Wis. Admin. Code Department of Administration Adm 95.04

Current through September 30, 2024
Section Adm 95.04 - Participating municipalities
(1) A municipality that operates a volunteer fire department or that contracts with a volunteer fire company organized under ch. 181 or 213, Stats., that authorizes emergency medical responders to provide emergency medical responder services or that authorizes volunteer emergency medical services practitioners to provide emergency medical services, is eligible to become a participating municipality.
(2) An eligible municipality may participate in a program by adopting a resolution or ordinance stating that it shall abide by all statutes, administrative rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to a length of service award program. The adopted resolution or ordinance shall be on a form approved by the department and provided to the program administrator or the department upon request.

Note: To request approval of a form for a resolution or ordinance, contact the Service Award Program, c/o Department of Administration, Division of Intergovernmental Relations, P.O. Box 8944, Madison, Wisconsin 53708 or (608) 266-7043.

(3) Each participating municipality shall develop standards for determining the service required of the volunteer fire fighters, emergency medical responders, and emergency medical services practitioners it sponsors under the program in order to qualify for credit and an annual contribution.
(4) Municipalities that jointly operate or contract with a volunteer fire department or a volunteer fire company or that jointly authorize volunteer emergency medical services practitioners, or that jointly authorize emergency medical responders to provide emergency medical responder services, may operate as a single participating municipality under the program, and may be required to do so by the program administrator.
(5)
(a) A VFF-EMT may perform service for credit toward a length of service award to more than one volunteer fire department, volunteer fire company, emergency medical responder service, or entity authorized to provide volunteer emergency medical services.
(b) A VFF-EMT may have only one account for each volunteer fire department, volunteer fire company, emergency medical responder service, or entity authorized to provide volunteer emergency medical services to which the VFF-EMT provides service.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Administration Adm 95.04

Renumbered from VFF-EMT 1.04, correction in (2) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 6, Stats., Register December 2015 No. 720, eff.1/1/2016
Amended by, CR 18-011: am. Register June 2018 No. 750, eff. 7/1/2018