West Ridge Fire Department

“Section 7.10. Annual Election. The Annual election of Officers and the Board ofDirectors shall be at the annual December election meeting held the second (2nd) Monday in December, unless such day coincides with the first day of anterless deer season, in which case the meeting will be held the first (1 st) Monday in December.7.1O(a) Nominations for Officers and Directors. The nominations for Directors at largeshall be per Section 3.07. The nomination of officers and directors will be made from thefloor at the November membership meeting. Nominations will be reopened at the Annual Election immediately preceding the vote for each office. Each candidate nominated for an elected position shall accept the nomination as soon as possible after nomination. The nominee must accept or decline the nomination prior to the vote. A list of members eligible for any office shall be posted prior to nominations. 7.10(b) Election Procedure. All elections shall be conducted by written ballot. The election to any office shall be determined by a greater than 50% majority of all votes cast. In the case of a vote in which no candidate has a greater than 50% majority the two candidates with the most votes will be placed in a runoff ballot; any candidate in a runoff election who received votes by absentee ballot shall also receive the absentee ballot votes in the runoff election. The presiding officer shall appoint tellers for the distribution,collection and tabulation of ballots at the beginning of the meeting.To be eligible to vote members must have attended 6 out of the 12 previous meetings. A member who cannot attend a meeting, who advises the President before each meeting,shall, at the President's sole discretion, be given credit for attendance at that meeting, which shall be so recorded by the Secretary”

“Associate Members and Active Members shall be involved in the operation of theDepartment and are collectively referred to in these By-laws as "DepartmentMembers" or "Members".West Ridge shall be governed by a duly elected Board ofDirectors, which shall determine the policies of and manage the business, property, and affairs of West Ridge.Section 3.02. Members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chief, Finance Conunittee Chairperson and nine other Department Members elected at large.Section 3.03. Meetings. The Board of Directors will meet the second Thursday of every month at a time determined by the President. If circumstances dictate, the monthly Board meetings may be rescheduled by the President. The President will be responsible for notifying all Board Members of the rescheduled meeting.Section 3.04. Quorum. Eight (8) of the fifteen (15) members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for meetings and for special meetings.”

“Form 990 is reviewed by Board of Directors and general membership before filing with Internal Revenue Service.”

“Governing body accepts bids by majority vote;minimum of three bids required.”

“Information is available to public upon office visitatio or can be obtained online through the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations.”

“Recognizing the shortage in staffing plaguing volunteer fire departments, West Ridge Fire Departmentbegan steps toward long term staffing solutions via a paid fire department system. Paid staff was placed in service in March 2015 to manage emergencies through peak call volume coupled with low volunteer manpower time periods, allowing for an increase in response times and public safety.”