STATE OF WISCONSIN
Town of ________
________ County
SECTION I – TITLE AND PURPOSE
This ordinance is entitled the Town of ________ ________ Department Volunteer Funds Ordinance. The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the town ________ [fire or emergency medical services practitioner or emergency medical responder] department to hold “volunteer funds” in the name of the ________ department.
SECTION II – AUTHORITY
The Town Board of the Town of ________ ________ County, Wisconsin, has the specific authority under
s. 66.0608, Wis. stats. to adopt this ordinance.
SECTION III – ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
This ordinance, adopted by a majority of the town board on a roll call vote with a quorum present and voting and proper notice having been given, authorizes the town ________ [fire
or emergency medical services practitioner or emergency medical responder] department to hold volunteer funds in the name of the ________ department as provided in this ordinance.
SECTION IV – DEFINITIONS
In this ordinance:
A. “Public depository” means a federal or state credit union, federal or state savings and loan association, state bank, savings and trust company, federal or state savings bank, or national bank in this state that receives or holds any public deposits or the local government pooled-investment fund.
B. “Volunteer funds” means funds of a municipality that are raised by employees of the town's ________ department [if applicable], by volunteers, or by donation to the ________ department for the benefit of the ________ department.
SECTION V – ACCOUNTS
The ________ [designate employee or official who is authorized to deposit funds, such as town fire chief] is authorized to deposit volunteer funds of the department in an account in the name of the ________ department in [any public depository or the following public depository(ies): ________]. The ________ department, through ________ [employee or official previously designated], shall have exclusive control over the expenditure of volunteer funds of the department, subject to Section VI.
SECTION VI - LIMITATIONS ON ACCOUNTS (optional)*
A. 1. The type of funds that may be deposited into the account described in Section V is restricted to: [list type, for example, donations received from individuals]
2. The amount of funds that may be deposited into the account described in Section V is limited to $________.
B. 1. The amount of withdrawals of volunteer funds from the account described in Section V that may be made is limited to $________.
2. The purposes for which withdrawals of volunteer funds from the account described in Section V may be made are limited as follows: [for example]
a. Withdrawals and expenditures may be made for any purpose that promotes the ability of the ________ department to provide services for which it is organized as determined by a majority vote of the members of the ________ department.
b. [so continue]
C. The ________ department is subject to the following reporting and auditing requirements: [for example]
1. The ________ [employee or official designated in Section V] shall provide the town board with quarterly statements of the department's volunteer funds as of the end of March, June, September, and December of each calendar year. The statements shall be provided within 30 calendar days of the end of the calendar quarter. The statements shall include a detailed itemization of all receipts, expenditures, and the balance on hand at the end of the quarter. The source of all funds and the identity of the payee for each disbursement shall be set forth.
2. ________ department accounts shall be included in the annual audit of town funds and shall be audited in the same manner as other town funds.
SECTION VII - SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION VIII – EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance is effective on publication or posting.
The town clerk shall properly post or publish this ordinance as required under
s. 60.80, Wis. stats.
Adopted this ________ day of ________ 20__.
[Signatures of town board]
Attest: [Signature of town clerk]
66.0608 (3) Limitations, requirements. An ordinance enacted under sub. (2) may include any of the following limitations or requirements:
(a) A limit on the type and amount of funds that may be deposited into the account described under sub. (2) (a).
(b) A limit on the amount of withdrawals from the account described under sub. (2) (a) that may be made, and a limit on the purposes for which such withdrawals may be made.
(c) Reporting and audit requirements that relate to the account described under sub. (2) (a).
