Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

96 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEhas been received so that the members might have opportunity to raiseobjections or concerns.Respectfully submitted,Steven McMahanDennis OlsonWilliam WeirWillard McMillan, Chr.(Note: the Moderator excused Donald Piper from this assignment due to aconflicting responsibility.)The report of Synod's Travel Agent was taken up, approved andis follows:REPORT OF SYNOD'S TRAVEL AGENTI would like to express my thanks to the presbytery travel agents for theirwilling help both in collecting and computing vouchers and to those attendingSynod for the efforts in cutting travel costs.The total travel expense for the meeting of the 1995 Synod was$28,172.30 as 93 individuals participated in the Travel Fund, includingdelegates, deacon delegates and pages.Respectfully submitted,Andy McCrackenThe report of the Committee of Finance was taken up again.Items 6-18 were adopted. The report as whole was approved and isas follows with the Independent Auditor's Report:REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCEThe Committee on Finance has met 4 times during the 1995 Synod andhas endeavored to respond to all matters which have been referred to it.Deacon delegates from 4 presbyteries have assisted in the work of theCommittee, and we have appreciated the valuable counsel which they haveprovided. We again ask that deacon delegates be selected well in advance ofthe 1997 Synod, and, if possible, for terms greater than one year, and thattheir names be forwarded to both the Clerk of Synod and the Chairman ofthe Committee on Finance, Mr. Jay Worsham. We appreciate theunderstanding and encouragement given to us by the RPMscM participantsand the prayerful support of the members of Synod.Over the past five years the Synod has made many difficult decisions toimprove the financial management of denominational assets. By policyboards are no longer permitted to deficit spend, and have had to coverexcess expenditures with Unrestricted Undesignated funds. By policy onlywhat is actually received in RPMscM is distributed. It used to be that theentire RPM&M budget was distributed regardless of revenue, with any deficitmade up by other Undesignated Unrestricted funds. Even with thesechanges, we continue to face a serious shortfall on a denominational level.This "crisis" has caused us to work together more than ever before LastMarch representatives of the Boards of Synod met together with theBOSCom and the chairman of the Finance Committee to plan how they