45-16-140.04
Section 45-16-140.04 Eligible volunteer fire department. For the purposes of this article,
an eligible fire department shall mean a fire department located in Coffee County outside
of the City of Enterprise or the City of Elba which is certified under the Alabama Forestry
Commission guidelines and is a member of the Coffee County Volunteer Firefighters Association.
An eligible emergency medical service squad for the purposes of this article means an emergency
medical service squad under a written contract with the Coffee County Commission to serve
Coffee County which is licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health, Emergency Medical
Services Division, as an advanced/basic life support transporting ambulance service. (Act
2010-110, §5; 2010-130, §5.)...
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45-1-242.25
Section 45-1-242.25 Use of funds; accounting forms. Funds paid to eligible volunteer fire departments
shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency medical and rescue services, including
training, supplies, and equipment. The funds may also be expended to purchase liability insurance
to insure coverage of acts or omission of acts which are directly related to the functions
of a volunteer fire department and which are committed by a volunteer fire department or the
personnel of a volunteer fire department, or both. The funds may not be expended for salaries,
food, drink, social activities, or fund-raising activities. After receiving funds, the volunteer
fire departments shall keep accurate records to verify that the funds were properly expended.
By September 15 of each year, the department shall file a form with the county association
detailing the expenditure of all funds during the previous 12 months. The filing shall also
account for all unspent funds and whether unspent...
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45-16-140.09
Section 45-16-140.09 Regulatory control and supervision; forfeiture of funds. With regard to
the collection of the fees levied by this article, including, but not limited to, the application
for and granting of exemptions, the Coffee County Commission shall exercise such regulatory
control and supervision over and may adopt rules and regulations as may be needed to meet
the requirements of this article. At the discretion of the Coffee County Commission, any eligible
fire department or contracted emergency medical service squad that fails to comply with this
article or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article may be deemed to have
forfeited all or part of the funds generated by this article for such period of time as may
be set. (Act 2010-110, §10; 2010-130, §10.)...
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45-27-245.33
Section 45-27-245.33 Disposition of funds. The proceeds of the revenue accruing from the additional
privilege and license tax, consumers' use tax, and sellers' use tax levied by Section 45-27-245.31
shall be distributed and used as follows: (1) Thirty percent of the net proceeds collected
shall be distributed to the duly recognized volunteer fire departments or rescue squads, or
both, in the unincorporated areas of the county. Only volunteer fire departments properly
certified by the Alabama Forestry Commission and members of the Escambia County Volunteer
Fire Departments Association shall be eligible to receive the proceeds and use them as follows:
a. Each eligible department shall receive an equal portion of the proceeds. Each department
in the Escambia County Volunteer Fire Departments Association shall send one voting delegate
to a meeting of the association to be held no later than 30 days after May 1, 2004, to vote
on whether the member departments shall provide financial support...
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45-39-140.03
Section 45-39-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.
The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely
as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws
as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. The proceeds of the fee shall be paid into a special
county fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county commission shall
divide the funds equally among all eligible volunteer fire departments. The county commission
may establish rules and procedures regarding the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling
of the funds. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §4.)...
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45-35-140.03
Section 45-35-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.
Except with regard to the enforcement provisions thereof, the fire protection service fee
shall be collected and administered as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner,
and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. Likewise,
in the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected and administered as closely as possible
at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual
registration fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. If the fire protection
service fee is not paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable, the county commission
may collect the service fee as provided in Section 45-35-140.09. The proceeds of the fee shall
be paid into a special county fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county
commission shall divide the funds equally among all...
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45-19-141.11
Section 45-19-141.11 Disposition of funds. The association shall retain five percent of the
gross proceeds from each district to be used, after approval by a majority vote of member
departments in good standing, for countywide fire protection, fire prevention, and emergency
medical services to include, but not be limited to, fire or emergency medical equipment, fire
or emergency medical supplies, training, buildings, capital improvements, insurance, dues,
and professional services. These proceeds shall not be used for salaries, entertainment, or
fund-raising purposes. Any proceeds from the association's five percent share of the fees
collected that are unexpended or not appropriated at the end of the fiscal year shall remain
in the association's treasury for appropriation and use during any fiscal year thereafter.
These proceeds shall be administered by the association in compliance with all applicable
requirements of the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The association...
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45-42-140.03
Section 45-42-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.
The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely
as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws
as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected,
administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and
under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration fee for manufactured homes
provided in Section 40-12-255. The proceeds of the fee shall be paid into a special county
fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county commission shall divide
the funds equally among all eligible volunteer fire departments and the Limestone County Association
of Volunteer Fire Departments. The county commission may establish rules and procedures regarding
the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling of the...
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45-3-140.04
Section 45-3-140.04 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.
The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced in the same
manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of this state.
In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the
same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration
fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. The proceeds of the fee shall be
paid into a special county fire services fund no later than February 1. Within 30 days of
payment into the special fund, the county commission shall transfer the funds to the Barbour
County volunteer fire departments in the following manner: Ninety-seven percent of the fee
shall be distributed among Barbour County's eligible volunteer fire departments in equal shares,
and three percent of the fee shall be distributed to the Barbour...
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45-48-142.26
Section 45-48-142.26 Fire protection service fee Collection and disposition. (a) The fire protection
service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same
time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes
of the state. In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced
as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements
and laws as the annual registration fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255.
The proceeds of the collected fees, minus an administration fee not to exceed five percent,
shall be paid to the respective volunteer fire districts. (b) Funds paid to the volunteer
fire districts shall only be expended for fire protection and emergency services purposes
to include the purchase of vehicles and equipment, daily operations, training, supplies, and
insurances. Each fire district receiving funds shall...
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