3.7 Determination of qualification for membership shall be at the sole discretion of the Executive Board. There shall be no special dues for membership in the Section other than those dues for Section membership established by the NFPA Board of Directors as may be amended from time to time. The Officers of the Section shall be a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Immediate Past Chairman and Executive Secretary. The Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be elected from the membership. The Chairman shall succeed to the post of Immediate Past Chairman.
Terms of office begin at the Section's Annual Meeting.
The Chairman of the Section shall preside at all meetings of the Section and the Executive Board and shall, with the approval of the Executive Board, appoint such committees as are established under these Bylaws or otherwise established at the discretion of the Executive Board, except for the Executive Board and Nominating Committee, which are established under the terms of these Bylaws. The Chairman shall perform such other duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Executive Board. The Vice Chairman shall, at the request of or in the absence or disability of the Chairman, undertake the powers and duties of the Chairman and when so acting shall have all necessary powers and perform all such duties as the Chairman or the Executive Board shall determine are necessary to carry out such role. The Secretary shall perform such secretarial duties as are not performed by the Executive Secretary and such other duties as may be directed by the Chairman or the Executive Board. The Executive Secretary shall serve as Secretary to the Executive Board but shall not have a vote in its affairs.