[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of St. Joseph 8-2-2007
by Ord. No. 2007-3. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An emergency medical technician - basic; an emergency medical technician
- intermediate; or an emergency medical technician - paramedic.
Funds of a municipality that are raised by employees of the municipality's
fire department, by volunteers, or by donation to the fire department, for
the benefit of the municipality's fire department.
A person who, as a condition of employment or as a member of an organization
that provides emergency medical care before hospitalization, provides emergency
medical care to a sick, disabled, or injured individual before the arrival
of an ambulance, but who does not provide transportation for a patient.
Funds of the municipality that are raised by employees of the municipality's
first responder department, by volunteers, or by donation to the first responder
department for the benefit of the municipality's first responder department.
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 the state which receives or holds any public deposits
or the local government pooled-investment fund.
Emergency medical technician volunteer funds, fire volunteer funds
or first responder volunteer funds.
A.Â
Purchases from the volunteer funds shall require the
following authorization:
Amount
|
Documentation
|
Authority
| |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $500
|
verbal
|
Fire or First Responder Chief
| |
Between $500 and $2,000
|
requisition
|
Fire or First Responder Chief
| |
More than $2,000
|
3 estimates
|
Town Board
|
B.Â
Emergency purchases/expenditures over $2,000 require
Town Chair or Supervisor approval and shall be documented.
Volunteer funds shall remain the property of the Town of St. Joseph
until the funds are disbursed.