2016-701 Emergency Svc - South Orange Rescue Squad - Application for Ambulance Franchise

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3. Emergency Operations Members: A. Regular members shall be those individuals meeting the requirements set forth herein and in the Corporation's current Standard Operations Manual. B. Resource members shall be those individuals meeting the requirements set forth herein and in the corporation's current Standard Operations Manual, and who through profession, training, and/or experience possess abilities and/or knowledge which furthers the purposes and objectives of the Corporation. C. Provisional members shall be those individuals desiring to join the Corporation and who may or may not have prior training, experience, and/or knowledge that furthers the purposes and objectives of the Corporation. Provisional members may not hold office. Provisional members may serve on or chair committees in accordance with existing policy and perform such functions as requested by the Chief or by the Board of Directors. 4. Voting rights shall be vested in the active members of the Corporation for all matters which are subject to a membership vote by act of the applicable laws of the State of North Carolina and as provided herein and in the Standard Operations Manual of the Corporation. Active members will be defined as members who meet the membership requirements of their division(s) or are otherwise active members. Voting members may vote on the election of Directors unless otherwise provided herein. 5. In order that the membership rolls accurately reflect involvement in the Corporation, the Chief shall review the membership list at least annually, and prior to the annual Membership meeting,to determine whether members are in compliance with the existing requirements. In the event the Chief determines that members are not in compliance the Chief will recommend to the Board of Directors that Members not in compliance be removed from membership in the Corporation. 6. There shall be no discrimination in the admission, selection, or termination of members based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or belief. Article III Meetings of Members 1. Meetings of the membership shall be held once each month at the location designated by the membership, and additional meetings may be held at such places as designated by notice, or as agreed upon by a simple majority of the members entitled to vote at any meeting. Any meeting of the membership may be attended by anyone. The membership reserves the right to have any meeting enter a closed session in which those present must be members of the corporation. A closed session may be called by a simple majority vote of the members in attendance at a meeting.