Indiana District
Lutheran Women's Missionary League

INDIANA DISTRICT LWML
STANDING RULES

 

1. The mileage allowance shall be $0.30 per mile, effective 04/01/02.  (2/23/02)

2. Mileage expense shall be allowed for meetings of the Retreat Committee.  (10/13/02)

3. The Archivist-Historian shall maintain the files at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as needed, with expenses for mileage paid by the District.  (8/11/90)

4. A multi-guard insurance policy shall be provided and reviewed annually.  (8/11/90)

5. The Circulation Manager shall send Quarterlies to societies who have retained their charters but are no longer active.  (3/16/91)

6. Expenses shall be paid for an authorized meeting of Vice-President – Conventions and Communications, the Good News Editor, the Public Relations Director, the Circulation Manager, and the Webservant at the beginning of the biennium to review the overall picture of the district publications.  (10/13/90, 7/25/08, 7/30/10)

7. The district shall pay the expenses of the district President for attending a meeting of each zone at least once during the biennium.  (11/19/81)

8. The Executive Committee shall decide the District Identification for LWML conventions.  (11/01/84)

9. The district shall pay lodging for district LWML Board of Directors and committee members on the basis of four (4) per room for all authorized meetings.  (10/25/86)

10. All information for voting shall be provided in advance to convention delegates.  The convention manual shall be picked up at the convention.  (2/27/10)

11. The sale of items for profit at convention booths shall be allowed, providing it supports a particular ministry as authorized by the Executive Committee.  (10/21/89)

12. Each special event may open its own account and submit to the Financial Secretary the net proceeds with an itemized report of income and expenses.  Copies of the report shall be sent to the President and Treasurer.  (7/25/08)

13. Expenses for the Young Woman Representatives to attend the LWML Convention shall include mileage, registration, housing, food, charm, and required activity.  One (1) representative is to be from the north and one (1) from the south regions of the district.  (8/11/90)

14. Elected and appointed officers of the Indiana District LWML may submit vouchers for the registration fee to attend the LWML convention.  (2/27/10)

15. The district President and the Vice President – Conventions and Communications shall sign the contract for the convention facilities.  (2/24/95, 7/30/10)

16. The district News and Notes shall be published as often as requested by the District President.  (7/25/08)

17. The Recording Secretary is responsible for sending a card in the case of sickness of a member of the Executive Committee or a district Past President.  In the event of death of an Executive Committee member or district Past President, a memorial of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be given to the Scholarship Fund in her memory.  (10/8/99)

18. The Executive Committee and the Good News Editor are authorized to voucher one hundred dollars            ($100.00) per year for use of their own computer systems.  (2/26/00)

19. The President and the Vice-President – Conventions and Communications may have their membership, registration fee, housing, housing, and travel to the Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA) conference paid one time during their four (4)-year term.  (8/17/01, 7/21/02, 7/30/10)