SECTION 1. There shall be a Committee on Canons composed of clergy22 and lay persons which shall be a standing committee with the power to sit between sessions of the Convention. The Committee shall be appointed by the Bishop at Convention in such number as he or she from time to time may designate. Each appointed member shall serve for a three (3) year term. The Committee on Canons shall consider and report upon all proposed amendments and additions to the Constitution and Canons of this Diocese. As soon as possible after the adjournment of any session of the General Convention, the Committee on Canons shall ascertain what changes have been made in the Canons of the General Convention and shall report to the next succeeding Diocesan Convention whether any amendments to the Diocesan Constitution and Canons may be required to conform to the Canons of the General Convention, as altered.
SECTION 2. The Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor shall be ex-officio members of the Committee with voice and vote.
SECTION 3. All necessary expenses incurred by the Committee on Canons in the performance of its duties shall be paid by the Treasurer of the Diocese.