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must be reported at a general meeting following the board of directors meeting, at which such actions take place.
The board of directors shall set the salary of the Lodge rep- resentatives at an amount equal to the E-5 level as set forth in the 2017 Chicago Police Department Position and Salary Sched- ule and shall be increased periodically in the same amount as percentage increases granted to bargaining unit police officers represented by Chicago Lodge 7.
If a field representative is a retiree from the Chicago Police Department, or becomes retired while serving as a field repre- sentative, he/she shall be paid equal to the current D-1 level as set forth in the FOP Collective Bargaining Agreement, Step 10, Chicago Police Department Position and Salary Schedule and be increased periodically and in the same amount as percent- age increases granted to the bargaining unit police officers represented by Chicago Lodge 7.
The Lodge representatives shall not be eligible for a monthly stipend or quarterly payments as set in the position and sala- ry schedule. In order to be eligible for a monthly stipend, any board of director must attend and address a minimum of two roll calls (other than the member’s own unit of assignment) or other membership event, only after receiving the preapproval of the Lodge president as well as the Lodge first vice president, or forfeit half of the monthly stipend per each of the two roll calls or other membership events not attended.
The second proposed change is to Article II, Section 4 of the bylaws about who is tasked in choosing a special committee in the event that charges are brought against the president of the Lodge:
Charges shall be in writing and shall describe the alleged vi- olations. Upon receipt of such charges, the recording secretary shall immediately distribute copies of the charges to the ac- cused member and members of the board of directors of the
Lodge. The president, with the advice and consent of the board of directors, shall appoint an impartial special committee of three members of the board, including a chairperson, who shall act by majority vote.
When charges are brought against the president of the Lodge, the impartial special committee shall be appointed by the first vice president, with the advice and consent of the board of directors.
The chairperson shall schedule a date, place and time for a hearing on the charges, not less than 30 days from the date on which a copy of the written charges are served upon the accused member. Written notice of the special committee hearing date, time and place shall be provided to the parties and reasonable requests for a continuance shall be directed to the panel for de- cision.
The last proposal is to Article III, Section 1 of the bylaws on limiting the number of terms a member holds office:
(h) The individual holding the office of the president shall be
limited to three consecutive terms as president, and upon com- pletion of the third consecutive term, shall no longer be eligible to stand for election to the office of the president.
(h) The individual holding the office of the president shall be limited to three terms as president, whether consecutive or not, and upon completion of the third term, shall no longer be eligible to stand for election to office of the president.
Furthermore, no member shall be eligible to run or be elect- ed to any office after having served four terms or 12 years as an elected official of the board of directors as defined in Article IV of the constitution. This provision shall be retroactive to the founding of Lodge 7.
All three proposals will go before the board of directors for their recommendations and be presented to the membership for a vote at the September general meeting.
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