Ancient Free & Accepted Masons 125

“Mosaic lodge is classified as a subordinate organization operating under a central organization, the grand lodge of iowa, a.f. And a.m. The grand lodge , through its constitution and laws for subordinate lodges, specifies how subordinate lodges are to operate including their form of government. Any man who has received three degrees of symbolic masonry in a particular lodge or any mason who has affiliated with it is classified as a member of the lodge with the right to vote on all matters which may come before it. The grand lodge specifies that all members of a lodge present at a reguklar meeting of that lodge, provided that a quorum of seven is present, are entitled to vote and make governance decisions on behalf of the lodge. The grand lodge does not authorize delegating this authority to a smaller body. Thus the forty-seven members of the mosaic lodge form its governing body.”

“See above statement for part vi, line 1a.”

“As required by the grand lodge, the secretary of the lodge records the minutes of every regular ans special meeting of the lodge in a minutes book which is kept for an indefinite period with most being from the time that the lodge was chartered by the grand lodge. During a regular meeting of mosaic lodge, various committees will give a verbal report of their activities, if any. These reports are entered into the minutes of that meeting. Any recommendations made by the committee must be voted upon by the members of the lodge present at a regular meeting.”

“The data for the form 990 is intially prepared by the treasurer of mosaic lodge and then given to a cpa for review and preparation. The treasurer reviews the completed form 990 at a regular meeting of the lodge- the members present constituting the governing body. Upon request, any member of the lodge or any member of the general public my examine form 990 in detail.”

“The governing documents of mosaic lodge consist of the constitution and laws for subordinate lodges of the grand lodge of iowa and the by-laws of the mosaic lodge which may not be inconsistent or in conflict with those of the grand lodge. Mosaic lodge does not have a conflit of interest policy. The financial records of the lodge are maintained by the treasurer. The above documents are available for examination by any member of the lodge or members of the public upon request.”

“As a small token of appreciation for their service, mosaic lodge provides for the annual payment of honorariums to three of its officers - the master, treasurer, and secretary, these honorariums, $75, $150, and $300 respectively, are determined by tradition and by the lodge's by-laws. An amendment to the by-laws would be required to change the anounts specified therein. The current amounts hane been in effect since 2001.”

“See above statement for part vi, line 1a”

“See attached statement for part vi, line 15b”

“The treasurer of mosaic lodge annually compiles a written report summarizing the financial activities of the lodge for the preceding year. As required by the laws for subordinate lodges of the grand lodge of iowa, the financial records of the lodge , including the treasurer's annual report, are examined annually by the finance committee of the lodge. The finance committee reports its findings at a regular meeting of the lodge and recommends whether the annual report compiled by the treasurer should be accepted. If accepted, this report becomes a part of the minutes of the lodge and a copy of the report is sent to the grand lodge of iowa.”