COUNTY FUNDING

The Union Bridge Fire Company is a member of the Carroll County Volunteer Emergency Services Association. It is through this organization, that each fire company in Carroll County receives funds from the Carroll County Commissioner's general fund, annually. The fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Every year in August and September, Administrative and Operational Officers create a budget request for the next fiscal year. It is done by category and line item.

Generally, we try to estimate and prove its need, depending on the economy, current budget and past budgets, how much money is needed to insure that we will be able to pay our bills and be able to provide our firefighters with the right equipment and tools to protect our citizens. This includes fuel cost, apparatus and equipment maintenance, utility bills, training expenses and a whole lot of other things too numerous to list here. Most items have a spending cap.

When the budget is completed, it is sent to the CCVESA Budget Committee for review. They determine if the budget requested is acceptable and legitimate. Then, the CCVESA sends the commissioners of Carroll County the requested budget. They determine, by economics and current finances, how much will be given to the CCVESA for distribution to the 14 companies of Carroll County. 

Once CCVESA receives the money from Carroll County, they begin distribution of the funds starting on July 1 of the following year.