ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

(B)     AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM.

IN CECIL COUNTY, THE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH AND FUND A VOLUNTEER
LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENTS, RESCUE SQUADS, AND AMBULANCE CORPS.

(C)     BYLAWS.

(1)      THE BOARD MAY ADOPT BYLAWS FOR THE PROGRAM BY
RESOLUTION.

(2)      IN THE BYLAWS, THE BOARD MAY:

(I) DEFINE TERMS;

(II) 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;

(III) ESTABLISH APPEALS PROCEDURES FOR MEMBERS WHO
CONTEST ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT DETERMINATIONS BY THE BOARD;

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

(V)     DELEGATE RECORDKEEPING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
PROGRAM TO THE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CECIL COUNTY
FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION;

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

(VII)  SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, ESTABLISH
DISABILITY, DEATH, AND SURVIVOR BENEFITS FOR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS;

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

(DO SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION, ALLOCATE
FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE OF CECIL COUNTY OR FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE,
FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM; AND

(X) ESTABLISH ANY OTHER PROVISION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE PROGRAM.

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