Shall notify the Diocesan ECW President and
Secretary of all changes in the deanery, such as changes in
roster, meetings and other pertinent information
Section 3. Meetings:
Deanery Meetings should be held in deaneries at least
yearly (preferably in the spring) with additional meetings being optional.
ARTICLE IX — Diocesan Distinguished Woman
Nominations for Diocesan
Distinguished Woman shall be received by the Executive Board in accordance with
guidelines established by the Executive Board and national ECW. Each parish may
nominate a woman in the parish whose life in the secular community reflects her
Christian values. The parish should submit the name and biography of its
nominee to the Executive Board (by a date to be announced) in the year
preceding the Triennial Meeting. The Executive Board will select from the
nominees, the person it determines to be most deserving to represent the
Diocese of Central Florida as Diocesan Distinguished Woman at Triennial. The
woman selected will be announced at the annual meeting preceding Triennial. The
person selected will serve as a delegate to Triennial with all expenses paid;
she will hold the honor of Diocesan Distinguished Woman until the next ECW
Triennial
Meeting. Honorees are not
eligible to be selected more than once.
ARTICLE X — Special ECW Outreach Project
Each year, the Executive Board shall select a special diocesan-wide
outreach project. Consideration is to be given to contributions to the outreach
project at deanery and annual meetings. Churches also are encouraged to remember this project as they plan their fundraisers.
ARTICLE
XI - Finances and Fiscal Policy Section
1. Administrative Fund:
Each ECW parish or
mission within the Diocese shall be encouraged to provide a Gift of Support
each year. A Gift of Support will enable the Diocese of
Central Florida ECW to meet expenditures of the Organization, provide member
support for Diocesan, Provincial, and National functions and to expand our
ministry in the coming years.
Section 2. Fiscal Year:
The fiscal year shall be from September 1-
August 31.
Section 3. Financial Review:
The newly elected
Treasurer shall receive an update from the CFO/Diocesan Administrator on the
state of the ECW account.
ARTICLE XII - Amendments
These Bylaws may be
amended at any Annual Meeting by a two-thirds vote of members present. Notice
shall be given in writing to the Executive Board and to the
membership two (2) months prior to the Annual Meeting.
ARTICLE
XIII - Parliamentary Authority
Robert's Rules of Order,
Newly Revised, shall be the parliamentary authority of all matters of procedure
not specifically covered by the Bylaws or special rules of
order adopted by this Organization.
BYLAWS REVISION COMMITTEE:
Winsome Stern, Diocesan
ECW President St Mary's, Belleview Florida
LaVerne Vines Collins, Ex-officio St. George, The
Villages
Elizabeth Herrick, 1st Vice President Advent, Dunnellon
Dr. Lorraine K. Harris, Ed.D., Parliamentarian St.
John-the-Baptist, Orlando