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Section 12.4 Removal. The Fire Chief shall at all times be accountable to the Board of Directors and may be removed only after being given a due process hearing. The entire Board of Directors shall comprise the hearing board and a minimum of at least five (5) votes will be required for removal. Section 12.5 Board of Directors Meetings. The Fire Chief may attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and will receive all notices of the meetings and minutes. The Fire Chief may participate in the deliberations of the Board of Directors but will not vote on the Board's actions. ARTICLE XIII. RULES OF PROCEDURE Section 13.1 Robert's Rules. The rules contained in the current edition of "Robert's Rules of Order" shall govern meetings of the members and the Board of Directors, in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these By-laws or any special rules of order the Board of Directors may adopt. ARTICLE XIV. AMENDMENTS Section 14.1 Procedure. The Board of Directors may propose amendments to these By-laws by resolution, and the proposed amendments to these By-laws may be adopted by a two- thirds (2/3) majority vote of the entire Board of Directors, provided that at least two of the votes to approve a change is from the active firefighter Board Members. Twenty (20) days written notice of such proposed amendments and the time and place of such meeting, shall be given to all Fire Department members and to the Board of Directors. Section 14.2 Limits. The Board of Directors may not amend Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 9.1, 9.2 nor 14.2 of these By-laws. These sections may only be amended by a vote of the active members of the Fire Department. ARTICLE XV. POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 15.1 The Board of Directors will have the following responsibilities: Appoint and conduct performance reviews of the Fire Chief. Review Policies and Guidelines of the Fire Department. Review and approve the Operating and Capital budgets. Review and approve the departments Long Range Plan. Review and approve financial statements and accept the annual audit report. Review and approve Fire Department expenditures. Review and approve the Lake Johanna Firefighters Relief Association Pension benefit and make adjustments as necessary. Review and accept the Fire Department Annual Report. Conduct any disciplinary hearings as necessary in accordance with the By- laws; and appoint committees or subcommittees of the Board of Directors as necessary. Section 15.2 Committees. The Board of Directors may act through such committees as may be specified by resolutions adopted by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors. Each such committee shall have such duties and responsibilities as are assigned to it from time to time by the Board of Directors. Each such committee shall at all times be subject to the rules and regulations of the Fire Department.