Petersburg Volunteer Fire Department

“Article iv of the constitution for the petersburg volunteer fire department association notes that membership consists of active and life members of the petersburg volunteer fire department. Article i of the pvfd bylaws notes that active and life member validation to the association shall be the responsibility of the president in conjunction with the fire chief and department head of the petersburg volunteer fire department.persons are allowed to be voting members of the association as they meet the department requirements as being a member in good standing. The fire chief and the department head verify persons standing in the department by their attendance at association meetings, participation in training and participation in public safety actions taken by the department. Officers in the fire department , emergency medical services, and search and rescue help the fire chief and department head with the determination of a persons standing in the department.association members have the responsibility to approve the annual association budget, the audit of bills paid, and approving requests for new funding as they meet the guidelines consistent with the association 501c3 status.”

“Membership to the association is determined in conjunction with the association president, fire chief, and department head. Associaiton officers are voted on annually by members. Members may also volunteer to participate on committees to audit or produce the annual budgetl; review and recommend annual school scholarships to qualified high school applicants wanting to further their education at a college or a trade school; or for other committees as the need arise.”

“Article ii of the pvfd association bylaws notes that a quorum consisting of 40% of the members are needed at annual meeting for the purpose of voting in association officers. Regular meetings requires a 50% quorum of association officers to conduct business and that all actions for the voting for the use of funds would include the votes and opinions of all present members in good standing.”

“Members assigned to committees are documented in the monthly membership meeting notes as are the decisions recommended by the committees. In some cases, such as with the scholarship committee, the association has developed guidelines for the review of applications. Requests for purchase are documented and kept on file as are the receipts for the purchases.”

“Upon completion of the preparation of the tax return the designated officer of the organization reviews the tax return to insure completeness and accuracy of the document.”

“The governing documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Capital loss not allowed no realized gain to offset”