NH Fire By Laws 2003
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BY-LA'VS
'VEST METRO FIRE - RESCUE DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARTICLE I
General
The West Metro Fire - Rescue District (District) has been established by a Joint
and Cooperative Agreement (Agreement) between the City of Crystal and City of
New Hope.
The terms defined in the Agreement have the same meanings in these by-laws.
The purpose of these by-laws is to comply with requirements of the Agreement
with respect to by-laws.
ARTICLE II
Meetings
Meetings of the Board of Directors are to be held as provided in the Agreement.
The annual meeting of the Board of Directors is the regularly scheduled meeting
in June of each year.
Regular meetings of the Board will be held as specified by the Board of Directors.
The normal order of business at a regular meeting is as follows:
A. Call to order
B. Roll Call
C. Approval of minutes of previous meetings
D. Open forum
E. Consent agenda
F. Chief s report
G. Old business
H. New business
1. Other matters and announcements
J. Adjournment
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Meetings of the Board of Directors are governed by Robert's Rules of Order,
Latest Revision.
ARTICLE III
Committees
The Board of Directors may establish an executive committee consisting of (i) the
President, (ii) the City Manager of New Hope, (iii) the City Manager of Crystal
and (iv) the Vice President. The executive committee has the powers ofthe Board
of Directors between meetings of the Board, subject to the direction and control of
the Board. The executive committee may not amend these by-laws.
Other Committees (to be supplied)
ARTICLE IV
Resolution of Disputes
The City of New Hope or the City of Crystal, acting through their respective City
Councils, may state by resolution that (i) there has been an incorrect interpretation
by the District of a term or condition of the Agreement, or (ii) that the other city
has failed to perform an obligation under the Agreement or has otherwise violated
the terms of the Agreement. The resolution must be filed with the President of the
Disnict. The Board of Directors must consider the resolution as its first order of
business at its next regularly scheduled meeting and must resolve the dispute
within 60 days thereafter by written communication to the objecting city. The
objecting city may (i) accept the determination of the Board, (ii) reject the
determination of the Board, or (iii) withdraw its objection. lfthe determination of
the Board is rejected by the objecting city, the Board and the objecting city may
submit the dispute to mediation in an agreed upon forum. lfthe dispute is not
resolved by mediation within 60 days after submission to mediation, the District
and the city may pursue whatever remedies they may have at law or in equity.
ARTICLE V
Official Address
The official address of the District is: 4251 Xylon Ave. N.
New Hope, MN 55428
The official address may be changed by resolution of the Board.
ARTICLE VI
Amendments
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These by-laws may be amended by a majority vote of all directors at a regular or
special meeting of the Board of Directors provided that a ten-day written notice of
the meeting is provided to each director.
ARTICLE VII
Financial Matters
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The Fire Chief shall be the chief purchasing agent of the district. The Fire Chief is
authorized to approve purchases and contracts not exceeding the amounts
specified in MN. Statute 412.691. Purchases and contracts exceed the amount
specified in MN. Statute 412.691 shall be approved by the board of directors prior
to payment.
1. Adopted the 30th day of March 1998.
2. Revised the 1 st day of July 1998.
3. Revised October 3,2001 - Article III, Section 1. Executive Committee Definition
4. Revised November 7,2002 - Article II, Section 2 - change date of annual meeting from
May to June.
5. Administrative change-Article IV (replace comma with period) and VII - underline
Financial Matters (10/8/2003).