BE IT RESOLVED:

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

Section 1.  The International Executive Board shall be the highest legislative and policy-making body of this Federation except when the Convention is in session.  The International Executive Board shall possess all the legislative and policy-making authority of the Convention except the power to amend the Constitution and the power to act as the final authority on administrative appeals.  The International Executive Board shall have the authority to make binding interpretations of this Constitution, and the rulings and decisions of the Board shall remain in full force and effect unless reversed by the Convention.  The International Executive Board shall be composed of the International President, who shall serve as Chairperson; the International Secretary-Treasurer, who shall serve as Secretary; and all International Vice Presidents.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 12 of this Article, each member of the International Executive Board shall have one vote on all matters on which a vote is taken.  The Chair of the AFSCME Retiree Council shall, by virtue of holding that position, serve as the representative of the Retiree Council to the International Executive Board, and shall be entitled to attend and participate in meetings of the Board, with voice, but no vote, on matters coming before the Board.

SUBMITTED BY: INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE BOARD