The General Board members representing United States regions shall elect a Board of Pensions and Benefits USA, composed of one member representing each United States region, and one member-at-large. Nominations shall be submitted by the Board of General Superintendents as provided by the Bylaws of the Board of Pensions and Benefits USA. (337)
Index: General Board
335.15
The General Board shall elect a Nazarene Publishing House Board following each General Assembly, who shall serve until adjournment of the next General Assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified. (338)
335.16
The General Board shall elect a Nazarene Publishing House president in the manner prescribed by 335.19 and General Board Bylaws.
335.17
A General Board agenda item affecting only a specific region/nation shall be referred upon approval of the Executive Committee of the General Board and the Board of General Superintendents, to the General Board members of said region/nation meeting in caucus.
335.18
The General Board shall relate any commission or committee authorized by the General Assembly or General Board to some department(s), or to the board as a whole, and assign work, responsibility, and budget.
335.19
Department Directors. The General Board shall elect Church of the Nazarene, Inc. department directors pursuant to the procedures set forth in the General Board Bylaws and the General Board Policy Manual, to serve until final adjournment of the next General Assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified, unless removed from office as provided in paragraph 317.5. They shall be nominated according to the following procedures: If there is an incumbent director, the Nominating Committee may recommend either a “yes” or “no” vote, or present multiple nominees. The search for capable candidates for these offices shall be conducted by a search committee as provided by General Board Bylaws. This committee will bring two or more names to the Nominating Committee along with supporting rationale for their recommendation.
The Nominating Committee, composed of the six general superintendents and the Personnel Committee from the respective committee, shall submit one or more names to the General Board for election as provided in the General Board Bylaws.
335.20
Executives’ Salaries. The General Board shall establish and document a “performance evaluation” and salary administration program that includes the department director and ministry/service directors and provides for a salary structure that recognizes both levels of responsibility and merit. The General Board shall annually review and approve the salaries of department directors, the Nazarene Publishing House president, and other officers as may be authorized and elected by the General Board.
335.21
The General Board, during the interim of sessions of the General Assembly and/or General Board, upon nomination as provided in the General Board Bylaws and 317.4, shall fill any vacancy that may occur in offices listed in 335.13, 335.19, and any other executive offices created by General Assembly, General Board, or their elected committees.
338.5
The president of Nazarene Publishing House shall be elected in accordance with 335.19, except that the Board of Directors will select one of their number to serve on the Search Committee when a new president is to be elected, and the Nominating Committee shall be composed of the six general superintendents, three members of the Board of Directors who are not members ex-officio, and three members of the General Board Executive Committee. He or she shall be amenable to the general superintendent in jurisdiction.