Constitution
Article I
Membership and Dues
Meetings are open to all present and
past students, faculty, and staff of the emergency management program
at the host university, and all IEMSA students internationally. The
only requirement to attend is an interest in the practice of Emergency
Administration and Planning.
Active members are defined as:
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Currently enrolled students,
current faculty, or current staff;
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All members not in the foregoing
category who notified the Organization they wish to be in the
active category that year;
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And have paid international and
chapter membership dues.
Chapter membership dues shall be
paid by each member each semester to the amount of ten dollars ($10).
International dues shall also be paid each semester to the amount of
five dollars ($5). In addition, donations may be requested for
specific projects that may be specified at that later time.
Article II
Meetings
There will be called meetings each
semester. Meetings for special purposes other than regular called
meetings may be called. The time, place, and frequency of the meetings
will be decided by the Senior Officers. Any two officers may call a
meeting, as long as one is a Senior Officer. Officers calling a
meeting are responsible for seeing that all current members are
notified of the meeting.
Article III
Chapter Officers and Executive Committee
All chapter officers shall be members
who are current students.
The Executive Committee is composed
of all the Senior Officers and other officers.
The Senior Officers are:
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President.
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Vice President.
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Treasurer.
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Secretary.
Other offices or committees within
the Senior Officer’s chapter may be created or dissolved at any time
by consent among the Senior Officers.
Committee chairpersons will be
responsible for reporting information about the activities of their
committee to the Senior Officers.
All Senior Officer terms shall be
from January to December. All active members shall be eligible for all
other positions.
Any officer may be removed from his
or her office by a two-thirds vote by present members. Cause for
removal may include, but is not limited to not providing for the
general well being of The International Emergency Management Student
Association.
Article IV
Senior Officer Responsibilities
Senior Officers are responsible for
the general well being of the International Emergency Management
Student Association. Additionally, the Senior Officers shall be
responsible for the success and promotion of organizational goals and
objectives.
Senior Officers shall call at least
two Senior Officer meetings each semester to discuss the
organizational well being and future plans. Officers should
communicate regularly.
All roles and responsibilities of
the chapter IEMSA Senior Officers must be flexible to ensure
organizational growth. The responsibilities that Senior Officers must
achieve but are not limited to the following:
Section 1
The President of an IEMSA chapter
shall be to help coordinate activities and delegate responsibilities
as needed to safe guard the success of organizational goals and
objectives. The President shall have final rule to decisions, and
should be exercised only as necessary, and as not to violate the IEMSA
Constitution.
Section 2
The Vice President of an IEMSA
chapter shall be to help the president coordinate activities and help
safeguard the success of organizational goals and objectives.
The Vice President, should the
office of the President become vacant for any reason, shall become the
chapter President. Thus the office of the Vice President shall become
vacant, and will remain so until a majority election is held. Such an
election shall be held within 14 days of the office vacancy.
Section 3
The Treasurer of an IEMSA chapter
shall be responsible for the collection of international and chapter
dues, and the transfer of these funds accordingly. The Treasurer shall
also help coordinate activities and help promote organizational goals
and objectives.
Section 4
The Secretary of an IEMSA chapter
shall be responsible for the keeping of meeting minutes and chapter
membership forms of past and present IEMSA members. The Secretary
shall also help coordinate activities and help promote organizational
goals and objectives.
Article V
Elections
Senior Officer elections for the
next year shall be held during the second to last meeting of the fall
semester. Additional elections may be called by petition signed by two
thirds of members. Elections may also be called, upon the creation of
offices or positions, by the Senior Officers.
Officers shall be nominated by a
committee composed of the Senior Officers of The International
Emergency Management Student Association, or by a committee delegated
by them. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor.
Elections shall be conducted by
ballots. Election outcomes will be determined by a majority of
present, voting members. All members will be notified and given a
chance to vote.
Senior Officers shall hold their
respective offices for one year, from January to December, equaling
one term. Officers may run for re-election.
Committee chairpersons will be
selected by consensus of their respective committee members.
Article VI
Amendments
This Constitution may be amended by
two thirds of IEMSA chapters majority approval vote. Chapters must
call a meeting and vote, and the amendment will be approved or
disapproved by a two-thirds majority vote of chapter members present.
Results will be declared by all chapters, and after a decision has
been made, will be announced to all chapters.
All chapters will be notified in
advance of any amendment vote. Thus the chapter President shall call a
chapter vote.
An amendment to the Constitution may be called
organizationally by petition by any IEMSA chapter.
Article VII
Hazing
The International Emergency
Management Student Association shall not promote any hazing
activities. Hazing, such as intentional or knowingly reckless
activities, and the use of physical brutality, intimidation, or
threatening will result in immediate removal. Such activities will be
reported to the University’s administration.
Article VIII
Disabilities Act
The International Emergency
Management Student Association recognizes the Americans with
Disabilities Act. Accommodations shall be facilitated for all persons
with disabilities with adequate notification.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
Amendment 1
The purpose of Amendment 1 to the
Constitution of the International Emergency Management Student
Association is to create an International Board of Representatives.
Each Chapter shall appoint a representative to sit on the Board, and
said Board shall be a serving tool to the Chapters, which have created
it. All positions of the Board, as designated by the Chapters, shall
have equal say and equal right to decisions made by the Board. The
Representatives may appoint or elect amongst themselves a Chairman of
the Board, which will not come with any additional authority, but will
be given responsibility to coordinate and organize activities allowed
to the Board.
The Board shall not make any
decisions to be handed down to any of the Chapters, without specific
approval and consent of each Chapter. The main purpose of the
International Board of Representatives shall be to represent the
Association on a national and international level, thereby promoting
the goals and mission of the Association to which it is entitled. The
International Board then has no authority other than to promote the
growth and expansion of the Association.
Amendment 2
Each Chapter shall appoint to the
position an International Representative. This position shall be
designated by the Chapter Senior Officers, and shall not be
concurrently a Senior Officer or a member of any current executive
committee. Said Representative shall serve a term equal to that of the
Senior Officers. The Representative may be reappointed and shall not
be limited to one term, based on the discretion of the Senior
Officers.
Responsibilities of the International
Representatives, as appointed by the Senior Officers of each
individual Chapter, will be to represent within the International
Board, the interests of their Chapter. Therefore, International
Representatives from each Chapter shall meet regularly, and coordinate
any approved efforts between and among each Chapter. Other
responsibilities shall be appropriated among the Senior Officers, to
whom this position represents. This position is designed to serve the
Senior Officers in their endeavors to increase the Association.
