[Adopted 11-6-1930 by Ord. No. 94; amended 4-8-1996 by Ord. No.
475 (Ch. 1, Part 7B of the 1996 Code)]
A.
The following association is hereby recognized as
actively engaged in providing fire protection and/or emergency services
in the Borough of Denver.
Denver Fire Company Relief Association
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B.
The above named 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.
C.
The above named association of the Borough of Denver
is designated the proper association to receive such funds as are
due and payable to the Borough Treasurer by the Treasurer of the State
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, the name(s) of the active
associations and the percentage of service they contribute to the
protection of the Borough of Denver. 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 State of Pennsylvania on
account of taxes paid on premiums of foreign fire insurance companies
in pursuance of the Act of December 18, 1984, No. 205, § 701
et seq., as hereafter amended, supplemented, modified or reenacted
by the General Assembly of Pennsylvania. Such monies received by the
Borough Treasurer from the State Treasurer shall be distributed to
the duly recognized association(s) within 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.