Annual and Special Meetings

Section 3 of the legislation which created the Hopkins Hill Fire District provides for a mandatory Annual Meeting and for special meeting as required. Provided is a brief overview of those provisions.

Annual Meeting:

• Annual election of Executive Committee is held at this meeting 
• Meeting is held on the first Saturday of May at 7:00 p.m. at the fire station or other place as may be designated
• A quorum of 20 qualified voters of the district is required
• Seven days advance notice, posted in three or more public places, is required
• Notices must be signed by at least five qualified voters of the district
• Seven days advance notice must be published in a Kent county newspaper
• Other conditions as may be required by the By-Laws of the district or the laws of the State of RI

• Special Meetings may be called by the Executive Committee or by written application by twenty qualified voters of the district.
• Only the business specified in the written application or has otherwise been placed on the agenda may be discussed
• No Special Meeting may be called without the consent of the Executive Committee, for any topic which had been discussed at any meeting within the previous six months
• No Special Meeting may be called without the consent of the Executive Committee to amend the budget approved at the most recent annual meeting
• A quorum of 20 qualified voters of the district is required
• Seven days advance notice, posted in three or more public places, is required
• Notices must be signed by at least five qualified voters of the district
• Seven days advance notice must be published in a Kent county newspaper
• Other conditions as may be required by the By-Laws of the district or the laws of the State of RI

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