We, the members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association, now unite as a body to promote interest, establish harmony, and cultivate a closer friendship, both social and material, among the auxiliaries to the volunteer fire companies of the State of Maryland, and assist the State Firemen’s Association upon request, and do hereby adopt the following Constitution and Bylaws:

Name And Membership

Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association (hereinafter referred to as the Auxiliary).

Section 2. The membership shall consist of any auxiliary whose affiliated fire department is a member of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association. Any existing member auxiliary that becomes separated from its fire department but continues to actively support the projects of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association may retain its membership.

Section 3. Active membership shall consist of member auxiliaries whose annual dues have been paid by December 31^st, for the current year.

Section 4. The fiscal year shall be July 1 – June 30.

 ARTICLE II

Section 1. Dues of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars shall be paid annually for the current year (July 1 – June 30) by Fall Conference. Any auxiliary whose dues have not been paid by Fall Conference will be notified by certified return receipt requested mail. If dues are not paid by December 31 of the current year the Auxiliary will be automatically dropped from membership. Any auxiliary joining after December 31^st shall pay dues of twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50). Any auxiliary whose membership has lapsed on December 31^st for the current year must pay the full current year dues of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to be reinstated and to be members in good standing.

Section 2. All monies due the Auxiliary must be turned in to the Financial Secretary.

Section 3. Only the solicitation(s) of monies pertinent to State Auxiliary or State Firemen’s Association Work will be conducted within the meeting room(s). All other auxiliaries will refrain from their individual solicitation(s).

Section 1. The annual convention shall be held at the same place and dates as the Maryland State Firemen’s Association’s Convention.

 Section 2. Two (2) conferences of the Auxiliary shall be held each year, one (1) ninety (90) to one hundred twenty (120) days after the annual convention and the other sixty (60) to ninety (90) days before the annual convention, the time and place of each conference shall be designated by the Conference Chairman.

 Section 3. Special meetings may be called by the President.

 ARTICLE IV

Section 1. A quorum shall consist of one-fourth (1/4) of the active membership.

 Section 2. Roberts’ Rules of Order, Revised, are the basis of this Constitution and Bylaws and shall govern on any question not specifically covered by this Constitution and Bylaws.

Section 1. Each member auxiliary is entitled to five (5) delegates and five (5) alternates who shall represent their respective auxiliary.

Section 2a. For convention, member auxiliaries will furnish proper credential form naming delegates and alternates to the Recording Secretary of the Auxiliary on or before May 1^st. A delegate’s name may not appear on more than one (1) credential sheet. The chairman or designated person shall register for her/his auxiliary with the Credential Committee. Registration will not be taken for the Memorial Service and the Installation of Officers’.

Section 2b. For conferences, one (1) member of the delegation attending shall register with the Credential Committee as chairman of the delegates for her/his auxiliary at the conferences.

Section 3. A registration fee of one dollar ($1.00) shall be collected from the chairman of delegates for each person registered as a delegate, alternate, and guest at convention. There will be no charge for officers and Past Presidents badges.

Section 1. Nomination of officers shall be opened at the Spring Conference by reading of nomination forms by the Corresponding Secretary and closed at the first session of the annual convention after nominations from the floor have been accepted. Election of officers shall be held at the third session of convention.

Section 2. A majority of the votes of the auxiliaries present and voting shall be required to elect. Each active auxiliary is entitled to five (5) votes. Voting shall be by ballot.

Section 3. Whenever there are more than two (2) candidates and there is a failure to elect, the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes shall be dropped and successive ballots cast until there is an election for that office.

Section 4. The President shall appoint one (1) judge and four (4) tellers. After all ballots have been cast the judge and tellers shall retire to a private room to count the votes. The judges shall report the count to the convention body.

Section 5. Any member of an auxiliary which maintains active membership in the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association, shall be entitled to candidacy for office provided a nomination form, signed by the secretary and president of her / his auxiliary for said office is submitted. Candidate must be present, or submit a logical reason for absence in writing, at the first session of convention or her / his name will be crossed from the ballot. A letter of endorsement shall accompany the nomination form for a first time candidate. No auxiliary is entitled to more than one (1) elective office. All officers shall be elected to serve a term of one (1) year. The President cannot succeed herself / himself. A candidate for the presidency must have served as Junior or Senior Vice President in the Auxiliary. All officers shall take the oath of office. An officer who is deemed derelict in the performance of her / his duties by the Executive Committee, shall appear before said committee to answer the charges of her / his dereliction. If the committee, by a majority vote of those present and voting, finds the charges valid after the hearing, she / he shall be removed from office.

Section 6. Election rules as indicated below will govern the elections of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Maryland State Firemen’s Association:

 Section 7. Installation of officers shall be held at a designated session of convention. The immediate Past President shall be the Installing Officer. She/he shall receive a working fund of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) per convention.

 Section 1a. The elected officers of the Auxiliary shall be President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Chaplain, Vice Chaplain, Historian, Guard, and two (2) Color Bearers.

 Section 1b. The standing officers of the Auxiliary shall be Conference Chairman and Bessie Marshall Benefit Chairman.

Section 2a. The standing committees shall be Ads and Patrons, Auditing, Bessie Marshall Benefit, Conference, Constitution and Bylaws, Convention, County Organizers and Sick, Credential, Executive, Exhibits, Fire Prevention, Incentive Programs, Judge and Tellers, Legislative / 17 State Circle, Membership, Music, Pages, Parliamentarian, Pins and Badges, Public Relations, Publicity, Safety, Mary Smith Purdum Scholarship, Sick, and Ways and Means. All committees should have at least three (3) members, with the exception of the Parliamentarian, unless otherwise specified.

 Section 2b. The Executive Committee shall be comprised of officers of the Auxiliary, all committee chairmen, including County Organizers and Publicity Committees, Parliamentarian and Past Presidents.

 Section 2c. The Membership Committee shall be comprised of the Junior Vice President as Chairman and twenty-three (23) County Organizers appointed by the President.

 Section 3. No standing committee or special committee shall give away free gifts purchased with Auxiliary funds. Distribution of education materials promoting fire prevention or safety practices purchased entirely with funds realized through fund raising activities of the Fire Prevention and Safety Committees is authorized.

 Section 4. No individual accounts of any type are to be opened up by any Committee Chairman without prior approval of the body. If and when a new committee is established, it will be listed in Article IX, Section 24. Funds from all committees are to be turned in to the Financial Secretary at least monthly.

Section 1. The duties of the President shall be to preside at all conference and convention meetings; be an ex officio member of all committees; appoint committees (standing and special committees to be appointed within thirty (30) days of installation); sign all orders on the Treasurer for payment of bills; countersign checks; make a report at the annual convention and perform such other duties as may be required. She/he shall not approve payment of bills for special activities without the approval of the body. She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to postage, telephone and travel, and receive one hundred dollars ($100.00) to defray other miscellaneous expenses. She/he shall present a condensed report of her/his work to the Maryland State Firemen’s Association at convention. In the event of a vacancy occurring in an elected office, the President shall appoint within thirty (30) days a Past President to fill and serve the unexpired term, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee, except for the offices of the President and Chaplain, whose duties are automatically assumed by a Vice President and the Vice Chaplain.

Section 2. The Senior Vice President shall assume the duties of the President in her/his absence or disability. She/he shall preside at all Executive Committee meetings. She/he shall serve as Chairman of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, and shall hold a committee meeting, at a specified time and place, for any proposed amendments. She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to supplies, postage and telephone, and receive fifty dollars ($50.00) to defray other miscellaneous expenses.

Section 3. The Junior Vice President shall assume the duties of the President in the absence or disability of both the President and Senior Vice President. She/he shall serve as Chairman of the Membership Committee. She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to supplies, postage and telephone, and receive fifty dollars ($50.00) to defray other miscellaneous expenses.

 Section 4. The Recording Secretary shall keep in a book provided for that purpose, a complete and permanent record of proceedings of all meetings of the Auxiliary and Executive Committee. She/he shall prepare a mailing list of member auxiliaries (periodically forwarding changes to the Corresponding Secretary for distribution to officers and committee chairmen): mail to each member auxiliary, officers, Past Presidents before November 1^st and June 1^st , condensed minutes of Fall and Spring Conferences, respectively, including motions, amendments to Constitution and Bylaws, and financial reports; make an annual report to the Auxiliary and such other reports as the President and Executive Committee may require; and mail credential sheets to each auxiliary by February 1^st of each year. She/he shall prepare a roll of the active auxiliaries and deliver this roll together with the credential of the delegates and alternates to the Credential Committee Chairman by June 1^st. She/he shall receive a working fund of one hundred dollars ($100.00). She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to supplies, postage and telephone, and receive fifty dollars ($50.00) to defray other miscellaneous expenses. The outgoing Recording Secretary shall be responsible for the preparation and delivery of the procedure books to the current Recording Secretary at Fall Conference for distribution and mailing immediately to all auxiliaries and Past Presidents not present all Fall Conference, She/he shall coordinate the February 1^st mailing with the Corresponding Secretary.

 Section 5. The Treasurer shall receive all monies from the Financial Secretary and give receipt therefore and deposit said monies in the bank within ten (10) days; pay all bills on orders signed by the President and Financial Secretary; secure bond for President; Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Bessie Marshall Benefit Chairman, Ads and Patrons Chairman, Conference Chairman and Ways and Means Chairman, retaining same. Report financial transactions occurring from conference to conference to convention, with an annual report printed in the procedure book. Treasurer’s report shall be condensed for the minutes as the report printed in the procedure book is complete for the year. (Each item to be clearly identified). She/He shall receive a working fund of fifty dollars ($50.00). She/He shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to supplies, postage and telephone, and receive seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to defray other miscellaneous expenses.

 Section 6. The Financial Secretary shall collect all monies due the Auxiliary giving receipt for same, paying same to the Treasurer and receiving a receipt therefore; countersign all orders on the Treasurer for payment of money authorized by the Auxiliary and make a record of same; report financial transactions limited to totals occurring from conference to conference to convention; countersign checks when necessary; receive all bank statements, audit same and then forward to the Treasurer; mail a bill for dues to each auxiliary by August 1^st of each year, said bill to contain a notice prominently displayed that dues are payable in advance and will be considered in arrears after Fall Conference. By October 31^st of each year she/he shall mail a certified return receipt requested notice to all auxiliaries whose dues have not been paid for the current year stating that any auxiliary whose dues have not been received by December 31^st will be automatically dropped from membership; and issue receipt upon payment of dues, forwarding list of auxiliaries whose dues have not been paid by December 31^st to the Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Membership Chairman, and the Credential Chairman. She/he shall receive a working fund of one hundred dollars ($100.00) She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to supplies, postage, and telephone, and receive fifty dollars ($50.00) to defray other miscellaneous expenses.

 Section 7. The Corresponding Secretary shall receive all communications and answer same; mail a sample ballot of all proposed amendments 30 days prior to the opening of annual convention and any other correspondence requested by the President; send all changes of address to officers and committee chairmen; be responsible for the printing and distribution of nomination blanks to member auxiliaries by February 1^st, and make a report of same at the Spring Conference; be responsible for the printing of the ballots at convention for the election of officers and proposed amendments; and make a report at the annual convention. Immediately following each convention she/he shall send any Past President who could not attend convention an acknowledgment note. She/he shall receive a working fund of fifty dollars ($50.00). She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to supplies, postage and telephone, and receive fifty dollars ($50.00) t defray other miscellaneous expenses. She/he shall coordinate the February 1^st mailing with the Recording Secretary.

 Section 8. The Chaplain shall open all conference, conventions and executive meetings with a prayer; assist the Maryland State Firemen’s Association at Convention Memorial Services and others when requested; issue two (2) copies of a Memorial Certificate, one (1) for the family and one (1) for the auxiliary of the deceased member. She/he shall keep in a book, provided for the purpose, a complete and permanent record listing the names of all deceased members.

Section 9. The Vice Chaplain shall assume the duties of the Chaplain in her/his absence or disability. She/he shall close all conferences, conventions and executive meetings with a prayer.

 Section 10. The Historian shall keep the history of the State Auxiliary She/he shall add any historical events including a list of the Auxiliary officers. She/he shall prepare a written report, to be printed in the procedure book, pertaining to Fall and Spring Conferences (including complete motions, Bylaw changes and amendments). She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to essential supplies and shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75.00) working fund.

 Section 11. The Guard shall keep the door, receive and introduce all visitors to the President. (Appointed pages (2) shall act as messengers at all times.) The Guard and Pages shall monitor the doors during election to assure that no ballots leave the meeting room.

 Section 12. The Color Bearer receiving the highest number of votes shall advance and retire the American Flag at each meeting. The Color Bearer receiving the lesser number of votes shall advance and retire the Maryland Flag at each meeting.

 Section 13. In the absence of the President, Senior Vice President and Junior Vice President from any meeting the most immediate Past President in attendance shall preside.

 Section 14. Each officer shall immediately turn over to her/his elected successor all Auxiliary properties in her/his possession at the end of her/his term of office, as well as a written procedure (standard operating procedure) which will be a guideline for accomplishing duties of respective offices.

ARTICLE IX

Section 1. The ads and Patrons Committee shall obtain funds to defray expenses incurred in the printing of procedure books through selling ads and boosters for inclusion in the book. The Committee will submit an annual report at the Fall Conference.

 Section 2. The Auditing Committee shall be comprised of four (4) Past Presidents, one appointed as chairman, appointed annually be the President, to audit the Financial Records of the President, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, and the Bessie Marshall Benefit Chairman. All books shall be audited twice yearly, the first audit in January, report to be given at Spring Conference and the second audit to be done the first of July, with report to be given at Fall Conference. In addition, an interim audit to be May 31^st to be given at Convention. Officers named shall attend the audits at the designated time and place. Reports will be given at Spring Conference and Convention and copy of the report shall be submitted to the above named Officers and the Recording Secretary.

 Section 4. The Conference Chairman shall make arrangements for the meeting place of the Fall and Spring Conferences and notify the President, Officers, Past Presidents, Publicity Chairmen, and all member auxiliaries of said place. She/he shall extend a written invitation to the Maryland State Firemen’s Association’s President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chaplain to be guests of the Ladies’ Auxiliary at all Fall and Spring Conferences. Must submit a financial report (example printed in the procedure book) with any monies turned in to the Financial Secretary at Conferences and Convention with a carbon copy to the Recording Secretary, and will submit an annual report to the Recording Secretary for inclusion in the procedure book. She/he shall receive a working fund of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per conference.

 Section 5. The Constitution and Bylaws Committee, chaired by the Senior Vice President, shall receive all proposed amendments, study them carefully at a meeting to be held at a specified time and place, and present them to the Auxiliary in the manner set forth by Article X, Section 1. The Committee shall be responsible for maintaining a permanent record of the Constitution and By-Laws in a separate book. All approved amendments with the date passed will be added to the permanent record in the section to which it applies.

Section 6. The Convention Committee shall work in liaison with the Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention Committee.

Section 7. The Credential Committee shall consist of at least twelve (12) members including the Chairman, and receive from the Recording Secretary all credential sheets and the roll of active auxiliaries from which the committee shall prepare a credential book to be used at meetings. This committee shall be responsible for reporting at each session the number of auxiliaries, officers, delegates, alternates, Past Presidents and guests present. She/he shall receive a working fund of twenty dollars ($20.00). Must submit a financial report (example printed in the procedure book) with any monies turned over to the Pins and Badges Committee for submission to the Financial Secretary at Conferences and Convention with a carbon copy to the Recording Secretary, and will submit an annual report to the Recording Secretary for inclusion in the procedure book.

Section 8. The Executive Committee shall recommend the amount of the bond of the President, Financial Secretary, Treasurer , Bessie Maarshall Benefit Chairman, Ads and Patrons Chairman, Conference Chairman, and Ways and Means Chairman; review all business of the Auxiliary requiring attention between meetings, have control and supervision over all properties belonging to the Auxiliary, and look after its interests generally. The Executive Committee shall meet only in case of an emergency, at the request of the President or request in writing from five (5) member auxiliaries. All expenses for said meeting shall be incurred by the Auxiliary. Twenty-five (25) members shall constitute a quorum and a majority vote of those present shall decide all questions on making recommendations to the body.

Section 9. The Exhibits Committee shall prepare committee identification signs for conferences and convention, and any other related materials requested by the President.

Section 10. The Fire Prevention Committee shall encourage and promote a program of fire prevention among the auxiliaries, supplying them with material and suggestions when possible. It shall make an annual report and prepare exhibits and promotional material for the convention. Said committee shall be provided with a working fund of seventy-five collars ($75.00). Must submit a financial report (example printed in the procedure book) with any monies turned in to the Financial Secretary at Conferences and Convention with a carbon copy to the Recording Secretary, and will submit an annual report to the Recording Secretary for inclusion in the procedure book.

Section 11. The Incentive Programs Committee will be responsible for monitoring incentive programs, coordinate the collection of information for programs such as Income Tax Modification for the Ladies’ Auxiliary and other programs that might come about, to provide for volunteer fire, rescue, and emergency medical services personnel – Ladies’ Auxiliary. The Committee will consist of a Chairman and at least nine (9) members, but not more than twenty-three (23) members, who shall cover the various areas of the State. On the assigned date of each year, the chairman will submit a report stating the participation in the point system by the various local auxiliaries with the names and Social Security number of individuals who qualified for the subtraction modification for the preceding taxable year to the Maryland State Firemen’s Association’s Incentive Programs Committee Chairman, who will forward the report to the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Office of the Comptroller. She/he shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to essential supplies and shall receive seventy-five dollars ($75.00) working fund.

Section 12. The Judge and Tellers Committee shall count all votes. The Judge shall be responsible for the ballot box.

Section 13. The Legislative/17 State Circle Committee shall work in conjunction with the Maryland State Firemen’s Association Legislative Committee in keeping the Auxiliary informed of bills proposed and passed. Said Committee shall be reimbursed for expenses limited to postage and phone.

Section 14. The Membership Committee, which consists of the County Organizers with the Junior Vice President as Chairman, shall organize auxiliaries, investigate eligibility of applicants, obtain new members and encourage attendance and rejoining of former members.

Section 15. The Music Committee shall provide music for the conferences and convention at the request of the President.

Section 16. The Pages shall act as messengers at all times and assist the Guard with her/his duties as needed, including monitoring the doors during election to be sure no ballots leave the meeting room.

Section 17. The duties of the Parliamentarian shall be to advise the President in all matters of Parliamentary Procedure and interpretations of the Constitution and Bylaws. The chair/body shall have the final ruling. She/he shall serve as a member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee.

Section 18. The Pins and Badges Committee shall be responsible for purchasing the pins and badges for all officers, the immediate Past President, and Convention. It shall arrange to purchase and sell articles denoting membership in L. A.M.S.F.A. The Pins and Badges Committee shall be authorized to purchase needed articles to be sold when the inventory of supplies reaches the level of $200.00. Must submit a financial report (example printed in the procedure book) with any monies turned in to the Financial Secretary at Conferences and Convention with a carbon copy to the Recording Secretary and will submit an annual report to the Recording Secretary for inclusion in the procedure book. She/he shall receive a working fund of fifty dollars ($50.00).

Section 19. The Public Relations Chairman shall act as liaison between the Maryland State Firemen’s Association and the Auxiliary.

Section 20. The Publicity Committee shall be responsible for sending notices or written accounts of all meetings to the papers, radio and television.

Section 21. The Safety Committee shall establish and promote a program on safety among the member auxiliaries, supplying educational material and suggestions when possible. It shall make an annual report and prepare displays and promotional data for convention. Must submit a financial report (example printed in the procedure book) with any monies turned in to the Financial Secretary, and will submit an annual report to the Recording Secretary for inclusion in the procedure book.

Section 22. The Mary Smith Purdum Scholarship Committee shall be responsible for selecting a student with junior or senior status who is enrolled in one of the following: Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Science Management or EMS Program, to receive a Grant-in-Aid award of $1,000.00 for one year. The student must maintain a passing grade and meet the program’s eligibility requirements to receive the award for more than one year.

Section 23. The County Organizers and Sick Committee shall send cards to members of auxiliaries in case of sickness or death, and assist the Ads and Patrons and Membership Committees.

Section 24. The Ways and Means Committee shall be responsible for maintaining the finances of the Auxiliary through fund raising activities and donations. Said Committee shall be provided with a working fund of seventy-five dollars ($75.00). Must submit a financial report (example printed in the procedure book) with any monies turned in to the Financial Secretary at Conferences and Convention with a carbon copy to the Recording Secretary, and will submit an annual report to the Recording Secretary for inclusion in the Procedure Book.

Section 25. All committees who handle money must submit a financial report (example format printed in the procedure book) with any monies turned in to the Financial Secretary at Conferences and Convention with a carbon copy to the Recording Secretary. The Conference Chairman and Bessie Marshall, Fire Prevention, Pins and Badges, Safety, and Ways and Means Committees will submit an annual report to the Recording Secretary for inclusion in the Procedure Book. The Ads and Patrons Committee will submit an annual report at the Fall Conference.

Section 26. Any special committee appointed by the President shall receive a working fund of fifty dollars ($50.00), if necessary.

Section 27. No committee except the ins and Badges shall spend more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for items to sell without the permission of the body of the Ladies’ Auxiliary.

Section 28. Each chairman shall immediately turn over to her / his appointed successor all Auxiliary properties in her / his possession at the end of her / his term of office, as well as a written procedure (standard operating procedure) which will be a guideline for accomplishing duties of respective offices.)

Amendments

Section 1. The Constitution may be amended by written ballot at annual convention by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the delegates present and voting; provided the amendment or revision has been submitted in writing to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee sixty (60) days prior to said meeting, and has been submitted to all member auxiliaries thirty (30) days prior to opening of convention by the Corresponding Secretary.

Section 1. Special meetings shall be called by the President at the written request of five (5) active member auxiliaries.

Section 2. All Past Presidents shall be entitled to participate in the proceedings of all meetings except the business transacted by the delegates.

Section 3. Delegates shall cast all ballots and answer to all roll call votes.

Section 4. Roll call vote shall be taken at the request of any three (3) active member auxiliaries.

Section 5. The "previous question" may be called for by any three (3) active member auxiliaries. If it is so ordered, all debate shall cease and the pending question shall be put to the body immediately.

Section 6. The President shall decide all questions of order without debate subject to an appeal of the body. In case of an appeal the point of order may be debated.

Section 7. A member called to order shall be seated immediately until the point of order is decided at which time she/he shall be entitled to the floor. Each member shall confine herself/himself to the question and shall not use any personalities or indecorous language.

Section 8. No flaming articles, such as candles, shall be used in installation Ceremonies, Memorial Services, or any activities of the Auxiliary.

Section 9. The Bylaws may be amended by written ballot at annual convention by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the delegates present and voting; provided the amendment or revision has been submitted in writing to the Constitution and Bylaws Committee sixty (60) days prior to said meeting, and has been submitted to all member auxiliaries thirty (30) days prior to opening of convention by the Corresponding Secretary.

Section 10. The order of business shall be:

1. Call to order
2. Invocation
3. Presentation of Colors
4. Pledge of Allegiance and Conference Song
5. Presentation of Guests
6. Introduction of Past Presidents
7. Nomination of Officers
8. Minutes accepted as printed with corrections from the floor.
9. Treasurer’s Report
10. Financial Secretary’s Report
11. Report of Officers and Committees
12. Reading of Communications and Bills
13. Unfinished Business and Discussion of Proposed Amendments
14. Election of Officers/Voting on Proposed Amendments
15. Installation of Officers
16. New Business
17. Suggestions for the Good of the Organization
18. Adjournment