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Types of MembershipACTIVE | $880/yearOwners, corporate officers or their designated representatives of companies actively engaged in providing commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning servicesmay apply for Active Membership on behalf of the company. Active members shall be entitled to all benefits, rights and privileges of membershipincluding listing on the IKECA website as well as use of the IKECA Logo. Active Members are required to provide proofs of insurance for General Liability,Vehicle and Workers’ Comp, as well as certify at least one CECS per company. Active members receive one (1) vote at the Annual Membership meeting and allother balloting initiatives.SUPPLEMENTAL | $715/yearA subsidiary or branch office of an Active Member, which is a ls o engaged in providing commercial kitchen exhaust c l e a n i n g services. IndependentFranchisee operations shall n o t q u a l i f y for Supplemental Membership. Supplemental Members shall receive the same benefits and opportunities asActive Members, but shall not have voting rights or be entitled to hold elective office within the Association. Companies eligible for SupplementalMembership may not a p p l y for Active M emb ersh i p . Supplemental Members are r eq u i r ed to provide proofs of insurance for General Liability, Vehicle andWorkers’ Comp, as well as certify at least one CECS per company.ASSOCIATE | $880/yearAn owner, corporate officer or his d e s i g n a t e d representative, who operates a company which provides products, equipment and/or services to kitchenExhaust cleaning companies, or a company which manufactures or supplies commercial kitchen equipment, may apply for Associate Membership onbehalf of the c o m p a n y . Such membership shall entitle the m e m b e r to all rights and p r i v i l e g e s of membership, but s h a l l not e n t i t l e him to vote or holdelective office within the Associat ion . Associate Members are n ot r eq u i r ed to provide proofs of insurance and do not n e e d certified staff.INTERNATIONAL | $880/yearEither A c t i v e or Supplemental member s, located outside of North America, will be considered International Members and w i l l be exempt from meetingIKECA Certification requirements. Insurance requirements may be waived or altered, based on requirements of members in their own country. Membersin Canada and M e x i c o are r eq u i red to meet all certification and insurance requirements as stated.INSTITUTIONAL | $500/yearComprising of facility managers, restaurants, hospitals, universities, municipalities and other related organizations. No application fee applies . ThisMember type is non-voting, but h a s a c c e s s to all other member benefits.FIRE MARSHALS & AHJs | $0/yearIndividual who works in a municipality or for a government entity and h a s o v er s i g h t on exhaust system inspections and r e g u l a t i o n s regarding installationand maintenance of exhaust systems. No application fee applies. This member type is nonvoting, but h a s a c c e s s to all other member benefits.Member Code of EthicsALL MEMBERS SHALL AGREE TO UPHOLD THE FOLLOWING:• To, at all times, serve our clients with integrity, competence andobjectivity;• To perform a l l work f o r clients in accordance with lateststandards and p r a c t i c e s published by IKECA;• To c l e a n all readily accessible areas of t h e kitchen exhaustremoval system, utilizing positive cleaning methods andtechniques consistent with proactive product management;• To s t r i v e to c o m p l y with all a p p l i c a b l e municipal, stateand national codes and guidelines during the course ofb u s i n e s s engagement;• To ensure that safety of life a n d property remain an i n t e g r a loperations effort;• To strive to comply with all applicable i n d u s t r y -related environmental standards, and p r a c t i c e s with ongoingawareness as continuing education advances the i n d u s t r y ;• To operate with a good working knowledge of available productsand to specify, where applicable, those accepted within theindustry as efficient and e f f e c t i v e ;• To establish initial and o n g o i n g documentation consistent withlocal, state a n d n a t i o n a l guidelines regarding kitchen ventilationby-product management service schedules and s c o p e ;• To strive to continually educate consumers, neighboringindustries and authorities with respect to kitchen exhaustremoval systems;• To s t r i v e to o p e r a t e morally, ethically and in g o o dc o n s c i e n c e during the c o u r s e of maintaining kitchen exhaustremoval systems;• To obey l o c a l , s t a t e and federal laws, rules and regulations asthey pertain to our indu st r y;• To r e m a i n w ith in compliance of t h e policies, standards andpractices and by-laws of the International Kitchen ExhaustCleaning Association.PAGE 3