[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Freedom
at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The Freedom Volunteer Fire Department is hereby recognized as actively
engaged in providing fire protection and/or emergency services in the borough.
A.
The Freedom Firemen's Relief Association has been
formed for the benefit of its members and their families in case of death,
sickness, temporary or permanent disability or accident suffered in the line
of duty.
B.
The Freedom Firemen's Relief Association has been
designated the proper association to receive such funds as are due and payable
to the Borough Treasurer by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
from the tax on premiums from foreign fire insurance companies.
The Borough Council shall annually certify to the Auditor General of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the name of the active associations and the
percentage of service they contribute to the protection of the borough. Such
certification shall be on forms prescribed by the Auditor General.
There is annually appropriated from the Borough Treasury all such sums
of money that may hereafter be paid into the Borough Treasury by the Treasurer
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on account of the Act of December 18,
1984, No. 205, Section 701 et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified
or reenacted by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.[1] Such moneys received by the Borough Treasurer from the State Treasurer
shall be distributed to the duly recognized association within sixty (60)
days of receipt. The funds shall be distributed on the basis of the percentage
of service established in the certification to the Auditor General and with
other provisions of the Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 895.701 et seq.
