[NOTE: Next LOMA Meeting to be June 6, 2012 @ Olympia Lodge #1 - Hosted by WM Tony Inglett -- Potluck starts at 6:30PM, Meeting begins at 7:00PM]
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2012 LOMA Meetings will begin at 6:30 pm with a potluck dinner and end at 9 pm.
1 Feb 2012
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4 Apr 2012
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6 Jun 2012
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1 Aug 2012
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3 Oct 2012
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5 Dec 2012
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6 Feb 2013
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Robert Morris
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Harmony
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Tenino
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Chehalis
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Winlock
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Lodge Officers and Members Association (LOMA)
District #17 F&AM of Washington
Article I – Name and Purpose
The name of this organization shall be the “Lodge Officers and Members Association (LOMA) District #17 F&AM of Washington”. The purpose of this Association shall be to foster the fraternal spirit among the members of Lodges within District 17, Free and Accepted Masons of Washington. The organization will provide a means for the lodges to “unionize” as a body to have a larger voice in communication with the Grand Lodge FA&M of Washington. It provides the lodges in the district a means to correspond and work together as a team to assist in the total development of the individual members and Lodges to intellectually, spiritually, socially, morally, and physically benefit each other.
ARTICLE II – LOMA Membership
The LOMA is made up of all masons of the member Lodges of District #17 F&AM of Washington and includes: Olympia #1, Harmony #18, Tenino #86, Chehalis #28, Winlock #47, Centralia #63, and Robert Morris #97.
Article III – Leadership and Administration
- The President of the LOMA will be the sitting Master or his designated representative of the Member lodge holding the meeting that month.
- The President of the LOMA is provided the opportunity to, and will preside over, achieving the agenda of each meeting. The agenda is required to meet the following criteria in order to satisfy the LOMA membership: Masonic related, Informative, Interesting and most importantly- Fun.
- Presiding over the LOMA meeting is defined as being responsible for developing an activity and moving the meeting loosely through the agenda. He will be responsible to ensure that discussions stay light, productive, are not redundant, meet with the pleasure of the LOMA membership and are captured in the minutes by the Secretary. He will be responsible to inform the LOMA members through the Deputy to the GM (District # 17) of the minutes, location and necessities of the LOMA members to achieve the agenda of the next meeting.
- The final meeting of each year, the LOMA will elect a secretary by show of hands of the member Lodges present at that meeting. A majority vote and desire to hold the position is required.
- The secretary shall be responsible for keeping records of LOMA actions, including overseeing the taking of minutes at all meetings, sending out meeting announcements, distributing copies of minutes and the agenda to a representative of each member Lodge for their distribution.
- A quorum must be attended by at least fifty-one percent of member lodges present for business transactions to take place and motions to pass (there are 7 lodges; therefore 4 will need to be present).
- Each member Lodge of the LOMA present at a stated meeting will have one (1) vote towards all votes. Lodges may be added or subtracted from the district when the Grand Lodge redistricts, when a Lodge merges with another or when a Lodge is constituted.
ARTICLE IV - Meetings
- LOMA meetings will be conducted on the first Wednesday of each even month of the calendar year.
- Meetings will begin at 630 pm with a potluck dinner and end at 9 pm.
1 Dec 10
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2 Feb 11
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6 Apr 11
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1 Jun 11
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3 Aug 11
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5 Oct 11
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7 Dec 11
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Centralia
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Robert Morris
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Olympia
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Harmony
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Tenino
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Chehalis
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Winlock
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The following agenda will be loosely followed:
· 630 pm- Call to dinner
During the dinner the following agenda items may be discussed:
- Home lodge will Roll Call member lodges
- Home lodge will provide a joke~ 1-2 minutes
- Deputy’s message~ 5-10 minutes
- Each member lodge will inform on their activities since the last meeting and activities through the next meeting~ 1-5 minutes each.
· 715 pm- Roll call of member lodges- Unfinished business of the previous meeting in short form and business of the LOMA (issues to Grand Lodge/points of order to change bylaws. ~ 30 minutes
· 745 pm- Home Lodge presentation and / or activity ~ 1 hour
· 855 pm- Secretary provides minutes in short form ~ 5 minutes
· 900 pm- meeting completed
· 901 pm- go home, hang out, fellowship, roast, LOMA is over- go home ~ TBD
Ariticle VI – Amendments
These bylaws may be amended when necessary by two-thirds majority of the Member lodges present. Proposed amendments must be submitted to the Secretary to be sent out with regular announcements.
These bylaws were approved at a meeting of the LOMA by a two-thirds majority vote on December 01, 2010.
