Resolution E:
Canons 22.01, 8.01(a), 8.01(c),
10.03(b)(i), 11.20, 18.02(b)(iii) & 20.04(a)
Gender

Resolved, that Canon XXII, Section 22.01 of the Canons of the Diocese of California be amended to state as follows:

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Sec. 22.01. Gender Gendered Language.

Whenever the masculine gender of any term is used herein, it shall also be deemed to include the feminine gender, and vice versa. A reference to a person in the Constitution or Canons of the Diocese includes persons of every gender, regardless of the gendered term or pronoun used.

Further resolved, that Canon VIII, Section 8.01(a)(iv)(A) be amended as follows:

No person serving as a Bishop’s Appointee shall be eligible for reappointment as such until at least one (1) full year has expired after the completion of his or her the last previous term of office.

Further resolved, that Canon VIII, Section 8.01(a)(iv)(B) be amended as follows:

… The terms of office of the Convention Representatives shall commence on January 1 next following their election, except in the case of any person elected to serve out the unexpired term of a Member who has resigned or been removed, in which case the person so elected shall begin serving immediately upon his or her election.

Further resolved, that Canon VIII, Section 8.01(a)(iv)(C) be amended as follows:

… The terms of office of Deanery Representatives shall commence on January 1 next following their election, except in the case of any person elected to serve out the unexpired term of a Member who has resigned or who has been removed, in which case the person so elected shall begin serving immediately upon his or her election.

Further resolved, that Canon VIII, Section 8.01(c)(iii) be amended as follows:

(iii) If any Bishop’s Appointee or Deanery Representative resigns or is removed, the remaining portion of his or her the term may be completed by a replacement Member selected in the same manner as was the former Member in question. …

Further resolved, that Canon X, Section 10.03(b)(i) be amended as follows:

… A Trustee elected by the Cathedral congregation shall not be eligible for election for more than one (1) consecutive term, and thereafter one (1) full year shall elapse before he or she the Trustee shall again be eligible for election by the Cathedral congregation.

Further resolved, that Canon XI, Section 11.20 be amended as follows:

Sec. 11.20. Results of Election.

The rector, or in his absence or, in the absence of the rector, the Cleric in charge or one of the wardens, shall forward to the Bishop promptly after each annual meeting the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the wardens, other members of the vestry, Delegates to Convention and their alternates, and Treasurer and Secretary then in office. If any change occurs in any office, the Bishop shall be promptly notified of the same.

Further resolved, that Canon XX, Section 20.04(a) be amended as follows:

(a) Upon individual application, any Cleric and his or her immediate family dependents may participate effective as of the date of Canonical Residence in the Diocese, and upon payment of the applicable premium. Any Cleric and immediate family dependent eligible may, in the event of change of classification, continue coverage upon payment of applicable premiums so long as canonical residence is maintained.