2022-2023 Officer Candidates and Proposed Changes to By-Laws

2022-2023 NYSAFC Officer Candidates
The NYSAFC Governance Committee announces the following slate of candidates for 2022-2023.

President: One-Year Term
• Chief James R. Comstock – Henrietta Fire District
 
1st Vice President: One-Year Term
• Chief R. Scott Ewing – Plattsburgh District #3 Fire Department
 
2nd Vice President: One-Year Term
• Chief Anthony V. LaFerrera – North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company
 
Director – Career: Three-Year Term
• Chief Wayne C. Friedman – Cortland Fire Department
 
Director – Paid: Three-Year Term
• Chief Mark Strzyzynski – Henrietta Fire District
 
Directors – Volunteer: Three-Year Terms
• Chief Timothy E. Boel – East Greenbush Fire District #3
• Chief James E. Hare – Hilton Fire Department
• Chief Kevin O. Kalk – Barneveld Fire Department
 
Proposed Changes to By-Laws
The first reading of the proposed changes to the NYSAFC By-Laws was conducted at the association membership meeting on October 2, 2021, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The second reading will take place on June 16, 2022, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown – Finger Lakes Ballroom during the 116th Annual Conference General Session in Syracuse, N.Y. The proposed changes are as follows (brackets indicate items to be deleted and underlines indicate items to be added/changed):
 
Article I
Dues
 
Section 5. Dues must be paid [thirty (30)] sixty (60) days prior to the Annual Conference to be eligible to vote on Association matters.
 
Article III
Nominations and Elections
 
[Section 1. The Nominating and Election Committee shall present its report before the conference assembled, giving a complete list of the nominations for elective offices of the Association, The presiding officer shall then call for any nominations from the floor for any elective office. Nominations from the floor shall require the nominee’s concurrence in writing or verbal concurrence from the floor at the time of nomination, and shall state the position they seek. A candidate can only seek nomination to one position. After calling three (3) times for any further nominations, the presiding officer shall declare the nominations closed.]
 
Section 1. To be nominated for elective offices of the Association, a member in good standing must submit a letter of intent to the Governance Committee at least sixty (60) days prior to the Annual Conference. There shall be no nominations from the floor at this meeting.

Section 1a. The Governance Committee shall present its report before the conference assembled, giving a list of the nominations for elective offices of the Association.
 

NYSAFC Voting and Election Guidelines
Voting for the proposed changes to the By-Laws and the election of officers (if necessary) will take place during the 116th Annual Conference in Syracuse, N.Y., at The Oncenter – Room 8, on Friday, June 17, 2022, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. You must be an Active Member (dues paid 30 days prior to the Annual Meeting), have joined the association 90 days prior to the Annual Meeting, and have government photo identification with you in order to vote on association matters. Visit the NYSAFC website for a copy of the NYSAFC Constitution & By-Laws.