4.00 COMMITTEES

4.01 The Bishop, the Dean, and the Archdeacons are ex officio members of all committees; the Suffragan Bishop shall be ex officio member of the Executive Committee and shall be a member of those other committees as may from time to time be specified by the Diocesan Bishop.

4.02 The Standing Committees of Synod shall be as follows:

ii. The Program Co-ordinating Committee (Canon II Sec. C 2.05)

iii. The Constitution and Canons Committee (Canon II Sec. C 2.03)

iv. The Diocesan Indian Council (Canon II Sec. C 2.06)

v. Committee on Public Social Responsibility (Canon II Sec. C 2.07)

Other committees of note:

i. Finance (Canon II Sec. C 2.02)

ii. Resolutions (Sec. 5.08 s.s.4)

iii. Nominating (Sec. 5.09 ss. 2)

4.03 The various committees of the Synod shall be constituted and their business conducted as their respective Canons shall direct. They shall report their proceedings at each regular meeting of the Synod and at each meeting of the Executive Committee, and shall continue in office until their successors are elected or appointed.

4.04 All vacancies occurring in the elected or appointed membership of the Executive or other committees between meetings of the Synod shall, except as otherwise provided, be filled by the Bishop.

4.05 Proceedings of Committees

With the exception of the Executive Committee, Committees shall meet at the call of the first name on the list of elected members, as soon as possible after election, to select the Chairman and Secretary of the Committee, who shall thereupon assume the usual duties appropriate to their office.

4.06 The Bishop, when present at Committee meetings, shall have the right to preside.

4.07 On retiring from office, the Chairman and Secretary of each Committee shall pass over to the convenors of the succeeding committee all the books, papers, etc. in their possession, belonging to such Committee.