Also, the WM, SR and JR Wardens, Secretary and Treasurer cannot be a Trustee since the trustee is an elected position
Not in Utah.In jurisdictions that require trustees do they ever have a chair on the floor?
The outgoing master is always nominated to be the trustee. This year our outgoing master was sick the night nominations were done so our Tyler, a PM is one of three trustees.In jurisdictions that require trustees do they ever have a chair on the floor? I figure the principle is simple - I only have one butt so I can only fill one chair. One appointed/elected for the year, one protem for the meeting.
With a temple corporation board I'm used to a list of elected officers being proforma members of that board, with the other members of the temple corporation board appointed or elected in a process that's separate from lodge officer elections.
I am sure that each GL has their own requirements. If a man wanted to be WM of two different lodges simultaneously, that would be a stretch. In KY (and other states), some offices are elective, some are appointed. In my home lodge, the same man was secretary (elected), and marshal (appointed) simultaneously. A man could be an officer in his blue lodge, and in an appendant body, simultaneously. I would urge anyone to be cautious, and not take on too many duties, and attempt to fill all these positions, simultaneously. A man must keep balance between his Masonic activities, and his professional and family responsibilities.