West Fargo Rural Fire Department

“The Corporation has one class of Members. Applicants for membership are considered on probation during their first year of services and do not have any status of rights as a Member. Members of the corporation are utilized as the volunteer firepersons. Members must be at least 18 years of age and of good moral character, have completed 1 year of probationary membership, and have been approved as a Member.”

“A committee of Members shall be appointed by the Board of Directors to receive, review, and recommend approval or denial of membership applications. Applications for membership shall be submitted to the entire membership of the Corporation. A simple majority vote of those present and voting, provided a quorum exists, shall elect an applicant to membership in the Corporation. The annual meeting of the membership shall be at 6:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of January each year, for the purpose of electing Directors, the First Assistant Fire Chief, and Second Assistant Fire Chief, and other such business the Board of Directors identifies.”

“Each member shall be entitled to one vote on membership matters properly submitted to a vote of the Members by the Board of Directors. The bylaws may be amended, or new bylaws maybe be adopted, by the affirmative vote of not less than 51% of the Corporation's Members.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A copy of the Form 990 is provided to the board of directors prior to filing.”

“In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the Directors of the committee considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, he/she shall leave the Board or committee meeting while the determination of a conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining Board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists.”

“The board of directors established compensation for Fire Chief Steve Baron in October of 2021. The process for determining the salary included review of the open records and available data from both the local area and the State of North Dakota as a whole. The discussion and approval was documented in the board meeting minutes.”

“The organization makes the governing documents and financial statements available upon request.”