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MONTGOMERY COUNTY

thereafter, by January 30, in order to provide
adequate budget time.

(3)    The personnel committee shall review the list
of each department and approve the final
annual certification. The approved list of
certified members shall then be returned to
each department and posted for at least thirty

(30) days for review by members.

(4)    In order to provide credit for service prior
to January 1, 1972, each department shall
review their membership roster to determine
the number of years credit for each member who
is entitled up to January 1, 1972. In making
this analysis, the standards for active
service shall be used as guidelines. Approval
for such prior service shall require
certification by the president, secretary and
chief of the individual department. In the
event a volunteer member requests credit for
service in more than one department, each
department shall provide a certification for
the appropriate number of years.

(5)    In computing credit for those volunteers who
also serve as paid employees within the
Montgomery County Fire/Rescue Services, credit
shall not be given for activities performed
during the individuals regularly assigned work
period.

(6)    A volunteer member whose name does not appear
on the approved certified list or who is
denied credit for service prior to January 1,
1972, shall have the right to appeal within
thirty (30) days of posting the list or within
thirty (30) days of denial of past service
credit. The appeal shall be in writing and
forwarded to the personnel committee. The
personnel committee shall investigate the
appeal and submit a recommendation to the
executive committee for action. The decision
of the executive committee shall be final.
Action taken on all appeals shall be reported
to the Montgomery County Fire Board.

(f) Active Service Standards.

For the purpose of participating in the program, an
active member is defined as a volunteer who has
accumulated a minimum of fifty (50) points each year in
accordance with the following point system. Points will
be credited for the period of January 1 through December