Appendix A Page 30 Regional Plan Officers and Membership
MPSFAC Committee Structure Page 31
Agency Number of Representatives
Michigan State Police 1
Michigan Public Safety Communications System 1
Michigan Department of Natural Resources 1
Michigan Department of Community Health 1
Michigan Municipal League 1
Michigan Association of Counties 1
Michigan Sheriffs Association 1
Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police 1
Michigan Department of Transportation 1
Michigan Association of Ambulance Services 1
Michigan APCO frequency advisor 1
Michigan Association of Fire Chiefs 1
There are also four (4) members of the committee appointed by APCO representing city (one from the City of Detroit) or county public safety agencies that have a background in either or both of the following: radio frequency systems and/or public safety answering points.
The MPSFAC meetings function in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order.
Committee Structure Chairperson Vice-Chairperson Page 32 Secretary/Treasurer Membership
Meetings of the MPSFAC are run according to Robert’s Rules of Order and in conformance with by-laws approved by the membership. All MPSFAC meetings are open to the public.
Membership as of May, 2012. Keith M. Bradshaw, Chairman Mark Sandberg, Michigan DTMB Macomb County Radio Department Brent Williams Dale Berry, Vice-Chairman Michigan Department of Community Health Huron Valley Ambulance Steve DeWitt Patricia Coates, Secretary/Treasurer Michigan Police Chiefs Association Oakland County CLEMIS Kathy Vosburg Bill Nelson, Chief, Troy Fire Department Michigan Association of Counties Michigan Fire Chiefs Association Laura Peeples, Macomb Count Sheriff Patrick Kenealy Office, Michigan Sherriff’s Association Michigan Department of Management and Budget (DTMB) Daniel Robinson, Michigan DTMB
Kasey Mlujeak Sgt. Richard Martin Michigan Department of Corrections Michigan State Police
Tom Briggs Jim Fyvie, Director Michigan Department of Transportation Clinton County Central Dispatch
Catherine Henning, Michigan DTMB Mike Whately, CSI
Mark Jongekrijg, Director Ottawa County Central Dispatch
Appendix B Page 33
Membership Application
Region 21 Page 34 700 MHz Membership Application
Name:
Agency:
Address:
Phone: Fax:
E-Mail:
Your primary responsibilities are:
Your agency is (please check one): ___Governmental agency/authority ___Company that provides public safety or public service to a governmental agency. ___Non-public safety or public service to a governmental agency.
Public safety and public service definitions follow:
Public safety – the public’s right, exercised through Federal, State or Local government as prescribed by law, to protect and preserve life, property, and natural resources and to serve the public welfare.
Public safety services – those services rendered by or through Federal, Sate or Local government entities in support of Public Safety duties.
Public safety services provider – governmental and public entities or those non-government, private organizations, which are properly authorized by the appropriate governmental authority whose primary mission is providing Public Safety services.
Public services – those services provided by non-Public Safety entities that furnish, maintain, and protect the nation’s basic infrastructures which are required to promote the public’s safety and welfare.
Appendix C Page 35
Listing of Michigan Cities
Acme, Ada, Addison, Adrian, Afton, Ahmeek, Akron, Alanson, Alba, Albion, Alden, Alger,Page 36 Algoma, Allegan, Allen, Allen Park, Allendale, Allenton, Allouez, Alma, Almont, Alpena, Alpha, Alpine Twp, Alto, Amasa, Anchorville, Ann Arbor, Applegate, Arcadia, Argyle, Armada, Arnold, Ashley, Athens, Atlanta, Atlantic Mine, Atlas, Attica, Au Gres, Au Train, Auburn, Auburn Hills, Augusta, Avoca, Azalia
Bad Axe, Bailey, Baldwin, Bancroft, Bangor, Bannister, Baraga, Barbeau, Bark River, Baroda, Barryton, Barton City, Bath, Battle Creek, Bay City, Bay Port, Bay Shore, Bay View, Bear Lake, Beaver Island, Beaverton, Bedford, Belding, Bellaire, Belleville, Bellevue, Belmont, Benton Harbor, Benzonia, Bergland, Berkley, Berrien Center, Berrien Springs, Bessemer, Beulah, Beverly Hills, Big Bay, Big Rapids, Bingham Farms, Birch Run, Birmingham, Bitely, Black River, Blanchard, Blissfield, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, Bloomingdale, Boon, Boyne City, Boyne Falls, Bradley, Branch, Brant, Breckenridge, Breedsville, Brethren, Bridgeport, Bridgewater, Bridgman, Brighton, Brimley, Britton, Brohman, Bronson, Brooklyn, Brown City, Brownstown Township Bruce Crossing, Brutus, Buchanan, Buckley, Burlington, Burnips, Burr Oak, Burt, Burt Lake, Burton, Byron, Byron Center
Cadilac, Caledonia, Calumet, Camden, Cannonsburg, Canton, Capac, Carleton, Carney, Caro, Carp Lake, Carrollton, Carson City, Carsonville, Casco, Caseville, Casnovia, Caspian, Cass City, Cassopolis, Cedar, Cedar Lake, Cedar River, Cedar Springs, Cedarville, Cement City, Center Line, Central Lake, Centreville, Ceresco, Champion, Channing, Charlevoix, Charlotte, Chase, Chassell, Chatham, Cheboygan, Chelsea, Chesaning, Chesterfield, Chippewa Lake, Chocolay, Christmas, Clare, Clark Twp, Clarklake, Clarkston, Clarksville, Clawson, Clayton, Clifford, Climax, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Clio, Cloverdale, Cohoctah, Coldwater, Coleman, Coloma, Colon, Columbiaville, Columbus, Comins, Commerce, Comstock, Comstock Park, Concord, Conklin, Constantine, Conway, Cooks, Coopersville, Copemish, Copper City, Copper Harbor, Coral, Cornell,,Corunna, Covert, Covington, Cross Village, Croswell, Crystal, Crystal Falls, Curran, Curtis, Custer, Cutlerville
Dafter, Daggett, Dansville, Davisburg, Davison, De Tour Village, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Decatur, Decker, Deckerville, Deerfield, Deerton, Deford, Delhi, Delta Township, Delton, Detroit, DeWitt, Dexter, Dimondale, Dollar Bay, Dorr, Douglas, Dowagiac, Dowling, Drayton Plains, Drummond Island, Dryden, Dundee, Durand
Eagle, Eagle River, East China, East Grand Rapids, East Jordan, East Lansing, East Leroy, East Tawas, Eastlake, Eastpointe, Eastport, Eaton Rapids, Eau Claire, Eben Junction, Eckerman, Ecorse, Edenville, Edmore, Edwardsburg, Elberta, Elk Rapids, Elkton, Ellsworth, Elm Hall ,Elmira, Elsie, Elwell,,Emmett, Empire, Engadine, Erie, Escanaba, Essexville, Eureka, Evart, Ewen Fair Haven, Fairgrove, Fairview, Falmouth, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Farwell, Felch, Fennville, Fenton, Fenwick, Ferndale, Ferrysburg, Fife Lake, Filer City, Filion, Flat Rock, Flint, Flushing, Forestville, Fort Gratiot, Foster City, Fostoria, Fountain, Fowler, Fowlerville, Frankenmuth, Frankfort, Franklin, Fraser, Frederic, Free Soil, Freeland, Freeport, Fremont, Frontier, Fruitport, Fulton
Gaastra, Gagetown, Gaines, Galesburg, Galien, Garden, Garden City, Gaylord, Genesee, Genoa, Georgetown, Germfask, Gibraltar, Gilford, Gladstone, Gladwin, Glen Arbor, Glenn, Glennie, Gobles, Goetzville, Good Harbor, Good Hart, Goodells, Goodland, Goodrich, Gould City, Gowen, Grand Beach, Grand Blanc, Grand Haven, Grand Junction, Grand Ledge, Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Grant, Grass Lake, Grawn, Grayling, Greenbush, Greenland, Greenville, Gregory, Grosse Ile, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Shores, Grosse Pointe Woods, Gulliver, Gun Lake, Gwinn
Hadley, Hagar Shores, Hale, Hamburg, Hamilton, Hamlin, Hampton, Hamtramck, Hancock,Page 37 Hanover, Harbert, Harbor Beach, Harbor Point, Harbor Springs, Harper Woods, Harrietta, Harris, Harrison, Harrisville, Harsens Island, Hart, Hartford, Hartland, Harvey, Haslett, Hastings, Hawks, Hazel Park, Hell, Hemlock, Henderson, Hermansville, Herron, Hersey, Hesperia, Hessel, Hickory Corners, Higgins Lake, Highland, Highland Park, Hillman, Hillsdale, Holland, Holly, Holt, Holton, Homer, Honor, Hope, Hopkins, Horton, Houghton, Houghton Lake, Houghton Lake Heights, Howard City, Howell, Hubbard Lake, Hubbardston, Hubbell, Hudson, Hudsonville, Hulbert, Huntington Woods
Swartz Creek, Sylvan Lake
Tawas City, Tallmadge, Taylor, Tecumseh, Tekonsha, Temperance, Texas Twp, Thomas, Thompsonville, Three Oaks, Three Rivers, Tipton, Toivola, Topinabee, Tower, Traverse City, Trenary, Trenton, Trout Creek, Trout Lake, Troy, Trufant, Turner, Tuscola, Tustin, Twin Lake, Twining
Ubly, Union, Union City, Union Lake, Union Pier, Unionville, University Center, Utica Vandalia, Vanderbilt, Vasser, Vermontville, Vernon, Vestaburg, Vicksburg, Vulcan Wabaningo, Wakefield, Waldron, Walhalla, Walker, Wallace, Walled Lake, Walloon Lake, Warren, Washington, Waterford, Waters, Watersmeet, Watervliet, Watton, Wayland, Wayne, Webberville, Weidman, Wells, Wellston, Wequetonsing, West Bloomfield, West Branch, West Olive, Westland, Weston, Westphalia, Westwood, Wetmore, Wheeler, White Cloud, White Lake, White Pigeon, White Pine, Whitehall, Whitmore Lake, Whittaker, Whittemore, Williamsburg, Williamston, Willis, Wilson, Winn, Wixom, Wolverine, Wolverine Lake, Woodhaven, Woodland, Wyandotte, Wyoming
Yale, Ypsilanti
Zeeland
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED (BIA) MICHIGAN NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBESPage 38
Jeffrey D. Parker, President Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan John C. McGeshick, Chairperson Route 1, Box 313 Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Brimley, MI 49715 Chippewa Indians of Michigan P: 906/248-3241 P.O. Box 249 - Choate Road F: 906/248-3283 Watersmeet, MI 49969 (Michigan) P: 906/358-4577 F: 906/358-4785 Joseph C. Raphael, Tribal Chairman Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Bob Guenthardt, Chairman Indians of Michigan Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Peshawbestown Community Center 409 Water Street 2605 N.W. Bayshore Drive Manistee, MI 49660 Suttons Bay, MI 49682 P: 616/723-8288 P: 616/271-3538 F: 616/723-8761 F: 616/271-4861 Frank Ettawageshik, President Kenneth Meshigaud, Chairman Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Hannahville Indian Community of Michigan P.O. Box 246-1345, U.S. 31 N14911 Hannahville B1 Road North Petoskey, MI 49770 Wilson, MI 49896 P: 616/348-3410 P: 906/466-2342 F: 616/348-2589 F: 906/466-2933 Matthew Wesaw, Acting Chairman Shirley English, Chairperson Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Huron Potawatomi Nation 714 N. Front Street 2221 1´ Mile Road Dowagiac, MI 49047 Fulton, MI 49052 P: 616/782-8998 P: 616/729-5151 F: 616/782-6882 F: 616/729-5920 Phillip G.Peters, Sr., Chief Frederick Dakota, President Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Keweenaw Bay Indian Community 7070 East Broadway 795 Michigan Avenue Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858 Baraga, MI 49908 P: 517/772-5700 P: 906/353-6623 F: 517/772-3508 F: 906/353-7540 Bernard Bouschor, Chairperson Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 523 Ashmun St. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 P: 906/635-6050 F: 906/632-4959
Ida, Idlewild, Imlay City, Indian River, Ingalls, Inkster, Interlochen, Ionia, Irish Hills, Iron Page 39 Mountain, Iron River,Irons, Ironwood, Ishpeming, Ithaca Jackson, Jamestown, Jasper, Jeddo, Jenison, Jerome, Johannesburg, Jones, Jonesville
Kalamazoo, Kaleva, Kalkaska, Kawkawlin, Kearsarge, Keego Harbor, Kendall, Kent City, Kenton, Kentwood,Kewadin, Keweenaw, Kimball, Kincheloe, Kinde, Kingsford, Kingsley, Kingston, Kinross
L'Anse, La Salle, Lachine, Lacota, Laingsburg, Lake, Lake Ann, Lake City, Lake George, Lake Gogebic, LakeLeelanau, Lake Linden, Lake Odessa, Lake Orion, Lakeland, Lakeside, Lakeview, Lakeville, Lambertville,Lamont, Lansing, Lansing Township, Lapeer, Lathrup Village, Laurium, Lawrence, Lawton, Leelanau, Leland,Lennon, Leonard, Leonidas, LeRoy, Leslie, Levering, Lewiston, Lexington, Lincoln, Lincoln Park, Linden,Linwood, Litchfield, Little Lake, Livonia, Long Lake, Loretto, Lowell, Ludington, Luna Pier, Lupton, Luther,Luzerne, Lyons
Macatawa, Mackinac Island, Mackinaw City, Macomb Twp, Madison Heights, Mancelona, Manchester,Manistee, Manistique, Manitou Beach, Manton, Maple City, Maple Rapids, Marcellus, Marenisco, Marine City,Marion, Marlette, Marne, Marquette, Marshall, Martin, Marysville, Mason, Mass City, Mattawan, Maybee,Mayfield, Mayville, Mc Bain, McBrides, McMillan, Mears, Mecosta, Melvin, Melvindale, Memphis, Mendon,Menominee, Meridian, Merrill, Merritt, Mesick, Metamora, Michigamme, Michigan Center, Middleton,Middleville, Midland, Mikado, Milan, Milford, Millersburg, Millington, Milton Twp, Minden City, Mio, Mohawk,Moline, Monroe, Montague, Montgomery, Montrose, Moorestown, Moran, Morenci, Morley, Morrice, Moscow,Mosherville, Mount Clemens, Mount Morris, Mount Pleasant, Muir, Mullett Lake, Mulliken, Munger, Munising,Munith, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights
Nadeau, Nahma, Napoleon, Nashville, National City, National Mine, Naubinway, Nazareth, Negaunee, NewBaltimore, New Boston, New Buffalo, New Era, New Haven, New Hudson, New Lothrop, New Troy, Newaygo,Newberry, Newport, Niles, Nisula, North Adams, North Branch, North Lake, North Muskegon, North Star,North Street, Northeast, Northland, Northport, Northville, Northwest, Norton Shores, Norvell, Norway, Nottawa,Novi, Nunica
Oak Grove. Oak Park. Oakland. Oakley. Oden. Okemos. Old Mission. Olivet. Omena. Omer. Onaway.Onekama. Onondaga. Onsted. Ontonagon. Orchard Lake. Orion. Orleans. Ortonville. Oscoda. Oshtemo.Osseo. Ossineke. Otisville. Otsego. Ottawa Lake. Otter Lake. Ovid. Owendale. Owosso. Oxford
Painesdale, Palmer, Palmyra, Palo, Paradise, Parchment, Paris, Parma, Paw Paw, Pearl Beach, Peck, Pelkie,Pellston, Peninsula, Pentwater, Perkins, Perrinton, Perronville, Perry, Petersburg, Petoskey, Pewamo,Pickford, Pierson, Pigeon, Pinckney, Pinconning, Pittsfield, Plainfield, Plainwell, Pleasant Lake, PleasantRidge, Plymouth, Pointe Aux Pins, Pompeii, Pontiac, Port Austin, Port Hope, Port Huron, Port Sanilac,Portage, Posen, Potterville, Powers, Prescott, Presque Isle, Prudenville, Pullman
Quincy, Quinnesec, Quinicassee
Ralph, Ramsay, Rapid City, Rapid River, Ravenna, Ray, Reading, Redford, Reed City, Reese, Remus,Republic, Rhodes, Richland, Richmond, Richville, Ridgeway, Riga, River Rouge, Riverdale, Riverside,Riverview, Rives Junction, Rochester, Rochester Hills, Rock, Rockford, Rockland, Rockwood, Rodney, RogersCity, Rollin, Romeo, Romulus, Roosevelt Park, Roscommon, Rose City, Rosebush, Roseville, Ross, Rothbury,Royal Oak, Ruby, Rudyard, Rumely, Ruth Saginaw, Saginaw Township, Sagola, Saint Charles, Saint Clair, Saint Clair Shores, Saint Helen, SaintIgnace, Saint Johns, Saint Joseph, Saint Louis, Salem, Saline, Samaria, Sand Creek, Sand Lake, Sandusky,Sanford, Saranac, Saugatuck, Sault Sainte Marie, Sawyer, Schoolcraft, Scotts, Scottville,Page 40 Sears, Sebewaing,Seneca, Seney, Shaftsburg, Shelby, Shelby Township, Shelbyville, Shepherd, Sheridan, Sherwood,Shingleton, Sidnaw, Sidney, Silverwood, Six Lakes, Skandia, Skanee, Skidway Lake, Smiths Creek, Smyrna,Snover, Sodus, Somerset, Somerset Center, South Boardman, South Branch, South Haven, South Lyon,South Range, South Rockwood, Southeast, Southfield, Southgate, Spalding, Sparta, Spring Arbor, SpringLake, Springfield, Springport, Spruce, Stambaugh, Standish, Stanton, Stanwood, Stephenson, Sterling,Sterling Heights, Stevensville, Stockbridge, Strongs, Sturgis, Summit Twp, Sumner, Sunfield, Suttons Bay
Appendix D Page 41
Region Bylaws and MPSFAC Committee Structure
MICHIGAN PUBLIC SAFETY Page 42 FREQUENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
BY LAWS
Article I: Name and Purpose
Section 1. Name: This organization shall be known as the Michigan Public Safety Frequency Advisory Committee (MPSFAC).
Section 2. Purpose: This committee will implement the 821Mhz and 700Mhz Region 21 Frequency Plans as authorized by FCC Docket #87-112, 90-221 and Docket #96-86 and FCC Part 90 Subpart "R" and "S"., and modify these plans as changes in law and need may require. Encourage the implementation of Interoperability of radio systems. Inform the Public Safety Community on matters of FCC regulation and Public Safety Communications in general. Attempt to mitigate interference problems brought to the committee’s attention. Represent Region 21 before the FCC and other regulatory agencies in regard to proposed policy and rule changes. Assist APCO Frequency Advisors with their duties as they may request.
Article II: Organization and Operation.
Section 1. Authority: This Committee (MPSFAC) shall operate as a volunteer-staffed, independent non-profit body. Constituted under regulations created by the Federal Communications Commission in the National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee proceeding identified as Docket 87-112, 90-221 and Docket 96-86 and the Michigan Region 21 plans.
Section 2. Voting: All meetings shall be conducted by Roberts Rules of Order. All actions of the Committee may be approved by a simple majority vote of representatives attending a regularly scheduled and pre-announced Committee meeting that has a quorum. Should action be required between meetings an e-mail or telephone vote may be taken by the Chairperson and will require a majority of official committee members for approval.
Section 3. Quorum: A quorum must be present to conduct a formal vote on any motion. A quorum shall be five duly authorized members present at an officially announced meeting.
Section 4. Officers; The MPSFAC shall have a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson and Secretary/Treasurer. Officers shall be elected at the first meeting after Jan 1st of every year and serve a term of 1 year.
A: Duties: Chairperson: Shall conduct all meetings, call special meetings as needed, appoint committees, develop agendas and enforce these by laws.
Vice Chairperson: Shall assume duties of the Chairperson in case the chairperson is absent.
Secretary/Treasurer: Shall record minutes of all meetings and maintainPage them 43 in a binder available at meetings for review. Minutes shall include record of all applications submitted to the committee and actions taken. Send announcements of meetings by e-mail to all members. Administer any funds that may be used by the MPSFAC and submit a financial report to each meeting if funds are available.
B: Vacancies of Officers: Chairperson shall fill any vacancies that occur between elections by appointment. In case of vacancy of the Chairperson the Vice Chairperson shall serve as Chairperson until the next election.
Section 5. Finance. Individual Committee Members, Officers and Representatives expenses for their attendance at meetings shall be borne by those individuals. The MPSFAC may accept any grants, gifts and donations that are offered or solicited for expenses and activities directly related to the business of the committee. Any funds shall be accounted for and in the custody of the Secretary/Treasurer.
Article III: Policy and Procedure.
Section 1. Equality: The services of the MPSFAC shall be made available equally to all applicants and licensees in the Michigan Public Safety Community.
Section 2. Applications: All applications shall be submitted at least two weeks before the next scheduled MPSFAC meeting for consideration at that meeting. The Chairperson may waive this under special conditions. Copies of the application must be sent to all current members at that time. E Mail copies are sufficient. A hard copy must be submitted to the Chairperson or Secretary/Treasurer.
Section 3. Application Content: Applications must contain sufficient information to allow the committee to fully evaluate the application. This shall include all information called for in the appropriate Region 21 Plan and any other supplemental information that will aid the Committee in evaluating the application.
Section 4. Application Approval: Applications will require a majority vote of the members present at a regular scheduled Committee meeting having a quorum. The Chairperson may also, under special circumstances, request a vote on an application outside of a regularly scheduled meeting. Such a vote may be conducted by telephone or e-mail after distribution of the Application to all committee members. Under these circumstances a majority vote of the current membership is necessary to approve the application. Failure to obtain valid response from a simple majority of the membership shall table the application until the next scheduled meeting.
Section 5. Interoperability: MPSFAC shall create, adopt and follow policy and procedure to assure that interoperability channels identified by the FCC, Proper Band Plans and the MPSFAC are protected and promoted. MPSFAC shall encourage work done to establish interoperability channels and plans in Michigan and Nationally.
Section 6. Policy & Procedure Record: The MPSFAC shall maintain a record of committee established Policy and Procedure in addition to meeting minutes. This Policy & Procedure book shall be generated and maintained by the Secretary/Treasurer or a member appointed by the Chairperson. This Policy Book shall be made availablePage at all44 meetings and made available for members to copy.
Article IV: Membership.
Section 1. Qualifications: Member and Alternate Representatives of the MPSFAC shall be employed by or retired from a Public Safety Organization. Members who have interest or benefit directly or indirectly from the actions of the MPSFAC must abstain from any such vote.
Section 2. Membership: The MPSFAC shall be composed of at least nine Members but not more than fourteen. Drawn from Agencies or Representative Organizations of eligible licensees as described in FCC Part 90 Subpart “R“ and “S“ , Eligibility Section and/or the appropriate 800 or 700mhz Region 21 Plans.
Section 3: Petition For Membership To the Committee: Addition or deletion of Members to the MPSFAC may be made by a majority vote of the committee at a regular committee meeting with a quorum. New Member requests must be made to the Chairman in writing.
Section 4: Member Appointment: A Primary and Alternate Member shall be designated by each Member Organization and shall meet the requirements of Section 1 of this Article. Appointments must be received on respective organization letter head and signed by the organizations appropriate officer. If no change is received by January 31 of each year in writing to the Chairperson of MPSFAC it shall be assumed that the preceding year Member Representative is reappointed.
Section 5: Representative Responsibility: Each appointed representative shall represent the interest of their appointing authority, the Public Safety Community and the goals and objectives of the MPSFAC. Each representative shall notify the Secretary if they are unable to attend a meeting and notify their Alternate to attend. Each representative shall have one vote, may hold office if selected and serve on Sub-Committees as appointed by the Chairperson.
Section 6: Alternate Representative: Alternate Member Representatives must meet the requirements of Article IV Section 1. Alternates may attend any meeting of the MPSFAC but may vote only in the absence of the Primary Representative. Member Alternates may serve on Sub-Committees if appointed by the Chairperson.
Article V. Meetings:
Section 1. Schedule: MPSFAC shall meet at least twice a year and may meet at the discretion of the majority members or by call of the Chairperson. Time and Location of meetings shall be at the call of the Chairperson or majority vote at a meeting.
Section 2. Notification: The Secretary shall notify each Member Representative by e-mail two weeks in advance with the place and date of the next meeting. Member organizations and MPSFAC may also post meeting schedules on their Web Sites.
Section 3. Attendance: All meetings are open to Public Attendance. Applicants and their engineering and vendor support are encouraged to attend. The Chairperson shall acknowledge the Public in Attendance and ask for name and representation. ChairpersonPage 45 shall give opportunity for Public Comments at each meeting.
Article VI. Communications:
Section 1. Official Communications: Official Communications of the MPSFAC, written, oral or electronic shall only come directly from the Chairperson or authorized member as approved by a majority vote at any MPSFAC meeting or by appointment of Chairperson in writing. All written communications shall be on an approved MPSFAC letterhead and be approved by majority vote at any MPSFAC meeting.
Section 2. FCC Comments: At the direction of the MPSFAC majority at any meeting the Chairperson or designated member shall comment or respond to any FCC proceeding in the Committees name to support and promote Public Safety Communication.
Section 3. Publication: The MPSFAC may upon majority vote at any meeting direct the publication of any Brochure, Letter, Newsletter or Magazine Article as they may see fit to educate, inform and instruct the Public Safety Community regarding all Communication matters.
Section 4. Website: The MPSFAC may maintain an electronic Web Site under the direction of the Chairperson or appointed Webmaster, with the purpose of Communicating with the Public Safety Community. Content shall be kept current and reviewed by all members and may be altered by majority vote.
Article VII. Bylaw Changes:
Section 1. Proposal: Any member organization representative may suggest an amendment to the bylaws and present it to the Chairperson in writing. It shall be reviewed at the next MPSFAC meeting. The drafted change shall then be sent to all Members by US Mail or e-mail within 30 days along with the date and place a meeting will be held for vote.
Section 2. Bylaw Voting: It shall require a 2/3 affirmative vote by members present at a regular scheduled and announced meeting with a quorum. Change shall be effective immediately.
Article VIII. Dissolution.
Section 1. Assets: Upon dissolution of the MPSFAC all assets shall be distributed as follows. Any remaining grant funds shall be returned to the granting authority. Any other funds shall be dispersed as directed by a Majority vote of the membership representatives.
Section 2. Records: Records of the committee shall be maintained in a secure place where they may be available to any past applicant or member as directed by a majority vote of the MPSFAC.