[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Rothschild 10-10-2016. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
There is established by charter agreement a joint department
for both fire and ambulance services within the Village and the City
of Schofield named the Riverside Fire District. The Riverside Fire
District shall be governed pursuant to its charter.
The Village grants the members of the Riverside Fire District
("District") the exclusive control over the deposit and expenditure
of volunteer funds of the District pursuant to § 66.0608,
Wis. Stats., and subject to the following:
A.
"Volunteer funds" means funds that are raised by the members of the
District, by other volunteers, or by donation to the District, for
the benefit of the District.
B.
The District shall use an account in the name of the District in
a public depository.
C.
"Public depository" means a federal or state credit union, federal
or state savings-and-loan association, state bank, savings-and-trust
company, federal or state savings bank, or national bank in this state
which receives or holds any public deposits or the local government
pooled investment fund.
D.
The District's Board or its designee shall have control over
the deposit and expenditure of the volunteer funds.
E.
Specific uses of the volunteer funds shall be determined by the District
Board or its designee.
F.
The District Board or its designee shall annually provide to the
Village a report describing the collection, deposit and uses made
of the volunteer funds by October 1.
G.
Notwithstanding this chapter, volunteer funds shall remain the property
of the Village and the City of Schofield, and use of such funds as
herein described is only to be in lieu of any contrary actions by
the governing bodies of the Village and the City of Schofield.
It is hereby authorized pursuant to § 61.64, Wis.
Stats., that reasonable ambulance fees for ambulance services may
be established and charged within the Village, specifically, a uniform
rate per call to be charged to each individual for ambulance services
provided within the service area; a uniform rate per call to be charged
to each individual for ambulance services provided outside the service
area; and mileage rates to be charged for the use of vehicles.
