Memorandum Number 1003

IN RE: Request from the 2004 General Conference for a Declaratory Decision on the Legality and Constitutionality of Petition 40325, as Adopted, Dealing with the General Board of Pensions and Health Benefits

Oral hearings were held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 28, 2004. Speaking on behalf of the opponents of the legislation was Grady Knowles, Conference Pension Officer of the California-Nevada Annual Conference. Speaking on behalf of the proponents of the legislation were Barbara A. Boigegrain, General Secretary of the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits, Sandra Hirsen, General Counsel of the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits, and Dan O'Neill, Treasurer and Director of Support Services of the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference and a member of the General Board of Pension and Health Benefits.