Albemarle County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Executive Committee Agenda. Monday, October 9, Hours ACFR Conference Room

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1 Albemarle County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Executive Committee Agenda Monday, October 9, Hours ACFR Conference Room Agenda Item I. Call to Order A. From the Board: Matters Not Listed on the Agenda B. From the Public: Matters Not Listed on the Agenda Name D. Eggleston II. Approval of Consent Agenda D. Eggleston III. Fire Rescue System Strategic Plan Update D. Eggleston IV. Unfinished Business A. ACFR Volunteers Recruitment and Retention Plan - update B. Scottsville Rescue Update C. SAFER Grant Update D. FEMS Executive Committee Meeting Schedule V. New Business A. ECC Re-Tone Proposed Changes B. December 2017 Meeting Date VI. Next Meeting A. Monday, November 6 at 1630 hours in the ACFR Conference Room T. LaBelle D. Eggleston T. LaBelle T. LaBelle D. Puckett T. LaBelle

2 ALBEMARLE COUNTY FIRE/EMS BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING STAGECOACH RD. FIRE RESCUE CONFERENCE ROOM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, HOURS A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Albemarle County Fire/EMS Board was held on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 1630 hours in the Fire Rescue Conference Room of the County Office Building, Stagecoach Road, Charlottesville. The following members were in attendance: Alex Belgard, Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad Calvin Butler, East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company Mike Grandstaff, Scottsville Volunteer Fire Department Others in Attendance: David Puckett, Albemarle County Fire & Rescue Tom LaBelle, Albemarle County Fire & Rescue 1. Call to Order Chief LaBelle called the meeting to order at 1630 hours. a. From the Board: Agenda Additions Chief Grandstaff stated that he had one thing to add to the agenda in addition to 4d. b. From the Public: Matters Not Listed on the Agenda There were none presented. 2. Consent Agenda a. July 2017 meeting minutes Chief LaBelle mentioned that here had been no Executive Committee meeting in August, so the minutes included are from the July 2017 meeting. MOTION: Chief Grandstaff moved to approve the Consent Agenda with the June meeting minutes as presented. Chief Belgard seconded the motion, which passed unanimously (4-0). 3. Fire Rescue System Strategic Plan - update Chief LaBelle reported that the strategic plan was still in limbo until more information is received on the standards of cover, which was pivotal to the discussion. He said that they need to figure out who would participate, and one of the items arising from the Recruitment and Retention Committee meeting was that Melanine Welcher had expressed interest in participating with the plan. Chief LaBelle stated that this raises the issue of committee participation on the strategic planning group, which had been

3 discussed in a larger context at the FEMS Board in terms of committee composition. He said that there were non-chiefs who were involved in committees and day-to-day future planning, so the request could be broadened to include committee members. Chief Butler commented that it makes sense, because there were members who were very involved and probably knew more than some of the chiefs at the table. 4. Unfinished Business a. FEMSB Work Plan Items/Policy - for Decision/Action Chief LaBelle reported that there were currently no specific items for decision or action at this time, but there would be some coming out of the Operations Committee. b. ACFR Volunteer Recruitment and Retention - update Chief LaBelle reported that the radio ads had started up again, and the Recruitment and Retention Committee hoped to get the photos done this week. Chief Butler asked about progress with recruiting for Pantops. Chief LaBelle responded that they have recruited three operation members and two administrative members for Pantops. Chief Grandstaff asked about the health and welfare report on the volunteer system, stating that he had volunteered to serve on it, and asked whether it fell under Recruitment and Retention. Chief LaBelle replied that it had gone to the Recruitment and Retention Committee, but they ended up not talking about it at the last meeting so they would address it at the next meeting. He stated that there had been three members assigned to deal with the report, and the committee would work on creating the document, which would be distributed to that team. c. Budget Update Chief LaBelle reported that ACFR was continuing to move forward with working on the Executive Summary for changing the policy to allow for maintenance, and they were working to get ready for next year to ensure that everyone understood what non-capital maintenance entailed. He explained that these were projects that were under $20K, less than five years, and they would be helping stations be more successful with those. He mentioned that an announcement would be sent this week as a notice for stations to start putting their budgets together for next year, and they would try to do a workshop on one or two nights rather than going to each station. Chief Grandstaff stated that this process was self-explanatory, so unless something arose at a budget meeting, he didn t see the need to do a workshop.

4 Chief LaBelle responded that they did not want to leave people out of the process, but attending the workshops would not be mandatory. d. Scottsville Rescue Update Chief LaBelle reported that ACFR was working on a strategic initiative to address some of the administrative and staffing issues, in hopes the administrative support might help boost the numbers. He said that it might only take a year and a half or two years to bolster the administrative staffing side, but you would not see operational staff before two years out. Chief Puckett stated that administrative and operational would take about the same amount of time a year and a half to two years. He stated that the only other option would be to do a mid-year request to the County, which would be fairly unusual. Chief Grandstaff emphasized that something had to be done, because the station did not staff the building for three consecutive nights over Labor Day weekend, or the following weekend. Chief LaBelle stated that Chief Grandstaff had pointed out that as soon as the card was full with someone else s transport unit, they didn t get paged anymore. He asked if there was some value in ensuring they continued to get paged for a unit. Chief Grandstaff responded that upper management at the station felt they were covering their calls because they were only getting one text. Chief Puckett said that he couldn t speak to the text, but theoretically nothing had changed from a CAD perspective and they should still get a station tone and repeat it every three to five minutes. Chief Grandstaff stated that as soon as 11 marks up, they don t tone. Chief Puckett noted that he has heard 11 a few times say to continue the tone until they were closer. Chief Grandstaff said that his station was getting repeated punches. Chief Puckett responded that he would make sure dispatch knew that. He said that he and Chief Richardson had discussed having an ECC protocol whereby they tone four times but don t go beyond that. Chief Grandstaff pointed out that ECC had toned his station nine times for an accident on Howardsville Turnpike. Chief Puckett stated that he would follow up and make sure dispatch was aware of the situation, and would also bring drafts from Chief Richardson back to the Executive

5 Committee in October to move it to the policy side of things. He said that it was basically a draft revision of the ECC policy. Chief Grandstaff commented that his station would need to end up looking at the types of calls they were being put on, which was 12 calls over the Labor Day weekend. Chief Puckett said that Station 11 personnel were saying the same thing. He asked if there was any realistic short-term solution, as ACFR did not have the human resources to cover Scottsville Rescue, even if they used lots of overtime. Chief Belgard asked if there were options in terms of staffing tankers all the time, if there was a unit that was less busy or better covered by surrounding stations somewhere further north that could have two people pulled. Chief Puckett responded that they did not staff any tankers or anything like that, as everything was cross-staffed, and they have a minimum complement of engine and ambulance, which realistically was a lower call volume than anywhere else there were staff. He noted that the exception would be them having a busy period and running 12 calls in a weekend, which was likely busier than two or three other stations on a given day. Chief Puckett said that ACFR has discussed the fact that other stations may run into the shortage issues, and having a 24-hour flow crew could help fill an engine company, regardless of where the station is or even cover a station s area while they are training. He stated that this was still a fairly costly initiative, and going through the budget process is still 18 months. Chief Puckett stated that they would need to establish from the chiefs perspective of whether they should approach the County Executive s office for emergency funding. Chief Grandstaff commented that it was reaching this point. Chief Puckett said that a year and a half was a long time, and that was a best case scenario. Chief Grandstaff mentioned that they had already been going through it for a year and a half. Chief LaBelle stated that it really started to fall apart in Chief Butler asked if their membership was completely gone. Chief LaBelle responded that the membership was not completely gone, but they had people on the books who had not been released or were not interested, and they had individuals who were members but were not trained as EMTs or ambulance drivers, etc.

6 Chief Grandstaff emphasized that his station only has a small amount of EMTs but has 60 firefighters, so when a pager hits for an EMS call, it s already off when a fire call comes in. He said that this was what was happening over the weekends. Chief Puckett commented that the trickle-down effect was pretty substantial, when considering the impact on Scottsville Fire, Station 11, CARS the entire southern portion of the County. Chief Grandstaff noted that this also affected Fluvanna because they were expected to run 10 miles into Fluvanna, with their unit having to come over and cover it so they were having to get Louisa to cover their calls. He said that Scottsville Fire had originally agreed to run second call in empty buildings, not because he didn t want to put a crew up and he was not above saying they wouldn t do it anymore. Chief Butler asked Chief LaBelle about the meeting with the Scottsville Rescue Board and what their response had been. Chief LaBelle responded that their board wants to do better, but even if they brought in new members, they wouldn t start an EMT class for a few months. He said they would get through EMT sometime in 2018, they would go through and get tested out, then they would have to go through an internal release process just starting to ride at about the time recruit academy was finishing up. He stated that it would be at least a year if not longer to have personnel ready. Chief Puckett added that staffing it may actually deter people who had been previously participating, because they would feel that there was now other coverage. Chief Butler stated that starting with a station provided a sense of ownership. Chief Puckett agreed, stating that one of the things they had discussed in terms of establishing a flow crew. Chief Grandstaff stated that getting them to say they were not going to do it was the problem, and he has asked even in the leadership meeting to let him know that rescue wouldn t have anyone for several days but they don t communicate it, and no one knows until the pager goes off. Chief Puckett agreed, noting that he had not heard anything from them since the first of the year regarding schedules. Chief LaBelle mentioned that Scottsville Rescue had given them access to the EMS Manager, but it was pretty clear that it was not accurate. He said that they have plugged people in but don t take you out if you aren t showing up. Chief Grandstaff pointed out that he was not trying to criticize the station.

7 Chief LaBelle said they need to figure out a solution. Chief Puckett commented that ultimately they want to provide service, and it was not great service coming from town for an ambulance, and it was having a negative effect on other agencies. He stated that he had heard an unconfirmed report that the rescue station had lost another member or possibly two. Chief LaBelle said that the second member who had quit was convinced to return. He stated that ACFR s plan was for the station to maintain the status quo or even improve slightly but if they were continuing to implode, there should be a conversation about whether to go to the County for a mid-year funding request. Chief Puckett stated that he needed to ascertain whether this was a situation to be acted upon immediately or later, and they could certainly look at response times but they did not tell the whole story. Chief Belgard said that it was concerning in terms of response to emergencies like a cardiac arrest in that area of the County, and if Medic 11 or Engine 111 were not in service, the question was whether a BLS truck, a medic, and a car would be the first arriving resource to a really bad call that s potentially a long distance away. He stated that they need the statistics from the last 30 days regarding number of calls covered, how many calls units from other areas have had to cover. Chief Grandstaff stated that the pendulum had definitely swung that there were more outside agencies covering than Scottsville Rescue personnel. Chief Belgard said this had been his impression as well. Chief Grandstaff mentioned a call related to an incident the previous Saturday on Irish Road near the Nelson County line. Chief Belgard responded that the two trucks CARS had staffed with CFD plus daytime holiday staffing was both down in Scottsville s first-due area, and they had to call people in to backfill the City. Chief Puckett said that there had been a seizure call from Scottsville, and 151 from Ivy was the closest medic to respond because other units had responded. Chief Butler stated that he would have a lot more sympathy if the Scottsville Rescue chief had demonstrated more effort to address the situation, but it has obviously been blown off. He said that while they are independent stations, they are all part of one system and the system was getting the shaft because of one station. Chief Puckett agreed, stating that it was easier to carry forward if there is someone advocating for the station which was not the case currently.

8 Chief Belgard pointed out that the geography was also a challenge, given Scottsville s location, and the spillover effects go to Lake Monticello which is a very active agency covering a lot of calls. Chief Grandstaff said that Lake Monticello has a hard time with day coverage now too. Chief Belgard stated that he knew that Buckingham and Nelson had paid staff, but presumably none of their stations were close. He said that the spillover effects were actually impacting departments that were not represented at FEMS meetings, which could be a political challenge when talking about assuming 100% of costs for a 24-hour crew for a station that sits on the border with a locality that isn t in a position to provide mutual aid in the other direction. Chief Puckett said that 50% of the calls were in other localities. Chief Grandstaff noted that they were recouping some of that. Chief Puckett stated that they were recouping some of it, but nowhere close to the amount of personnel calls. Chief Belgard asked if the County had done any analysis as to whether a short-term contract could be used with Medic 5 or another third-party EMS contract agency. Chief Puckett responded that they have only taken a surface look at this, adding that they didn t even use part-time people because it was not an option where it was easy to generate extra part-time personnel. Chief LaBelle stated that the standard of cover would point to some of the problems with who was covering the calls there. Chief Puckett stated that one of his concerns is that it won t accurately capture it because of the data set, and at the time they started the project it was , so from January 2016 it has probably had further decline. He said that Station 11 has had an increase from Albemarle Health & Rehab, and there were factors that have taken place since then that have affected it. Chief Grandstaff noted that his EMS calls had dropped from June to the first of August, but now they have picked up tremendously again with 15 in the last two weekends. Chief LaBelle stated that the rescue station had been working really hard during that time. Chief Puckett asked if there was just less EMS call volume there. Chief LaBelle responded that they had gotten to the point that it was Wednesday night

9 and part of Sunday that they weren t covered, and now there were consistently multiple nights during the week. Chief Grandstaff said his station was toned the other night for Rolling Road when there was already someone in the building, and he thought CAD was supposed to address that. Chief Puckett responded that there was a strange spot in that area. Chief Butler said he has had CAD issues as well. Chief LaBelle stated that it seemed to him that there was concern with the impact on the system, so the system could have a conversation with Scottsville or they could just keep trying to find ways of providing staff. Chief Grandstaff pointed out that the system had already had a conversation with them with the Executive Committee met with them. Chief LaBelle said that he had done most of the talking at that meeting, so he didn t feel the system as a body had said they were being very clear about their intent, passing a resolution, etc. He stated that whatever proposals ACFR puts forth in a budget process, the question would be what the impact on the system would be. Chief LaBelle said that if they asked right now, the most ACFR would say was that the Executive Committee had held a meeting and a conversation with Scottsville Rescue and they were working on a plan which may or may not have deteriorated since. He stated that it seems that this item should be sent back to Chief Eggleston, who may in turn say he wants more from the FEMS Board. Chief LaBelle said that this was a top priority for Chief Eggleston and he is very concerned about the level of support for EMS transport. f. SAFER grant update Chief LaBelle stated that there was no real update to be provided. 5. New Business a. Chief Grandstaff said that it needed to be determined whether by-laws should be changed to not meet every month, in the event a meeting was not needed. Chief LaBelle stated that the by-laws also provide the authority to postpone a meeting, and asked that he be given an opportunity to look at the by-laws and provide options regarding changing this. Chief Puckett said it didn t specify this in the ordinance. Chief LaBelle stated that he didn t know if they would have to revisit the ordinance. Chief Grandstaff recalled that the ordinance did not stipulate a level of detail beyond establishing the Executive Committee.

10 Chief LaBelle said they would want to review it at the end of the EC and FEMS Board meetings to determine whether a meeting was needed the subsequent month. Chief Grandstaff agreed, noting that the last EC meeting had lasted only about 20 minutes. Chief LaBelle stated that they could also handle this via teleconference, and the drive time shouldn t be longer than the meeting. He stated that he would have the information ready for the next EC meeting. b. Chief Belgard reported that at the last City Council meeting, they passed an EMS cost recovery program, so the exact implementation start date was not set yet but the intent was that it was designed to be as identical as possible to Albemarle County so that it would not be a road block if the mutual aid situation changed in the future. He said that it would be the same rates, the same open procurement contract, etc. Chief Belgard noted that this was in process and it was CARS intent to sign on with the County system as well, with it being identically set up once the details were worked out. 6. Next Executive Committee Meeting a. Monday, October 9, 2017, 1630hrs. ACFR Conference Room 7. Adjournment Chief Grandstaff moved to adjourn the meeting, which passed by unanimous voice vote. The Executive Committee adjourned their meeting at 1703 hrs.

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12 ALBEMARLE COUNTY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTION RECORD AGENDA TITLE/ISSUE: AGENDA DATE: Consent Agenda 9/11/2017 MOTION: MOTION MADE BY: SECONDED BY: Approve Minutes Mike Grandstaff Alex Belgard SUBSEQUENT MOTIONS/AMENDMENTS: 1. CALL OF THE QUESTION: Yes No Abstain Chief Tom LaBelle (ACFR) Chief Alex Belgard (CARS) Chief Calvin Butler (East Rivanna) Chief Michael Grandstaff (Scottsville Fire) Chief Kostas Alibertis (Western Albemarle) I hereby attest that the foregoing is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. Tom LaBelle September 11, 2017 Clerk

13 ALBEMARLE COUNTY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTION RECORD AGENDA TITLE/ISSUE: AGENDA DATE: 9/11/2017 MOTION: MOTION MADE BY: SECONDED BY: To Adjourn Mike Grandstaff Calvin Butler SUBSEQUENT MOTIONS/AMENDMENTS: 1. CALL OF THE QUESTION: Yes No Abstain Chief Tom LaBelle (ACFR) Chief Alex Belgard (CARS) Chief Calvin Butler (East Rivanna) Chief Michael Grandstaff (Scottsville Fire) Chief Kostas Alibertis (Western Albemarle) I hereby attest that the foregoing is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. Tom LaBelle September 11, 2017 Clerk

14 Proposed changes to dispatches and re-tones: Currently ECC re-tones at 3 minutes and then 5 minutes. ECC is proposing that re-tones be done every three minutes (3, 6, 9, and 12 minutes) to coincide with the timers set up in CAD. ECC proposes that a cap to the number of re-tones for a fire station be instituted. Currently ECC will continue re-toning with no specific end in policy. Would like to institute a cap of 4 retones (re-tones at 3, 6, 9, and 12 minutes). Additional re-tones can be done if requested. Retoning can also be ceased at the request of the unit that is currently responding from second due station, if a unit responds from the first due station, or an officer of the first due company advises to cease re-toning. ECC proposes that rescue follow the same re-tone procedures as stated above for fire. Currently rescue gets their original tone and then one additional for a failed response. Failed responses for rescue occur at 3 minutes for ALS and 5 minutes for BLS. ECC would like to change the failed response time on BLS calls to 6 minutes to coincide with the same 3 minutes that re-tones are done on.

15 ALBEMARLE COUNTY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) BOARD BYLAWS I.1 Name Article I: Name The name of the board shall be the Albemarle County Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board (hereinafter the FEMS Board ). II.1 Purpose Article II: Purpose of the Board The purpose of the FEMS Board is to act in accordance with Chapter 6, Article 1, of the Albemarle County Code, as may be amended. III.1 Members Article III: Membership & Voting The FEMS Board is comprised of the highest ranking operational member of each of the following organizations: Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Earlysville Volunteer Fire Company East Rivanna Volunteer Fire Company North Garden Volunteer Fire Company Scottsville Volunteer Fire Department Scottsville Volunteer Rescue Squad Seminole Trail Volunteer Fire Department Stony Point Volunteer Fire Company Western Albemarle Rescue Squad III.2 Representation by Proxy. Each member may, in the event of their absence, provide a substitute who must be an operational officer. The proxy must identify himself or herself to the chair and be recorded into the minutes and on the official roster of the meeting

16 III.3 Voting Each member (or recognized proxy) shall have one vote on any action item properly coming before the FEMS Board, EXCEPTING, that if an action item applies solely to fire suppression issues only representatives of fire agencies shall vote, and if an action item applies solely to transport emergency medical services issues only representatives of transport emergency medical service agencies shall vote. Nothing herein shall limit the ability of any agency to provide input on any issue properly before the FEMS Board. Upon a tie vote a motion shall die. Any member may revive said motion at a future meeting. Article IV: Officers of the Organization IV.1 Officers & Terms IV.1.A The officers of the FEMS Board shall consist of a chair and vice-chair elected by FEMS Board members. IV.1.B Elections shall be held at the December meeting of the FEMS Board IV.1.C An officer s term shall be for two years, or until a successor is elected. If an elected office becomes vacant, the FEMS Board shall elect a member to fill the unexpired term. IV.1.D Elected officers shall take office on the first day of the month following the election, unless the FEMS Board has filled an open office, in which case the person elected shall take office upon their election. IV.2 Chair The Chair shall preside at each meeting. The chair shall sign correspondence, reports, and recommendations on behalf of the FEMS Board and represent the FEMS Board as required.

17 IV.3 Vice-Chair The vice-chair shall serve in the absence of the chair. In the event that both the chair and vice-chair of the board are absent, the remaining members shall select a temporary chair for a meeting as well as duties as necessary under section IV.2. IV.4 Role of the Fire and Rescue Chief The role of the fire and rescue chief is set forth in Chapter 6, Article 1, of the Albemarle County Code, as may be amended. The FEMS Board may provide for other actions by duly adopted policy not in conflict with the aforesaid provisions or County Human Resources policy. V.1 Meetings Article V: Meetings of the Organization The board shall meet monthly at a day, time, and place agreed on by a recorded vote of the and as published in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of information Act. The Chair may call or cancel any meeting when it is deemed appropriate. V.2 Administrative Support Pursuant to Section 6-104(3) of the Albemarle County Code, the fire and rescue chief shall provide and manage county staff support for the FEMS Board and its committees as created under section VI.1 and VI.2. V.3 Minutes Minutes for all meetings shall be taken. The minutes shall be considered for approval at the next regular meeting of the FEMS Board. V.4 Quorum A quorum must be present in order for a vote to be taken. A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of FEMS Board members.

18 Article VI: Committees The chairman has the authority to appoint such committees necessary to assist the FEMS board in accomplishing its duties and responsibilities. VI.1 Standing Committees The following are standing committees of the board appointed to advise the board: Executive Committee Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Committee Training Committee Finance/Budget Committee Quarter Masters Committee Operations Committee Special committees will serve for the period of time needed to complete its specific purpose. VI.2 Executive Committee VI.2.A The Executive Committee shall be composed of the Fire and Rescue Chief, the FEMS Board Chair and Vice-Chair of the FEMS Board, and a fire representative and a rescue representative approved by the FEMS Board. VI.2.B Executive Committee members other than the chair and vice-chair shall serve at the pleasure of the FEMS Board. There is no limitation on their terms. VI.2.C The fire and rescue chief shall lead and facilitate the Executive Committee. VI.2.D The Executive Committee shall meet as frequently as deemed necessary by the FEMS Board. A simple majority of members will constitute a quorum. VI.2.E The Executive Committee shall fulfill the duties and obligations as set forth in Chapter 6, Article 1, of the Albemarle County Code, as may be amended, and as may be delegated by the FEMS Board.

19 VII.1 General Rules of Order Article VII: Rules of Order Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by applicable law, Robert s Rules of Order shall govern be used as a guideline for the proceedings of the board. VII.2 Agenda Guidelines VII.2.A Agenda packets will be distributed through electronic mail one (1) calendar week prior to the FEMS Board meeting. The agenda packet will also be placed on the county website prior to the meeting. A hardcopy of the agenda packet will be provided at the request of any board member. Agenda packets will minimally consist of: Consent Agenda (if applicable) Minutes from Previous Meeting ---Action Letter from Previous Meeting (if applicable) Prepared Committee Reports (if applicable) Executive Summaries and Attachments (if applicable) If an unusual or emergent issue arises requiring an executive summary after the agenda packet has been distributed, upon consultation with the Chairman, he/she may permit the distribution of the unusual or emergent executive summary for consideration at the upcoming meeting so long as it is done at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled meeting. VII.2.D Regular committee reports will generally be limited to five (5) minutes, and a written committee report will be prepared in advance when possible. Committee items requiring action by the board will be scheduled for action under New or Unfinished Business on the agenda and managed at that time. VII.2.E A regular time will be established at the end of each agenda for other brief items to be brought up by any member of the board. The discussion of these items is limited to ten (10) minutes per item. Any item that requires a decision by the Board will be postponed to the next agenda unless agreed to by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the members present. VII.2.F The consent agenda will be utilized to deal with routine action items that do not require discussion. Items may be removed from the consent agenda to be discussed by any member if they feel further discussion is necessary. The

20 item will be moved to either the new business or unfinished business section of the agenda. VIII.A Bylaws Article VIII Bylaws These Bylaws, and any amendments thereto, shall be adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the board, after written notice of said proposed Bylaws and amendments are first given to each FEMS Board member not less than ten (10) days prior to the regular or specially called meeting at which the Bylaws or amendments are to be considered

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