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NFFE 1450 News  NFFE 1450 Elections to be held this year!9/1/2008NFFE 1450 Executive Board Elections will be held before the end of the year with installation occurring January 2009. The NFFE 1450 Executive Board is comprised of the following positions: President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Secretary-Treasurer, Conductor-Sentinel & three Trustee positions. To learn more about the election schedule and nomination process please come to the September 25th meeting (open to members only) at 11:30 am (pst). Below is a description of the duties of each office: President: The Local Lodge President shall preside at all meetings of the Local Lodge; decide on all questions and disputes not controlled by laws of the IAM or bylaws of the District Lodge; countersign orders and checks properly drawn on or by the Secretary-Treasurer; appoint committees not otherwise provided for; appoint an Educator and Communicator; administer the obligation to new members; enforce the laws of the IAM applicable to Local Lodges and members; and perform other such duties as required by the NFFE FDL Bylaws and the IAM Constitution and, in the case of a tie vote, shall cast the deciding vote. Vice President: The Vice President shall see that all persons entering the Local Lodge room are members; that all property of the Local Lodge has proper care and assist the president in maintaining order; preside at all meetings in the absence of the president; shall, in the absence of the president, be authorized to sign vouchers, checks, and other documents in his/her place subject to approval of the Local Lodge; and in case of death, removal, or resignation of the president, shall become president and serve as such until after the next regular election and installation of the successor in office. Recording Secretary: The Recording Secretary shall conduct correspondence for, and in the name of the Local Lodge; present all communications and bills to the Local Lodge; and deliver such bills to and for the files of the Secretary-Treasurer; draw all orders on the Secretary-Treasurer when passed by the Local Lodge and attest the same by properly signing and attaching the seal of the Local Lodge thereto; prepare and sign all credentials of delegates and alternate delegates to conventions of the District Lodge and Grand Lodge and forward duplicates thereof to the District Lodge and the Grand Lodge Secretary-Treasurer; keep minutes of the Local Lodge meetings; and perform such other duties as are required by these Bylaws. Secretary-Treasurer: The Secretary-Treasurer shall receive and deposit all funds of the Local Lodge in a bank of sound financial standing in the name of the Local Lodge; pay all properly drawn orders by check, which checks shall be countersigned by the president of the Local Lodge, but shall not draw any checks in violation of these Local Lodge Bylaws. The Secretary-Treasurer shall collect all dues, fines, assessments and all monies from any source for the benefit of the Local Lodge; keep a systematic account of all disbursements in such a way as to show the balance of cash on hand at the close of each meeting of the Local Lodge; file all receipted bills; keep a correct account between the lodge and its members, and submit the books to the auditing committee of the Local Lodge semiannually (at the close of 6 June and December). Conductor-Sentinel: The conductor-sentinel shall examine all persons present prior to the opening of all meetings of the Local Lodge for the purpose of ascertaining whether any are in attendance who are not entitled to remain, and shall report to the president all those present who are in arrears for dues. The conductor-sentinel shall answer all alarms at the door, report the same, and admit all who are entitled to admission. Trustee (3 positions): The board of trustees shall have charge of all property belonging to the Local Lodge; shall see that all of the books are properly kept, and at the time of the semiannual audit shall assist the auditing committee in the examination of all books and accounts and verify the report of the auditing committee by attaching their signatures thereto. Should the work of auditing the books of the Local Lodge be delayed on account of the failure of one or more of the trustees to be in attendance, the auditors shall proceed to carry on the work in the same manner as though all of the trustees were present. The trustees shall be liable to the Grand Lodge for all funds and other property of the Local Lodge under their control. More information will be provided to all members shortly by the NFFE 1450 Elections Committee. |
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