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By RJ Walters, Editor
There are 18 resolutions on the table for May’s Detroit Conference Annual Conference, but three of them figure to consume a large portion of the limelight.
The overwhelming theme of the trio is implementing change that will better equip the entire conference for the future.
The one that is likely to generate the most discussion is the proposal that the Detroit Annual Conference be reduced from seven districts to six, with a whole new map of districts to be drawn.
The proposal, written by the Conference Council on Finance and Administration states the change would be effective no later than July 1, 2011 and Bishop Keaton would determine the boundaries of the new districts per the 2008 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church.
"Changing demographics and financial constraints have motivated the CFA to introduce legislation to move to six districts," said Conference Council on Finance and Administration chairperson Carol Johns, in December. "We feel that this will provide a significant cost savings. What we are not doing is proposing the elimination of any district. We are calling for the redistricting of the entire annual conference."
Conference Treasurer Anna Morford said the conference estimates a savings of nearly $210,000 with the reduction of one district superintendent and his/her entire office.
Salary freezes already saved nearly $811,000 in 2009 and the 2010 budget is one that shows significant reductions from the year before.
The total approved budget for 2010 is $9,736,500 and includes pensions, general church apportionments, and funding for all connectional ministry and administrative agencies and conference programs.
By RJ Walters, Editor
There are 18 resolutions on the table for May’s Detroit Conference Annual Conference, but three of them figure to consume a large portion of the limelight.
The overwhelming theme of the trio is implementing change that will better equip the entire conference for the future.
The proposal, written by the Conference Council on Finance and Administration states the change would be effective no later than July 1, 2011 and Bishop Keaton would determine the boundaries of the new districts per the 2008 Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church.
"Changing demographics and financial constraints have motivated the CFA to introduce legislation to move to six districts," said Conference Council on Finance and Administration chairperson Carol Johns, in December. "We feel that this will provide a significant cost savings. What we are not doing is proposing the elimination of any district. We are calling for the redistricting of the entire annual conference."
Conference Treasurer Anna Morford said the conference estimates a savings of nearly $210,000 with the reduction of one district superintendent and his/her entire office.
Salary freezes already saved nearly $811,000 in 2009 and the 2010 budget is one that shows significant reductions from the year before.
The total approved budget for 2010 is $9,736,500 and includes pensions, general church apportionments, and funding for all connectional ministry and administrative agencies and conference programs.
