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

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