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In Memoriam
2022-23 OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Executive Board
PRESIDENT
Kendra Engle kedamo10@yahoo.com
VICE PRESIDENT
Courtney Thompson courtneythompson524@ gmail.com
SEC/TREASURER
Haley Thompson hthomp933@gmail.com
JR BD MEMBER
Sara Johnson sjohnson033@ yahoo.com
PAST PRESIDENT
Ashley Corbett ashleyc814@att.net
OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Proposed By-Laws Amendments
AMENDMENT 7 (Revised from 2022)
ARTICLE 5 - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Section 1: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Executive Board and all Annual Conventions, and appoint all committees and perform all other duties incidental to her office, or such requirements as directed by the Annual Convention or Executive Board. In addition, she shall be the Chairperson of the Membership activities, for example OSFA Functions where Auxiliary members are needed. Other duties include the following:
At-Convention: f. Appoint Committees (Resolution, Nominating, By-Law)
PROPOSED CHANGES:
Section 1: The President shall preside at all meetings of the Executive Board and all Annual Conventions, and appoint all committees and perform all other duties incidental to her office, or such requirements as directed by the Annual Convention or Executive Board. In addition, she shall be the Chairperson of the Membership activities, for example OSFA Functions where Auxiliary members are needed. Other duties include the following:
At-Convention: f. Appoint Committees (Resolution, Nominating, By-Law, & Advertising)
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AMENDMENT 8 (Revised from 2022)
ARTICLE 5 - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
Doris Bunch, who served as OSFA Women’s Auxiliary President in 1970, died Jan. 15 at age 95. She grew up in Taloga, OK, where she met the love of her life, Louis. They wed on Nov. 3, 1946, and remained married for 70 years until Louis’ passing in 2017.
Doris was always supportive of Louis’ career as an Oklahoma City firefighter (194875) and OSFA Executive Director (1976-84).
She was a charter member of the OKC Firefighters Ladies Auxiliary, as well as a member of the OSFA Women’s Auxiliary and the OFCA Ladies Auxiliary.
Her sons Kenneth and Troy were also OKC firefighters. Kenneth served as both OSFA and OFCA Presidents. Troy, who died in April 2020, served as OKC Retired Firefighters Association Treasurer.
Section 2: The Vice-president in the absence of, or the inability of the President, shall perform all the duties of the President, and when the President is presiding, she shall assist the President in every way possible, and should a vacancy occur in the office of President, she shall assume all the duties of the President. She shall take minutes during the convention and provide such reports to the Secretary-Treasurer. Other duties include:
At-Convention: c. Take minutes during convention meetings
PROPOSED CHANGES:
Section 2: The Vice-president in the absence of, or the inability of the President, shall perform all the duties of the President, and when the President is presiding, she shall assist the President in every way possible, and should a vacancy occur in the office of President, she shall assume all the duties of the President. She shall take minutes during the convention and provide such reports to the Secretary-Treasurer. Other duties include:
At-Convention: c. Take minutes during convention meetings. The completed official minutes will then be provided to the Secretary - Treasurer no later than thirty (30) days following the close of convention to ensure they are included in the proceedings book.
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