BE IT RESOLVED:

            That the International Union Constitution, Article V, Section 1, is amended to read as follows:

Section 1. The International President shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Federation, and shall conduct the affairs of the Federation in accordance with this Constitution and in accordance with policy decisions of the Convention and the International Executive Board. The International President shall, with the approval of the International Executive Board, procure suitable offices for the transaction of Federation business. The International President shall, under policies established by the International Executive Board, employ, terminate, fix the compensation and expenses, and direct the activities of such office staff, administrative assistants, technical and professional assistants, field staff, organizers and representatives as are required to carry out effectively the functions of the International President’s office. The International President shall, with the approval of the International Executive Board, engage such technical and professional services, including legal counsel, as may be required. The International President shall report regularly to the International Executive Board on all official actions taken. The responsibility of the International President may not be delegated, but the International President may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such duties as the International President may deem warranted, subject to the limitations of this Constitution. The International President shall sign all checks and electronic fund transfers, authorizations for expenditures, contracts, and other official documents of this Federation. The International President may, with the approval of the International Executive Board, designate a deputy or deputies to sign such documents instead. The International President and any authorized deputy or deputies shall be covered by surety bonds in amounts to be determined by the International Executive Board and at the expense of the Federation. The minimum bond shall be not less than 10 percent of the assets handled by the Federation annually, except that no bond shall be required in an amount greater than $500,000.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:

That the International Union Constitution, Article VI, Section 1, is amended to read as follows:

Section 1. The International Secretary-Treasurer shall be the chief financial and recording officer of the Federation. The International Secretary- Treasurer shall receive and receipt for all monies of the Federation. The International Secretary- Treasurer shall maintain properly and have custody over all documents of the Federation and all other documents and papers pertaining to the Secretary- Treasurer’s office and conduct correspondence necessary in the administration thereof. The International Secretary-Treasurer shall, in the name of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, deposit in open account in a bank or banks in which deposits are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation all funds of the Federation not in certificates of deposit or invested in interest-bearing securities, and money so deposited shall be withdrawn only by check or electronic fund transfer. The International Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for supervising and directing the activities of the Secretary-Treasurer’s office in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and under the policies established by the International Executive Board. The International Secretary-Treasurer shall, in conjunction with the International President, prepare an annual budget and arrange for the employment of such personnel as may be required to carry out the functions of the Secretary-Treasurer’s office. The International Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare checks or electronic fund transfers for the payment of all liabilities of the Federation which have been approved in writing by the International President and which are for purposes authorized or required by this Constitution or authorized by the convention or the International Executive Board, and none other. The International Secretary- Treasurer shall countersign all checks or electronic fund transfers so prepared. The International Secretary-Treasurer may, with the approval of the International Executive Board, designate a deputy or deputies to sign instead. The International Secretary-Treasurer and any authorized deputy or deputies shall be covered by surety bonds in amounts to be determined by the International Executive Board and at the expense of the Federation. The minimum bond shall be not less than 10 percent of the assets handled by the Federation annually, except that no bond shall be required in an amount greater than $500,000.