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SECTION 7. Volunteer Time: Service performed as a paid on-call firefighter of the Elle River Fire Department as required by the Standard Operating Guidelines. Volunteer time is nonscheduled, non- mandatory service. SECTION 8. Active Members: Paid On-Call Firefighters that serve on the Fire Department and have been offered and have accepted membership in the association and have not been suspended or expelled from this association. SECTION 9. Active Service Credit: Active members shall receive service credit for volunteer time served. Regular work hours of a full-time employee of the fire department who is required to perform firefighting duties on a primary basis will not be considered active service for the relief association. Active service credit must not be granted under the Relief Association for any full-time employee of the fire department who is covered by and earning service credits in another pension plan, statewide or otherwise, based on the full-time employee's regular work hour duties. ARTICLE II BOARD OF TRUSTEES SECTION 1. The board of trustees shall be composed of the following: a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, A Treasurer and two general trustees, each of whom shall be elected for a term as specified in this article, or until a successor has been elected and qualified at he annual meeting of the association from its members, and the statutory ex officio trustees; the Chief of the Elk River Fire Department, the Mayor and the Financial Director of the City of Elk River. SECTION 2. At the first election following the adoption of these bylaws, the President and one trustee shall be elected for terms of one year; the Treasure and Vice President shall be elected for terms of two years; the Secretary and the other trustee shall be elected for terms of three years. Thereafter, as their respective terms of office expire, two officers or general trustees shall be elected for three year terms at each annual meeting. If a vacancy (other than vacancy caused by removal for cause of an officer or trustee) occurs during the term of office or any officer or general trustee, the remaining members of the board of trustees shall elect a member of the association to serve for the unexpired term of the vacated position. SECTION 3. A general trustee or officer may be removed for cause. Cause for removal shall include, but not limited to; the breach of the duties as set forth in Articles II and III of these bylaws. One or more of the trustees or officers may be removed at a meeting of the membership which was called for that purpose by a 2/3 vote of those present and voting at such meeting. Notice of the meeting at which removal is to be considered shall be given to each member and shall include the purpose of the meeting. The general trustee or officer shall be furnished with a statement of the particular charges at least five (5) days before the meeting is held. At the meeting, the general trustee or officer shall be given an opportunity to be fully heard as to each charge. If a general trustee or officer is removed, a replacement shall be elected at the same meting, and such replacement shall serve out the unexpired term of the removed general trustee or officer.