BYLAWS
PREFESSIONAL TOWING AND RECOVERY ASSOCIATION OF ARKANSAS
ARTICLE 1= NAME
The name of the Association is the Professional Towing and Recovery Association of Arkansas, a non- profit Arkansas corporation with it’s office in North Little Rock.
ARTICLE II = PURPOSES
The Association is formed, fostered, and nurtured to:
Establish and operate a statewide association of individuals, partnerships, corporations and similar businesses having a common interest in the betterment of the economy of Arkansas and the development of towing and recovery profession in the State of Arkansas.
Compile and disseminate information and data concerning the efficient operation and management of towing services;
Sponsor and conduct training programs and meetings of members for the mutual benefit of the membership of the Professional Towing and Recovery Association of Arkansas and the State as a whole.
Inform the public of the nature of adequate and professional towing services;
Train members and their employees the skills of operating with safety and dispatching quality equipment and efficient devices and providing well-trained and courteous service;
Foster and promote friendly cooperative relationships among all professional tow truck operators and their principals;
Maintain relationships between members and governmental agencies, legislators, affiliated businesses and the public to end that the latter can understand and appreciate the problems and contributions made by members;
Encourage enlightened legislation, rules and regulations which will accomplish the PURPOSES.
ARTICLE III= CODE OF ETHICS
Members of the Professional Towing and Recovery Association of Arkansas will subscribe to the following Code of Ethics as a condition of their membership.
1. Members shall encourage the American Free Enterprise System.
2. Each member owes a duty of integrity, honor, fair dealing and courtesy to the general public in all facets of the operation of its business.
3. Cleanliness and neatness of equipment and drivers are important features of proper public contact.
4. Members .shall comply with all pertinent city, county, Arkansas and federal laws and it shall
be the duty of the Association to keep members informed of them and their application, as well as the rules and regulations promulgated by the Arkansas Towing and Recovery Board.
5. No member shall knowingly do anything or make any utterance which might conceivably
injure the reputation of any member or non-member competitor.
6. Members shall employ truth and accuracy in advertising and soliciting, and they shall honor all commitments made in the course of business.
7. Members shall make the Association aware of any violation of any law or regulation and aid
in the enforcement of all laws and regulations.
8. Members shall strive to improve their internal business methods to strengthen their economic
well-being to the end of being better able to serve the public and to conform to the
Constitution and Bylaws.
9. Members shall strive to improve the professional competence of all operators.
ARTICLE IV = MEMBERSHIP
A. There shall be three (3) classes of membership:
1. Regular - Companies and firms to which the operation of motor vehicle towing equipment is
an integral part of the economic viability of the business.
2. Associate- Persons, businesses, or agencies engaged in business related to the towing industry
and sympathetic to the PURPOSES hereof.
3. Employee -Persons employed by Companies and firms to which the operation of motor vehicle towing equipment is an integral part of the economic viability of the business
B. Application for membership shall upon forms prescribed by the Board of Directors.
C. Should the completed application provide information which shows that the Applicant
conforms to this Constitution and Bylaws, such membership shall be effective upon payment
of dues.
D Membership may be terminated at any time by a majority of the full Board of Directors for any
reason sufficient to the Board that the terminated one does not conform to this Constitution and.
Bylaws. No refunds of dues will be made.
ARTICLE V = TRAA AFFILIATION
A. For the mutual benefit of the Professional Towing and Recovery Association of Arkansas and the
Towing and Recovery Association of America, for the advancement of the towing industry and in
order to further the PURPOSES of the two associations, PTRAA shall affiliate with TRAA.
B. For the mutual benefit of the Professional Towing and Recovery Association of Arkansas and the
STO, for the advancement of the towing industry and in order to further the PURPOSES of the
two associations, PTRAA shall affiliate with STO.
C. Members of the Association shall be encouraged to be members of the national association.
ARTIVLE VI= DUES
A. FISCAL YEAR - The fiscal year shall be July 1- June 30. Members joining after this date shall
receive a pro-rated amount so that all monies come due at the same time.
B. ANNUAL DUES- Members dues are as follows: Regular member $ 225.00, Associate $ 200.00
And Employee member TBA.
ARTICLE VII= ADMINISTRATION
A. ELIGIBILTY- Any active member in good standing.
B. MANAGEMENT- The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a Board of Directors of
not fewer than thirteen (13) members of which a President, Vice-President and a Treasurer shall
Be (3) and ten (10) Regional Directors.
C. OFFICERS-
1. The President shall be the executive of the Association and shall perform the duties ordinarily
associated with such a position.
2. The Vice-President shall serve as executive in the absence of the President.
3. The President, Treasurer and Vice-President shall comprise the Executive Committee.
4. Each regional Director will be responsible for his region and will represent his region at each
Board meeting.
D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS-
1. A Quorum of Board shall be 6 of its members.
2. Meetings of the Board shall be called by the President or by a majority of the Board members.
E. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
1. The Board may hire a professional staff person to be a manager and executive of the
Association whose title shall be Executive Director and who shall serve at the pleasure of the
Board.
2. The Executive Director may within, the perimeters prescribed by the Board, hire such personnel, offices and equipment as needed to perform the functions of the Board, consistent with
the budget.
3. The Executive Director shall carry out the instructions of the Board. His compensation shall be
Set by the Board and shall be contained in a service contract.
4. The Executive Director shall be the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be a non-voting
Member of the Board.
F. TREASURER OR AUTHORIZED DESIGNEE-
1. Shall present a financial report at each Board meeting and an annual statement at the Annual
Meeting.
G. REGIONS-
1. Arkansas is herby divided into five (5) regions.
2. Each region shall elect two (2) representatives who automatically become Regional Directors a
And members of the Board of Directors.
3. Each Region and the Board of Directors will have 4 meetings per year, one per quarter.
4. Regions may be expanded, reduced or otherwise modified from time to time as appropriate, by
Majority vote of the Board of Directors.
H. FISCAL-
1. The Association’s funds shall be kept in a commercial bank convenient to the central office.
2. All check s shall be signed by any two of these three: President, Treasurer or Executive
Director.
ARTICLE VIII= MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
1. The Annual Meeting, the election of the Board and Officers shall conduct. Terms of the
President, Vice-President , Treasurer and ten (10) Regional Directors shall be one (1) year.
They may succeed themselves.
2. Annual elections shall be held in July of each year.
3. Each Regional Director will have a list of candidates to be considered and sent to the President
of the Association thirty (30) days prior to the Annual Meeting. The President shall post this list
on the PTRAA website.
4. The Board may appoint to fill any vacancy until the next annual election.
5. A Quorum of the Annual Meeting shall be 10% of the membership in good standing.
6. Each member company shall designate the person who shall represent it at a meeting. If none
Is so designated, any partner or officer of the member company may represent the member.
Proxy voting is not allowed. Only paid members in good standing shall vote.
ARTICLE IX= AMWNDMENTS
These bylaws may be amended at any Annual Meeting by a majority of those present and voting,
provided that all members have been provided with written notice of the proposed amendments at
Least thirty (30) days prior to such Annual Meeting.
