To:       ALL PFFM Members

From:  The Office of the President

Date:  August 27, 2016

RE:   RESIGNATION AS PFFM PRESIDENT

Brothers & Sisters:

Thank you all for your steadfast support of my campaign for General Secretary-Treasurer of the IAFF. Our campaign was truly historic, one which we can all be proud of. Those of us who attended the convention will be able to speak of witnessing one of the largest changes in leadership on the Executive Board in the IAFF's 98 year existence.

The PFFM and the 3rd District were well represented! 

With the realities of the responsibilities of my new position clearly in focus, all of my energies need to be on the challenges which lay ahead of me. 

This email will serve as your official notification of my resignation as President of the PFFM, effective September 1, 2016. As per Constitution and By-law, Article IV, Sect. 4, Secretary-Treasurer Colbert will serve as acting chair, responsible for calling an executive board meeting to order for purposes of exercising Article III, Sect. 3, for the temporary filling of the office of the President by majority vote of the Executive Board.

This particular PFFM Executive Board has served our members and their families extremely well, and I believe will be considered one of the strongest we've ever had. Our success as your leadership should be in no small part credited to the dedicated staff at the PFFM, and I'd  like to thank them.

It has been my honor to serve as your President. I know and trust my family will be well served by the committed leadership of the successor from the Executive Board. We are all lucky to have such strong leadership within the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts.

Be safe, but if you can't be safe, be good!

Fraternally,

Edward A. Kelly

President

Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts