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SOUTH ORANGE RESCUE SQUAD,INC. <br /> North Carolina <br /> Standard Operations Manual <br /> Subject: Creating and Revising SOGs SOM No.: GEN-004 <br /> Effective Date: June 9,2005 <br /> Revision Date: Authorization Signature: <br /> 5.4. At any P&P Committee meeting, SOGs in the pending approval phase may be further edited and <br /> revised based on commentary from any squad member in preparation for the"second reading." <br /> After revision,drafts ready for the"second reading"shall be posted. <br /> 5.5. At the next squad business meeting,all SOGs"pending approval"shall undergo a"second <br /> reading."After the"second reading,"the membership shall adopt or reject the SOG by simple <br /> majority vote. Having given sufficient time for member input and review in the interim between <br /> squad meetings,there shall be little to no discussion regarding the SOGs"pending approval"at <br /> the"second reading." <br /> 5.6. If the membership votes to reject the SOG after the"second reading,"the draft shall return to the <br /> "pending approval phase"and be further revised by the P&P Committee. <br /> 5.7. If the membership votes to adopt a SOG after the"second reading"then the Board of Directors <br /> shall also adopt or reject the SOG by simple majority vote in accordance with the bylaws. <br /> 5.8. If the Board of Directors rejects the SOG after membership approval,the SOG draft shall return <br /> to the P&P committee at"pending approval"phase for further discussion and revision mediated <br /> by the BOD Chair and P&P Chair. The SOG draft shall return at subsequent meetings to the <br /> membership and Board of Directors for a vote to adopt or reject as described herein. <br /> 5.9. If the Board of Directors adopts the SOG after membership approval,no further action is taken <br /> and the SOG is considered official and added to the Standard Operations Manual. <br /> 5.10. The P&P Committee, in reviewing the Standard Operations Manual as provided herein and in <br /> accordance with the bylaws,reserves the right to make minor changes to any SOG without <br /> following the procedures listed above,provided that the membership and board of directors shall, <br /> by simple majority vote,approve any and all changes before they are adopted into the Standard <br /> Operations Manual. <br /> 5.10.1. Minor changes may include,but are not limited to: <br /> 5.10.1.1. re-numbering and re-categorizing <br /> 5.10.1.2. correcting grammar and spelling errors <br /> 5.10.1.3. format changes including re-spacing <br /> 5.10.1.4. any change that does not alter the meaning or intent of the SOG <br /> 6. GUIDELINES <br /> 6.1. N/A <br /> 7. TERMS <br /> 7.1. N/A <br /> 8. REFERENCES <br /> 8.1. N/A <br /> GEN-004 Creating and Revising SOGs <br /> -Page 2of2- <br />