Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana Affiliated with International Association of Fire Fighters Affiliated with Indiana State AFL-CIO Dear Brothers and Sisters, PFFUI CONVENTION May 16-18, 2017 Muncie, Indiana The 41 st Annual of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana will be held Tuesday May 16 th Thursday May 18 th, 2017 at the Horizon Center 401 South High Street Muncie, IN 47305. A block of rooms is available under our name at a rate of $91.00 single or double occupancy at the Courtyard Muncie at the Horizon Center. Reservations must be made prior to April 14, 2017: Group Name: Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana Guests can call our front desk at 765-287-8550 or make their reservations online here. The last day to make reservations in the block is April 14, 2017 The registration fee is $50.00 if received prior to April 14, 2017 or $75.00 thereafter, per registrant (delegate, alternate, or guest). Registration on-site will be held Monday May 15 th and again the following morning beginning at 8:00 a.m. prior to the start of the at 9:00 a.m. Individuals are encouraged to register early and use the PAC Contribution Option of paying the registration fee by personal check as a voluntary contribution to benefit the Indiana Fire Fighters PAC. Your Local s credentials are attached. Please print additional copies as needed. One copy of the credential for each delegate and alternate who will be attending should be returned to me by April 14, 2017. Locals are allotted an equal number of alternates for their delegates however you do not even have to send your allotted number of delegates to receive your full per capita voting strength. Votes will be divided evenly among a Local s registered delegates. All Locals must have their per capita tax paid through the month prior to convention to be entitled to representation at the convention. The cutoff date to remember is April 14, 2017. You should make your hotel reservations, return your credentials, and forward to me any resolutions your Local wishes to introduce by this date. If your resolution is not received by this date you will need to bring 200 copies and ask the delegation s approval for introduction as a late resolution. I would prefer you email me any resolutions you wish to introduce, even intended late ones. Any Local Union of 99 or less members, which does not send a delegate to the convention may be represented by giving their proxy votes to another Local Union, within their district, provided the following conditions are observed: The Local Union granting the proxy and the Local Union accepting the proxy must be in the same district of the State Union. A proxy must be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by secret ballot of the members present and in good standing of the Local Union granting the proxy(s) upon a 15-day notice of the vote. No Local Union may, in addition to its own delegation representation, accept proxies to represent Locals in excess of 100 votes. Proxy voting shall be permitted only in a roll call vote and the election of Officers and shall be cast by the Chairman of the delegation casting the votes. It is important that your Local be represented at the convention. Please contact me if you have any questions. Mike Michael R. Pinkham, Secretary-Treasurer
Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana 41 st Annual State May 16-18, 2017 Horizon Center Muncie, IN Tentative Agenda Monday May 15 th Noon Tee Off Brian Reed PAC Golf Outing Players Club Woodland Trails 7:30 pm 9:00 pm Early Registration - TBD Tuesday May 16 th 7:00 am 8:45 am Registration 9:00 am Convened Horizon Center Presentation of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation Welcome / Introductions / Local Representatives Called to Order Adoption of Rules of Order Call for Late Resolutions 11:30 am +/- Recess Lunch in District Caucuses 1:00 pm Reconvened Executive Board Officer s Reports Partial Report of Credentials Committee Resolutions & Committee Assignments Breakouts for Committee s Deliberations Local 1348 Hospitality - TBD Wednesday May 17 th 9:00 A.M. Reconvened Final Report of Credentials Committee Executive Board Officer s Reports Committee Reports 12:00 P.M. Recess Luncheon 1:00 P.M. Reconvened Committee Reports Local 1348 Hospitality - TBD Thursday May 18 th 8:30 A.M. Reconvened to the close of business (estimate conclusion by Noon)
District Local City Votes Delegates 2 t 1649 l Alexandria 13 2 s 2017 2 1262 Anderson 98 3 Projected Voting 2 3962 Angola 10 2 Strengths 2 2454 Auburn 15 2 6 728 Bedford 33 2 Members Delegates 6 586 Bloomington 136 4 1-49 2 3 4850 Boonville 15 2 50-99 3 3 1453 Brazil 14 2 100-249 4 5 4444 Carmel 142 4 250-399 5 1 4600 Chesterton 15 2 400-549 6 6 2594 Clarksville 33 2 550-699 7 1 1630 Clay 65 3 700-849 8 6 2190 Columbus 77 3 850 + 9 5 2205 Connersville 34 2 5 4143 Crawfordsville 37 2 1 365 East Chicago 54 3 1st District 1 338 Elkhart 123 4 Locals 20 2 1671 Elwood 19 2 Votes 1446 3 357 Evansville 278 5 Delegates 58 3 2897 Evansville Airport 17 2 2 124 Fort Wayne 426 6 2nd District 2 705 Frankfort 34 2 Locals 18 5 3433 Franklin 50 3 Votes 1310 1 359 Gary 181 4 Delegates 48 1 1443 Goshen 54 3 5 4416 Hamilton County 354 5 3rd District 1 556 Hammond 205 4 Locals 10 5 4787 Hancock County 88 3 Votes 577 5 4406 Hendricks County 147 4 Delegates 25 1 1641 Hobart 55 3 2 680 Huntington 35 2 4th District 4 416 Indianapolis Metro 2094 9 Locals 1 6 558 Jeffersonville 79 3 Votes 2094 5 4252 Johnson County 117 4 Delegates 9 2 396 Kokomo 91 3 2 472 Lafayette 126 4 5th District 1 363 Laporte 47 2 Locals 12 3 3087 Linton 8 2 Votes 1073 2 470 Logansport 33 2 Delegates 36 2 676 Marion 62 3 5 4214 Martinsville 13 2 6th District 1 475 Michigan City 72 3 Locals 7 1 4843 Middlebury 14 2 Votes 478 1 360 Mishawaka 110 4 Delegates 19 2 2278 Monticello 121 2 5 4555 Morgan County 25 2 2 1348 Muncie 166 4 1st Region 6 410 New Albany 79 3 Locals 20 2 1722 New Castle 28 2 Votes 1446 1 5019 Penn Twp 17 2 2nd Region 2 383 Peru 30 2 Locals 21 1 3151 Portage 59 3 Votes 1894 3 1634 Princeton 20 2 3rd Region 2 1408 Richmond 94 3 Locals 26 5 1734 Rushville 8 2 Votes 1544 1 4279 Schererville 13 2 4th Region 3 4915 Scott Twp 12 2 Locals 1 6 577 Seymour 41 2 Votes 2094 5 2008 Shelbyville 58 3 1 362 South Bend 265 5 Totals 1 4795 Syracuse 12 2 Locals 68 3 758 Terre Haute 154 4 PC Votes 6978 1 1124 Valparaiso 64 3 Delegates 197 3 664 Vincennes 42 2 1 4927 Warren Twp 7 2 Executive Board 9 3 495 Washington 17 2 1 969 Whiting 14 2 2 2458 Winchester 9 2
Delegate Credential We hereby certify that at a meeting of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local #, the following named member in good standing was duly elected as a delegate to represent the Local at the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana Annual to be held in the city of Muncie May 16 18, 2017. Delegate s Printed Name Delegate s Signature Delegates must be members in good standing of the Local they represent. Credentials should be typed or carefully printed. The original is to be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana to be received no later than 30 days prior to the start of the convention. A copy should be carried to the convention by the delegate and presented to the Credentials Committee during registration. All Locals must have their per capita tax paid through the month prior to convention to be entitled to representation at the convention. Any Local Union of 99 or less members, which does not send a delegate to the convention may be represented by giving their proxy votes to another Local Union, within their district, provided the following conditions are observed: The Local Union granting the proxy and the Local Union accepting the proxy must be in the same district of the State Union. A proxy must be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by secret ballot of the members present and in good standing of the Local Union granting the proxy(s) upon a 15 day notice of the vote. No Local Union may, in addition to its own delegation representation, accept proxies to represent Locals in excess of 100 votes. Proxy voting shall be permitted only in a roll call vote and the election of Officers and shall be cast by the Chairman of the delegation casting the votes. Please indicate shirt size:
Alternate Credential We hereby certify that at a meeting of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local #, the following named member in good standing was duly elected as an alternate delegate to represent the Local at the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana Annual to be held in the city of Muncie May 16 18, 2017. Alternate Delegate s Printed Name Alternate Delegate s Signature Delegates must be members in good standing of the Local they represent. Credentials should be typed or carefully printed. The original is to be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana to be received no later than 30 days prior to the start of the convention. A copy should be carried to the convention by the delegate and presented to the Credentials Committee during registration. All Locals must have their per capita tax paid through the month prior to convention to be entitled to representation at the convention. Any Local Union of 99 or less members, which does not send a delegate to the convention may be represented by giving their proxy votes to another Local Union, within their district, provided the following conditions are observed: The Local Union granting the proxy and the Local Union accepting the proxy must be in the same district of the State Union. A proxy must be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by secret ballot of the members present and in good standing of the Local Union granting the proxy(s) upon a 15 day notice of the vote. No Local Union may, in addition to its own delegation representation, accept proxies to represent Locals in excess of 100 votes. Proxy voting shall be permitted only in a roll call vote and the election of Officers and shall be cast by the Chairman of the delegation casting the votes. Please indicate shirt size:
Proxy Credential We hereby certify that at a meeting of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local #, the following named affiliated Local Union was duly elected to represent the Local by proxy at the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana Annual to be held in the city of Muncie May 16 18, 2017. Designated Local Affiliated Union Delegates must be members in good standing of the Local they represent. Credentials should be typed or carefully printed. The original proxy credential is to be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer of the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana to be received no later than 30 days prior to the start of the convention. All Locals must have their per capita tax paid through the month prior to convention to be entitled to representation at the convention. Any Local Union of 99 or less members, which does not send a delegate to the convention may be represented by giving their proxy votes to another Local Union, within their district, provided the following conditions are observed: The Local Union granting the proxy and the Local Union accepting the proxy must be in the same district of the State Union. A proxy must be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by secret ballot of the members present and in good standing of the Local Union granting the proxy(s) upon a 15 day notice of the vote. No Local Union may, in addition to its own delegation representation, accept proxies to represent Locals in excess of 100 votes. Proxy voting shall be permitted only in a roll call vote and the election of Officers and shall be cast by the Chairman of the delegation casting the votes.
Guest Registration We hereby certify that the following named member in good standing of Local, was selected as a guest of the Local to attend the Professional Fire Fighters Union of Indiana Annual to be held in the city of Muncie May 16 18, 2017. Guest's Printed Name Guest's Signature Guests must be members in good standing of the Local they represent or must be approved by the PFFUI President. The Local must have registered delegates in attendance accompanying their guests. The registration fee for guests is the same as for any attendee. A copy of this registration form is to be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer of the PFFUI no later than 30 days prior to the start of the convention. Guests have neither voice nor vote and may not substitute for registered Delegates or Alternates from their Local. All Locals must have their per capita tax paid through the month prior to convention to be entitled to representation, including guests, at the convention. Please indicate shirt size: