Section 45-3-244.06 Disposition of funds.
Section 45-3-244.06
Disposition of funds.
The proceeds from the tax hereby authorized less the actual cost of collection not to exceed five per centum shall be paid by the State Department of Revenue to the Barbour County Commission to be used for the purposes of fire protection and for funding for programs for the elderly in Barbour County. These funds shall be payable on a monthly basis and will be expended solely for the purposes of funding programs for the elderly and paid and volunteer fire departments in order to encourage a strong firefighters network in Barbour County. The proceeds paid by the State Department of Revenue to the Barbour County Commission shall be distributed as follows:
(1) Ten percent to the Barbour County Commission to be distributed equally to the Clio Senior Center, the Clayton Senior Center, and RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) in Barbour County; and
(2) Ninety percent to the volunteer fire departments in Barbour County as determined by the Barbour County Commission in consultation with the Barbour County Volunteer Fire Department Association on an equal basis, share and share alike, and the Eufaula city departments.
(Act 90-605, p. 1112, §7.)