Foreign Fire Tax Board

Meetings

• 8:15 a.m.
• Second Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October, and December
• Moline Fire Station - Conference Room
  1630 8th Avenue
  Moline, IL 61265

Agendas & Minutes

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Members

• Jeff Snyder - Fire Chief
• Steve Regenwether - Battalion Chief
• Scott Houzenga - Lieutenant
• Jim VanVooren - Lieutenant
• Brett Daniel - Engineer
• Kevin Hamilton - Engineer
• Chris Kendall - Firefighter/Paramedic

Overview

Illinois Compiled Statute states that a company, corporation, or association outside of Illinois that sells fire insurance to property owners in the City of Moline must pay 2% of the gross receipts to the Illinois Municipal League, which then distributes the funds to the Foreign Fire Insurance Board of Moline.

Illinois Municipal Code - Foreign Fire Insurance Company Fees

According to City of Moline Code of Ordinances, the board is then authorized to expend the funds for the following purposes:

• Personnel expenditures for safety devices or education
• Personnel expenditures for training or training materials
• Personnel expenditures for health or physical fitness devices, education, or screenings
• Furniture, appliances, and other materials necessary for personal comfort of personnel the firehouses
• Specialized equipment such as cardio-pulmonary resuscitation dolls or jaws of life
• Compensation for treasurer and auditing of the fund
• Bonding for the board and its officers
• Pension contributions to the fire pension fund, but not contributions required of individual members of such fund

Board Membership

Members of this board are elected for a two-year term by the commissioned members of the Moline Fire Department as follows:

• Battalion Chief
• Captain or Lieutenant
• Fire Chief
• Firefighter/Engineer
• Firefighter/Paramedic
• Two members At-Large