[Adopted 3-15-1999 by Ord. No. 334 (Ch. 11 of the 1982 Code)]
The Goodwill Fire Company of Hyde Park and Temple
Fire Company of the Village of Temple, each organized and existing
in the Township of Muhlenberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, are hereby
designated as the officially recognized fire companies for the Township
of Muhlenberg.
In addition to actually participating in the
activities of their fire company as authorized above, or in going
to or returning from any activity, the members of each said fire company
recognized by the Township are also authorized to do the following
things:
A. Engage in any type
of drill, training, ceremony, practice, test or parade when duly authorized
by an officer or officers of the respective fire company.
B. Engage in fund-raising
activities for the fire company, when authorized by an officer or
officers of the respective fire company.
C. Engage in the performance
of any other duty or activities authorized by any officer of the recognized
respective fire company.
The purpose of this article is to recognize
the Goodwill Fire Company of Hyde Park and Temple Fire Company of
the Village of Temple as official fire companies of the Township of
Muhlenberg and to state additional authorized activities for firefighters
and junior members for workers' compensation purposes.
[Adopted 3-19-2012 by Ord. No. 505 (Ch. 13 of the 1982 Code)]
The officers and members, including volunteer members, of the
Temple Fire Company and the Goodwill Fire Company of Hyde Park (herein
referred to, collectively, as the "Fire Companies"), organized and
existing in the Township and designated as officially recognized fire
companies for the Township of Muhlenberg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
(herein referred to as the "Township") for the purpose of providing
firefighting services, are generally provided with workers' compensation
insurance coverage for any injuries that may occur while providing
services for the benefit of the Township as officers and members of
the fire companies. The Township recognizes that the officers and
members engage in activities other than firefighting services incident
to their positions in the fire companies, such as removing water from
properties following storms, training activities and fund-raising
activities. It is the intent of the Township, through this article,
to clarify when workers' compensation insurance coverage applies to
such activities.