Article Three: Membership

Saturday, 16 July 2005 21:07
Membership in F.A.M.E. shall comprise active, affiliate and emeritus members. Active members may hold office and vote. Affiliate members may vote and shall be represented on the Board of Directors, but may not hold office. Emeritus members may not hold office.

1.  Active members shall be Florida District Medical Examiners and Florida Associate Medical Examiners as defined in Florida Statute Chapter 406.

2.  Affiliate members shall be other professional employees of medical examiner offices.

Affiliate members shall be sponsored by an active member in accordance with procedures established by the Association. The sponsoring active members shall immediately report any change in status or employment by which the affiliate member becomes no longer qualified. In order to retain membership, the affiliate member must become requalified within two years of such disqualification.

3.  Emeritus members shall be those active members who have been members of FAME in good standing and are fully retired as Florida Medical Examiners.

The Emeritus member shall be granted this status upon approval of the Board of Directors.  Emeritus members shall pay dues, may serve on committees and vote, but may not hold office.

4.  Membership applications received by the Secretary shall be forwarded to the Board of Directors for action at its next meeting.  The action of the Board may be overruled by a two-thirds vote of the membership in attendance at the next annual meeting.
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