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Section 4.9 Membership Requirements: For the purpose of receiving benefits from this Association, each member must be in good standing with the fire department as defined by the City of Hugo Personnel Policy. Section 4.10 Failure to meet the requirements: In the event a member does not meet the minimum requirements as listed in section 4.8 and section 4.9, a member will be notified of their delinquency and will have an opportunity to present their case to the Board of Trustees or general membership, as to why he/she should receive service credit for that calendar year. Board decisions will only apply to the member in dispute and does not set any precedence for any other members to fall back upon. Each case will be considered separate based on the merits provided. A member shall have the rights to appeal the decision of the Board to the membership final disposition. Section 4.11. Reports of Active Service. Every January, the Board of Trustees shall request a report from the Chief of the Fire Department, showing the total percentages for calls and drills from the previous calendar year for each member of the fire department. All reports given to the Board of Trustees are confidential, and any Board member divulging said information, shall be immediately terminated from their elected position. Section 4.12. Reports of service credit: On February l It of each year, The Secretary of the Association shall provide each member with a report showing the total service credit earned from his/her inception into the Association to the close of the previous calendar year. Members of the Association will have thirty (30) days to file a dispute of any inaccuracies to the Board of Trustees. After thirty (30) days following the distribution of service credit reports to each individual member, unless in dispute, the service credit report for each member shall stand as official record, for the purpose of pension credit. Section 4.13. Quarters: For the purpose of this document, a quarter shall be defined as three months. There shall be four quarters per calendar year. The first (1St) quarter shall begin on January 1st and conclude on March 31St. The second (2'd) quarter shall begin on April 1St and conclude on June 30th. The third (3`d) quarter shall begin on July 1St and conclude on September 30" and the fourth (4th) quarter shall begin on October 1st and conclude on December 31St Section 4.13.1 Months: for the purpose of this document a month shall be considered as a minimum of 28 days. Section 4.13.2 Calendar Year: for the purpose of this document a calendar year shall be defined as twelve (12) months, beginning on January 1St and concluding on December 31st Section 4.14. Fractional Years of Service Calculation: For the purpose of calculating service pension for fractional years of service, the total yearly benefit sum will be divided by twelve (12) months to give a monthly pension amount.