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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (REGION 2)
DENVER, CO
FSM 1300 – MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 1350 – COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT
Supplement No.: 1300-2006-1
Effective Date: March 16, 2006
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: RICK D. CABLES
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 03/02/2006
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this title was
1300-2004-1 to FSM 1350.
New Document(s):
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Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
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Digest:
1355.22 – Adds direction for employees associations at each unit within Rocky Mountain
Region.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/16/2006
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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1355.22 – Forest Service Employees’ Association
Rocky Mountain Region employees’ associations at each unit; Regional Office, forest and ranger
district are governed by an executive board consisting of members from each staff. The board
members will elect their officers from among themselves. Each association shall operate within
the framework of its bylaws. The objective and purpose of the associations are:
1. To improve and maintain the moral and sense of family within the units.
2. To foster and conduct social and recreation activities for the benefit of the Forest
Service employees and their families in the Regional Office, forests, and ranger districts of
Region 2.
3. The associations provide a means of:
a. Recognizing individual employees at the time of illness, transfer, retirement, or
death;
b. Maintaining contact with the Forest Service retirees residing in the area;
c. Conducting such liaison as may be desirable between the Agricultural Employees'
Consumer Association, the Department of Agriculture Welfare and Recreation
Association, and the Forest Service employees.
1355.3 – Region, Station, Area, and Forest Committees
1355.3 – Exhibit 01
CHARTER OF THE REGION TWO MEMORIAL GROVE
COMMITTEE
ARTICLE I
ORGANIZATION
This committee shall consist of the following:
1. Deputy Regional Forester, Resources - Chairperson
2. Director, Director of Human Resources
3. District Ranger, Pikes Peak Ranger District, Pike & San Isabel
National Forests Commanche & Cimarron National Grasslands.
4. Regional Office Employees Association (ROEA) representative
5. Two (2) Region 2 retirees as designated by the Chairperson.
6. Public Affairs will coordinate Historian & publicity.
R2 SUPPLEMENT 1300-2006-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/16/2006
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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1355.3 – Exhibit 01--Continued
ARTICLE II
PURPOSE
The purpose of the Memorial Grove Committee is to provide for the
maintenance and perpetuation of the Region 2 Memorial Grove, located
adjacent to the Monument Fire Center on the Pikes Peak Ranger District
of the Pike & San Isabel National Forests Comanche and Cimarron
National Grasslands.
ARTICLE III
TERMS OF OFFICE
Forest Service employees who are committee members shall serve until
replaced by the Deputy Regional Forester, Resources.
ARTICLE IV
DUTIES
1. The role of the Memorial Grove Committee is to arrange for
maintenance and perpetuation of the Memorial Grove, including trees,
signs, plaques, trail(s), picnic area, and other related facilities. The
committee shall also see that an area development plan is maintained
for the grove.
2. Committee members shall have the following areas of responsibility:
a. Chairperson: Overall planning & coordination
b. Pikes Peak DR: Assessing work to be done and providing
materials needed. Maintaining long term plans for the grove
c. ROEA Representative: Financing & fund raising
d. HR Director: Providing names of deceased employees
e. Retirees: Recommendations for perpetuation of Memorial grove
and liaison with retirees.
f. Public Affairs: Maintaining historical records, documentation and
publicity.
3. In February of each year, the Committee shall meet to make
arrangements for maintenance activities to be performed at the
Memorial Grove during the current year.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/16/2006
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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1355.3 – Exhibit 01--Continued
4. The Committee shall coordinate an annual Memorial Grove Field Day
on the first Saturday of May. All Regional employees (not just the
RO), retirees and families will be invited to participate. The field day
shall include accomplishing planned maintenance activities, a
memorial and a picnic.
5. The memorial planting shall include the following:
a. A brass plaque will be installed bearing the name(s) of the
person(s) who have passed away during the preceding year and
who should be honored at the Memorial Grove. These are persons
who passed away while employed in Region 2 or retired from
Region 2 and others deemed appropriate by the committee.
b. Each year one tree will be planted as a living memorial to all those
who passed away the preceding year.
6. The Committee shall keep current records of all those honored at the
Memorial Grove.
7. The plaque will be paid for by the Retirees.
8. General expenses for the picnic and memorial tree will be paid for by
ROEA.
9. The Pikes Peak Ranger District will furnish all equipment, materials,
general maintenance and operation of the facilities.