coverages all churches should carry. For a list of those coverages please contact the UM PACT Office at the Missouri Conference Office or the UM PACT Service Center (877-862-7228).
Legal Fee Reserve
Te Board of Trustees requests the Annual Conference include in the Trustees’ budget a Legal Fee Reserve of $10,000 per year with the intention of building and maintaining a Legal Fee Reserve in the amount of $100,000.
Donations and Bequests
In accordance with ¶ 2512.3a of the 2004 Book of Disciple, the Conference Trustees shall receive, collect and hold in trust for the benefit of the annual conference any and all donations, bequests and devises of any kind or character, real or personal, that may be given, devised, bequeathed, or conveyed to the Annual Conference. Further, all long term investments shall be made with the Missouri United Methodist Foundation unless otherwise stipulated by the donor.
Clergy Support Team Policies and Procedures
Health Insurance Te Missouri Conference Health Insurance Plan for active participants is administered by the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits and is known as HealthFlex. Te Board of Pensions is requested to provide updated information to the District Superintendents concerning clergy dependents who are not covered by the Conference Health Insurance program or an equivalent insurance. Te District Superintendent shall then counsel with those clergy and seek ways to provide for insurance coverage in order to avoid extreme hardships on the clergyperson (and family) and embarrassment to the local church and/or Annual Conference. Te premium for participants’ health insurance shall be billed monthly to the charge to which the participant is appointed or to the employing agency. Te church/charge is not required to pay for the premium covering dependents of clergy. Premium payment shall be due at our bank no later than the last day of each month. Premium payments shall be received for the sole benefit of the participant for whom the premium was submitted. Although the charge or employing agency is expected to pay their part of the premium, the participant is ultimately responsible for payment of the entire premium. In the event the premium payment is more than fiſteen (15) days delinquent, the Administrator of Clergy Relations and Benefits shall notify the participant and the appropriate District Superintendent. Te Administrator of Clergy Relations and Benefits shall serve as enrollment clerk for the plan. Participants are responsible for notifying the Administrator of Clergy Relations and Benefits within 30 days of any change of conference status or appointment, change of marital status, change of address, changes in the names of participants, or persons to be added or deleted with respect to dependent status or dependent care coverage. Dependents may be added or deleted during the designated open enrollment period, usually during the month of November, for enrollment that is effective Jan. 1 of the
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