(A) The County Rural Fire Association in 1992 supported the appointment of a Fire Services Coordinator as required by the Fire Protection Services Program, to be responsible for insuring that rural fire departments comply with standard guidelines established by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board. The County Rural Fire Association met October 18, 2018 and endorsed continuation of the service of the Fire Services Coordinator in accordance with Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board Guidelines, working in coordination with the County Department of Emergency Management and the County Judge’s Office.
(B) The County Intergovernmental Cooperation Council met October 30, 2018 for the purpose of recommending an allocation plan for the apportionment of funds from the State Fire Protection Revolving Fund based upon the fire protection needs of the rural fire departments and municipal fire departments in Sebastian County.
(C) It is acknowledged that any of the fire departments in Sebastian County, may fail to certify for receipt of Act 833 funds in any given year, and that those Act 833 funds are retained and redistributed by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration for statewide use, in the absence of a redistribution clause approved by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council and approved by the Quorum Court.
(D) It shall be County Policy that Act 833 funds earmarked for county fire departments be redistributed to those county fire departments who do certify during the same calendar year, and that they be distributed by the same formula as approved in Exhibit A as attached to Ord. 2018-17.
(E) The County Quorum Court acknowledges execution of mutual aid agreements by all County Municipal Aid Fire Departments and Mutual Aid Agreements from all rural fire departments in the County Rural Fire Association in accordance with the provisions of Act 833 of 1991, as amended.
(Ord. 92-9, passed 6-25-92; Am. Ord. 2018-17, passed 11-20-18)