TO: Members

FM: Chief Wehter

 

You are hereby notified of the following changes to the bylaws

that were adpoted & voted at the Annual Meeting, Thursday, June 24, 2010, 4:45 p.m. at the Sheraton Springfield Hotel.

Article V  Duties 

Section 5.  It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to transact all the business of the corporation during the time intervening between the annual meetings. They shall have the full power to expunge from the minutes before printing, anything, which is objectionable to the corporation or its members.  The Board of Directors shall fill any vacancies occurring by death or otherwise during the time from one annual meeting to another and the replacement shall be chosen from the state involved after conferring with the last President of the NEAFC from that state; and may vote by two thirds of the total number of Directors to remove any officer for cause.  A quorum of five (5) Directors shall be required to transact any business.  The Board of Directors shall have the power to make charitable donations, including memorial and sickness remembrances to members and their families, and other persons and communities, who suffer financial losses and hardships through death, sickness, injury, conflagration and catastrophes.  The Board of Directors shall meet at least quarterly at a time, place, and date set by the President.

Proposed change to the above:

Change last sentence to read: The Board of Directors shall meet as necessary at a time, place, and date(s) as determined by the President or a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

Reason for change: With the current ability of E-mail and conference calling, the Board feels it may not be necessary to hold four Board Meetings hence save on expenses.

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Article VI  Annual Meeting

Section 8.  Nomination and election of officers shall be by secret ballot at the annual meeting/conference.  All officers elected will be installed at the annual banquet and shall swear to the following oath of office: "I, (name) hereby swear that I will support the Constitution and Bylaws and at all times bear allegiance to the goals and purposes of the New England Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc.  I further swear to perform the duties and responsibilities of my office to the best of my ability and at the end of my term of office, I will deliver to my successor all records of said office, so help me God."

 

Proposed change to the above:

Change the second sentence to read: All Officers elected will be installed at the Annual Meeting/Conference at a time and place designated by the Board of Directors and shall swear to the following oath of office:

 

Reason for change: The current language restricts the swearing in of Officers to the banquet. The Board is considering several changes to the banquet format that would make it more viable to swear the Officers in at another time during the conference (most likely the Annual Meeting).

 

The proposed changes were recommended by the Board of Directors

 

 

 

Chief Richard K. Wehter

Secretary/Treasurer