February 11, 2009 - OFFICERS MEETING

We held our first regular officers meeting. As you may recall, earlier we held officer meetings to break the ice and establish policy, but this was now our first routine meeting where we discussed the business of the Lodge.

As with any meeting, I printed up an agenda and followed it throughout the meeting. Basically, it consisted of the following:

A. Treasurer's Report

B. Secretary's Report

C. Committee Reports
- Finance Committee
- Building Committee
- Social Committee
- Acacia Committee (funerals)

D. Review calendar of events for the next two months.

E. Reviewed the Agenda for the upcoming Stated Communications, including pending
business to be voted or balloted upon.

F. Miscellaneous - e.g., we discussed the contents, preparation and distribution of our Trestleboard newsletter.

The benefit of these meetings is that it gets all of the officers on the same wave-length which makes for a smooth Stated Communications next Monday. Problems are discussed and dealt with accordingly. When the Craft come to the Lodge, the last thing they want to hear is some bickering over some triviality, which should be the intent of committee meetings (or these officer meetings). In other words, I believe the officers should have done their homework before going before the Craft.

Until next time.

All the Best,
Tim Bryce, PM, MPS, MMBBFMN
timb001@phmainstreet.com
Dunedin Lodge No. 192 F.& A.M.
http:/www.dunedin192.org/
Dunedin, FL, USA
"For the Good of the Order"