¶ 817. The
General Administration Fund--1. The General Administration Fund shall
provide for the expenses of the sessions of the General Conference, the Judicial
Council, such special commissions and committees as may be constituted by the
General Conference, and such other administrative agencies and activities as may
be recommended for inclusion in the general administration budget by the General
Council on Finance and Administration and approved by the General Conference.
Any agency or institution requiring or desiring support from the General
Administration Fund shall present its case for the same to the council at a time
and place that shall be indicated by the officers of the council. The council,
having heard such requests, shall report the same to the General Conference with
recommendations for its action and determination.
2. The treasurer of the council
shall disburse the funds received for the General Administration Fund as
authorized by the General Conference and as directed by the council. Where the
General Conference has not allocated definite sums to agencies receiving money
from the General Administration Fund, the council or its executive committee
shall have authority to determine the amount to be allocated to
each.
3. The expenses of the Judicial
Council shall be paid from the General Administration Fund and within a budget
submitted annually by the Judicial Council to the General Council on Finance and
Administration for its approval.