(A) The volunteer Fire Department membership may organize a nonprofit corporation for fundraising and social purposes and may elect a President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and such other officers, as it deems advisable.
(B) Such officers may be elected in any manner and for any term the membership may decide on, and their duties shall be to arrange for and manage any and all fundraising and social functions sponsored by the corporation.
(C) The function and duties of the social officers shall in no way interfere with those of the regular Department officers who are charged with responsibility for all fire service activities of the Department.
(D) The name of any such organization shall be approved by the Board of Commissioners, said approval not to be unreasonably withheld.
(E) The fundraising/social organization shall report to the Board of Commissioners at least once per year to generally advise of its activities for the previous year, including money raised and equipment purchased, if any.
(F) The funds so raised may be used for any lawful purpose as the nonprofit organization deems fit, and are subject by the town’s Finance Director audit.
(Prior Code, § 10-33) (Ord. passed 5-21-1998; Ord. passed 8-20-1998)