2021Bylaws

Bylaws (Iowa)

§ 208.6 Standing Committees and Their Duties. (a) Designation. The standing committees of Shriners International and the duties of each are: (1) The Jurisprudence and Laws Committee shall consider and report to Shriners International concerning all proposals to amend the articles of incorporation or bylaws of Shriners International and shall advise the Imperial Potentate concerning Shrine law. Its chairman and members shall be learned and experienced in the law. (2) Finance and Audit Committee. (i) It shall monitor and report to Shriners International concern- ing budgets of revenue and expenses for the current and the succeed- ing year; and it shall report to the next annual Imperial Session any departures from the budget and the reasons therefor. (ii) It shall recommend to the board of directors an auditing firm or firms to be engaged by the board of directors for the corporation; review the annual audit plan with the Imperial Auditor and the audit- ing firm; and review the annual report of the independent auditors and interim financial information. (iii) It shall perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to it by the board of directors. (iv) Its chairman shall be the Imperial Auditor and its remaining members shall be knowledgeable in financial and budgeting matters. Amend. 1982, 1989, 1999, 2008 (3) The Dispensations and Charters Committee shall exam- ine, consider and report to Shriners International concerning petitions for dispensation, the work and records of temples under dispensation, applications for charters or the suspension, annulment, revocation, con- solidation, merger or surrender of any charter. Amend. 2014 (4) The Jurisdictional Lines Committee shall consider and report to Shriners International on all proposals concerning the establish- ment and modification of jurisdictional lines between temples. It shall have the authority, upon the request of the International Development Committee, to evaluate and recommend to Shriners International the establishment of new or modified jurisdictional lines in states where a Shrine temple has not been chartered. Amend. 2010 (5) The Grievances and Appeals Committee shall consider and report to Shriners International concerning all matters of controversy, grievance, discipline, or appeal coming before or assigned to it. The committee is vested with the powers, must discharge the duties, and fol- low the procedure set forth in §208.11.

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