The General Board shall fill a vacancy in the Board of General Superintendents in accordance with paragraphs 316 and 305.2.
Section: The General Board
335.3
The General Board shall meet before or immediately following the final adjournment of the General Assembly and shall organize by electing officers and committees, and members to committees as required by its Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, to serve for the quadrennium and until their successors are elected and qualified. The general superintendents shall preside over the meetings of the General Board.
335.4
Meetings. The General Board shall meet in session at least three times during the quadrennium, at a time specified by the bylaws of the said board, in the Kansas City, Missouri area, U.S.A.; however, the hour, date, and place of the regular meeting may, by resolution unanimously adopted at any regular or special meeting, be changed to suit the best interests of the General Board and its committees.
335.5
Special Meetings of the General Board may be called by the Board of General Superintendents, president, or secretary.
335.6
World Evangelism Fund. The World Evangelism Fund shall be the total of all department budgets and other funds to be raised by the denomination for the support, maintenance, and promotion of general activities. From the statements of budget requests submitted by the departments and agencies of the church, and from statements of the general treasurer, the General Board shall determine the amount to be allotted from the World Evangelism Fund to each department and fund. When the World Evangelism Fund with its proposed allotment to each department shall have been agreed upon, it shall be submitted to the Board of General Superintendents for consideration, suggestions, or amendments before final adoption by the General Board.
335.7
When the total amount of the World Evangelism Fund has been set for the next fiscal year by the General Board, the General Board and the Board of General Superintendents are authorized and empowered to apportion the World Evangelism Fund to the districts on a basis of equity to both the district and general interests. (130, 317.11)
335.8
The General Board shall have authority to increase or diminish the amount requested by any department or fund. Items of finance adopted by the General Assembly shall be referred to the General Board, who shall be authorized to adjust proportionately with existing economic conditions the annual allocation of any institution or agency of the church, in keeping with the total financial commitment of the general church.
335.9
The General Board shall approve appropriations from the World Evangelism Fund for Nazarene Theological Seminary (U.S.A.) and Nazarene Bible College (U.S.A.) as it may deem advisable in line with the availability of funds.
335.10
The General Board shall annually review and make appropriate adjustments in salaries and related benefits of the general superintendents in the interim of General Assemblies.
335.11
Reports. The General Board shall, at its regular meeting, receive a detailed report of activities of the departments for the past year, including a financial report. Each department shall also submit a proposed expenditures budget for the ensuing year.