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Charter and BylawsThe Florida Engineering Society has posted its Charter and Bylaws) on the site for reference. And at the bottom of this page, there are links to its Antitrust Compliance Policy and its Administrative and Professional Policies. CHARTERPREAMBLEMembers of the Florida Engineering Society, Inc., recognize the efficacy of concerted action properly channeled through unity of purpose. Therefore recognizing that service to the Society, to the State, and to the Profession can best be accomplished through a united group imbued with the spirit of service, the Florida Engineering Society, Inc., pledges itself to the promotion and to the protection of the profession of engineering as a social and an economic influence in the affairs of mankind. ARTICLE I - NAMEThe name of this association shall be the Florida Engineering Society, Inc., hereinafter called the Society. ARTICLE II - PURPOSE1. The purpose of the Florida Engineering Society shall be the advancement of the public welfare and the promotion of the professional, educational, social, and economic interests of the engineering profession; to stimulate and develop professional concepts among all engineers; and to strive throughout the profession to make registration more meaningful in terms of individual achievement in engineering as reflected by education and practice. 2. The Society shall be a professional organization, not a collective bargaining unit for compensation and working conditions of its members. ARTICLE III - NATIONAL AFFILIATION The Society, through its Corporate Division, shall be the member State Society of the National Society of Professional Engineers, hereinafter referred to as NSPE. ARTICLE IV-MEMBERSHIP1. The membership of the Society shall consist of a Corporate and Non-corporate Division. 2. The Corporate Division shall consist of the following membership classifications: Life Member, Fellow, Professional Engineer Member, Engineer Intern Member, Associate Member, Land Surveyor Member, RESPECT Member, and Retired Member. All members of the Corporate Division must maintain membership in good standing with NSPE.
(4) The Member shall file formal application by letter, certifying compliance with all requirements for eligibility, through the local chapter (if any). (5) Members of the Corporate Division meeting these requirements and current NSPE requirements for Life Membership will be certified by the Society to NSPE on such application. (6) At such time as a RESPECT member (Retired Special-Transfer) shall have paid Florida Engineering Society dues for the required number of years the RESPECT Member may apply for Life Membership. h. A RESPECT Member (Retired-Special-Transfer):
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3. The Non-Corporate Division shall consist of the following membership classifications: Affiliate and Student Member.
4. All Society members in good standing, except Student Members, shall be entitled to membership in a chapter and may be eligible for membership in a Practice Section subject to the Bylaws or standing rules of such Practice Sections. 5. Privileges and rights accorded to members in good standing:
ARTICLE VThe Society shall exist perpetually unless sooner dissolved by law. ARTICLE VIThe names and residences of subscribers hereto, are as follows: L.D. Smoot, W.P. Darwin, and H.D. Mendenhall, all of Jacksonville, Florida, and R.E. Chandler and J.R. Benton, both of Gainesville, Florida. ARTICLE VII - ADMINISTRATION 1. The government and the management of the funds, properties, and affairs of the Society shall be vested in the Board of Directors, consisting of the President, President-Elect, Vice Presidents, NSPE Directors, the latest living Past President, the FBPE Liaison, a Director elected by each Local Chapter, a student member representative, and the chairman or president of each of the approved Practice Sections. The Board shall adopt administrative and professional policies to implement the principles and provisions of the Charter and Bylaws. The Board shall have the power to interpret the intent of the Charter and Bylaws. Practice Sections shall receive thirty (30) days notification prior to the adoption of any policies affecting the Practice Sections. 2. Each member of the Board shall have one vote. Chapter Directors and practice section presidents or chairmen may designate an FES member in their Chapter or practice section, respectively, as Proxy and shall so advise the Board in writing. 3. The terms of all elective officers and state directors shall begin at the close of the administrative year during which they were elected and shall be as follows:
4. There shall be an Executive Committee of the Board, consisting of the President, President-Elect, Vice Presidents, the latest living Past President, the chairmen or president of each of the approved Practice Sections, the FBPE Liaison, and the most senior NSPE Director. Within the provisions of the Charter and Bylaws, the Executive Committee shall act for the Board between Board meetings. All acts of the Executive Committee shall be subject to approval by the Board. 5. The membership shall adopt Bylaws of the corporation to further implement the intent of this Charter. 6. The Board may employ an Executive Director and such other employees as may be needed to conduct the affairs of the Society. 7. Regular meetings of the Society shall be held annually at such time and place as the Board shall designate. ARTICLE VIII-CHAPTERSThe Board may authorize and charter Chapters as provided in the Bylaws. ARTICLE IX - PRACTICE SECTIONS 1. To further the objectives of the Society the Board of Directors is authorized to establish Practice Sections comprising groups in similar fields of employment having common professional problems and interests. Practice Sections shall operate with general autonomy under the Society's Charter and Bylaws and Policies. 2. Each Practice Section shall establish rules for operations of the management, administration, and operation of the Practice Section. All operating rules and amendments thereto shall be subject to the approval of the Society's Board of Directors. 3. The Board of Directors may create or dissolve Practice Sections. Failure to comply with the Charter and Bylaws or the policies of the Society may be considered a basis for the dissolution of a Practice Section. 4. The Board may delegate the government and management of the funds, properties and affairs of a Practice Section to such Practice Section. 5. Each chapter-appointed liaison representative to the Practice Sections shall be appointed by the chapter. The appointed liaison representative shall conform to the operating rules of the practice section. ARTICLE X-INDEBTEDNESS The highest amount of indebtedness or liability to which the Society may subject itself shall be $1,500,000. ARTICLE XI-CODE OF ETHICS 1. The Board of Directors of the Society shall adopt a Code of Ethics. Membership in the Florida Engineering Society shall be contingent upon agreement to conform with the Society's Code of Ethics, and failure to conform to the Code of Ethics shall be grounds for appropriate disciplinary action against any member. ARTICLE XII - AMENDMENTS 1. Amendments to the Charter and/or Bylaws may be proposed by a majority vote of the Board, a majority of the membership of three or more Chapters, or by a petition signed by not less than five percent of those Society members eligible to vote. 2. An Amendment to the Charter shall be adopted only by a majority vote of the membership voting by letter ballot, provided that the proposed amendment shall have been submitted to each Chapter at least 45 days prior to balloting. 3. Amendments to the Bylaws shall be adopted by:
4. The Board of Directors shall have extraordinary powers necessary to facilitate putting into effect the meaning and intent of amendments and revisions to the Charter and Bylaws, during periods of transition, after such revisions and amendments are duly approved. Amended August 6, 1987, by letter ballot Click here for a printable PDF of the Charter Florida Engineering Society’s 1. Consistent with Florida Engineering Society’s, (referred to as FES) nonprofit and tax exempt purposes, FES, and all of its practice sections, divisions, committees, and any other part of the organizational structure of FES, in the course of its activities shall not agree with, participate in, or give consideration to any activity, plan, understanding, agreement, or other arrangement that constitutes a violation of any federal or state antitrust laws, including but not limited to actions that would (a) raise or stabilize prices or fees for specific services, (b) boycott or refuse to do business with any third parties (other than through FES’s bona fide business contractual arrangements), (c) restrict or interfere with the exercise of free and independent judgment by the members in the management or operation of their respective business, or (d) obstruct or interfere with commerce or free and lawful competition. 2. FES membership is open to all interested and eligible parties. Participation in FES activities is also available on reasonable terms to non-members with a valid interest in such activities. No applicant for membership or party requesting to participate, who otherwise meets the qualifications set forth in the FES Bylaws or adopted in FES policy, may be rejected for any anti-competitive purpose. 3. Participants at FES-sponsored activities should not discuss, exchange information, or enter into agreements on prices or fees or refuse to purchase, sell to, or otherwise impermissibly deal with competitors, customers or suppliers. 4. Any information, materials, or reports of FES available for the use of its members should be made available to non-members when non-availability of those materials imposes a significant economic disadvantage or cost to non-members that significantly limits their ability to compete against FES members. Non-members may be charged higher prices than members as long as the higher prices are not unreasonable. 5. Discussions during FES meetings should relate solely to the legitimate purposes of the Society. Care should be taken to avoid any discussion of competitively sensitive information, such as prices, rates, or fees; current or potential bids for particular services; terms on which any participants will or will not deal with particular competitors, suppliers, or customers; and matters relating to actual or potential individual suppliers or customers that might have the effect of influencing the business conduct of other companies toward such suppliers or customers. 6. To avoid even the perception that FES meetings could violate this antitrust policy, good meeting practices should be exercised, including: the use of a written agenda; the prompt preparation of brief minutes summarizing the matters discussed and conclusions reached; and the retention and distribution of only final approved minutes. 7. Even informal discussions must comply with the principles and prohibitions of this policy. 8. A copy of this policy shall be provided to all FES members and posted for public viewing on the FES website. Each FES member and each participant in FES activities, by virtue of their membership or participation, shall be deemed to have notice of the policy and agree to abide by it. APPROVED by the FES Board of Directors, July 27, 2006 The Florida Engineering Society has adopted a variety of Administrative and Professional Policies to guide operations. These policies are listed below and are available from FES headquarters.
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