[Adopted as §§ 5-1-1, 5-1-4, 5-1-5, 5-1-7
and 5-2-6, of the 2004 Code]
This article is enacted pursuant to the authority of § 66.0608,
Wis. Stats., for the purpose of authorizing "volunteer funds" to be
held in the name of the Fire Department. This article is to be interpreted
in conformance with that section as it may be amended from time to
time.
The Town Board of the Town of Vinland does hereby authorize
the Vinland Fire Department's Secretary/Treasurer to deposit volunteer
funds of the Department in an account in the name of the Fire Department
in any public depository.
The Fire Department, through its Fire Chief, is granted exclusive
control over the expenditure of funds of the Department. This authority
is granted without limitation as to amount or type of funds. It is
subject to the limitations and requirements hereinafter set forth.
The following limitations and requirements shall apply to the
handling and disbursement of funds from the account:
A. Expenditures.
Expenditures withdrawn from the account may be made only upon majority
vote of Fire Department members present at a duly noticed meeting
of the Department. Such withdrawals and expenditures may be made for
any purpose that promotes the ability of the Fire Department to provide
services for which it is organized.
B. Accountings.
The Fire Chief shall provide the Town Board with annual statements
at the end of each year. The statements shall be provided within 20
days following the end of the year. The statements shall include a
detailed itemization of all receipts, expenditures, and the balance
on hand at the end of the year. The source of all funds and the identity
of the payee for each disbursement shall be set forth.
C. Audit. Fire
Department accounts shall be included in the annual audit of Town
funds. They shall be audited in the same manner as other Town funds.
If any provision of this article is invalid or unconstitutional,
or if the application of this article to any person or circumstance
is invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality
shall not affect the provisions or applications of this article which
can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision
or application.
All existing Town ordinances, parts of ordinances and amendments
thereto in conflict with any of the provisions of this article are
hereby repealed.
This article shall take effect immediately upon the passage
and posting or publication as provided by law.