A121 Amend Canon IV.2 Remove Definition of Procedural Officer

Resolved, the House of ________________ concurring,

That Canon IV.2 is hereby amended to strike the following language:

Procedural Officer shall mean a person learned in the law, experienced in litigation and having familiarity with the provisions and objectives of this Title. No Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor of a Diocese shall serve as Procedural Officer in the same Diocese. Every Diocese shall have a Procedural Officer, who shall be appointed for a term of not less than one year by the Bishop Diocesan in consultation with the president of the Disciplinary Board to aid in the prompt and proper disposition of procedural motions and challenges in Title IV proceedings.

Explanation

The 78th General Convention adopted Resolution A124 which included a definition of "Procedural Officer". However, the 78th General Convention rejected Resolution A126 which contained provisions relating to a Procedural Officer, and amendments to Resolutions A135 and A146 removed all references to that office. Accordingly, Canon IV.2 contains a definition for an office which does not otherwise exist under Canon and this definition should be removed to make the Canons internally consistent.