[Adopted 8-23-2001 STM[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former
Art. VI, Abatement for Volunteer Fire Fighters, adopted 5-8-2000 STM.
Each volunteer fire fighter who has performed
fire-fighting duties by responding to fire calls and attending drills
for the one-year period from October 1 through and including September
30, annually, may be eligible to receive a tax abatement (in the form
of a credit) of up to $1,000 for taxes payable by said fire fighter
and levied on either real or personal property, including motor vehicles,
by the Town of North Haven in one fiscal year. Each volunteer fire
fighter to become eligible for this benefit as a volunteer fire fighter
must first complete his or her probationary period and be certified
as a fire fighter.
The amount of any tax abatement (credit) shall
be calculated after each year of service. For the purpose of this
ordinance, a "year of service" shall be defined as October 1 through
September 30.
A.
A fire fighter responding to 20% or more of the total
fire calls and attending 20% or more of the drills for his or her
company will receive an abatement (credit) of $500.
B.
A fire fighter responding to 30% or more of the total
fire calls and attending 30% or more of the drills will receive an
abatement (credit) of $750.
C.
A fire fighter responding to 40% or more of the total
fire calls and attending 40% or more of the drills will receive an
abatement (credit) of $1,000.
A.
The Captain of each volunteer fire company in the
Town will submit to the Fire Chief no later than the 15th of each
month, a list of the volunteers in his or her company showing the
number and percentage of fire calls to which each volunteer has responded
and the percentage of drills that have been attended by each volunteer
during the previous month.
B.
The Chief of the Fire Department is responsible to
consolidate the reports received from the Captains of the fire companies
and to certify and submit a consolidated report to the Director of
Finance by the 1st of November, annually. The certification will include
sufficient information about each eligible firefighter to enable the
Town to correctly identify the taxable property against which abatement
(credit) is to be applied.
This ordinance, as amended, is effective 30
days after publication and shall be applicable beginning with taxes
owing based upon the Grand List of October 1, 2001, and each year
thereafter with the first applicable year of service to be October
1, 2000 to September 30, 2001.
