CCR2009060-VFD Length of Service
COMMON COUNCIL - CITY OF MUSKEGO
RESOLUTION #060-2009
RESOLUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
WISCONSIN LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Muskego contracts with a volunteer fire company organized
under Chapters 181 and 213 and thus utilizes the services of volunteer firefighters and
emergency medical technicians; and
WHEREAS, the State of Wisconsin (State) and the Volunteer Firefighter and
Emergency Medical Technician Service Award Board (Board) have designed a length
of service award program (Program) which allows private vendors to offer plans that
provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians that
render fire fighting and emergency medical services to a municipality that participates
in the Program, and
WHEREAS, the State and the Board will match the annual contributions, made by a
municipality choosing to participate in the Program on behalf of its volunteer firefighters
and emergency medical technicians, up to a statutory maximum per individual, and
WHEREAS, the City of Muskego wishes to participate in the Program for the benefit of
its volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians, and agrees to abide by all
pertinent state and federal statutes, regulations, rules and procedures pertaining to the
Program, as well as any requirements of the private vendor chosen by the City of
Muskego; and
WHEREAS, the City of Muskego agrees to develop standards for determining the
service required of its volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians in
order to quality for an annual contribution.
NOW, THEREFORE, upon motion duly made and seconded, the Common Council of
the City of Muskego passed the following Resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Muskego hereby declares that it shall participate in
the State of Wisconsin Length of Service Award Program and shall abide by all
pertinent statutes, rules, regulations, procedures and other requirements of the
Program.
BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED that all funds necessary to provide for annual
contributions now and in the future under the Program be appropriated, and that the
Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer are authorized to sign the necessary documentation to
finalize participation in the Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor is authorized to proceed to take the
necessary steps to hire Penflex, Inc. to administer the plan.
Reso. #060-2009 Page 2
DATED THIS 28th DAY APRIL , 2009.
SPONSORED BY:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Ald Noah Fiedler
Ald Tracy Snead
Ald Keith Werner
This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of Resolution #060-2009 which
was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Muskego.
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Clerk-Treasurer
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