Decision Number 894

Decision

The decision of law of Bishop C. Joseph Sprague is affirmed. The "New Model" Implementation Task Force has not completed its work. Therefore to determine its conformity with the 1996 Discipline is premature. However, the specific request for the decision of law was to determine if it was in conformity with the Discipline for the Northern Illinois Annual Conference to establish a "New Model" Implementation Task Force. The Judicial Council reaffirms the Annual Conference's prerogative to establish such committees, teams, task forces as may be required to conduct its business.