§ 45-57-140-06

06Eligible Volunteer Fire Department Funds.(a) Funds paid to the eligible volunteer fire departmentsshall only be expended for fire protection services and emergency medicalservices, including training, supplies, and equipment. (b) In addition to subsection (a), funds may be expended topurchase insurance, including liability insurance, to insurecoverage of acts or omissions which are directly related to the functions of an eligible volunteerfire department which are committed by an eligiblevolunteer fire department and the personnel of an eligible volunteer fire department.(c) The funds may not be expended for food, socialactivities, or fundraising activities. (d) Afterreceiving the funds, the eligible volunteer fire departments shall keep accuraterecords to verifythat the funds were properlyexpended. (e) With regardto the administration of the fees levied by this article, the Russell CountyCommission shall exercise regulatory control and supervision over the fees andmay adopt rules and regulations as needed to meet the requirements of thisarticle, including an increase or decrease in the amount of the fire protectionservice fee needed to meet the requirements of

may adopt rules and regulations as needed to meet the requirements of thisarticle, including an increase or decrease in the amount of the fire protectionservice fee needed to meet the requirements of this article. (f) Should the Russell County Commission, in its solediscretion, find or determine that funds provided for by this article have beenimproperly expended by an eligible volunteer fire department, the departmentthat has improperly expended the funds shall reimburse and refund to theRussell County Commission all the funds found by the county commission to havebeen improperly expended and shall pay a penalty in the amount equal to 10percent of all improperly expendedfunds. The returnedimproperly expended funds andany penalties shall be transferred from the Russell County Commission to theRussell County Firefighters Association for disbursement in equal amountsto the remaining eligible volunteerfire departments in RussellCounty. (g) Any eligible volunteer fire department that fails tocomply with this article, at the discretion of the RussellCounty Commission, may be deemed tohave forfeited the funds generated by this article and shall be subject to thepenalties provided in

ails tocomply with this article, at the discretion of the RussellCounty Commission, may be deemed tohave forfeited the funds generated by this article and shall be subject to thepenalties provided in this section.(Act 2015–523, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 1866, § 7.)