Proposed Bylaws

The proposed bylaws change is to create one Cities of the First Class representative and alternate on the Board of Directors. The members of the Cities of the First Class will elect the Director and alternate. The changes are underlined below.

ARTICLE IV BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 4.2.1 Voting Members of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors as elected by each region consisting of one MSFCA active member and one alternate MSFCA active member from each region as defined in section 4.2.2 (each region is entitled to one vote), the Cities of the First Class represented by one MSFCA active member from a City of the First Class and one alternate MSFCA active member from a City of the First Class (entitled to one vote), the State Fire Marshal, the elected officers of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association, the International Association of Fire Chiefs Great Lakes Division representative and the Immediate Past President who is an active member of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association. Sections approved for Board representation by the MSFCA Board of Directors, one director and one alternate who are active members, may be recommended by each Section and approved by the President (each approved Section is entitled to one vote). Section Directors can be removed from the Board as detailed in Article 4 Section 4.10. All elected and appointed director’s positions are for a term of two years. 

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

Section 5.1 Elected Officers. The elected officers of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice-President, a Director from each of the MSFCA regions, and a Director from the Cities of the First Class. The President and Vice-President shall be elected by the membership, and each regions Director by that region, and the Cities of the First Class Director by the members of the Cities of the First Class, by mail or electronic ballot by the fall membership meeting held in odd numbered years. The members of the Cities of the First Class cannot serve as a Region Director. The implementation of the elected Directors positions are effective for the 2019 election.

The bylaws changes will be put to a floor vote at the Fall Meeting.