(A) (1) The Clerk-Treasurer of the town is hereby empowered to receive and deposit monetary donations which are donated for the purpose of enhancing, repairing, maintaining, and/or purchasing various equipment, supplies, and/or clothing for the Fire Department, as well as purchasing flowers for decedents with ties of some nature to the Fire Department, and purchasing books from a library in memory of a decedent with ties of some nature to the Fire Department, and/or other appropriate memorial gifts for decedents with ties of some nature to the Fire Department.
(2) The Clerk-Treasurer is hereby empowered to take receipt of any currently existing funds being held by the Fire Department which represent donations collected prior to the passage of this section but subsequent to the most recent audit of the town, and to have the same duties and powers over the funds as if the funds had been collected subsequent to the passage of this section.
(B) The Clerk-Treasurer shall deposit the monetary donations in a separate fund which shall be entitled Fire Department Donation Fund, the deposits being placed with a financial institution named by the town as a depository.
(C) The Fund shall be used for the aforementioned purposes for which the funds were donated, and costs or expenses directly related thereto.
(D) The Clerk-Treasurer is also hereby empowered to disburse the funds to persons or agencies from whom services, equipment, or products are purchased, upon proper presentation of a claim before the Town Council and acceptance thereof.
(Ord. 2-1999, passed 6-7-1999)