Newberry Township Fire Department

“No compensation is paid to members families who serve as an officer, director or employee.”

“Management reserves the right to delagate manangement duties to other individuals. Management will delagate the duties to individuals or committees of the Department.”

“All members of the fire department who meet the minimum requirement of time spent on calls, fund raising activities are eligible to vote on department matters.”

“The Department has a governing body that has multiple levels of authority - all major decisions on spending rest with the Baord and the members at a general membership meeting.”

“Copies of the tax return are avialable to the general public for review during normal business hours by calling the fire departments phone number and making an appointment to review. Copies are available for a nominal charge.”

“The Fire Department is goverend by a Board of Trustees/Directors. The Board meets on a regular basis and reviews documents, bids and other items on an as needed basis.”

“The Deparment has a conflict of interest policy - all members who may be in a conflict must identify the conflict, notify the Board and recuse themselves from voting on matters that directly or indirectly affect them in any manner.”

“Governing documents are available to the public. Public may make an appointment to review documents, the Department reserves teh right to charge a reasonable fee for copies.”

“The Department relenquished the operation of running a basic life support and advanced life support emergency medical services in 2021. The Department is still running the fire and other emeregency services for the area per local government protocol.”

“Change due to the merging of accounts in 2024 that was counted twice on the 2023 tax return in error. The error occured as a result of closing out of the emergency medical operation of the Department. Change due to LOSS on EMS books and records”

“The fees of $604,163.00 are for teh operation ofthe fire department and ambulance operations. The fees consist of fuel, insurnace, staffing, maintenance and repairs on the vehicles - frie apparatus, training, etc.”

“The other expenses are related to the operation of the departments purpose of fire fighting, emergency ambulance service and other emergeney and non-emergeny calls. The department also responds to mutual aid calls in the surrounding municipalites.”