Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 8-204
Volunteer Company Assistance Fund--Requests for money
Effective Oct 1, 2006Added as Public Safety § 8-205 by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 430, § 1, eff. June 1, 2004. Renumbered as Public Safety § 8-204 by Acts 2005, c. 136, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 136, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 416, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 622, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006.State of Maryland
(a)
- (1) A volunteer company shall submit each request for a grant or loan from the Fund to the Association for approval by a board of review in accordance with the Association's bylaws.
(2) Each request for a grant or loan shall include:
- (i) financial statements for the 2 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the request is made;
- (ii) any available audit of the financial statements; and
- (iii) a detailed explanation of the reasons for the request.
- (3) For each request for a grant or loan from the Fund, the volunteer company shall certify that the volunteer company applied for money from its local government and was denied, either wholly or partly.
(b)
- (1) If the Association disapproves a request or does not take action within 90 days after the request for any reason other than because funds are not available, the volunteer company requesting a grant or loan may appeal to a panel composed of the president of the Association, the State Fire Marshal, and the chairman of the Fire and Rescue Education and Training Commission.
- (2) The decision of the panel is final and is not subject to further review.
- (c) On approval of a request for a grant or loan, the Association or the panel shall transmit its recommendation to the Board of Public Works.
- (d) As authorized by the Board of Public Works, the Treasurer shall disburse money from the Fund to the Association in the name of a volunteer company for the purposes of this subtitle on warrant of the Comptroller.
- (e) The Baltimore City Fire Department may submit a request for a grant or loan from the Fund for the purposes set forth in § 8-203(b) of this subtitle.
Added as Public Safety § 8-205 by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2004, c. 430, § 1, eff. June 1, 2004. Renumbered as Public Safety § 8-204 by Acts 2005, c. 136, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 136, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Acts 2006, c. 416, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 622, § 1, eff. July 1, 2006.