The Knights’ specific duties and responsibilities include:
01. Reviewing the Opening, Closing and Initiatory Rituals applicable to the stations and sufficient familiarization with other rituals to permit impressive rendition of them, 02. Studying the Laws of the Order, its Rituals, the By‑Laws of the Lodge, this and other manuals of the Order and Robert’s Rules of Order, 03. Assisting the Exalted Ruler in conducting the affairs of the Lodge, 04. Acting in the absence of the Exalted Ruler in the order of rank, including presiding at Lodge meetings, unless a Past Exalted Ruler has been designated for the occasions, 05. Observing proper protocol as set forth in the Grand Lodge Protocol Manual, 06. Proper discharge of duties as assigned. The Leading Knight must attend the Clinics of the District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler for the District in which the Lodge is located unless excused for good cause.
1st Year Trustee
2nd Year Trustee
3rd Year Trustee
4th Year Trustee
5th Year Trustee
The 11-member Board of Directors (BoD) consists of the Exalted Ruler, Leading Knight, Loyal Knight, Lecturing Knight, 5 Trustees, Secretary, & Treasurer have the following responsibilities:
– Control of the funds, investments and real and personal property of the Lodge, not otherwise provided by law, and shall receive and collect the income and rents therefrom. – Executing all leases, contracts or other papers when ordered by the Lodge. – The Board does not have authority for listing of Lodge real estate for sale and/or entering into any sales contract prior to approval of such action by a majority vote of the Lodge. – The Board holds at least one regular meeting each month and as needed special meetings called by the Chairman. Minutes are kept of each meeting of the Board. – The Exalted Ruler will be given the same notice of all meetings of the Board, and in the same manner, as is given to the other members of the Board. – The Board keeps a record of investments made under direction of the Lodge, showing original cost, the due dates and amount of interest or profit on investments, the date and amounts of deposits made by it and date and amounts of drafts drawn from the bank by order of the Lodge. – The Board purchases all supplies ordered by the Lodge, and all paper, books and stationery needed by the Officers for the performance of their duties. – The Board also holds the bonds of the Officers and provides a monthly written report of its transactions at the first regular meetings each month. – The Board is responsible for establishing an Accident Prevention Program, with one member designated as Accident Prevention Manager, to continually review and implement a policy, in concert with Grand Lodge and State Association programs, to protect the Lodge from claims for accidents and injuries. – The Board performs other duties as may be required by the Laws of the Order and By-Law of the Lodge. The Board presents a segregated budget no later than the final regular meeting of the Lodge in April, making appropriations for each of the objects for which the Lodge must or may provide out of monies known to be in possession of the Lodge or estimated to come into it during the ensuing Lodge year. – A budget either in its original or modified form must be adopted by the Lodge at the meeting or at the next regular meeting. – After the budget has been adopted, all expenditures during the Lodge year must be kept within the limits of the appropriations made. – When a proposal is made for an expenditure in excess of the adopted budget, the proposal will be promptly referred to the Board of Trustees for consideration and written recommendation at the next regular Lodge meeting. – The proposal may be adopted by not less than a two-thirds vote of the Members present at a regular meeting. – The Budget may include an item for contingent purposes to cover emergencies and expenditures may be approved by a vote of two-thirds of the Members present at a regular meeting. – Unexpended appropriations at the end of the Lodge year will be available for appropriation in the budget for the next Lodge year.
Secretary
Treasurer
Chaplain
Esquire
Inner Guard
Tiler
The Board of Directors
The Board, subject to control by the Lodge, has the following responsibilities:
01. Control of the funds, investments and real and personal property of the Lodge, not otherwise provided by law, and shall receive and collect the income and rents therefrom, 02. Executing all leases, contracts or other papers when ordered by the Lodge, 03. The Board does not have authority for listing of Lodge real estate for sale and/or entering into any sales contract prior to approval of such action by a majority vote of the Lodge. 04. The Board holds at least one regular meeting each month and needed special meetings called by the Chairman. Minutes are kept of each meeting of the Board, 05. The Exalted Ruler will be given the same notice of all meetings of the Board, and in the same manner, as is given to the other members of the Board, 06. The Board keeps a record of investments made under direction of the Lodge, showing original cost, the due dates and amount of interest or profit on investments, the date and amounts of deposits made by it and date and amounts of drafts drawn from the bank by order of the Lodge, 07. The Board purchases all supplies ordered by the Lodge, and all paper, books and stationary needed by the Officers for the performance of their duties, 08. The Board also holds the bonds of the Officers, and provides a monthly written report of its transactions at the first regular meetings each month, 09. The Board is responsible for establishing an Accident Prevention Program, with one member designated as Accident Prevention Manager, to continually review and implement a policy, in concert with Grand Lodge and State Association programs, to protect the Lodge from claims for accidents and injuries, 10. The Board performs other duties as may be required by the Laws of the Order and By-Law of the Lodge, 11. The Board presents a segregated budget no later than the final regular meeting of the Lodge in April, making appropriations for each of the objects for which the Lodge must or may provide out of monies known to be in possession of the Lodge or estimated to come into it during the ensuing Lodge year, 11a. A budget either in its original or modified form must be adopted by the Lodge at the meeting or at the next regular meeting, 11b. After the budget has been adopted, all expenditures during the Lodge year must be kept within the limits of the appropriations made, 11c. When a proposal is made for an expenditure in excess of the adopted budget, the proposal will be promptly referred to the Board of Trustees for consideration and written recommendation at the next regular Lodge meeting, 11d. The proposal may be adopted by not less than a two-thirds vote of the Members present at a regular meeting, 11e. The Budget may include an item for contingent purposes to cover emergencies and expenditures may be approved by a vote of two-thirds of the Members present at a regular meeting, 11f. Unexpended appropriations at the end of the Lodge year will be available for appropriation in the budget for the next Lodge year.