2023 Pre-Conference Documents

On Consent Calendar

(Recommendations that are grouped under one heading and decided upon as a single item.)

• Conference Commission on Equitable Compensation Recommendation No. 1: Base Cash Compensation and Housing 2024
• Council on Finance and Administration Recommendations 1-4 as outlined below
  • Recommendation No. 1 B 2024 Apportioned Conference Budget
  • Recommendation No. 2 B Special Days and Causes
  • Recommendation No. 3 B Conference Advance and Benevolence Specials
  • Recommendation No. 4 B Other Recommendations
• Conference Board of Pension and Health Benefits Recommendations 1-4 as outlined below
  • Recommendation No. 1: Annuity Rate and Past Service Obligation
  • Recommendation No. 2: Resolution Relating to Rental/Housing Allowances for Retired, Disabled, or Former Clergypersons of the Desert Southwest Conference
  • Recommendation No. 3: Resolution Relating to Local Church Funding for the Clergy Retirement Security Program in 2024
  • Recommendation No. 4: Resolution Relating to HealthFlex Exchange Participant Contribution Levels and Church Payment Rate
• Conference Personnel Committee Recommendations 1-2 as outlined below
  • Recommendation No. 1 – Changes to Exempt Salary Levels
  • Recommendation No. 2 – Changes to Non-Exempt Wage Levels

Legislation

• Resolution Call to Action as a Welcoming and Reconciling Conference
• Resolution Concerning Christian Nationalism
• Resolution on Death Penalty Commutation
• Resolution Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Conference and Local Church Commitment
• Supporting Central Conference Leadership and the Christmas Covenant

Reports

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Administrative

• Board of Trustees
• Personnel Committee
• Statistical Report

Connectional Ministries

• Board of Laity
• Board of Pensions and Health Benefits
• Clergy Wellness Team
• Clergy & Lay Leadership Development
• Board of Higher Education and Campus Ministries
• Health & Caring Ministries
• Lay Servant Ministries
• Spiritual Formation

Finance

• Commission on Equitable Compensation
• Council on Finance & Administration
• Grade Figure Letter
• Grade Figure Worksheet
• Grade Figure Tables
• 2024 Proposed Conference Budget

Outreach & Justice Ministries

• Church & Society
• Earth Care Task Force
• Economic Inequality Task Force
• Gun Violence Awareness Task Force
• Justice & Outreach
• Welcoming, Affirming, Reconciling Ministries

Related Agencies and Affiliated Organizations

• Arizona Justice for Our Neighbors
• Desert Southwest United Methodist Foundation
• Justa Center
• SAWs
• United Methodist Men
• Wesley Community & Health Centers