PAGO (Past Appointed Grand Officers) Survey

To All Past Appointed Grand Officers
For your information:
We would like to get the Association active again. At the last meeting held in October of 2022 in Wisconsin Rapids, a unanimous vote was taken to change our name from FAGO (Former Appointed Grand Officers) to PAGO (Past Appointed Grand Officers) to conform to other Grand Jurisdictions. This also increases our recognition and enables us to access resources from vendors such as pins. We did not meet in 2023 or 2024.
In the past there was a FAGO banquet/lunch and meeting during Grand Chapter each year. In recent years we have had a met at Grand Chapter on Tuesday morning.
We have contacted and heard back from many other jurisdictions. Thirty-one jurisdictions have a meal at their Grand Chapter. Fifteen jurisdictions have also shared their By-Laws for our review.
Please take a few moments to complete this survey no later March 1, 2025 so that the complied results can be shared with everyone.

Many thanks to Elaine Engelke for her work in drafting this survey and WGM Lori Williams for her input!

PAGO Wisconsin (Past Appointed Grand Officers) Survey

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Grand Chapter Activity

Would you like a PAGO Banquet at Grand Chapter?

• Yes
• No

time when have

If yes, when would you like the banquet meeting to be held?

• Thursday Lunch
• Anytime is fine with me

Would you like to have PAGO HOST a Banquet at Grand Chapter?

• Yes
• No

Would you like a PAGO Meeting at Grand Chapter with no Banquet?

• Yes
• No

If no, would you like a PAGO Meeting at another time during the year?

• Yes
• No

Comments Regarding Grand Chapter and PAGO Meetings

By-Laws

Would you like the PAGO Association to have By-Laws?

• Yes
• No

Would you like the PAGO Association to have a Stated Purpose?

• Yes
• No

If yes, what would you like the Purpose to be?

Do you want Robert's Rules utilized for governance of the Association?

• Yes
• No

Which of the following would you like included in the By-Laws? Please check all that apply.

• Meeting Schedule included in By-Laws
• Officers and their Duties included in By-Laws
• How Motions are Made and Passed included in the By-Laws
• How Amendments are Made, Passed and when they are Declared Effective included in the By-Laws
• Number of members for quorum identified for the purpose of Voting included in the By-Laws

Dues

Currently most jurisidctions charge $5.00 dues annually. Some also have an initial fee of $10.00 and then $5.00 annually. Should the Wisconsin PAGO Association charge $5.00 annual dues?

• Yes
• No

Please share any comments you have regarding Dues

Membership

Most other PAGO Associations By-Laws define members as Past Appointed Grand Officers. Officers in the Current Grand Year are invited to join at the end of their year. Some jurisdictions have an Initiation Ceremony. Many jurisdictions have a special meeting for the purpose of Initiation.

• Yes, I would like an Initiation Ceremony
• No Initiation Ceremony is necessary
• All Wisconsin OES members who served as a Grand Officer in another jurisdiction should be included as WI PAGO Members
• ONLY Past Appointed Grand Officers in Wisconsin should be included in WI PAGO

Do you want specific WI PAGO Association Jewelry?

• Yes
• No

Officers

Currently, WI PAGO Association has a President and a Secretary/Treasurer who serve for one year. Either or both officers can be re-elected with no term limits. Most jurisdictions have the President run the meetings. Many jurisdictions also have a Vice-President who moves to President for the next year. The duties of the Secretary/Treasurer are to keep a record of the meetings, conduct correspondence, collect monies and pay bills. Please check only the statements below that apply.

• I feel a Vice President is needed. for WI PAGO
• I feel WI PAGO should have a Chaplain
• No additional Officers are necessary for WI PAGO
• I feel the Secretary/Treasurer Office is fine combined for WI PAGO
• I feel the Secretary and Treasurer should be 2 separate offices for WI PAGO
• I feel there should be an Installation of Officers for WI PAGO
• No Installation is needed for officers of WI PAGO

Please share any other thoughts with us regarding the WI PAGO Association

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