[Adopted 5-2-1935 by Res.
No. 5/2/1935; amended in its entirety 12-8-1993 by Ord. No. 12/8/1993(Ch. 1, Part 4, of the 1993 Code of Ordinances)]
The Borough Council shall annually certify to the Auditor General
of the commonwealth the name of the active association and the percentage
of service it contributes to the protection of the Borough of Auburn.
Such certification shall be on forms prescribed by the Auditor General.
There is annually appropriated from the Borough of Auburn Treasury
all such sums of money that may hereafter be paid into the Borough
of Auburn 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 of Auburn Treasurer from the State Treasurer shall be distributed
to the duly recognized association 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.
[Adopted 12-8-1993 by Ord. No. 12/8/1993(Ch. 1, Part 7, of the 1993 Code
of Ordinances)]
The Auburn Fire Company, organized and existing in the Borough
of Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is hereby designated as
the officially recognized fire company for the Borough.
In addition to actually participating in the activities of the
fire company as authorized above, or in going to or returning from
any activity, the members of the fire company recognized by the Borough
are also authorized to do the following things:
A. Engage in any type of drill, training, ceremony, practice, test or
parade when duly called for or authorized by an officer or officers
of the fire company.
B. Engage in fund-raising activities for the fire company when authorized
by an officer of officers of the fire company.
C. Engage in the performance of any other duty or activity authorized
by any officer of the recognized fire company.
The purpose of this article is to recognize the Auburn Fire
Company as the official fire company of the Borough, and to state
additional authorized activities for firefighters for workmen's
compensation purposes.