Section: General Government

The General Board shall meet before or immediately following the final adjournment of the General Assembly and shall elect a general secretary and a general treasurer as provided in General Board Bylaws, who shall hold office until the final adjournment of the next General Assembly and until their successors are elected and qualified.

The General Board members representing the United States of America regions shall elect a Board of Pensions and Benefits USA, composed of one member representing each United States of America 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)

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.

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.

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.

Department Directors. The General Board shall elect The 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. (317.5)

Department directors 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.

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 and other officers as may be authorized and elected by the General Board.

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 paragraph 317.4, shall fill any vacancy that may occur in offices listed in paragraphs 335.13 and 335.18, and any other executive offices created by General Assembly, General Board, or their elected committees.

The retirement for all officers and any director listed in paragraphs 335.13 and 335.18, and any agency head employed by The Church of the Nazarene, Inc. shall occur at the time of the General Board meeting following their 70th birthday. Where there are vacancies, they shall be filled in accordance with Manual procedures.