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KCSARA Bylaws: Member unit qualification requirements

  1. Full Member Unit
    1. Must be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a non-profit organization under the provisions of the IRS Code 501(c)(3).
    2. May not exclude membership in their Unit based on gender, race, or religion. Due to the maturity and judgement abilities required in SAR activities, minimum age requirements are acceptable grounds for exclusion from a Unit.
    3. Shall be headquartered in King County and available for direct call out by the King County Sheriff's Office.
    4. Shall require all members to register as Emergency Service Workers with King County.
    5. Must have a minimum of seven members certified by the King County Sheriff's Office under WAC 118.04. Those seven members must also meet the training standards established by the Unit.
    6. A Unit must have its training standards approved and on file with the KCSARA Qualifications Committee as meeting the KCSARA standards.
    7. When a Member Unit fails to maintain these requirements the qualifications committee shall recommend that they be reclasified to probational status or if they do not meet the Probational Unit requirements that they be dropped from membership. To reclassify a Unit to probational status requires a majority vote of the Governing Body present. The President shall then provide the Unit written notification as to their being reclassified and the reason(s) why. They shall have up to one year from the date on the written notification to re-meet the qualifications. After the one-year anniversary of the written notice, the Qualifications Committee may recommend and specify an extension or that the Unit be dropped from membership. To drop a Unit from membership requires at least 10 days notice to all Units prior to the vote and a vote of two thirds of those voting members present.
  2. Probational Membership Units
    1. Shall provide documentation that they have filed for their IRS 501(c)(3) classification.
    2. Must be headquartered in King County and available for direct call out by the King County Sheriff's Office.
    3. Must require all members to register as Emergency Service Workers under RCW 38.52.
    4. Must submit a formal letter of application to the President and the letter's acceptance must be approved by a majority vote of the Governing Body.
    5. Will work under the supervision of the Qualifications Committee, who shall conduct an evaluation of the Probational Member Unit's abilities and effectiveness at fulfilling their stated function. The Executive Board shall review the Qualification Committee's recommendation and submit them to the Governing Body for a majority approval or disapproval for membership.

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Last updated on July 24, 2007.