Section 8. Authorization of Monetary Obligations
All bills payable, notes, checks or other negotiable instruments of AMP shall be made in the name of the AMP and shall be signed by one of the following three persons: National Director, Assistant National Director, or Secretary-Treasurer. Other than regularly occurring payroll checks, all bills payable, notes, checks or other negotiable instruments of AMP in excess of $5,000 shall require two of these signatures to lawfully authorize the payment. The Secretary-Treasurer should be the second signatory on all checks over $5,000. The National Director shall be provided each month a summary of non- recurring checks issued in amounts greater than $5,000. The National Director or Secretary-Treasurer, may each, from time to time, transfer such sums of money to administrative accounts, including payroll accounts, petty cash accounts, and such other accounts as may be necessary to meet administrative and current obligations of the Association, and the National Director and Secretary-Treasurer may each designate a surrogate, who shall be bonded in an amount consistent with the amount of funds over which he may have control, to sign checks for and draw upon such administrative accounts. Each Local shall be entitled to 25% annually of the amount of that Local’s dues paid to the National for Local business, if needed, as deemed proper by the Local Officers. This amount can be increased if deemed necessary by the Board of Directors. No Officer, Agent, or employee of the AMP acting singly or jointly with others shall have the power to make any bills payable, notes, checks, drafts, warrants, or negotiable instruments of any description or nature or endorse the same in the name of the AMP or contract or cause to be contracted any debt or liability in the name of or on behalf of the AMP except as expressly prescribed and provided in this Constitution and Bylaws.
This is how we decided to make sure the locals have access to dues for local issue such as health & welfare, office supplies entertainment etc the national will pay all bills and salaries out of one location to save on cost. The part of the board having the option to raise this number is to add flexibilty because we have never put this into practice, that said having a strong central group that is not beholding to any one group politically is the best way to promote unity.
As to you comment about a moving target it is the postion of the steering committee that asap after certification we need to have a constitutional convention and address issues that might need to be changed such as term limits money split with the locals and I am sure you have noticed we left the offical logo's blank so that the group can decide. after the convention we will submit the whole thing to the members for ratification.Now I know you are ready to cry foul but do you really think that 3 guys should write it say this is it no changes that would be arrogant to say the least.
While some things are subject to debate others are not the election of all officers, all officers are subject to recall a strong central leadership that is elected nationally. to prevent local politics from being the decideing factor as it is so many times with the TWU. In reallity there will be some growing pains but the accountablity is the key and will be the BED ROCK WE WILL BUILD ON! it has been done before by the pilots and F/A's and we too will be successful
