The results of the votes from the general meeting in September of the resignation of the union president are as follows.

5 Voided = 2.18%

12 For the resignation = 5.24%

212 Against the resignation = 92.58%

Agenda for September’s 2016 General Meetings

Pledge of Allegiance

• Opening Remarks
• Open Discussion with Fire Chief S. Landin
• Discussion on Propositions for City of Laredo Elections
• Discussion on Upcoming City Council Elections
• Presentation by Trustees on Audits and Reports
• Presentation by 1^st Vice-President Aidan Alvarado on Lobbyist Reports and State Business
• Presentation of the Recording-Treasurer Gerardo Tovar’s records on Union and PAC contributions, budgets and reports (presented by executive board)
• Presidents Report
• Q&A
• Voting
• Adjournment

The results of the Union Board elections and the amendments to the local 872 By-Laws and Fire-PAC By-Laws voted on at the General meetings for the month of November 2015 are as follows:

President

David Gonzalez         vs      Reynaldo “Rey” Veliz

203 = 70%                               87 = 30%

2^nd Vice President

Carlos “Charlie” Lozano    vs    Christobal “Cris” Pedraza

179 = 61.7                              109 = 37.6

2 no votes= .7%

Treasurer

Gerardo “Gerry” Tovar

274 = 94.5

16 no votes = 5.5 %

1^st year trustee

John “Eric” Flores  vs  Adolfo “Fito” Martinez  vs  Jose Aguilera

156 = 53.7%              104 = 35.86 %             26 = 8.97

Local 872 By-Laws amendments

Article 9

226 for = 95%

12 against = 5%

Laredo Fire-PAC By-Laws amendments

Section 5.5 D

219 For = 93.6%

15 Against = 6.4%

Section 5.5 E

215 For = 91.9 %

19 Against = 8.1%

Members New T-Shirts are in stop by the Laredo Fire Fighters Union Hall at 5219 Tesoro Plaza to buy yours. T-shirts are Twenty- Five dollars $25.00

Members Laredo Fire Fighters T-Shirts are now on sale for fifteen dollars (15.00) at the Fire Fighters Hall located @ 5219 Tesoro Plaza with any union hall representive. The LA UNION snapback baseball cap are on sale for twenty-five (25.00) dollars. Stop by and get yours at the Union Hall. The new LA UNION design T-shirts will be in in the next three (3) weeks.