99-Q - Volunteer Firefighting and Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Fund.

NY State Fin L § 99-Q (2019) (N/A)
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(i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund and the award process used for such disbursements;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund;

(iii) the amount awarded to each;

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted; and

(v) a summary financial plan for such monies which shall include estimates of all receipts and all disbursements for the current and succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year. 3. Moneys in such fund shall be expended only to provide grants to volunteer firefighting and volunteer emergency services organizations and to statewide organizations which represent the interests of volunteer firefighters and/or volunteer emergency services providers for the purpose of encouraging the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency services personnel. Such purposes may include, but need not be limited to: development and implementation of marketing plans, publicity campaigns, and community awareness initiatives; design, production and distribution of promotional merchandise, brochures and other materials; sponsorship of local community events designed to help recruit volunteers; newspaper publications, promotional mailings and other advertising designed to help recruit volunteers. 4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the state fire administrator. 5. To the extent practicable, the state fire administrator shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that fiscal year.