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other leadership experience that the candidates may have.
Charter, Constitution/Policies & Procedures Work Group
President Tehven appointed the work group in January, 2017 to
review the CC/PP manual to identify inconsistencies between
the various sections, and to offer suggestions regarding
wording changes, grammar and punctuation.
Work group members are Peter Vatne (D3), Geoff Wodell
(D5), Andrina Benazic (D7) and Erlene Stevenson (D2). The work
group's suggested edits were sent to President Tehven in an
electronic document March 2, 2018.
Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure (CGAD)
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
has created model regulations regarding corporate governance.
Sons of Norway is not currently required to report, but we
expect this model to be enacted in Minnesota.
Legal Counsel Dave Ness led the CGAD discussion. He
provided an outline of what Sons of Norway needs to be
compliant. Basically, Sons of Norway's corporate governance
framework and structure must be written out in an annual
disclosure. A partial list of what we are required to provide
includes a rationale of the board's size and structure, an outline
of the nominating committee structure and process, a list
of the duties of the board of directors and each committee,
the role of the Chief Executive Officer, the qualifications and
experience of each board member, and the core competencies
of the board members. The International Board and staff have
begun work on the disclosure narratives.
District Presidents Meet with International Board
President Tehven restated the 2018 goals for Sons of Norway
and asked each District President to report on what his/her
district is doing to meet those goals.
Several presidents mentioned what they are doing to recruit
new members, such as booths at county fairs and street fairs,
membership dinners, and taking advantage of the Membership
Assistance Program (MAP). They are striving very hard to
provide programs at the meetings that zero in on culture,
heritage and genealogy. These are the topics that attract
people to the meetings.
Legal Counsel Dave Ness gave the lodge owned real estate
report. He said unbelievable progress has been made in getting
lodges who own real estate to comply with ownership and tax
registration requirements. Only a handful of compliance items
remain outstanding.
Eivind Heiberg told the District Presidents that bids to host
the 2020 International Convention must be turned in 45 days
before the 2018 convention begins in Bloomington, MN on
Aug. 15th. Per Mikalsen, President of District 8, said that their
district will be putting in a bid to host the 2020 convention in
Hamar, Norway.
Senior Staff Q&A
Fraternal Director Linda Pederson shared features of the new 2018
recruitment starter kit and gave samples to the Board. These kits
can be ordered from Doris Kamstra.
IT Director Rachele Hockert answered questions about cyber
security. She said her team meets weekly with security consultant
Josh Moore and is also working to comply with new cyber security
regulations in the State of New York and in Europe.
Friday, May 11
The Board reviewed a compilation of bylaw changes voted on and
approved by the International Board from Aug. 2016 - May 2018
that will be forwarded to international delegates for approval at
the August convention in Bloomington, MN.
Past Minutes
* International Board Minutes for November 7-10, 2017.
Typo noted in paragraph headed " Dinner Meeting. " Last
sentence should say " pending litigation, " not " pening
litigation. " Motion made to approve minutes as
corrected. Motion approved.
* Feb. 28, 2018 - The International Board voted by email
on the sale and re-lease of Minneapolis headquarters
property. The execution and delivery of the purchase
agreement for and on behalf of Sons of Norway by Eivind
Heiberg, Chief Executive Officer was ratified, confirmed
and approved in all respects. The motion carried in an
email vote. A motion was made May 11, 2018 to accept
this vote into the official record.
Motion approved.
* International Board Minutes from teleconference on
March 20, 2018. A motion was made to approve the
minutes. Motion approved.
Resolutions from Committees
Motion made by the Corporate Matters & Governance
Committee that Constitution Paragraphs 2.12.2 Committee
Appointments and 2.12.2.1 be combined and amended as follows:
The International President may appoint from among
the elected delegates, committees to serve during the
International Lodge Meeting as follows: Finance/Investment,
Laws and Resolutions. The President can appoint other
committees such as Reports and/or Fraternal Programs or
combine committees as needed.
Motion carried.
Motion made by the Benefits Committee that the text of
paragraph 3.12.2 of the Constitution be replaced with the text
of paragraphs 2.12.2 and 2.12.2.1 with District substituted with
International as needed.
3.12.2
Committee Appointments
The President shall in time, before the District
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