[Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Holland as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-11-2017 by Ord. No. 6-2017]
This article is enacted pursuant to § 66.0608, Wis.
Stats., to authorize and provide use, reporting and accountability
of volunteer funds received or raised over time in the name of the
Cedar Grove Fire Department or First Responders and to authorize and
define such accounting, withdrawals and expenditures by the Fire Department
or First Responders. Volunteer funds include donations, raised funds,
and allocations from community fund-raising for the benefit of the
Fire Department or First Responders.
The Village of Cedar Grove and Town of Holland boards, pursuant
to § 66.0608, Wis. Stats., hereby authorize the Cedar Grove
Fire Department and First Responders, by their respective treasurers,
to deposit volunteer funds in depository accounts in the name of the
Cedar Grove Fire Department or First Responders. The banking institution
where these depository accounts shall be held may be determined from
time to time by the Cedar Grove Fire Department or First Responders,
with joint approval of the Village and Town boards.
As provided by § 66.0608(3), Wis. Stats., the following
are limitations and requirements with regard to handling and disbursement
of the volunteer funds from the Cedar Grove Fire Department and First
Responders depository accounts as created in this article:
A.
Control of funds. The Cedar Grove Fire Department and First Responders,
by their respective treasurers, have control over the expenditure
of funds from deposits made to those accounts from volunteer funds
deposited to those accounts.
B.
Expenditures. Expenditures of volunteer funds of the Cedar Grove
Fire Department and First Responders may be made upon a majority vote
of the Fire Department or First Responders officers at a duly noticed
meeting of the officers. Those expenditures may be made for any project,
daily expenses or events that relate to the operations and purpose
of the Cedar Grove Fire Department or First Responders. The scope
of operations and services shall not be expanded without joint approval
of the Village and Town boards. Any equipment purchased shall be maintained
using volunteer funds and owned by the Cedar Grove Fire Department
or First Responders.
C.
Accounting and reports. The Cedar Grove Fire Department and First
Responders shall provide annual statements and reports to the Village
of Cedar Grove and the Town of Holland boards. The annual statements
shall include an itemization of all receipts, expenditures and the
balance on hand at the end of each year. Sufficient detail shall be
provided by the Cedar Grove Fire Department and First Responders to
the Village of Cedar Grove and Town of Holland to enable maintaining
records of the Fire Department and First Responder volunteer funds.
On the complete inventories of all Cedar Grove Fire Department and
First Responders equipment and material valued at $500 or greater
each, all items procured using volunteer funds shall be identified
as such. If any equipment is removed from service, any funds received
shall be considered consistently with the funds used to initially
procure such equipment.
D.
Audits. The volunteer funds of the Cedar Grove Fire Department and
First Responders shall be audited annually during a joint meeting
of the Village of Cedar Grove Fire, Law and Safety and the Town of
Holland Public Safety Committees. In addition to reviewing the financial
aspects to verify consistency with this article and proper accounting
practices, the audit shall include a review of the equipment and material
inventories to highlight the benefits provided by volunteer funds
expenditures.
E.
Limit to amount of expenditures. Notwithstanding the provisions referenced
above, there shall be no expenditure in excess of $10,000 for any
single disbursement or purchase unless so approved by a majority vote
of both the Village of Cedar Grove and Town of Holland boards.
F.
Ownership of funds. Notwithstanding the terms and authorization provided
in this article, volunteer funds and other raised dollars held in
the account of the Cedar Grove Fire Department or First Responders
shall be considered as joint property of the Village of Cedar Grove
and Town of Holland until the funds are disbursed.
G.
Other Fire Department contracts and agreements. This article is not
intended to in any way change the organization or responsibility of
the Village of Cedar Grove and Town of Holland which are responsible
under § 60.55, Wis. Stats., for fire protection for the
Village and Town residents and which have approved the Cedar Grove
Fire Department and First Responders organizations and purposes. Any
proposed agreements between the Cedar Grove Fire Department or First
Responders with other municipalities to provide fire and related emergency
services to other municipalities shall be evaluated and recommended
by the Cedar Grove Fire Department or First Responders, subject to
joint approval by the Village of Cedar Grove and Town of Holland boards.
[Adopted 3-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]
The intent of this article is to implement regulations consistent
with nationally recognized good practice for the safeguarding to a
reasonable degree of life and property from the hazard of fire and
explosion arising from the storage, handling, sale and use of hazardous
substances, materials and devices and from conditions hazardous to
life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.
A.
Except when otherwise specifically provided in this article, the
regulations contained in this article shall apply to all buildings,
structures and premises covered under Chs. Comm 61 through 65 and
76 through 79 of the Wis. Adm. Code except:
B.
However, if any building, structure or premises, whether excepted in Subsection A or not, is especially liable to fire or is so situated as to endanger other buildings or property or contains any combustible or explosive material dangerous to the safety of any building, structure or premises or the occupants thereof or endangers or hinders firefighters in case of fire, such building, structure or premises shall not be exempt.
The chief of a fire department is empowered to designate the
number, type and location of fire extinguishers and other fire-protection
equipment as may be deemed necessary in any building or structure
or any building or structure under construction.
A.
The chief or any authorized fire inspector of a fire department may,
at all reasonable hours, enter any building or premises governed by
this article for the purpose of making any inspection or investigation
which, under this article, they deem necessary to be made.
B.
Any person who refuses to permit or prevents or interferes with any
entry into or upon the premises by any such inspector or who interferes
with any such inspection shall be deemed guilty of violating this
article.
A.
The chief of a fire department may order the compliance with the
regulations of this article and all other laws and lawful orders relating
to fire protection and fire prevention in all existing buildings and
structures governed by this article.
B.
The chief of a fire department may close any building or structure
and order it vacated, wherein violation of any section of this article
is found and not corrected within a reasonable time stipulated by
them or by any authorized fire inspector.
C.
Where the public is exposed to immediate danger, the chief of a fire
department may order the closing and vacating of the building, structure
or premises at once.
A.
The chief of a fire department shall inspect or cause to be inspected
by an authorized fire inspector all buildings, structures and premises,
except as otherwise provided in this article, for the purpose of ascertaining
and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or
any violation of any law or lawful order relating to the safeguarding
of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion; the handling,
storage, sale and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices;
conditions hazardous to life and property in the use of occupancy
of buildings, structures or premises; and the safety of firefighters
in the performance of their duties.
B.
Such inspections shall be conducted at least once per calendar year,
provided that the interval between those inspections does not exceed
15 months. The fire chief may require more frequent inspections for
buildings they, in their discretion, deem as being high risk. Those
occupancies deemed high risk may include, but are not limited to,
places of assembly with occupant loads of more than 100; schools;
day-care centers; nursing homes; congregate care facilities (with
or without nursing staff); or any facility required to be inspected
that has reoccurring noncompliant fire code violations.
Whenever any inspector shall find in any building or structure
or upon any premises combustible waste materials or explosive matter
which is so situated or used so as to endanger life or property or
shall find in any building or structure obstructions of exits or storage
of material on or in fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows,
which obstruction or storage would interfere with the operations of
the fire department or interfere with the safe egress of occupants
in case of emergency, they may order such removed or remedied.
Whenever any inspector shall find any building or structure
which, for lack of repairs or required exits or required fire alarm
systems or required fire-extinguishing equipment, appliances or devices
or maintenance thereof or which is especially liable to fire from
any cause whatsoever and which is so situated as to endanger the occupants
thereof or endanger adjacent property and whenever any inspector shall
find in any building or structure or upon any premises any violation
of this article, they may order such violation discontinued at once
and order the removal of conditions dangerous to the safety of any
such building, structure or premises or the occupants thereof.
Any order issued under this article shall be complied with by
the owner and occupant of the building, structure or premises concerned
within the time prescribed in such order.
