Unfortunately, no. According to the Wisconsin work (the Alaska work and the Texas work), all money going out of the Lodge must be paid with the consent of the Brethren. As long as that is the case, it takes an assembled Lodge to pay the bills.
True, but a detailed study of the Code will show you how to accomplish it with the least amount of time devoted to it at Lodge.
60.07 Does say that the Lodge must approve the payment of bills. But you are right in that these can be presented to the Brothers prior for their perusal. Most are just the monthly bills anyway, and I don't see where the Code prohibits he Brothers from voting at the beginning of the year to pay the phone and electricity bills as they arrive.
62.03 provides for a finance commitee. That's their job to look at the bills and present them to the Brothers for payment. Nowhere does the Code say that every single bill must be brought out, read, discussed, haggled over, blah blah, at every single meeting. Sure, sometimes unuasual expenses arise and these will need discussions. But not the monthly bills.
65.05 details the issues that can only be acted upon at a Stated Communication. The bills are nowhere on that list.
65.13 details the issues that cannot be acted upon at a Special Commnication. The bills aren't on that list either! Viola!
Too many things we do just because they've always been done that way. When often the Code allows much more lattitude to try something different than most are aware of.