One of the major duties of the Conference is "to see that, as far possible, every pastoral charge within its bounds shall have a pastorate without interruption, and that every effective minister shall have a pastoral charge, and to effect this through a Settlement Committee which it shall appoint annually." (The Manual) The Settlement Committee was required to report to the annual meeting of Conference before the close of sessions. The Settlement Committee report must include a complete list of its appointments, the names of Ministers who, by Conference action, have been dropped from the Conference roll, and its recommendation as to the Presbyteries to which Ministers shall be designated who are not settled in Pastoral Charges. The Chairs of the Pastoral Relations Committee of each Presbytery were required to provide the Settlement Committee with information concerning vacancies within its bounds. This information was then immediately communicated to the Secretary of General Council for the information of the General Council Transfer Committee. Membership consisted of one ministerial and one non-ministerial representative from each Presbytery, selected by Conference from nominations made by the Presbyteries, as well as the President of Conference and an appropriate Conference staff person who served ex officio. Occasionally, the Settlement Committee would create a special sub-committee to study a particular issue. The Settlement committee also sponsored workshops on personnel issues and pastoral relations. Following Conference re-structuring in 1983, the Conference Settlement Committee came under the umbrella of the newly created Ministry and Personnel Council.