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Order; and that the lodge must secure
a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of its
members voting to move after having had
two months advance notice to all lodge
members of the vote to come, including
whatever medium is needed to disseminate
that notice to reach all members; and that
after an affirmative vote at the local lodge
level, the two districts involved in the switch
approve the change via their district boards
of directors; and that if the International
Board of Directors is required to add its
stamp of approval, that it be done in an
expeditious manner. Motion carried.
MOTION was made by the Corporate
Matters Committee that that governance
conclusions and recommendations
offered by the State be presented by an
International Board Member to each district
convention in 2016. Motion carried.
MOTION was made by the Corporate
Matters Committee that there shall be a
monthly report from each District on the
status of each lodge's compliance in their
Districts, and that as of September 1, that
dues will be withheld from those lodges
until they are in compliance. Motion carried.
RECOMMENDATION by the Corporate
Matters Committee to District Board of
Directors and District Nominating
Committees;
1. Communication! Both ways, is a necessity,
between the District Board and the
District Nominating Committee.
2. The District Board is the supreme
authority in the District in the interim
between District Lodge Meetings;
the District Lodge being the ultimate
authority in the District.
3. The District Nominating Committee is
elected by the District Board of Directors.
The District Nominating Committee
derives its powers from the District
Board of Directors.
4. Good business practice suggests that
such a subordinate committee will
always keep the ultimate authority
informed of the status of its work.
Transparency both ways is primary.
5. Good judgment and logic need to be
central to the decision making process
on the part of both the ultimate and
subordinate parties, specifically a date
by which Candidate Leadership Applications
need to be received by the
Nominating Committee.
6. Either party setting deadlines which
don't logically meet the needs of the
District provide for problems; obstructing
potential candidate's paths
to office, and more importantly, not
allowing adequate time to seek out
candidates to all the chairs that need
to be filled.
7. Local Lodges have until the end of February
of a lodge meeting/convention
year to elect their District Delegates to
the District Lodge Meeting (See 4.7.1.
in the 2014-2016 Charter and Constitutions
(C&C)). For the District Board to
establish a date earlier than the end of
that period, by which the Candidate
Leadership Applications are to be
submitted, makes no logical sense,
because the District Board has no idea
who the delegates are and from whom
candidates may be recruited.
8. Robert's Rules of Order (RRO), to which
Sons of Norway subscribes (See 1.1.3. in
the C&C) specifically states: " Members
of the Nominating Committee are
not barred from becoming nominees
for office themselves. To make such a
requirement would mean, first, that
service on the Nominating Committee
carried a penalty by depriving its
members of one of their privileges; and
second, that appointment or election
to the Nominating Committee could
be used to prevent a member from becoming
a nominee. (RRO, 11th Edition,
p. 433, L. 29-35).
9. Therefore, based on #8 above, it is the
consensus of the International Board,
that should a Nominating Committee
Member submit their resignation
from that committee, and because the
Nominating Committee is by statue
(See 3.7.7. in the C&C), elected by the
District Board of Directors, then that
resignation should be accepted by the
District Board and not denied by the
District President, especially if there is
nothing in the District By-laws preventing
such. In addition, RRO states: " If a
member who has accepted an office,
committee assignment, or other duty
finds that he/she is unable to perform
it, he/she should submit their resignation
- normally in writing - to the secretary
or appointing power. By doing
so, he/she is, in effect, requesting to be
excused from a duty. The chair, reading
or announcing the resignation, can
assume a motion " that the resignation
be accepted. " (RRO, 11th Edition, p. 291,
L. 1-9).
10. Finally, the International Board of
Directors believes that for the good of
the order, peace and harmony need to
prevail within the lodge and all parties
will want to present a common and
cooperative front so as to not bring
criticism or embarrassment to Sons of
Norway at any level. Recommendation
approved.
MOTION was made by the Corporate
Matters Committee that the Corporate
Matters Committee, Legal Counsel,
Executive Administrative Assistant, meet
via teleconference within two weeks of
the conclusion of this Spring International
Board Meeting and finish the work needed.
Motion carried.
MOTION was made and seconded to
approach the editorial board to encourage
districts to donate a portion of their district
page to honor Past International Board
Members. Motion carried.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan Rude, Secretary
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