BY-LAWS OF THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

 

ARTICLE I — NAME

The name and title of this organization shall be

 FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND
 ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

 ARTICLE II —OBJECT

 The object of this Association shall be to foster the study of the problems peculiar to the practice of occupational medicine and surgery in Florida, and to unite into one organization members of the medical profession whose interests lie in that field It shall encourage the development of methods adapted to the conser­vation and improvement of health among workers and promote a more general understanding of the purposes and results of the medical care of these workers It shall function as a State Component Society of the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OCCUPA­TIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

 ARTICLE III — MEMBERSHIP

 Section 1 — Membership n this Association shall be of six classes

              a) Active           d) Honorary

              b) Fellow           e) Inactive

              c) Associate       f) Emeritus

 

Section 2 —   Active members shall be doctors of medicine or doctors of osteopathic medicine who have an interest in occupationaI medicine and environ­mental medicine, who are licensed to practice in Florida and residents of Florida, who apply on the proper form and are subsequently approved Qualifications and prerequisites for each of the different classes are prescribed by the ACOEM and are available in ACOEM publications or from the Secretary of FAOEM

 

Section 3 —   An applicant for any one of the classes shall apply direct to the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OCCU­PATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE, 150 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, using the proper application form Following initial approval at ACOEM, the application is sent to the Secretary of FAOEM for action by the Membership Committee It approved, the appli­cant becomes a member of both ACOEM and FAOEM Approval or disapproval at the FAOEM level shall be by a majority of Membership Committee votes obtained either in person or by mail Such committee action may, in case of an appeal, be reviewed and concurred-in or reversed by a majority of the Board of Directors voting in person or by mad Further appeal may be addressed to the Board of Directors of ACOEM

 

Section 4 —   Associate, Honorary, Inactive and Emeritus Members shall have all the privileges of Active Members except the privilege of holding office and voting

 

ARTICLE IV — OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

Section 1 —   The officers of the FAOEM shall be a President, a President-Elect, a Vice-President, and a Secretary-Treasurer, who shall serve a term of two years The officers shall constitute the Executive Committee Their deliberations and recommenda­tions, to become effective, will require approval of a majority vote of the Board of Directors during any regular assemblage of this group, who will thereby be the governing body of the FAOEM Questions will be decided by a majority vote of those members assembled and, in case of a tie, the President will cast the deciding vote The Board of Directors shall conduct all business of FAOEM except as otherwise provided by the By-Laws

 

Section 2 —   The Board of Directors shall include the Officers, the Immediate Past President, and three Active Members or Fellows to be elected in addition to the above The three elected directors shall serve for three years, except that initially one shall be elected for one year, one for two years, and one for three Then each succeeding year one new director shall be elected This procedure will pro­vide continuity ot programs and policies The newly-elected officers and directors shall serve for one year, or until their successors are elected Voting may be oral or written, at the discretion of the President, and election shall be by a simple majority

 

Section 3 —   Vacancies on the Officers or Board of Directors shall be filled by majority action of the Board of Directors, and those chosen shall serve until the next annual meeting of FAOEM

 

 

ARTICLE V — DUTIES OF OFFICERS

 

Section 1 —   The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of FAOEM and, subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, shall have general and admin­istrative control of its affairs He shall preside at all meetings of the Executive Committee and of the members, shall serve as Chairman of the Board, and shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board He shall be, Ex Officio, a member of all standing com­mittees He shall have such other duties as may be conferred upon him by law, or by these By-Laws, or the Board of Directors He shall appoint FAOEM Delegates to ACOEM

 

Section 2 —   The President-Elect shall assume all of the duties and authority of the President in his absence He shall serve Ex Officio as Chairman ot the Program Committee for the annual meeting follow­ing his election

 

Section 3 —   In the absence of the President and the President-­Elect, the duties and responsibilities of those offices shall devolve upon the Vice President

 

Section 4 —   The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep an accurate record of the transactions of all meetings of FAOEM and of the Board and Executive Committee, and shall keep lists and files of allFAOEM Members Duties shall include sending notices of meetings, preparing newsletters, corre­sponding internally and externally on behalf of FAOEM, receiving monies, keeping accounts, pay­ing bills, Investing inactive funds, preparing IRS returns and recommending rates for dues He shall submit his accounts to the Board of Directors, prepare an annual report on member­ship and financial status transmit his accounts to his successor and shall prepare the Agenda for the annual or other meetings Additionally, he shall serve as FAOEM representative to the Journal of Occupational Medicine He shall have such other duties as the President or Board may direct

 

Section 5 —   The Board of Directors shall be responsible to the membership for the administration of the affairs of the Association

 

Section 6 —   Immediate past president shall serve as liaison to the Florida Medical Association

 

ARTICLE VI — MEETINGS OF MEMBERS

 

Section 1 —   The annual meeting of the FAOEM shall be held at the time and place designated by the Board of Directors

 

Section 2 —   Special meetings may be called by the President, with the approval of a majority of the Executive Committee, at such time and place as may be designated in such a call A special meeting may be called also by a petition bearing the signatures of 25% of the Active Members or Fellows The President shall designate the time and place

 

Section 3 —   Members having voting rights shall be notified by the Secretary-Treasurer at least thirty days in advance of all membership meetings Notice may be given either individually or by the official publi­cation

 

Section 4 —   Ten percent of the members eligible to vote, pre­sent and voting, shall constitute a quorum Only members present shall be eligible to vote

 

Section 5 —   All questions shall be decided by majority vote of those present and voting unless otherwise, provid­ed by these By-Laws

 

Section 6 —   At all meetings of the members, a voting majority may temporarily adjourn the meeting from time to time, but not for a period of more than, thirty days at any one time When such a temporarily adjourned meeting is reconvened, any business may be transacted which might have been trans­acted at the original meeting No notice of such an adjourned and reconvened meeting need be given.

 

Section 7 —   When a majority of the Board of Directors or two-thirds of the Executive Committee have certified to the Secretary that an annual meeting is inadvis­able, such meeting shall not be convened In such a case, the Board of Directors may submit by mail to the members of FAOEM entitled to vote any question or action, including amendment of these By-Laws but not including any question or action required which must be considered at a meeting

Such submission shall be by ballots mailed to each Fellow and Active Member setting forth the action proposed Ballots returned within thirty days of the mailing shall be the only ones counted Actions taken as a result of such mailed ballots shall have the same force and effect as if taken at a convened meeting

 

ARTICLE VII — MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 1 —   A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held before each annual meeting of the members Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President or by any five Directors, at such time and place as shall be designated during the call

 

Section 2 —   A simple majority shall constitute a quorum

 

 

ARTICLE VIII — COMMITTEES

 

Section 1 —   The President shall appoint members to Standing Committees, designate the Chairman of each, establish new Standing Committees, and dis­charge Standing Committees Appointments are effective from the time they are made until the next Annual Meeting

 

Section 2 —   The President shall establish and appoint such Ad Hoc Committees as he or the Board considers necessary Such committees shall remain appoint­ed until the specific reason for their appointment no longer exists or until earlier discharged

 

Section 3 —   The President shall have the power to appoint liai­son committees or representatives for the purpose of maintaining liaison with other organizations Such appointments are effective from time made until the next annual meeting or until earlier dis­charged

 

Section 4 —   Standing Committees shall perform such duties as are given them by the President and shall serve until the next annual meeting Standing Committees are

 

a)  Program Committee — It shall be the duty of this committee to plan the program for the next annual meeting The President-Elect shall serve as Chairman, Ex Officio

 

b)  This committee shall act upon questions of ethics or discipline that may be referred to it by the Board

 

c)  By-Laws Committee — This committee shall consider and report upon all changes to the By-Laws that may be referred by the Board The committee shall also, on its own initiative, review the By-Laws annually and make to the Board recommendations for amendments

 

d)  Nominating Committee — This committee shall consist of three or more members or fellows and shall submit to the Board nominations for all offices to become vacant Nominees of this committee and any others submitted from the floor at the annual meeting shall be voted upon as prescribed herein

 

Section 1 —   In the conduct of all meetings, the priority of rules shall be

 

1 FAOEM Rules

2 ACOEM Rules

 

3 Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised

 

Section 2 —   The Order of Business for the Board of Directors shall be’

a)  Introduction of Members

 

b)  Reading of Minutes

c)  Introduction of Resolutions

 

d)  Report of Ethics Committee

e)  Report of New Members

f) Reports of Other Committees

g)  Unfinished Business

 

h)  New Business

 

i) Adjournment

 

Section 3 —   The Order of Business for the annual meeting shall be,

 

a)  Reading of Minutes

b)  Reports of Officers, Committees, Board of Directors and Delegates

 

c)  Miscellaneous Business

d)  Election and Seating of Officers

e)  Adjournment

 

Section 4 —   Vote by roll call will be made upon request of a member

 

ARTICLE X — DUES

Section 1 —   Annual dues shall be established by the Board of Directors of ACOEM and shall include the sub­scription fee for the ACOEM official journal Honorary and Emeritus members shall pay no dues A portion of the dues of ACOEM members, who belong to Component Societies such as FAOEM, may be allocated to those societies by the ACOEM Board of Directors from time to time

 

Section 2 —   The Board of Directors FAOEM, may determine from time to time the budgetary requirements for operation of FAOEM and may fix FAOEM dues The Treasurer will notify ACOEM in advance of the billing date for the following year of the amount required by FAOEM That amount will be added to the ACOEM statement for all FACEM members and when collected. will be remitted by ACOEM to the Treasurer FAOEM

 

ARTICLE Xl — FAOEM DELEGATES TO THE ACOEM HOUSE Section 1 — FAOEM will be represented in the ACOEM House

of Delegates by Active Members or Fellows select­ed by the Board of Directors and appointed by the President The number of delegates will be deter­mined by the Board of Directors of the ACOEM through application of their own formula

 

Section 2—    The delegate from FAOEM will present to the House any matters that the Directors of FAOEM may suggest or consider worthy of national atten­tion. Following a meeting of the House and as soon as practicable after his return, he will submit a brief wntten report to the President FAOEM, list

ing subjects discussed and actions planned or taken

 

Section 3 —   All expenses of the delegate incurred as a conse­quence of his attendance at the semi-annual meetings of the House will be reimbursed upon presentation of a voucher to the Secretary-Treasurer

 

 

ARTICLE XII — NOMINATIONS FOR NATIONAL OFFICE

 

Section 1 —   The endorsement of any FAOEM Fellow to ACOEM office, either Officer or Director, shall be by the Secretary-Treasurer acting by direction of the FAOEM Board of Directors and using ACOEM guidelines

 

 

ARTICLE XIII — AMENDMENTS

 

Section 1 —   These By-Laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members entitled to vote, present and voting at an annual meeting, providing that the proposed changes or additions be either read at the last pi-evious annual meeting or that the pro­posals be circulated to the membership for a mail vote one month before the annual meeting where­in action is taken

 

 

ARTICLE XIV— MISCELLANEOUS FISCAL

 

Section 1 —   The fiscal year of this association shall coincide with the calendar year, 1 January to 31 December

 

Section 2 —   The authority to sign checks for FAOEM rests with the Secretary-Treasurer No other person shall have authority to sign checks, drafts, or order for the payment of money, notes or acceptances, nor authority to obligate the funds of the FAOEM unless specifically so stated by a resolution of the Board of Directors

 

Section 3 —   The accounts of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be reviewed and audited if necessary by an Ad Hoc Committee of the Board of Directors FAOEM, approval must be granted by the entire board

 

Section 4 —   In the event of the inactivation or disbanding of FAOEM all negotiable assets shall be liquefied by sale Funds resulting from such sale plus all other FACEM funds remaining shall be transmitted to the Treasurer, ACOEM

 

ARTICLE XV — DISCIPLINE

 

Section 1 —   Fellows and Members of FAOEM shall comply with these By-Laws, those of ACOEM, and with the ethical standards of the medical and osteopathic professions A Fellow or Member who shall be found guilty of a violation of those standards shall be subject to censure suspension, or expulsion by the FAOEM Board of Directors

 

Section 2 —   With respect to complaints, hearings, findings, actions, appeals and reinstatement the FAOEM shall follow in every instance the guidelines and procedures of the ACOEM