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How
to Become a Member of OSPA
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As
of September 12, 2002, membership is available to any individual or agency
interested in supporting the purpose of OSPA. Membership
privileges, obligations, and dues are described in the
Bylaws attached below.
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Two
types of membership are available;
"Active"
and
"Support."
"Active"
membership is available to Oregon certified First Responders and
EMTs of any level.
"Support" membership is available to
all other interested parties who may provide valuable
assistance or distinguished service, and support the
purpose of OSPA.
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Dues:
Annual Membership dues:
Active—$35
(includes
membership privileges,
copy of bylaws, wallet card, wall certificate, &
T-shirt.) To purchase Active membership: CLICK
HERE FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP - $35
Support—$10
(includes
membership privileges, copy of bylaws, wallet card, and wall
certificate.) To
purchase Support Membership: CLICK
HERE FOR SUPPORT MEMBERSHIP - $10
SPECIAL
RENEWAL RATE FOR CURRENT MEMBERS
ONLY. CLICK
HERE TO RENEW
FOR ONLY $20! FOR
$20, YOU GET MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES PLUS A WALL
CERTIFICATE AND WALLET CARD. A NEW T-SHIRT IS NOT
INCLUDED WITH THIS PLAN. T-SHIRTS CAN BE
PURCHASED SEPARATELY FOR $15. TO
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP STATUS, CLICK
HERE: |
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Want
a voice at the national/federal level? That's
where the big changes are made in our profession. Join NAEMT
at the same time you join OSPA and save $10 on
your NAEMT membership. As NAEMT has
several types of membership, including specialty
memberships like the Paramedic, Industrial, Instructor
and Military societies, etc, OSPA is in the process of
working out the paperwork and money trail for this to go
smoothly with NAEMT. Give us a little time
to figure this out and we can all save some money! |
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If you have suggestions or comments on OSPA Membership,
please contact us. |
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OREGON
STATE
PARAMEDIC ASSOCIATION
BYLAWS
(September
12, 2002)
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ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE
Section I: The name of this association shall be the Oregon
State Paramedic Association (OSPA). |
Section II: The purpose of the OSPA shall be:
A. To promote high standards of prehospital emergency medical care.
B. To promote the professional and educational advancement of First
Responders and Emergency
Medical Technicians (EMTs) of all levels.
C. To promote the general welfare of First Responders and EMTs of all
levels in order
that our patients may have better prehospital emergency medical
care.
D. To advocate for First Responders and EMTs of all levels in regard to legislation and
governmental programs.
E. To assume an active role as patient advocate in prehospital health
care concerns.
F. These purposes
shall be unrestricted by
considerations of age, color, disability, lifestyle,
nationality, race, religion or sex. |
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ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP |
Section I: General
A. Membership is available to any individual or agency
interested in supporting the purpose of OSPA.
B. Dues, privileges, and obligations may differ with the
various types of OSPA membership. |
Section II: Membership Types,
Qualifications, Privileges & Obligations.
A.
Support
members may include any interested party who may provide
valuable assistance or distinguished service to the OSPA, and
shall have privileges and obligations as follows: |
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1. Receive economic, educational, and professional
benefits as selected and approved by the Executive
Committee,
2. Receive regular OSPA communications,
3. Remain informed of the goals and activities of
the OSPA,
4. Support the general purpose of the OSPA,
5. Pay dues promptly. |
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B.
Active
members
shall in addition have privileges and obligations as
follows: |
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1. Use of the OSPA
website,
2. The rights of
initiative,
3. The rights of
referendum and recall,
4. The opportunity to
serve as any elected or appointed officer, or Executive
Committee member,
5. Voting in all
elections of officers and representatives,
6. Voting on all
matters referred to the membership,
7. Must be a
member in good standing (current in dues and an Active member
for a minimum of 45 days before any election or vote). |
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C. Trial
Membership is a free, one-year membership
offered to current NAEMT members and those approved via
the Executive Committee.
Rights and privileges are the same as
Support/Student membership except for dues. |
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Section III: Membership
Year: The membership year shall be from January
1 to December 31. |
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Section IV: Dues
Structure |
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A. Annual
dues shall be in an amount recommended by the Officers
and Executive Committee and not less than: Associate =
$10/year, Active = $35/year.
B. Annual
dues shall be waived for Executive Committee members while in
office.
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ARTICLE III: INCOME |
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No part of the income shall inure to
the benefit of, or be distributed to, Association members,
officers, trustees, or other private persons, except that the
Association shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable
compensation for services rendered and make payments and
distribution in furtherance or the purposes set forth in Article
I.
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ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS |
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Section I: The officers of this Association shall be President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. |
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A. The President
shall be the Chair of the Executive Committee and act as representative of this
Association at meetings. In case of inability of the President
to attend, an alternate will be appointed by the President.
B. The Vice
President shall
assume the duties of the President in the absence of the
President and shall also assume other duties as assigned by the
Executive Committee.
C. The Secretary
shall be accountable for record keeping, reporting of meetings
of the OSPA, and mailings and communication to the general
membership.
D.
The Treasurer shall
be accountable for the fiscal affairs of the OSPA and shall
provide reports and analysis of OSPA’s financial condition to
the Executive Committee and the membership.
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1. Disbursement
of funds:
a. The
Treasurer may issue checks for payments authorized by the President
up to $500.
b.
Expenditures of more than $100 must be approved by the President
or Executive Committee, with the check signed by
the Treasurer, and reported to the Executive Committee at the
next Executive Committee meeting in the Treasurer's report, per
Article XI, Sec. II.
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Section II:
Term
The term of office for association officers shall be two years.
One-half of the Officers shall be elected on alternate years.
Those Officers elected at the first annual meeting shall
determine by lot which Officer’s initial term shall be for one
or two years. |
Section III:
Duties
A. Officers shall
perform the duties usually performed by such officers, together
with such duties as shall be prescribed herein, to include due
consideration for all OSPA members and their ideas.
B. The President
may refer to the General membership resolutions of the Executive
Committee for ratification by the membership.
The President may set the time of elections. |
Section IV:
Replacement
If for any reason an officer cannot complete his/her term in
office, the Executive Committee may appoint a temporary officer
in the interim prior to an election. |
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ARTICLE V: EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE DUTIES |
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Section I:
Membership |
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A. The Executive
Committee shall
consist of the Association’s Officers and one member
representing each
First Responder and EMT level.
B. Non-Officer Committee members shall be voted in by a simple majority of Active First Responder and EMT
members for whom the Non-Officer Committee member is
representing, at the beginning of each term.
C. Non-Officer
Committee member elections will take place at the end of each
term.
D. Committee positions will be increased or decreased with
the adoption of new EMT levels.
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Section II: The term for
Non-Officer Committee members shall be two
years. Committee
members are allowed consecutive terms. One-half
of the Executive Committee members shall be elected on alternate
years. Those
Executive Committee members elected at the first annual meeting
shall determine by lot which Executive Committee members initial
term shall be for one or two years. |
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Section III:
Duties |
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A.
Non-Officer
Executive Committee members shall represent their
certified First Responder and EMT levels at OSPA meetings, etc.
B. Shall perform those duties as prescribed by the
President. |
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ARTICLE VI: DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND RIGHTS OF MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES |
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Section I: All members shall be subject to reprimand,
censure, suspension or expulsion by the Executive Committee for
serious violations of the Bylaws of the OSPA. No such action
shall be taken against a member until such member shall have
been served with written specific charges, given a
reasonable time to prepare any defense, and afforded a full and
fair hearing. The member may, within thirty (30) days after
notification of such action, request the Executive Committee of
the Association to review any question of law or procedure
involved therein. |
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Section II: Members suspended or expelled under the
provisions of this article shall be eligible for reinstatement
upon application approved by a majority vote of the Executive
Committee. |
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ARTICLE VII: FISCAL YEAR |
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A. The fiscal year of this Association shall be January 1 to December 31. |
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ARTICLE VIII:
NOMINATIONS
and ELECTIONS |
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Section I: Conduct of Elections |
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A. Voting
shall be by secret ballot.
B. Candidates
must achieve a simple majority of votes received before
midnight
on the day of elections.
C. There
shall be no proxy votes,
D. All voting
will be by a method agreed upon by the Executive Committee
(mail, e-mail, etc.). |
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Section II: Executive Committee Nominations |
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A. The OSPA
shall request names of candidates for executive offices.
B. Nominees
must consent to serve if elected and must meet qualifications
established pertaining to the position in which they wish to
serve.
C. If an
elected members qualifications change during their term (i.e.,
change in EMT level status), the President will appoint a member
with the proper qualifications to temporarily fill that position
until the next scheduled elections.
D. Members
shall be eligible to serve in only one elected office of the
OSPA at any one time.
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Section III:
Recalls |
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A. Recalls
require a minimum of 10% of Active Members signatures of support
to bring forward for a vote of the voting membership.
B. Recalls
elections will be conducted under the same requirements as
Section I of this Article.
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ARTICLE IX:
COMMITTEES
Section I: Committee Adoption and Duties |
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A. All
committees, except for the Executive Committee, will be
appointed by the President and shall serve until their
respective successors are selected. Committees shall consist of
no fewer than three persons.
B. The
absence of a committee member, including the Executive
Committee, from three consecutive meetings of a committee in a
year may constitute a resignation at the discretion of the
committee and the vacancy shall be filled with an appointee
selected by the Executive Committee.
C. A majority
of the members of any committee shall constitute a quorum. |
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ARTICLE X:
QUORUM |
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Section I: At least two Officers, two non-officer Executive
Committee members, and any three OSPA Active members shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at the
annual meeting of this Association. |
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Section II: At least two Officers and two non-officer Executive
Committee members shall constitute a quorum at Executive
Committee meetings. |
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ARTICLE XI:
MEETINGS |
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Section I: The OSPA shall hold an
annual meeting at such time and place as shall be
determined by the Executive Committee. At least one month prior
to the meeting, official notice of the meeting shall be sent to
each member. |
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Section II: The order of business at each annual meeting shall
he fixed at the beginning of the meeting and shall include: |
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A. Address
of the President
B.
Reports of the Officers
C.
Reports of Committees
D.
Reports on Elections
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Section III: The Executive
Committee shall meet at least four times a year to
conduct regular business,
review
expenditures, and evaluate and
report activities to members. Executive
Committee meetings may be held in person or via
Internet, teleconference, etc. |
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Section IV: Special
meetings may be called by the Executive Committee with 24
hours notice provided that a reasonable attempt to alert the
officers is made.
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ARTICLE XII:
PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
The rules contained in Robert’s Rules of Order (Revised) shall
govern this Association in all cases to which they are
applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these
Bylaws. |
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ARTICLE XIII:
AMENDMENTS |
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Section I: Referendums to these Bylaws require a minimum of 10%
of Active Members signatures of support to bring forward for a
vote of the voting membership,
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Section II: These
Bylaws may be amended by a two thirds vote of the
membership eligible to vote. |
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Section III: All proposed amendments shall be provided to any
member upon request.
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ARTICLE XIV: DISSOLUTION
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Section I:
Circumstances for dissolution
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A.
Formal vote by 75% of Active members calling for
Association dissolution.
B.
No formal activity, meetings, etc., for two consecutive
years.
C.
No current Membership or current officers.
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Section II:
Upon the dissolution of the Association, the Executive
Committee shall, after paying or making provisions for the
payment of all the liabilities of the Association, dispose of
all of the assets of the Association exclusively or the purposes
of the Association in such manner, or to such organization or
organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
educational, religious or scientific purposes as shall at the
time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under
Section 501 C (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the
corresponding provisions of any future United States Internal
Revenue Law. |
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