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FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS OF OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION

 

 

Article I. Name

 

The name of this organization shall be the Fire Service Instructors of Oklahoma (FSIO)

 

Article II. Purposes

 

A.   To provide effective & continuous leadership, education, and training of the

Fire Service for the protection of life and property against fire and related man-made or natural disasters.

 

B.    To unite for professional benefit those members of the Fire Service who

share a sincere interest in Fire Service Education as a means of protecting life and property.

 

C.    To provide an atmosphere for information and recourse exchange between

individuals and between organizations involved in Fire Service Education as

a means of protecting life and property.

 

D.   To promote cooperation among private enterprises, non profit organizations,

associations, and government agencies with an interest in Fire Service Education at state and local levels.

 

E.    To disseminate state-of-the –art materials concerning Fire Service Education

to the membership.

 

F.    To establish and maintain libraries of training materials and to encourage their

establishment by others.

 

G.   To encourage  research & special studies and to develop training and education programs & procedures, and to analyze problems arising and their

application.

 

H.   To promote the importance of the role of the Fire Service Instructors in the

total Fire Service Organization.

 

Article III. Membership

 

             Membership in the Fire Service Instructors of Oklahoma shall be open to any

            person with the responsibility for Fire Service Education & Training in an

            organization or community or to any person(s) with a sincere interest in Fire

            Service Education.


 

Article IV. Membership

 

The officers of the FSIO shall be a President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer,

immediate past President, an Ex-officio member from Fire Service Training, an Ex-officio member from

Fire Protection Publication, and 6 area directors.

 

  1. The Executive Board shall consist of the officers.    
  1. Officers shall serve a term of one (1) year or until successors are elected. They shall not serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms in any one elective

office except that the Secretary/Treasurer may serve indefinitely.

 

      C.  All elected positions shall be decided by a plurality vote of FSIO members present

            during the annual general membership meeting.

 

  1. Election of officers shall be held by a form ballot of the membership present.

 

  1. Elected officers shall take office at the regularly scheduled meeting in January.

 

  1. Vacancies in any office may be appointed by the Executive Committee until the

next election.

 

Article V. Executive Committee

 

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President,Secretary/Treasurer,

immediate past President, an Ex-officio member from Fire Service Training, and a Ex-officio member from Fire Protection Publications.

 

  1. The Executive Committee shall meet on the 1st Friday of each month, or as called

by the Executive Committee at a location to be determined by the Executive Committee.

 

  1. Executive Committee meetings shall be open to all members of the FSIO.

 

  1. The Executive Committee shall be charged with the duty of conducting business.

 

  1. Any officers of the FSIO who shall be absent from three (3) consecutive, regularly scheduled meetings of the Executive Committee may be removed from office at the discretion of the Executive Committee based on majority vote.

 

 


 

 

Article VI. Annual Meeting

 

       The annual meeting of the FSIO shall be during the month of November.

       The purpose of the annual meeting of the FSIO should include:

           

  1. Transaction of business relating to the affairs of the FSIO.

 

  1. Report Executive Committee action to the membership.

 

  1. Election of Officers.

 

  1. Set objectives for FSIO for the following year.

 

  1. Provide programs of appropriate length for Fire Service Educators within Oklahoma.

 

Article VII. Amendments

This constitution or by-laws may be amended in the following manner:

 

  1. Proposals for any amendment to the existing constitution or by-laws shall be

made in writing and be addressed to the President. Proposals shall be signed by

any five (5) active members or by any three (3) members of the board of directors.

 

  1. The President shall then send by regular mail a ballot containing a copy of the

proposed amendment to all active members within thirty (30) days of receipt of

the proposed amendment. This ballot shall also contain an explanation of the

meaning and purpose of the amendment as viewed by the Executive Committee.

The ballot must be returned within thirty (30) days from the date of post mark to the President.

 

  1. All ballots returned to the President in the stipulated period of time shall be counted by the Executive Committee.
  2. If two thirds of the ballots returned favor the amendment, the constitution shall be amended, effective the following Executive Committee meeting.

 

  1. The constitution or by-laws may be amended at the annual meeting providing a

notice of the proposed amendment has been mailed to all active members ten (10)

days prior to the annual meeting. Members who will not be present at the annual

     meeting may vote by mailing their ballot to the Secretary/Treasurer of the FSIO.

 

 

 

 

 

BY-LAWS OF THE FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS OF OKALHOAMA

 

1.1   The administration of the FSIO shall be vested in the Executive Committee.

        All actions of the Executive Committee shall be reported to the membership of     

             the FSIO.

 

Article 2. Duties of Officers

 

        2.1   The President shall:

        a.   Preside at meetings of the FSIO and meetings of the Executive Committee. 

               b.  Call meetings of the Executive Committee at the discretion of the President

       or by written request of three (3) Executive Committee members.  

     c.   Call special meetings of the FSIO as authorized by the Executive Committee. 

              d.  Appoint standing and special committees as necessary for the operation of

                       the FSIO e.  Appoint the Chairperson for the Nomination Committee.

 

        2.2   The 1st Vice-President shall:                                                                                                      a.     Serve as President should the President not be available.

       b.  Exercise the powers and prerogatives of the President in the absence of the

              President.

   c.  Perform such duties as may be assigned by the President of the Executive

                       Committee. d.  Chairperson of the Program Committee.

           

2.3   The 2nd Vice-President shall:

  

         a.   Assist the President and 1st Vice-President in every way possible and assumtheir duties in their absence.

    

     b.     Perform such duties as may be assigned by the President of                 the Executive Committee. 

                   c.  Chairperson for the Awards Committee.


      2.4 The Secretary/Treasurer shall:

 

a.     Perform Secretarial/Treasurer duties for the FSIO.

 

             b.   Perform other duties as may be assigned by the President of the Executive

                   Committee.

 

             c.   Record the minutes of the meeting.

 

       d.   Maintain a register of the members of the FSIO.

 

       e.    Conduct such correspondence and issue notices of meetings as may be

              required or directed by the President.

 

f.      Be responsible for and authorized to issue minutes of proceedings of

meetings for the FSIO and of the Executive Committee.

 

2.4   The Secretary/Treasurer may:

 

a.     Publish periodically and distribute to members bulletins containing ‘

information of interest and value.

 

b.     Duplicate periodically and distribute to members information published by

others of interest and value, subject to copyright laws.

 

Article 3. Board of Directors

 

                                                                                                          The Board of Directors shall consist of six (6) regional directors, elected by the general

                                                                                                                          membership, one director from each of six (6) regions of the state

                                                                                                         (Oklahoma City Metro,  Tulsa Metro, Southeast, Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest),

 

3.1   Duties of the Board of Directors:

   

a.     Represent each region at the FSIO Executive Committee meetings.

 

b.     Monitor the training needs to the Executive Committee.

 

c.     Present regional training needs to the Executive Committee.

 

d.     Coordinate FSIO training in each region.

 

 

3.2   Election of the Board of Directors shall be conducted in the same manner as the

election of other officers.

 

 

 

                                                               


3.3   Each director shall serve a two (2) year term with the Southwest, Northwest, and

Tulsa Metro directors being elected on odd years and the Southeast, Northeast and

Oklahoma City Metro directors being elected on even years.

 

3.4   The director or each region should live within the region being represented.

 

     3.5  Metro regional directors shall represent those departments that are commonly

            considered as Metro area departments. The areas representing the four quadrants

            of the state shall be divided by Interstate 35 east and west, Interstate 40 north and

            south.

 

Article 4 Awards

 

         All nominees will be considered and evaluated by the Awards Committee annually.

If criteria are met, recommendations for awards will be made.

 

4.1   Ray Davidson Instructor of the Year

 

a.     Must be a member of FSIO

 

b.     Must be an active member in fire education

 

c.     Must have made a major contribution in the current year of nomination.

 

d.     Must have exemplified the Ray Davidson ideas.

 

e.     Must be nominated by a member of FSIO.

 

f.      Nominations must be received by the Awards Committee prior to

September 15th.

 

Only one award presented annually. The recipient of the award is not eligible to receive the award again.

All recipients of the Ray Davidson Instructor of the Year Award may be nominated for the ISFSI

Instructor of the Year Award to be presented at FDIC.

 

4.2   Instructor Honor Roll

  

a.     FSIO membership not required.

 

b.     Must be retired from the Fire Service.

 

c.     Must be nominated by a member of FSIO

 


4.3   Special Awards

 

a.     FSIO membership not required.

 

b.     Fire Service membership not required.

 

c.     Must have made a contribution to the fire service.

 

d.     Must be nominated by a member of FSIO.

 

 

Article 5 Order of Business

 

5.1   The Order of Business at the annual meeting of the FSIO shall be determined

by the President and shall include the following:

 

Call to Order

Roll Call of Officers

Reading of Minutes

Treasurer’s Report

President’s Report

Secretary’s Report

Committee Reports

Unfinished Business

New Business

Election

Announcements

Adjournment

 

5.2   Robert’s Rules of Order shall govern all meetings of the FSIO on all points

not governed by the Constitution and the By-Laws.  The Immediate Past-President will be the Parliamentarian.

 

Article 6 Standing Committees

 

Standing Committees shall consist of the Nomination, Awards, and Program

Committees and their duties shall include:

 

6.1   Nomination Committee:

 

a.     Solicit nominations from members.

 

b.     Self nominations will be accepted.

 

c.     Prepare ballot.

 

d.     Count ballot.

 

 

6.2   Awards Committee:

 

a.     Shall be chaired by the 2nd Vice-President.

 

b.     Solicit nominations for awards.

 

c.     Review nominations for awards.

 

d.     Select recipients.

 

6.3   Program Committee:

 

 

 6.3      Program Committee:

 

a.    Shall be chaired by 1st Vice-President.

 

b.    A Fire Service Training representative, chosen by the Director of Fire

        Service Training will serve on this committee.

 

c.    Establish program for annual conference.

 

e.     Establish other programs as directed by the Executive Committee.