05/06/2026
Public Notice
Notice of Public Election:
The Northern Wake Fire Department Board of Directors will be holding an election of Directors at the annual corporate meeting in mid-summer to fill the positions that are reaching end of term. The elected Directors will each serve a three year term. The Board is seeking candidates willing to serve their community by volunteering to provide governance to the non-profit corporation known as the Bay Leaf Volunteer Fire Department Inc., doing business as the Northern Wake Fire Department. If you are interested in this opportunity to serve your community, please email Mason Dorsett at [email protected], no later than May 30th, to request a nomination form.
Candidate Eligibility:
A candidate must be a āCorporate Memberā as defined by satisfying one of these two requirements:
1. The candidate must be a taxpayer of the established, rated fire insurance district contracted to receive first responder services from the Northern Wake Fire Department. This is essentially the portion of Wake County located within the northern non-municipal portion of Wake County not being served by either the Durham Highway FD or the Wake Forest FD.
2. The candidate became an active volunteer firefighter in the fire department before July 1, 2017 and has remained active ever since.
A chief officer or paid employee is not eligible to serve as a director.
A candidate need not have any firefighting experience as most of the Boardās duties are associated with administering and overseeing the business aspects of a non-profit corporation contracted with Wake County to provide first responder services.
Roles and Responsibilities:
The attached sheet gives a general description of the responsibilities of a Board Director.
Northern Wake Fire Department
Board of Directors
Roles and Responsibilities
Board Responsibilities:
Ā· Attend regular monthly board meetings, which convene @ 7:00 PM every third Monday evening at the station located at 11713 Six Forks Roads. Meetings are one to two hours long.
Ā· Attend special call meetings when situations arise.
Ā· Review and approve the service delivery contract with Wake County for the delivery of emergency services.
Ā· In concert with the Fire Chief, prepare an annual budget proposal for submission to the Wake County Fire Commission.
Ā· Monthly, review financial status vs. budget and funding from the county.
Ā· Review and enter into all contractual commitments on behalf of the fire department.
Ā· Establishes long range goals and strategic objectives for the organization.
Ā· Approve the department organization and chain of command structure.
Ā· Approve the Fire Chief's staffing of officer ranks.
Ā· Select and hire the Fire Chief.
Ā· Approve disbursements of scholarship funds to candidates recommended by the scholarship committee.
Board Member Role:
The above are the basic tasks and responsibilities of a Board member. Board members are encouraged to meet and get to know the responders. Board members are invited to attend the department monthly business meeting on the first Monday of every month.
Board Officer Roles:
In addition to the duties and responsibilities of a member of the Board of Directors, elected officers of the Board fulfill these roles in the corporation as condensed from the By-Laws:
President: The President is the principal executive officer of the corporation and is subject to the control of the Board of Directors. The President supervises and controls all of the business and affairs of the corporation. The President presides at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The President usually signs, with the Secretary, certificates of membership, any deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, financing statements, bonds, contracts, or other instruments which the Board of Directors has authorized.
Vice-President: In the absence of the Presidentās ability to act, the Vice-President performs the duties of the President, with all the authority to act as the President.
Secretary: The Secretary records and keeps the minutes of all meetings of the Board of Directors and sees that all meeting notices are duly given as required by law. The Secretary is the custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the corporation.
Treasurer: The Treasurer has custody of and is responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation. The Treasurer receives and gives receipts for moneys paid to the corporation, and deposits all such moneys in the corporation accounts at banks, trust companies or other depositories.
