WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 112
CHAPTER 112
(Senate Bill 645)

AN ACT concerning

Charles County - Fire and Rescue Companies - Financial Statements

FOR the purpose of requiring, for Charles County, that certain fire departments, rescue
squads, and mobile intensive care units submit by a certain date a statement
containing certain financial information prepared by a certified public accountant;
eliminating a requirement that certain fire departments, rescue squads, and
mobile intensive care units submit a certain audited financial statement prepared
by a certified public accountant and a certain certified financial statement; and
generally relating to financial report requirements for certain fire and rescue
companies in Charles County.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
The Public Local Laws of Charles County
Section 54-6. B

Article 9 - Public Local Laws of Maryland
(As enacted by Chapter __(0lr0990) of the Acts of 1990)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 9 - Charles County

54-6.

B. On or before October [15] 1 of each year, each fire department, rescue
squad, and mobile intensive care unit to which money is paid by the County
Commissioners shall submit [a certified financial statement of its operations for the
previous fiscal year] to the Board of Fire and Rescue Commissioners [via the Charles
County Volunteer Firemen's Association or the Charles County Association of
Emergency Medical Services. A copy of the statement shall also be provided to the
finance director for] AND TO the County Commissioners [. The] A statement
PREPARED BY A CERTIFICIED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT [shall
include] OF ALL CASH receipts and disbursements, REGARDLESS OF SOURCE,
for the previous fiscal year and other pertinent information as required by the Board of
Fire and Rescue Commissioners. [On or before October 1 of each year, each fire
department, rescue squad, and mobile intensive care unit to which money is paid by the
County Commissioners shall submit to the finance director for the County
Commissioners an audited financial statement prepared by a certified public
accountant.]

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