Text · page 89 of 114
Read the whole document on one page (all 114 pages, each with its own heading)
knowledge, skills, experience and/or training that is more comprehensive than that of the general membership. Sec. 10 – Nominations The President at the Regular August meeting, shall appoint three (3) members as a Nominating Committee. This Committee’s duties shall be: to contact qualified members for the various offices, and to submit a slate of qualified candidates for each office at the regular September meeting. At this September they will also accept nominations from the floor for each office. A person nominated from the floor must be present to accept the nomination. The Chairman of the Nominating Committee shall three (3) times call for nominations for each office separately. When the members present have had sufficient opportunity to place names in nomination, the Chairman shall declare nominations for each office be closed, after which no changes shall be made to the ballot, to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. Sec. 11 - Ballots A prepared slate of candidates for each office, nominated under Sec.11 of this Article, shall be presented at the Annual October Meeting. Each officer shall be elected in turn from the slate, starting with President, Vice President, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, one (1) or more Directors of the Executive Committee, then the Chief, First Assistant Chief, Second Assistant Chief, Fundraiser Chairman, and Fundraiser Treasurer. If a candidate is elected to any office, their name shall be taken off the slate of any of the remaining offices. Paper ballots are to be provided by the Nominating Committee. Sec. 12 – Installation All Officers shall be installed at the Annual Installation Dinner. All Officers, upon taking the Oath of Office, shall be presented with the badge of their office, and must surrender such badge to the Secretary at the expiration of their term of office. ARTICLE V DUTIES OF OFFICERS Sec. 1 – President It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the BFC, and of the Executive Committee, in accordance with recognized rules of parliamentary procedure; to call special meetings when, in the President’s judgment they are necessary or upon the written request of three (3) members; to appoint all committees; to enforce observance of the BFC Constitution and By-Laws; and to negotiate and, with the approval of the body, execute all 9