Horneytown Volunteer Fire Department of Forsyth County Inc.

“The day to day operation of the fire department is handled by the Fire Chief, as per the job discription.”

“The bylaws require there be 15 members on the board and each member must reside within the fire district served. The board is comprised of a President, Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer and 11 directors. These members have voting rights as defined in the bylaws. There terms run 3 years, with 5 members subject to change each year. However, if a member leaves the board during his/her term, the board replaces the exiting member by vote of the membership. There is no limit on how many terms a member can serve.”

“The membership is limited to 15 members, per the bylaws, of the corporation. No additional members are to be added. The members, however, have voting power to replace a member when the members 3 year term expires or if a member leaves before the members term expires. No more than 5 members are replaced each year.”

“Decisions are approved, or disapproved, by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.”

“There are no sub-committes in this organization.”

“An outside audit is conducted yearly. The Board of Directors does not review the tax return prior to filing. A copy is available upon request.”

“All salaries are voted on by the members of the Board of Directors.”

“All salaries are voted on by the members of the Board of Directors.”

“Financial records, independent audits and tax returns are available, upon written request, to the Board of Directors. Records are available, upon written request, to the Board of Directors.”

“Maintenance services $39,735Sanitation $2,178”

“equip 20,255fuel 7,065Membership dues 2,933Uniforms 10,714”