Posted by Kentb of SWMO on December 21, 2009 at 10:16:14 from (98.20.119.94):
In Reply to: O/T Fire Dept. posted by Poor Farmer 830 on December 21, 2009 at 07:40:24:
You did not say haw you were funded or where you are. Are you taxed based, subscription, or donations ONLY? Here in MISSOURI, there are set STATE LAWS on what a Volunteer Fire Department can charge to none dues paying member. If this is how you are funded, DUES, and you have many in the community NOT paying due, YOUR board need to start charging. Many boards do not want to do this because it will make people anger BUT does the community want fire protection or not. About a year ago the department I respond with got a tax levy passed and became a tax based district. The vote for and against was the same ratio as what we had dues paying people in the community. We were just got out new ISO ratings. It is 5 here in the city of Pleasant Hope and 8B outside of the city. The "B" means NO HYDRANTS. You need support from your trustees. I feel our board is doing a good job. If I did not I would NOT have left home at about 2100 17 Dec. 2009 and got home at 0300 18 Dec. 2009 hauling water to a neighboring Departments fires for Mutual Ad. Before we became taxed based many of the voter for the board members around here were responders. If this is your case, you need to vote new one in. If it is a county wide vote sometime the only way you can change things is vote with your feet. If the board will not support the responder, you do not need the frustration. Pack-up and leave. They might get the point when they look around and there in no one there.
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