11 NCAC 05A .0303. ADMINISTRATION OF FIREFIGHTERS' RELIEF FUND

(a)  The Fire and Rescue Services Division shall compile and maintain accurate records utilizing computer or paper records, including the following information:

(1)           Certifications of the "Report of Fire Conditions" filed by the local clerks or finance officers;

(2)           Certifications of the member fire departments, the fund balance of each fund, and the bond amount covering each fund, filed by the North Carolina State Firemen's Association each year;

(3)           Amount of Firefighters' Relief Fund tax assigned by the North Carolina Department of Revenue; and

(4)           Amount of property tax values for each rated fire district as filed by each County.

(b)  If a fire department dissolves, the following procedures apply:

(1)           If a neighboring fire department elects to expand its boundaries to include the area served by the dissolved fire department, the Firefighters' Relief Fund account shall be transferred to the expanding fire department.

(2)           If no neighboring fire department elects to include the dissolved fire department's territory into its own, the dissolved fire department shall not be certified and shall forfeit its right to future annual payments from the funds mentioned in Article 84 of Chapter 58.

(c)  If a rated fire department that is serving two or more rated districts divides into separate fire departments, the original rated fire department shall retain the relief fund for each rated district.  Any new fire department resulting from the division shall be entitled to receive relief fund money when it has been rated.

(d)  Fire department checks shall be disbursed by the Department of Insurance to the finance officer of the local government entity.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 58-2-40(1); 58-84-25; 58-84-40; 58-84-50; 58-85-1; 58-86-25;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Readopted Eff. May 12, 1978;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2010; February 1, 1993; July 1, 1986.