Benevolent Order of Elks #2797

“The organization is made up of members who are elected to membership by the current members present at a regular meeting. All members are of the same class and any decisions made by either the board of directors (trustees), any committee or any officer can be overridden by a majority of the current members present at any regular or special meeting. Any special meeting must be annouced to the membership by regular mail or other such means as approved by the membership prior to the special meeting.”

“The organization is made up of members who are elected to membership by the current members present at a regular meeting. All members are of the same class and any decisions made by either the board of directors (trustees), any committee, or any officer can be overridden by a majority of the current members present at any regular or special meeting. Any special meeting must be annouced to the membership by regular mail or other such means as approved by the membership prior to the special meeting.”

“All decisions made by the governing body is subject to being approved by the membership present at any regular meeting. This includes the trustees (board of directors), any committee, or any officers.”

“The tax return and financial reports are presented to the lodge membership for review at the last meeting in june of the year the tax return is due. The lodge members vote to approve the responsible designated officers to sign and submit the annual reports to the appropriate agencies.”

“The lodge has a written conflict of interest policy and is reviewed and approved at the last regular meeting in june of each year at the time the tax return and financial reports are presented.”

“The only paid officers are the secretary and treasurer. The compensation is approved by the lodge membership and is required by the grand lodge to be in compliance with their guidelines.”

“All governing documents are available to the public upon request for a small fee to cover costs associated with providing copies.”

“The tax return along with the required grand lodge financial statements must be presented to the lodge membership at the last meeting in june in the year the tax return is due. After it is presented and questions are answered, a vote is taken to approve all documents and to authorize the treasurer and exaulted ruler to sign all required documents and submit them to the required agencies.”