Fraternity-Testvériség, 1980 (58. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1980-07-01 / 3. szám

ARTICLE III

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Definition — Membership — Duties Jurisdiction

23. The Board of Directors is that body of the Federation which, with full responsibility to the Convention, administers, effectuates, guides and controls its affairs in accordance with the by-laws.

24. The Board of Directors, American or Canadian citizens, is constituted of regular, advisory and honorary members. In order to assure representation for all members of the Federation, no member may be elected to or serve on the Board of Directors who does not reside in the district he is to represent. The age of the Vice-Presidents, regular members of the Board of Directors and the alternates shall not be over 66 as of December 31 of the Convention year. The geographical boundaries of said districts are to recommended by the Board of Directors and approved by the Convention. If no boundaries are determined by any one Convention, the boundaries as before determined are to prevail. The members of the Board of Directors are ex- officio members of the Board of Directors of the Bethlen Home and the Student Aid and Loan Fund.

Regular Members

a) The National Officers are: President, Vice President-Secretary and Treasurer.

b) The three Vice Presidents.

c) Members of the Board of Directors.

Advisory Members

a) Administrator of the Bethlen Home.

b) Medical Director.

c) Financial Counsellor.

d) Legal Counsellor.

Honorary Members

25. The Convention may, in recognition of outstanding past services, elect honorary members to the Board of Directors.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

26. The Board of Directors shall have two regular meetings yearly; in the first half of the

year in the Home Office, and in the second half of the year at the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

27. It is the duty of every regular member of the Board of Directors to be present at the meetings. Advisory members shall attend the meetings of the Board of Directors upon the invitation of the President.

Special Meeting

28. When the Executive Committee deems it necessary, or upon the request of at least half of the Members of the Board of Directors, the President shall call a special meeting. The call shall be issued in writing, at least two weeks before the date of the meeting.

Minutes — Expenses of the Board of Directors Order of Procedure

29. The order of procedure at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors is:

a) Opening of the meeting with a devotion and the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States.

b) Reports of the National Officers.

c) Reports of the Advisory Members.

d) Examinations by and reports of the Standing Committees.

e) Pending matters and motions.

f) Closing of the meeting with devotion.

30. The Board of Directors shall select its own recording secretary from among the National Officers. The minutes shall be communicated to the members of the Board of Directors by the Secretary.

31. The expenses of the meetings of the Board of Directors and the expense allowance of the Members present shall be determined by the Board of Directors.

Election — Installation —- Vacancies in the Board of Directors

32. The regular Members of the Board of Directors are elected and their honorarium determined by the Convention. The honorarium shall be adjusted according to the consumers price index (all items) of the previous year as published by the Department of Labor but this may not exceed a yearly 10%. The National

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