Ch. 492 LAWS OF MARYLAND

54-1. OPERATIONAL FUNDING GENERALLY; BOARD OF FIRE AND
RESCUE COMMISSIONERS.

A. FIRE AND RESCUE TAX AUTHORIZED; RATE. THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES COUNTY ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO LEVY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1984, AND
ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, A FIRE AND RESCUE TAX AT THE RATE OF
FIFTEEN CENTS ($0.15) PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.) OF ASSESSED
VALUE. SUCH TAX SHALL BE LEVIED ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF ALL
TAXABLE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN CHARLES COUNTY.

B. LEVY AND COLLECTION. SAID FIRE AND RESCUE TAX SHALL BE
LEVIED AND COLLECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER STATE AND
COUNTY TAXES ARE NOW LEVIED AND COLLECTED.

C. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS; BOARD OF FIRE AND RESCUE

COMMISSIONERS.

(1) THE PROCEEDS COLLECTED FROM THE COUNTY FIRE AND
RESCUE TAX SHALL THEREAFTER BE PAID BY THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ON SEPTEMBER 30 AND JUNE 30 OF EACH YEAR TO ALL
THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUADS, INCLUDING MOBILE
INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, IN CHARLES COUNTY. THE PROCEEDS SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD OF FIRE AND RESCUE
COMMISSIONERS.

(2) THE BOARD OF FIRE AND RESCUE COMMISSIONERS SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF SEVEN (7) MEMBERS, ONE (1) OF WHOM SHALL BE A
COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF CHARLES COUNTY, TWO (2) OF WHOM
SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF CHARLES COUNTY,
ONE (1) OF WHOM SHALL BE ELECTED BY THE CHARLES COUNTY
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION, ONE (1) OF WHOM SHALL BE
ELECTED BY THE CHARLES COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES, AND TWO (2) OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
THE GOVERNOR. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE AND RESCUE
COMMISSIONERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION FOR TERMS
OF FOUR (4) YEARS. VACANCIES ARE TO BE FILLED IN THE SAME
MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL MEMBERSHIP WAS FILLED. THE TWO (2)
GUBERNATORIAL MEMBERS SHALL BE COMPRISED OF ONE (1) PERSON
NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION OR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES OF CHARLES COUNTY, AND ONE (1) PERSON WHO IS
KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE
FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OF
CHARLES COUNTY.

(3) THE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF FIRE AND RESCUE COMMISSIONERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) FOR THE TWO (2) MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY
THE GOVERNOR - A FOUR-YEAR (4-YEAR) TERM BEGINNING JULY 1,

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