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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

MORE THAN ONE OFFICE SHALL BE COUNTED IN ANY CALENDAR
YEAR.

(F)    ONE POINT SHALL BE CREDITED FOR EVERY
THREE (3) HOURS OF ACCEPTABLE COLLATERAL DUTIES SUCH AS,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, APPARATUS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE,
OFFICIAL STANDBY AND FIRE PREVENTION, FUND RAISING
DETAILS, PROVIDING THAT NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE (25)
POINTS MAY BE CREDITED FOR ALL COLLATERAL DUTIES
PERFORMED PER YEAR.

(G)    A VOLUNTEER MEMBER WHO SERVES OR HAS
SERVED FULL TIME MILITARY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES SHALL RECEIVE CREDIT AT THE RATE OF
FIVE (5) POINTS FOR EACH MONTH SERVED PROVIDING THAT NOT
MORE THAN FIFTY (50) POINTS CAN BE CREDITED FOR ANY
CALENDAR YEAR. A MAXIMUM OF FOUR (4) YEARS OF CREDITABLE
SERVICE MAY BE ACQUIRED IN THIS MANNER.

SECTION 2-7. PRIOR SERVICE.

IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CREDIT FOR SERVICE PRIOR TO
JANUARY 1, [[1974]] 1975, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/COMPANY OR
AMBULANCE CORPS SHALL REVIEW ITS PAST AND PRESENT
MEMBERSHIP ROSTERS TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF YEARS OF
CREDIT TO WHICH EACH MEMBER OR PAST MEMBER IS ENTITLED.
IN MAKING THIS ANALYSIS, THE STANDARDS FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
SHALL BE USED AS GUIDELINES. APPROVAL FOR SERVICE SHALL
BE CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EACH FIRE
DEPARTMENT/ COMPANY OR AMBULANCE CORPS. IF A VOLUNTEER
MEMBER HAS SERVICE IN MORE THAN ONE HARFORD COUNTY FIRE
DEPARTMENT/COMPANY OR AMBULANCE CORPS, THAT PERSON SHALL
RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE SERVICE IN EACH ORGANIZATION,
PROVIDING NOT MORE THAN ONE (1) YEAR'S CREDITS MAY BE
GRANTED FOR EACH CALENDAR YEAR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

SECTION 2-8. INSUFFICIENT RECORDS.

IN THE EVENT THAT SUFFICIENT RECORDS ARE UNAVAILABLE
TO PROVE SERVICE PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, [[1974]] 1975, THE
CERTIFICATION MAY BE MADE BY A FIRE DEPARTMENT/COMPANY OR
AMBULANCE CORPS AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, AND ON THE
BEST INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND BELIEF OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE INDIVIDUAL FIRE DEPARTMENT/COMPANY OR
AMBULANCE CORPS.

SECTION 2-9.

THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN PENSION BENEFITS PROGRAM SHALL
BE FUNDED AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE PROVIDED IN THE
ANNUAL BUDGET ORDINANCE OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND.

SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this
Act or the application thereof to any person or