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(2)  ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES BASED ON LENGTH OF SERVICE, NUMBER OF
HOURS OF SERVICE, AMOUNT OF TRAINING, NUMBER OF HOURS OF
TRAINING, PRIOR SERVICE, OR ANY OTHER CRITERIA CONSIDERED
RELEVANT BY THE BOARD BASED ON REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
RECOMMENDED BY THE CECIL COUNTY FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION;

(3)  ESTABLISH APPEALS PROCEDURES FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO
CONTEST ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT DETERMINATIONS BY THE BOARD;

(4)  ESTABLISH A BENEFITS SCHEDULE AND DETERMINE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING AGE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE
REQUIREMENTS;

(5)  DELEGATE RECORDKEEPING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
PROGRAM TO THE VOLUNTEER LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CECIL COUNTY FIREMEN'S
ASSOCIATION;

(6)  DELEGATE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM TO THE
CECIL COUNTY TREASURER, A COMMITTEE OR BOARD, AN INSURANCE
COMPANY, A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, OR ANY OTHER AGENCY, GROUP, OR
ORGANIZATION THE BOARD DETERMINES COMPETENT TO ADMINISTER THE
PROGRAM;

(7)  ESTABLISH DISABILITY, DEATH, AND SURVIVOR
BENEFITS FOR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. A "SURVIVING SPOUSE" BENEFIT
IS DISCONTINUED WHEN THE SURVIVOR REMARRIES;

(8)  ESTABLISH ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS, CRITERIA, OR
BENEFITS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF
THE CITIZENS OF CECIL COUNTY AND THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, RESCUE SQUADS, AND AMBULANCE CORPS;

(9)  ALLOCATE FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE OF CECIL COUNTY
OR FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE, FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM. FUNDS ALLOCATED
FROM CECIL COUNTY'S GENERAL REVENUES FOR THE PROGRAM MAY NOT
EXCEED:

(I)  $35,000 DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE
PROGRAM;

(II)  $39,000 DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE
PROGRAM;

(III)  $44,000 DURING THE THIRD YEAR OF THE
PROGRAM;

(IV)  $49,000 DURING THE FOURTH YEAR 07 THE
PROGRAM;

(V)  $55,000 DURING THE FIFTH YEAR OF THE
PROGRAM;