes that are FYI only, do not require votes, reflect typos, change in BOD numbering, etc. were also presented.<\/p>\n Toward the end of the final PNW plenary, Jana Kearns, lay member from Seattle: Green Lake, moved to suspend the rules to consider new legislation regarding the dumping of raw sewage into Puget Sound. Her motion was seconded;\u00a0approved.<\/b><\/p>\n I move for the PNW Conference to direct the secretary of the AC (by sending a letter, etc.) to petition the City of Seattle to act now and stop all raw sewage from entering the nearby lakes, rivers, etc. and Puget sound; sewage that is killing our fish and other wildlife.Consent Calendar<\/h5>\n
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Consent Calendar ‘L’<\/h5>\n
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Items for Individual Action<\/h5>\n
\nA recommendation was made to refer this petition to\u00a0CF&A; the body voted to\u00a0<\/strong>refer to CF&A<\/b><\/p>\nCouncil<\/del>\u00a0College*<\/em> of Bishops to Convene Special Western Jurisdictional Conference
\nRecommendation to refer to CF&A with the additional requirement to report back to A.C. 2018 of the findings of CF&A of costs and resources of the PNWAC to call a special WJ Conference.
\nA recommendation was made to refer as amended; the body voted to\u00a0<\/strong>refer as amended.<\/b><\/p>\nChurch Closures<\/h5>\n
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\nRev. Peter Perry, on behalf of the Administrative Support Focus Session, presented the Conference Budget before the plenary. He noted that a budget is a statement of priorities. Rev. Perry moved adoption of the 2018 budget; approved.<\/b><\/p>\n
\nCurrent Nomination Committee chairperson Rev. Juli Reinholz reported that Nominations information could be found online. The absolute cut-off for corrections\/changes will be August 1, 2017. Beginning July 1, Rev. Rich Lang, Seattle District Superintendent will take over as chairperson for the Nominations Committee. Rev. Reinholz moved adoption of the report; approved.<\/b><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Rev. Shane Moore, chairperson for the Rules Committee, presented the following petitions and rule changes to the plenary for consideration.<\/p>\n\n
Motion to consider new legislation<\/h5>\n
\nThe motion was seconded;\u00a0approved.<\/b><\/p>\nConstitutional Amendments<\/h5>\n