Mission Statement
The Elburn &
Countryside Fire Protection District is responsible for providing fire
suppression, inspections, and fire safety, as well as providing
pre-hospital emergency care, to the citizens of the community.
Source of Authority
The Board of Trustees
of the Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection District derives its power
and authority from the Illinois Fire Protection District Act (70 ILCS
705/0.01 et seq.), as well as other applicable State and federal
statutes, common law, and the State and federal constitutions.
Board of Trustees
The governing body of
the District is the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has the
power to supervise, control, regulate and manage the District, and to
make and enforce all necessary ordinances, and rules and regulations for
the proper management and conduct of the business of the Board for
carrying into effect the objects for which the District was formed. (70
ILCS 705/6)
Membership
The Board of Trustees
is made up of three elected members, which include a President,
Secretary and Treasurer. Each Trustee holds a term of six years.
Officers of the Board of Trustees and their Duties
Every year at the first
meeting in May the Board elects a President, Secretary and Treasurer for
a one-year term. The Trustees hold their office until the end of the
fiscal year and until their successors are duly appointed. The President
is the presiding officer at all meetings.
At its first regular
meeting in May, the Board shall appoint an Administrative Assistant. The
Administrative Assistant keeps minutes of all meetings of the Board on a
permanent record form and is the custodian of all papers, book, records,
and completed examinations of the Board. (70 ILCS 705/6)
Meetings
Regular Meetings
The Board holds its
regular meeting on the second Monday of each month at 5:00 pm at the
Elburn Fire Station 1, 210 East North Street. All meetings comply with
the provisions of the Open Meeting Act. (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.)
Special Meetings
Special Meetings are
open to the public. The Administrative Assistant posts written notice
with the agenda forty-eight hours prior to the scheduled meeting. This
notice contains a brief statement of the business to be submitted for
the consideration by the Board, and will set forth the time and place of
the meeting. (5 ILCS 120/2.02(a))
Closed Meetings
During any meeting, a
closed session may be held upon a proper motion, made by any member of
the Board. These meetings can be called for any reason set forth in 5
ILCS 120/2 or any other reason authorized by law. Closed sessions may be
limited to Board members and other persons as the Board may deem
necessary. The Administrative Assistant will record the motion to close
the meeting, record the roll call vote of the members on any motion and
keep minutes of the closed session. (5 ILCS 120/2a;2(c))
Tri-District Meeting
The board holds a
Tri-District meeting for the Districts that contract ambulance coverage
each quarter.
Pension Board Meetings
The Board holds a
Firemen’s Pension Meeting each quarter.
Quorum
Two members of the
Board constitute a quorum for the conduct of all business. All meeting
are only held with a quorum of the Board present. |
