[HISTORY: Adopted as indicated in text (Ch. 37 of the 1990
Code of Public Local Laws). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1961 Code, § 118; 1963, ch. 825, § 11;
1965, ch. 77, § 1; 1966, ch. 80, § 1; 1968, ch.
215, § 1; 1969, ch. 61, § 1; 1970 Code, Sec. 1-10;
1988, ch. 227, § 2; 1988, ch. 482, § 1; 2002,
ch. 64, § 1]
A.
The County shall levy on the assessable property in Cecil County,
annually, the sum equivalent to $0.024 per $100 of assessed valuation
of taxable property within the County for the purpose of assisting
in the maintenance and operation of nine volunteer fire or fire and
ambulance companies in Cecil County.
B.
The levy shall be made June 1 and the sum of money to be paid by
the County to each volunteer fire or fire and ambulance company shall
be paid on or before September 1 of the fiscal year for which levied.
C.
Amount.
(1)
The sum of $29,600 shall be allocated among the nine volunteer fire
companies as follows:
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(I)
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Cecilton Fire Company, Inc.
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$3,100
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(II)
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Charlestown Fire Company, Inc.
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$3,000
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(III)
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Chesapeake City Fire Company
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$3,200
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(IV)
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Community Fire Company of Perryville
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$2,900
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(V)
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Hack's Point Fire Company
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$2,400
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(VI)
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North East Fire Company
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$3,600
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(VII)
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Rising Sun Fire Company
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$3,600
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(VIII)
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Singerly Fire Company of Elkton
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$4,200
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(IX)
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Water Witch Fire Company at Port Deposit
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$3,600
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(2)
The sum of $9,000 shall be allocated to support ambulance service
as follows:
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(I)
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Cecilton Fire Company, Inc.
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$1,000
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(II)
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Charlestown Fire Company, Inc.
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$1,000
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(III)
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Chesapeake City Fire Company
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$1,000
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(IV)
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Community Fire Company of Perryville
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$1,000
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(V)
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Hack's Point Fire Company
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$1,000
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(VI)
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North East Fire Company
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$1,000
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(VII)
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Rising Sun Fire Company
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$1,000
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(VIII)
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Singerly Fire Company of Elkton
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$1,000
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(IX)
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Water Witch Fire Company at Port Deposit
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$1,000
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D.
Allocation.
(1)
The amount equivalent to $0.02 per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property in the County minus the $38,600 required in Subsection C of this section shall be allocated among the nine volunteer fire companies in the exact proportion which the assessed valuation of taxable property within the district served by each volunteer fire company bears to the assessed valuation of taxable property within the County.
(2)
The district served by each volunteer fire company shall be determined
by the Cecil County Firemen's Association and the assessed valuation
of taxable property within each district shall be certified by the
Supervisor of Assessments for Cecil County based on the date of finality
prior to the fiscal year in which the distribution is to be made.
E.
The sum equivalent to $0.004 per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable
property in the County shall be distributed by the County to the nine
volunteer fire or fire and ambulance companies in equal allocations.
F.
In order to be eligible for any of the funds provided for in this
section, each of the nine volunteer fire or fire and ambulance companies
named herein shall meet the minimum specifications and standards approved
by the Cecil County Firemen's Association.
G.
Each volunteer fire or fire and ambulance company shall file, annually
with the County, a statement of:
(1)
The fair value of the company's fire-fighting apparatus;
(2)
The fair value of the company's ambulance;
(3)
The number of fires and other emergencies to which the respective
company was called;
(4)
The estimated value of the property in which the fires occurred;
and
(5)
The estimated loss to the property caused by the fires.
[1979, ch. 661, § 1]
The Fire Chief, his two Chief Deputies or his designated First
and Second Chief Assistants of each volunteer fire company in Cecil
County may have their vehicles equipped with amber lights or signal
devices designed to emit an oscillating, rotating, blinking, or other
type of emission of light. The lights or signal devices may be flashed
or oscillated or otherwise used only while on route to or at the scene
of an accident, flood or other emergency to which the volunteer fire
company is responding.
[1961 Code, § 119; 1970 Code, Sec. 1-11; 1988,
ch. 277, § 2]
Each of said volunteer companies is hereby required to file
at the end of each calendar year with the County a financial statement
showing how the sums of money so paid to each of them shall have been
expended, said statements to be filed on or before the first day of
March of the year following, and no payments as hereinbefore provided
shall be made in the event such statement is not filed; provided,
however, that the County shall make no payment to any fire company
organized after June 1, 1947, unless such company shall apply to the
County and receive the approval of the County for its organization.
[Added 7-26-2022 by Bill No. 2022-09]
A.
The Cecil
County Firemen's Association Company members are authorized to charge
and receive reimbursement for certain costs from insurance companies
of insured parties who are associated with emergency services response
to and mitigation of motor vehicle collisions, accidents, and rescues
within the County or any area within which the Association's members
are authorized to provide such services.
B.
ASSOCIATION
CHARGE
EMERGENCY
Definitions.
The following terms shall have the meanings as indicated:
The Cecil County Firemen's Association.
The reimbursement charge for certain emergency services response
and mitigation supplies and equipment, medical care and/or transportation
provided by an Association member in the performance of their duties.
911 call for service.
