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The following
committees shall be established:
Section 1. Banking, Membership, Education, Publicity,
Sick, Ways and Means, Information, Auditing, Complaints
and Grievances, House Committee and such other committees
as shall from time to time become necessary provided
that such committees are approved by the International
Executive Council.
(a) Banking Committee: There shall
be a Banking Committee composed of the President, Treasurer
and three (3) other members elected from the body. It
shall be the duty of the Banking Committee to keep a
check on the deposits and withdrawals by the Treasurer
and to assist him in any way he desires. It shall have
access to the bank books held by the Treasurer and may
from time to check with his bank accounts and financial
dealings.
(b) Membership: It shall be the duty
of the membership Committee top devise plans to increase
the membership of the local: to visit delinquent members,
to encourage their attendance at the meetings and encourage
them in the full performance of their duties.
(c) Education: It shall be the duty of the
Committee on Education to provide for the use of the
members, books, papers, magazines and all historical and
cultural material and literature touching racial questions
as well as political, economic, social, health,
agricultural and other matters which will aid in the
betterment of black peoples and humanity in general. This
committee shall from time to time plan and conduct
educational programs.
(d) Publicity Committee: It shall be the duty of
the Committee on Publicity to keep before the public the
aims and objects of the organization and the work of the
local. It shall endeavour to publicise its activities. It
shall be responsible for the distribution of the official
organ of the Ethiopian world Federation, Incorporated.
(e) Sick Committee: It shall be duty
of the Sick Committee to keep a list of the sick members;
to visit them regularly and to encourage the general
membership to do so. It shall evince a genuine interest
in the sick members, during all in its power to aid
and comfort them. It shall raise funds for their financial
assistance; these funds shall be deposited with the
Treasurer of the local and kept by him in a separate
account. The committee shall recommend to the Executive
Committee the nature and amount of the aid that may
be given.
(f) Ways and Means: It shall be the
duty of the Ways and Means committee to devise plans
for raising money to conduct the business of the local.
(g) Information Committee: It shall be the duty
of the Committee Information to gather information for the
general welfare of the Federation.
(h) Auditing Committee: There shall
be an Auditing Committee of three (3) members. It shall
be the duty of the Auditing Committee to make an audit
of the books of the local and submit its report to the
local with a signed copy of the report to the Headquarters
quarterly. The Executive Committee shall be empowered
to demand an audit at any time. No member of the Executive
Committee shall serve on Auditing Committee.
(i) House Committee: The house Committee
shall have charge of the building and all other physical
property belonging to the local. They shall see to it
that these are kept in proper order and repaired shall
prepare the house for meetings. They shall make a monthly
inventory of all physical property.
(j) Complaints and Grievances Committee:
Any member having complaints or grievances affecting
the organisation or any member thereof shall submit
the same to the Committee on Complaints and Grievances.
The Committee shall hear all complaints and grievances
submitted to it and shall make a determine effort to
settle in committee, all differences. Failing to effect
a settlement, the matter shall be presented by Secretary
of the committee to the Executive Committee of the local.
It shall review the entire case. The party failing to
abide by the decision of the Executive Council of the
Ethiopian World Federation, Incorporated. The decision
of the Executive Council shall be final.
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