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Exhibit A Section 6. Vacancies. If a Member's representative is removed or resigns, the City/Township he/she represents must nominate another qualifying representative to serve on ACFPC's Board. At no time shall any participating Member go unrepresented or have fewer than one (1) representative amongst the Fire Chief Directors as well as one (1) representative amongst the Elected Official Directors. Section 7. Compensation. No compensation shall be paid to Directors of ACFPC for their services, time, and efforts. Directors, however, may be reimbursed for necessary and reasonable actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Section 8. Open Meetings and Government Data. Pursuant to Minn. Stat. Chapters 13 and 13D, all meetings, including executive sessions, must be open to the public when required or permitted by law to transact public business in a meeting, and records of those meetings must be recorded and made available to the public upon reasonable request. The minutes of meetings shall record all votes taken at the meeting, including the vote of each Board Member on appropriations of money, except for payments of judgments and amounts fixed by statute. Government data must also be made available to the public upon reasonable request. The Board may close a meeting only under circumstances allowed or required by the Minnesota Open Meeting Law. Section 9. Public Comment at Meetings. A minimum of fifteen (15) minutes shall be reserved at each Board of Director meeting for comments and requests for business to be brought before the Board by employees, volunteers, and/or interested community members. The Chair of the Board may reasonably limit individual speaking times. Section 10. Annual Meetings. An annual meeting shall take place in the month of January, the specific date, time, and location of which will be designated by the Chair of the Board. If the Chair fails to select a place for the annual meeting, it shall be held at ACFPC's registered office. The annual meeting shall be held for the purpose of electing the Officers of ACFPC, as well as the consideration of any other business that may be properly brought before the Board. This shall include, but not be limited to, Board reports regarding ACFPC activities and financial position; authorization of the annual information return for submission; approval of policy/procedures, Joint Powers Agreement and/or Bylaws changes; and input toward the direction of the ACFPC for the coming year. Section 11. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Joint Powers Board may be held at such time and place as shall be determined from time to time by a majority of the Directors. If the Board fails to select a place for a regular Board meeting, it shall be held at ACFPC's registered office. The agenda shall be: • Call to Order • Roll Call 5