Township of Bethel, PA
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2022-05-10
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 408 Taxation
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Article I Fire Tax
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 7 Authorities
- Ch 23 Fire Company
- Ch 36 Local Government Investment Trust
- Ch 39 Manager
- Ch 44 Park and Recreation Board
- Ch 50 Planning Commission
- Ch 68 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 100 Animals
- Ch 112 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 139 Cable Television
- Ch 155 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 160 Contractors
- Ch 165 (Reserved)
- Ch 177 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 182 Emergency Services
- Ch 200 Fees
- Ch 203 Fences
- Ch 210 Firearms
- Ch 222 Floodplain Management
- Ch 223 Food Code
- Ch 224 Food Establishments
- Ch 239 Historic Preservation
- Ch 254 Land Disturbance Activities
- Ch 271 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 278 Noise
- Ch 280 Nuisances
- Ch 285 Occupancy Permits
- Ch 297 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 303 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 315 Property Maintenance
- Ch 338 Sewers
- Ch 343 Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
- Ch 359 Soil Removal
- Ch 365 Solid Waste
- Ch 372 Special Events
- Ch 377 Speed Humps
- Ch 384 Stormwater Management
- Ch 390 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 395 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 402 Swimming Pools, Private
- Ch 408 Taxation
- Ch 408 Art I Fire Tax
- § 408-1 Imposition of tax.
- § 408-2 Rate.
- § 408-3 Collection of funds; purchase of apparatus.
- § 408-4 Accounting of funds to Bethel Township Hose Company No. 1.
- § 408-5 Release of funds.
- Ch 419 Trailers and Trailer Camps
- Ch 426 Trees
- Ch 440 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 447 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 453 Vehicles, Sale of; Use of Vehicles for Residential Purposes
- Ch 464 Wastewater Treatment
- Ch 469 Water
- Ch 480 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 12-11-1990 by Ord. No. 112]
An annual fire tax is hereby established for the purpose of
purchasing fire and rescue apparatus.
The millage for said fire tax is hereby set at three mills,
or $3 per $1,000 assessed value.
The funds collected pursuant to this fire tax shall be held
by the Township Treasurer in a separate interest-bearing account and
shall be used only for the purchase of firefighting and rescue apparatus,
which is purchased after the date of this article.
At least semiannually, an accounting of the funds, held by the
Township Treasurer, shall be made to Bethel Township Hose Company
No. 1.
Funds shall be released only by a vote of Township Supervisors
pursuant to a request from Bethel Township Hose Company No. 1 for
funds to purchase firefighting or rescue apparatus.
