05/01/2012

2012 Ohio ACEP Annual Meeting

Important Information for Ohio ACEP Members Regarding the Annual Meeting, Elections and Bylaw Changes

The Ohio ACEP Nominations Committee has certified eligible candidates for the June 5, 2012 election in conjunction with the All Ohio EM Assembly being held at the Embassy Suites Dublin. This event also includes the Ohio Chapter ACEP Annual Meeting as required by the organizational governing documents.

All members should be aware of the following:

BOARD AND COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Elections for Board of Directors and Councillors will be held between 12:30-2:30 pm on Tuesday, June 5 at the All Ohio EM Assembly.

According to the Chapter bylaws, Article VI§3 Board of Directors, Board members shall be elected by ballot by majority vote of the Chapter membership present. Their terms of office shall begin at the close of the Annual Meeting at which they are elected. Board members serve a term of three years.

Article VIII§4 Councillors: At the Annual Meeting of the Chapter, the members of the Chapter present shall, by majority vote, elect Councillors to fill those positions which will not automatically be filled by the incoming President or by Councillors serving unexpired terms. The total number of Councillors, shall be determined by the number of members on the membership roll on December 31 of each preceding year. Ohio ACEP is allotted 13 Councillors. Chapter councillors serve a two year term.

This year Ohio ACEP has nine (9) candidates for six (6) open seats on the Board of Directors and ten (10) candidates for six (6) open seats as Councillor.

Board of Directors Declared Candidates
·      Eileen F. Baker, MD, FACEP (Incumbent)
·      Robert Broida, MD, FACEP (Incumbent)
·      Jonathan Glauser, MD, MBA, FACEP
·      Purva Grover, MD
·      Venk Kambhampati, MD, ScM
·      Gary Katz, MD, MBA, FACEP (Incumbent)
·      Matthew J. Sanders, DO, FACEP

Councillor Declared Candidates
·      Purva Grover, MD
·      C.C. Halloran, MD, FACEP (Incumbent)
·      Venk Kambhampati, MD, ScM
·      Thomas Lukens, MD, PhD, FAAEM, FACEP (Incumbent)
·      John L. Lyman, MD, FACEP (Incumbent)
·      Michael McCrea, MD, FACEP
·      Howard K. Mell, MD, MPH, FACEP
·      Matthew J. Sanders, DO, FACEP
·      Thomas A. Tallman, DO, FACEP (Incumbent)
·      Sandra Werner, MD, FACEP

For more information about the candidates click on the links below:
2012 Board of Directors Candidates
2012 Council Candidates

PROPOSED BYLAWS CHANGE

In accordance with the Chapter Bylaws, Article XII - Amendments to the Bylaws, the Ohio Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians, Board of Directors has recommended the following changes to the Chapter Bylaws pending acceptance by two-thirds vote of the members present at the Annual Meeting of the Chapter.

The changes include (Article VI) changing national college directors or Council officers to ex-officio instead of voting members of the chapter board; the addition of a Nominations Committee; and a technical amendment requested in Article XII by the college.

The full text of the proposed changes is available to view - 2012 Bylaws Changes. To access the full bylaws click here. 

At the June 5, 2012 Annual Meeting, the bylaws changes will be voted on by the chapter membership.

PROPOSED CHANGE IN DUES for LIFE MEMBERS

In accordance with the Chapter Bylaws, Article IV - Dues and Assessments §1, dues for the Chapter may be changed only by majority vote of the Chapter members present at the Annual Meeting of the Chapter. Dues may not be changed unless a proposed change in dues is announced 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting, although the change in dues actually approved by the members may be less than, but not more than, that which was proposed and announced.

The Board of Directors recommends a change in dues for Life members. Life members currently pay dues of $15.00 while Life Inactive and Life Retired are charged dues of $350.00. This dues structure has been in place since 2001. As defined by the College bylaws, Life members include Any person who has: 1) held active, inactive, or international membership in the College for a minimum of 15 years and who has attained the age of 60; or 2) held active, inactive, or international membership in the College for a minimum of 10 years and who has attained the age of 70; or 3) held active, inactive, or international membership in the College for a minimum of 20 years and who is retired from medical practice; or 4) become permanently disabled, may on application to and approval by the Board of Directors be classified as a life member.

The Board of Directors recommends for chapter membership vote, that Life members ($15) be raised to $100 annual dues and Life Inactive and Life Retired ($350) be reduced to $100 annual dues. Current Life members dues would be raised to $100 with the option of a year one transition of $50 and year two $100.

At the June 5, 2012 Annual Meeting, the dues changes will be voted on by the chapter membership.

Please familiarize yourself with these issues to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Chapter President Tom Lukens or Chapter Executive Laura Tiberi or call the chapter office at (614) 792-6506.

If you are not registered for the All Ohio EM Assembly and would like to be in attendance for the Annual Meeting to vote on these issues, you are welcome to register today!