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EXALTED RULER/ PRESIDENT/HONOURED ROYAL LADY MANUAL May 2016 INDEX Officers 1 Ritual Titles 1 Non-Ritual Titles 1 Points of Interest 1 Term of Office 2 Vacancies of Office 2 Leadership 3 Qualities of a Good Leader 3 Challenging the Process 3 Inspiring a shared Vision 4 Enabling others to Act 4 Modelling the Way 4 Encouraging the Heart 4 Committees 5 Standing Committees 5 Other Committees 5 Structure 5 The Organizational Structure Helps Lodges Reach Goals 6 Suggestions on How to Increase the Accountability of Members 7 Process of Obtaining Members for Positions/Projects: 7 Explanations of Roles for Members 7 Now That We Know Why People Join, How Do We Get More Members? 7 Taking Care of the Money 8 The Budget Process 8 Signing Authority 8 Finance Committee 8 Running a Meeting 10 Importance of Following Parliamentary Procedure 10 Preparing for a Meeting 10 On the Day of the Meeting 10 Preparing an Agenda 11 Following the Agenda 11 Minutes 11 Conflicts 11 Early Signs of Conflict 13 Are you Ready to Lead your Lodge? 14 Elks “Buddy” System 15  OFFICERS A Lodge can use either ritual or non-ritual titles for their Officers as listed below: Ritual Titles: Exalted Ruler/Honoured Royal Lady Immediate Past Exalted Ruler/Immediate Past Honoured Royal Lady Leading Knight/Associate Lady Loyal Knight/Lady Lecturing Knight/Lady Membership Director Secretary (or when deemed advisable, Secretary Treasurer and a Recording Secretary) Treasurer Esquire/Conductress Chaplain Non-Ritual Titles: President Immediate Past President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President 3rd Vice President Membership Director Secretary (or when deemed advisable, Secretary-Treasurer and a Recording Secretary Treasurer Sergeant-at-Arms Chaplain (For the rest of this manual we will use the non-ritual titles “President”, etc. but “Exalted Ruler” and “Honoured Royal Lady” can be used interchangeably) Points of Interest: A Lodge