2016-701 Emergency Svc - South Orange Rescue Squad - Application for Ambulance Franchise

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2. There shall be an annual meeting of the voting membership, and the same shall be held in November of each year, and on a day and at a time as agreed and noticed by the Board of Directors. 3. Special meetings of the voting membership or of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the Chief or by the request of two members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or pursuant to a request of the voting members holding not less than one fourth (1/4) of all the votes cast by the voting membership. 4. Notice of meetings shall be made by either written or electronic mail notice or posting on the web site stating the time and place of the meeting, and said notice shall be delivered not less than ten(10) nor more than fifty (50) days prior to the date of the meeting to the members of the Corporation. If said notice is mailed, it shall be deemed delivered when deposited in the United States mail, addressed to the member at their address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid. 5. Notices for special meetings shall specifically state the purpose(s) of the meeting, unless such a meeting is a substitute annual meeting as permitted under North Carolina law. Notice shall be provided in compliance with authority granted by the North Carolina General Statutes. 6. If any meeting is adjourned for one month or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of the original meeting. When a meeting is adjourned for less than one month in any one adjournment, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the adjourned meeting other than by announcement at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. 7. The presence,physical or electronic, of voting members entitled to cast twenty-five (25) percent of the votes of the membership shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of the members for all meetings and purposes. In the absence of a quorum at the opening of any meeting of members, such meeting may be adjourned by a vote of the majority of the voting members voting on the motion to adjourn; at any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting. Article IV Duties and Privileges of Members 1. All members participating in emergency operations through the Corporation shall maintain a state of readiness, ensure that minimum standards as established by the Corporation's Standard Operations Manual for certification are satisfied, attend meetings and training sessions of the Corporation, and shall serve on such committees as necessary for the operation of the Corporation. 2. Members participating in emergency operations shall generally comprise regular, provisional, and resource members. These members, and any other members providing emergency operations, shall provide such services in accordance with the Corporation's Standard Operations Manual.