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6 <br /> <br />regular or special meeting of the Board of Trustees, or at any general membership <br />meeting of the Association and must be approved by 51% of the membership present and <br />voting. <br />Section 5.3. Membership Termination: Resignation or expulsion from the Fire <br />Department shall terminate membership of the member so resigning, expelled, or <br />removing from the Hugo Firefighters Relief Association. <br /> <br />Section 5.4. Suspension and Expulsion: Any member may be suspended or expelled <br />from the Association for cause by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Association membership. <br />Cause for expulsion includes but is not limited to, failure to account for money belonging <br />to the Association or feigning illness or injury for the purpose of defrauding the <br />Association. The member shall have the right to a hearing before a quorum of the Board <br />of Trustees. Written notice via registered mail with return receipt will be sent to the <br />individual at least 15 days prior to the hearing. <br /> <br />Section 5.5. Reinstatement and Approval: Any member suspended or expelled by the <br />Association can only be reinstated upon application for reinstatement in writing, <br />presented at a regular or special meeting of the association, and approved by two-thirds <br />(2/3) of the Association membership. <br /> <br />Section 5.6. Leave of Absence: Leave of absence shall be granted to members for a <br />reasonable length of time, not to exceed one (1) year upon submitting the member's <br />written notice to the Secretary of the Association. A leave of absence from the Hugo Fire <br />Department that is approved by the Hugo City Council shall be considered a leave of <br />absence from the Association. The member shall receive a prorated monthly share of the <br />year in which the leave of absence occurred. In no case, shall a member receive pension <br />credit while on a leave of absence, other than those members on a leave of absence in <br />accordance with Section 5.7 of these bylaws. If the approved leave of absence exceeds <br />more than one (1) year and becomes an unapproved leave of absence as defined by <br />section 5.8, the member shall not receive credit for a full year of active service for that <br />year and subsequent years of absence. Such member, upon returning to the performance <br />of active service, shall recommence membership in this association and adjustments shall <br />be made to the total service credit of the member for subsequent full years of active <br />service. <br /> <br />Section 5.7. Military Leave: See Minnesota State Statue 424A.021 <br /> <br />Section 5.8. Unapproved Leave of Absence: A leave of absence beyond one (1) year <br />and any period of suspension will not count toward active service. <br /> <br />Section 5.9. Voting: Each active member shall be entitled to one vote on any matter <br />voted upon by the membership. Voting by proxy is not permitted. All votes, unless <br />specified prior to the vote, shall be conducted by a voice vote. If a majority cannot be <br />determined by voice vote, the Officer in charge of the vote shall ask for a show of hands. <br /> <br />