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NSVFA News: NSVFA Owned Newspaper
FROM: NSVFA OFFICE  
DATE: December 1, 2006  
RE:

2007-2008 NSVFA MEMBERSHIP DUES TO INCLUDE NSVFA OWNED NEWSPAPER

The first "NEBRASKA FIREFIGHTER" newspaper will begin with the October 2007, issue.  Departments are encouraged to submit any of the following to your new monthly publication.

  • FIRE PHOTOS

  • AWARD PHOTOS

  • DEPARTMENT FEATURES

  • UPCOMING EVENTS AND ARTICLES

 Digital photos can be mailed to nebraskafirefighter@humboldtnews.com or prints may be mailed to:

NEBRASKA FIREFIGHTER
P.O. Box 122
Humboldt, IA 50548

Feel free to contact "NEBRASKA FIREFIGHTER" Publisher, Jeff Gargano at the above email address, by phone at (515) 604-6400 OR FAX AT (515) 332-1505.  Deadline is the 15TH OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH (I.E., September 15the for the October issue.)

IMPORTANT NSVFA NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS!
 2007-2008 NSVFA MEMBERSHIP DUES TO INCLUDE NSVFA OWNED NEWSPAPER 

An approved motion at the 2005 Annual Conference General Assembly instructed the NSVFA Executive Board to review the NSVFA publication and NSVFA communications.  In response to this motion, a subcommittee of the E-Board explored options and reported its results to the E-Board at its May, 2006, meeting at Fire School.  At this meeting, the Board voted to approach the membership at the 2006 Annual Conference with a proposal that the NSVFA publish its own newspaper.  At this Conference, following presentation, a motion was made and the general assembly overwhelmingly approved that the NSVFA publish its own newspaper contracting with Blaze Publications, who also is publisher of the Iowa Firefighter newspaper.  The motion also allowed the E-Board to create the governing guidelines relative to the new newspaper subscription process.

As a result, effective October 1, 2007, the Nebraska Smoke-Eater will no longer be the official newspaper of the NSVFA.  Any member that joins the NSVFA beginning with the 2007-2008 membership period, will automatically receive the new NSVFA owned and published newspaper.

We are informing you early of this action so you may budget for the membership dues and determine your course of action.  You will need to make a business case decision on whether you continue to subscribe to the Smoke-Eater.  We have attached a policy describing the new dues structure and rules associated with the 2007-2008 dues to this letter.  Please take a moment to review these rules. 

The Executive Board feels that any organization that has an information highway to keep all of its members informed strengthens the organization as well enables the organization to grow.  The format of the new publication will be professional, attractive, colorful and well read.  The new newspaper will be a tool to better inform the membership of current events in the Association and will be another method to recruit new NSVFA members as well as maintain members.

We are seven months away from the 2007-2008 renewal of your membership in the NSVFA and wanted to inform you early of the new dues structure and the benefit of a new publication that will be included with your dues.  We are hopeful that if you have questions, you will contact the NSVFA office, your Area Representative or your District Director with questions.  The goal is to inform everyone of the upcoming change and answer any and all questions.

The NSVFA is now running a contest to name the paper with the winner to be announced at the 2007 Fire School.  If you have an idea for a name for the newspaper, please write it down and postal mail or email it to the office for consideration.  Each NSVFA member may submit one entry with one name suggestion per entry and the entry should include your name, fire department and phone contact number.  The only criteria for the name is that it “connects” to all members of the NSVFA.  All submittals must be post marked or emailed to the NSVFA office no later than March 16, 2007.  All entries will be judged by the NSVFA Special Recognition Committee and the winner will be announced at the 2007 Fire School and will receive a motel room at the 2007 Annual Conference in Ogallala, for three nights, free of charge, beginning Thursday night, October 18, 2007.

Ron Chada
NSVFA President
 

NSVFA MEMBERSHIP DUES/NEWSPAPER POLICY
(EFFECTIVE – 2007/2008 MEMBERSHIP PERIOD)

Section # 1:

  1. All Members of the NSVFA shall receive as a benefit of their dues, the official NSVFA monthly newspaper.

  2. The newspaper subscriptions will run from October 1 to September 30 of each calendar year.

  3. Membership dues paid after October 1 will remain at the annual fee established by the NSVFA Executive Board.  Members whose dues are paid after October 1 would receive remaining newspaper issues until September 30 of the following year with no pro-rating of the membership dues.

  4. One month should be allowed for processing addresses for subscriptions to take effect.

Section # 2:

100% MEMBERSHIP Departments:

  • Dues for 100% NSVFA membership departments (departments enrolling all their members as members of the NSVFA) for the membership period of July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, shall be $15.00 per member.  As a benefit of membership, each NSVFA member whose dues were paid as part of the 100% department membership shall receive an Annual subscription to the official NSVFA newspaper.
     

  • 100% Membership Departments may add additional subscriptions for non-NSVFA members at a cost of $5.00 per subscription i.e. Board Members as long as subscription payments are made at the same time dues are paid.

Section # 3:

MEMBER ONLY Departments:

  • “Member Only” Departments, those who register only the department and fire chief for the membership period of July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008, will pay dues of $110.00 per department and shall have included with this membership one copy of the official NSVFA newspaper publication mailed to the address listed in the NSVFA Membership data base for the fire chief.
     

  • “Member Only” Departments (less than 100% departments) may, after the Department dues are paid, add additional members to the NSVFA by paying an additional $15.00 for each member added and these added members shall also receive, as a benefit of membership, a monthly subscription to the official NSVFA newspaper publication.
     

  • Member only departments may add additional subscriptions for non-NSVFA members at a cost of $10.00 per subscription i.e. Board Members as long as subscription payments are made at the time dues are paid.

Section # 4:

GOLD BADGE ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

  • Gold Badge Associate membership shall have included with each membership, a subscription to the official NSVFA newspaper.  The dues for Gold Badge Associate Membership for the July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, membership period shall be $17.00.  Gold Badge Associate members paying dues after October 1 would receive remaining newspaper issues until September 30 of the following year with no pro-rating of the membership dues.
     

  • Other Associate Memberships Level II – to be determined.
     

  • Other Associate Memberships Level III – to be determined.

Section # 5:

OUTSIDE SUBSCRIPTIONS

  • Outside subscription requests shall be made through the NSVFA office for tracking purposes.
     

  • Outside subscription rates shall be $10.00 annually.
     

  • Outside subscriptions will run from October 1 to September 30 annually.
     

  • Outside subscriptions paid after October 1 would receive remaining newspaper issues until September 30 of the following year with no pro-rating of the rate for subscriptions.
     
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