Each qualifying volunteer of the Skippack Fire Company, who
is certified as such in accordance with the provisions of this article,
shall be entitled to receive an earned income tax credit in an amount
of up to $1,000 per year. The credit shall be applied to that portion
of the earned income tax that is payable to Skippack Township ("Township")
and cannot exceed the volunteer's liability to the Township for
the earned income tax due on wages/net profits earned in that tax
year. By resolution, the Board of Supervisors may adjust the amount
of the earned income tax credit at any time, in its sole discretion.
A volunteer may appeal the decision of the Board of Supervisors
to not certify him or her as a qualifying volunteer by submitting
a written request for binding arbitration to the Township Secretary
within 10 days of the date of the Board's decision. The binding
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the
American Arbitration Association, and any costs for the arbiter and
the proceeding only shall be shared equally by the parties.
Within 10 days of the Board of Supervisors' decision certifying
qualifying volunteers, the Township Secretary shall issue a qualifying
volunteer exemption certificate to each qualifying volunteer, in a
form acceptable to the Tax Collector appointed by the Montgomery County
Tax Collection Committee to collect the earned income tax.