Special Committees and Projects

· Finance Committee (Renee Heidy)

· SIEC (Bob Cozzie)

· APCO International (Jennifer Reese)

· DPSST Curriculum (Andrea Tobin)

· Professional Standards/OAA (Laurie Taylor / Johnna Pellam)

· Oregon State EMS (Victor O’Shanan)

· Advisory Committee (Mark Buccholz)

o Public Education Subcommittee (Cheryl Bledsoe)

o Outage Committee (Gordon Tiemeyer)

o MIS/ECATS (Toni Sexton)

· OEMA Update (Dean Bender)

· LE/DMV & LEDS Policy (Jeff Rusiecki)

· Amber Alert Committee (Andrea Tobin)

· Historical (Laura Wolfe / Jeff Rusiecki)

· Next Gen (Andy Taylor / Rick Silbaugh)

· Police Chief’s Association (Rock Rakosi)

· Fire Chief’s (Margie Moulin)

· Sheriff’s Association (Laura Wolfe)

· Radio Language Project (Eva Zerfing)

· DPSST Board / Policy Committee (Kelly Dutra, George Long, Sharyl Dresser)

· TERT (George Long)

· OEDI/Northwest Leadership Institute (Kelly Dutra)

Good of the Order

· Western Regional TShirts (Jennifer Reese)

· APCO President’s Meeting (Bob Cozzie)

Quarterly Meeting Schedule & Locations

· October 17-21, Sunriver Resort (Training Conference)

· December 6-9, Salishan

Bylaws Clarification:

Current Language:

Article IV – Board of Directors

Section 1: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A. The Board of Directors of this Chapter shall consist of the President, Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate Past President, Chapter Commercial Advisory Member, and International Association Executive Councilperson (EC).

B. The Chapter Commercial Advisory Member shall be elected to serve as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.

Explanation: The intent has always been to allow the CCAM full voting rights on the board. The phrase ‘ex officio’ is often misunderstood, meaning it is not a voting position. Ex Officio only means that that member serves on a board or committee as long as they hold the position that created a need to have them on the board. It does NOT necessarily restrict their rights as a board member, they retain the right to vote.

So secondly, identifying the CCAM as ex-officio is just unnecessary. All board members are basically ex officio. The only ‘differences’ between board members really is that the treasurer is appointed by the President, rather than elected to the board of directors.

Recommended Clarified Language:

Section 1: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A. The Board of Directors of this Chapter shall consist of the following members:

1. Elected:

1. President

2. Vice President

3. 2nd Vice President

4. Secretary

5. Chapter Commercial Advisory Member

6. Association Executive Council Representative (EC)

2. Appointed by President

1. Treasurer

B. All members of the Board of Directors have full voting rights for matters coming before the Board