Convention Resolutions
P.F.F.I. 2020 Convention

 

2020 CONVENTION CALL

 

PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS OF IDAHO

 

FEBUARY 24th – February 27th, 2020

TO ALL PFFI AFFILIATES: You are hereby notified that pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the Professional Fire Fighters of Idaho, the 37th Convention of the Professional Fire Fighters of Idaho will be held at the Grove Hotel, 245 S. Capitol Blvd, Boise, Idaho, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Monday February 24, 2020 and will remain in session day-to-day until Convention business is completed.

REPRESENTATION: Local unions with a membership of ten (10) or less shall be entitled to one (1) delegate. Locals with a membership exceeding ten (10) shall be entitled to delegates as follows:

                       

                             3 to 10 ………1

                           11 to 25 ………2

                           26 to 50 ………3

                           51 to 75 ………4

                         76 to 100 ………5

                       101 to 125 ………6

                       126 to 150 ………7

                       151 to 175 ………8        

                       176 to 200 ………9

                   201or more ……...10

 

Dues are to be paid monthly prior to annual Conventions. If the following items are not provided to the PFFI Secretary/Treasurer, delegates will not be seated. 1. Dues through January must be paid.  2. Locals current contract in electronic format. 3. Locals current roster in Excel format. 4. Locals current Constitution & By-Laws & F.D. pay scale.

DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES: Delegates and Alternates attending the Professional Fire Fighters of Idaho Convention must be members in good standing of the local union represented.

DELEGATE CREDENTIALS: Credentials will be mailed beginning December 2nd to Locals who have paid per-capita through November 2019. The original credential shall be completed and held by the      delegate. The duplicate credential shall be completed and mailed to: PFFI Secretary/Treasurer, P.O. Box 2620, Pocatello, ID 83206 by January 15, 2020.

ALTERNATE CREDENTIALS: Upon presentation of proper credentials, Locals may send as many alternate delegates to Convention as they see fit. Alternate delegates may participate in discussion however have no vote. In the absence of seated       delegates, alternate delegates in the order of their certification shall be seated with voting power.

VOTES: In compliance with the recommendation of the PFFI Secretary/Treasurer, the number of votes to which a local union is entitled will be placed on the delegate credential in case of a roll-call vote.

REGISTRATION FEES: Locals failing to meet the deadline for submitting their credentials by the timeline listed (postmarked by January 15, 2020) will result in a $10 fee per delegate for late registration.

AMENDMENTS AND CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS: Amendments to the PFFI Constitution and By-Laws or resolutions for convention action may be submitted only by local unions, or by its Executive Board, or by the delegates at Convention as hereafter provided. Convention resolutions must be mailed to the PFFI Secretary/Treasurer at least forty-five (45) days prior to Convention. Late resolutions not meeting these requirements shall require a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the delegates to be considered and a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote for acceptance. All such amendments and resolutions, accompanied by a summary statement prepared by the PFFI Secretary/Treasurer of the estimated costs for any resolution, which in his judgment involves cost factors, shall be sent to each member Local thirty (30) days prior to each Convention.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: The Grove Hotel has been selected as the Convention Hotel. Phone: 1 (888) 961-5000. The Standard single room rate is $129 per night and a double is $129 per night. To guarantee your hotel room, reservations must be received by the hotel by January 31, 2020. Any requests for reservations made after that date will be subject to availability.

 

 
 

P.F.F.I. 2020 Convention Agenda

 

Sunday, February 23rd, 2020

10:00 – P.F.F.I. Executive Board Meeting – All Board Members

19:00 – Hospitality – Sponsored by PFFI – Grove Hotel

 

Monday, February 24th, 2020 – Legislative Day

07:00 – Registration – Credentials Chairman, 3rd District Representative Ryan O’Hearn

08:30 – Welcome - President Tom Lovell - Agenda Changes/Committee Assignments

08:35 – Address – Governor Brad Little

08:50 – Address – Mat Erpelding – 2018 P.F.F.I. Legislator of the Year

09:00 - Boise Mayor Lauren McLean; Boise Fire Chief & Local #672 Member Dennis Doan; Local #149 President Mike Bisagno

09:30 – Address – District 15 House Representative & AFL-CIO Board Member Jake Ellis

09:40 – AFL-CIO President Joe Maloney

09:50 - P.A.C. Finances/Reporting/Audit/Report – Idaho S.O.S. Office & Vice President Rob Shoplock

10:30 – Legislative Report – Vice-President Rob Shoplock

11:00 – Delegates and Alternates to State House

11:15 – 11:25 - Delegates and Alternates assemble in the House Gallery

11:35 – 11:45 - Delegates and Alternates assemble in the Senate Gallery

12:00 – Legislator of the Year Award - Vice-President Rob Shoplock at the Capitol Rotunda

12:30 – Lunch on your own

13:45 – PERSI Update – Don Drum/Lisa Conn

14:20 – I.A.F.F.-F.C. – Trevor Jameson

14:30 – Keynote Address - IAFF 7th District Vice-President Ricky Walsh

17:00 – 19:30 - Legislative Hospitality Night – Business Attire Recommended

 

Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

07:00 – Registration – Credentials Chairman, 3rd District Representative Ryan O’Hearn

08:30 – Roll Call of Officers – Secretary/Treasurer Curtis Smith

08:30 – Call to Order – President Tom Lovell

08:30 – Appointment of Sergeant at Arms & Trustees – President Tom Lovell

08:35 – Presentation of Colors – Idaho Honor Guards & Pipes & Drums

08:40 – Invocation – Boise Fire Chaplin – Randy Majors

08:45 – Convention Rules of Order – 1st District Representative Jake Bieker

08:50 – Welcoming Remarks: PFFI President Emeritus Rich Randolph; PFFI Emeritus Ron Davies

09:00 – State of the Union – President Tom Lovell

09:30 – Delegation Break

09:45 – Treasurer’s Report – Secretary/Treasurer Curtis Smith

10:45 – Resolutions & District Caucuses

12:00 – Lunch – Hosted by IAFF-FC; Recognition Awards - Presented by President Lovell

13:00 – Report of Credentials Committee - Chairman, 3rd District Representative Ryan O’Hearn

13:05 – I.A.F.F. Center of Excellence – Myrrhanda Jones

13:25 – Resolutions & District Caucuses

14:00 – How to prepare and organize for Bonds and Levies – Josh Hoston & Grant Hamilton

15:00 – Delegation Break

15:15 – Never Forget Golf Tournament – Secretary/Treasurer Curtis Smith

15:20 – DeMartino Associates – Becky Wallen

16:20 – Nominations for 2nd & 4th District Representatives – District Caucuses

16:30 – Nominations for PFFI President and Secretary/Treasurer – Delegation

16:40 – Adjourn for the day

17:30 – “Bob Chase Toast” - 10th Street Station

18:30 – Hospitality Night – “Old Chicago” - Sponsored by Idaho Locals

 

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020

08:00 – Registration – Credentials Chairman - 4th District Representative Rich Brown

08:30 – Report of Credentials Committee – Chairman - 4th District Representative Rich Brown

08:35 – Resolutions & District Caucuses – if needed

09:45 – Delegation Break

10:00 – Local Reports – Local Union Leadership as scheduled by District Rep’s

10:30 – Worker advocacy and the minimum wage – Mat Erpelding

11:30 – MDA – April Gannon and guests

12:00 – Delegation Lunch

13:00 – PFFI Audit Report – Trustees

13:10 – Local Reports – Local Union Leadership as scheduled by District Rep’s

15:00 – District Meetings

15:15 – Elections – Elections & Credentials Committee

15:30 – Results of Elections – Elections & Credentials Committee

15:35 – Points of Personal Privilege – Delegation

16:00 – Swearing in of Officers – I.A.F.F. 7th District Vice-President Walsh

16:10 – Closing Remarks and Adjournment – President Tom Lovell

17:00 – P.F.F.I. P.A.C. President’s Club Dinner

18:30 – Local #149 Hospitality

 

Thursday, February 27th, 2020 – Education Seminar

08:00 – New Nutrition Campaign – Lisa Desilet

10:00 – I.A.F.F. SMART – Ken Greene (Developer)

13:00 – P.F.F.I. Executive Board Meeting – All Board Members

 

 

Special thanks to our sponsors:

 

IAFF-Financial Corporation

 

DeMartino Associates

 

 

 

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