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Electronic Election for 1st Vice President Has Commenced

by | Apr 18, 2024 | Announcements, General News, Uncategorized

Hello AFCA Members,

The 3rd and final call for nominations has now expired with no additional nominations received.

Please take a moment to cast your vote for the position of 1st Vice President.

A secure email has been sent to only AFCA Active Members eligible to vote. If you feel you have not received your email, please check your spam or junk mail.  If you are certain you did not receive the email, and believe you are eligible to vote, please contact our office at [email protected] and Lisa or Kate will be happy to verify your membership status.

Per the AFCA Electronic Voting Policy, a 10-day window is provided for voting. The voting poll will close at 12:00 noon on Sunday, April 28th.

Following the closure of the poll, 24 hours will be provided for the AFCA Election Scrutineers to review the voting process and results. An announcement will be made on Monday, April 29th.

Our voting platform is designed to ensure the confidentiality of your vote. It will not record any identifying information about whom you voted for. The platform will only capture your email address to confirm that your vote has been successfully submitted.

Thank you for participating.

𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 

by | Apr 17, 2024 | Announcements, General News, Uncategorized

Hello Members:

Today is the third and final call for nominations for 1st Vice President Position. Third call will expire at noon tomorrow, (Thursday April 18th). Following this will commence the electronic vote.

Candidates so far are:

Chief, Rob Evans, Redwood Meadows
Chief, Drayton Bussiere, County of Red Deer

Eligible nominations must have served one year on the AFCA Board.

Nominations can be sent to [email protected] 

To share, I received a question from a member: Does a person HAVE to be Nominated? The answer is: according to the Bylaws only the President position must be nominated The remaining executive positions and Director positions can be self nominated, nominated by a member, or an individual already in the position can allow their name to stand for another term.

Thank you members for being engaged in this process!!  

Here’s another interesting bylaw fact: Alternate Director positions do not require a regional vote. The current Regional Director can appoint an Alternate. In my experience attending regional meetings, I have always observed the Regions electing an Alternate Director. This demonstrates that our membership values a democratic process. However, be careful if you miss a Regional meeting and they need an Alternate 🙂

 

Lisa MacLean

Executive Director

𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 

by | Apr 16, 2024 | Announcements, General News, Uncategorized

Hello AFCA Members!

Today is the 2nd call for Nominations for the position of 1st Vice President.

So far, candidate names for the electronic election ballot that will be sent out on Thursday are:

Chief Rob Evans, Redwood Meadows
Chief Drayton Bussiere, County of Red Deer
Eligible nominations must have served one year on the AFCA Board.
Nominations can be sent to [email protected]

Call for Nominations for 1st Vice President and Nomination Received

by | Apr 15, 2024 | Announcements, General News

Hello AFCA Members, 

 This week starts the renewal process for the AFCA 1st Vice President position.  Current 1st Vice President, Chief Rob Evans, of Redwood Meadows has allowed for his name to stand!

 Summarizing some rules from the AFCA Bylaws, Regional Directors or Alternate Regional Directors are not eligible to stand for election as the President, First Vice-President, or Second Vice-President while in that office but may take a leave from the Director position in order to run for election as an Officer.  If successful, the member will resign as a Regional Director; if unsuccessful, they may resume their Director role. 

 For a duration of a two-year term, the duties of the First Vice-President shall:
1. Perform any duties assigned by the AFCA Bylaws, the Board, or the President;
2. In the absence of the President, assume the duties and responsibilities of that position;

 To qualify for a nomination, candidates shall have served at least one (1) year on the Board.

 There will be three calls for nominations, each given a 24 hour window for members to respond. Should there be more than one candidate, elections will commence Thursday April 18th at noon.  

UPDATE!

 Monday April 15th 12:25

 Evan Stewart, Assistant Deputy Chief, Emergency Services, The City of Red Deer and Dennis Jones, Assistant Fire Chief,

Town of Bashaw have both nominated Chief Drayton Bussiere for 1st Vice President.

 Chief Bussiere has accepted this nomination.

 Calls for nominations will continue until the period of the 3rd call for nomination has expired noon on Thursday April 17th.

As always, please watch for updates through emails, AFCA Website, Chiefs Chat and AFCA Members Facebook Page.

 

 

 

 

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

by | Apr 12, 2024 | Announcements, General News

Hello AFCA Members!

Chief, Randy Schroeder has been declared President by acclamation for a subsequent two-year term, extending through to 2026.

His reappointment reflects the collective confidence and support of the AFCA Membership in his ability to continue leading the AFCA with distinction.

Congratulations President, Chief, Randy Schroeder!

Coming up next, starting on Monday April 15th at noon, will start the calls for nomination for 1st Vice President position. Each call for nomination will receive 24 hour window response time.

Please continue to follow along! Updates will be direct emailed to AFCA members,  placed here in the AFCA Announcments Page, Chiefs Chat and AFCA Members Only Facebook page.

 

 

Updated 2024-04-12 14:04

Please see below

Thank You to the Members of the AFCA Message from Chief Schroeder