Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of Berkeley Covenant Church

The purpose of the amendment is to change the church's fiscal and business year to a year ending on 30 June. This amendment is in concert with a similar amendment proposed for the church bylaws.

The following excerpt from the constitution shows Article VIII, Section 1, in three versions: the old version; a version with the proposed deletions in strikeout type and the proposed changes in bold italic type; and the new version.


ARTICLE VIII. Congregational Business Meetings.

Section 1. (old version) Congregational business meetings shall be held quarterly each calendar year. The first quarterly business meeting will serve as the Annual Business Meeting and shall be held as near the first of the year as feasible. At the Annual Meeting, written progress reports shall be submitted by the pastor and by each administrative task force of the church. Audited financial reports shall be submitted by the treasurer for the church and each of its organizations. Election to positions on the Board of Elders for the ensuing year shall be conducted by secret ballot. The church budget shall also be submitted.


Section 1. (proposed changes) Congregational business meetings shall be held quarterly each calendar year. The business year shall be from July 1 through June 30. The first last quarterly business meeting will serve as the Annual Business Meeting and shall be held as near the first end of the year as feasible. At the Annual Meeting, progress reports shall be submitted by the pastor and by each administrative task force of the church. Audited financial reports shall be submitted by the treasurer for the church and each of its organizations election to positions on the Board of Elders for the ensuing year shall be conducted by secret ballot. The church budget shall also be submitted at this meeting.

At the following meeting, the first congregational business meeting of the year, written progress reports shall be submitted by the pastor and by each administrative task force of the church. Audited financial reports shall be submitted by the treasurer for the church and each of its organizations at this time.


Section 1. (new version) Congregational business meetings shall be held quarterly. The business year shall be from July 1 through June 30. The last quarterly business meeting will serve as the Annual Business Meeting and shall be held as near the end of the year as feasible. At the Annual Meeting, election to positions on the Board of Elders for the ensuing year shall be conducted by secret ballot. The church budget shall also be submitted at this meeting.

At the following meeting, the first congregational business meeting of the year, written progress reports shall be submitted by the pastor and by each administrative task force of the church. Audited financial reports shall be submitted by the treasurer for the church and each of its organizations at this time.