N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 2 § 153.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 153.4 - Content of approved training course

An approved training course shall consist of instruction in the following six course modules:

(a) Fire district management, including:

(1) the roles and responsibilities of fire district officers, including the board of fire commissioners;

(2) the relationship between a fire district and the fire district fire department, including the powers and duties of the chief of the fire district fire department;

(3) the election, appointment and employment of fire district officers and employees;

(4) public notice requirements for, and the conduct of, fire district elections and hearings, permissive referenda, and meetings of the board of fire commissioners; and

(5) public access to fire district records.

(b) Financial administration, including:

(1) preparation, adoption, and modification of fire district budgets;

(2) methods of financing fire district capital expenditures;

(3) custody, deposit, disbursement and investment of fire district moneys;

(4) financial reporting requirements; and

(5) internal and external audits.

(c) Travel procedures and policies, including:

(1) payment or reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred by officers, employees and members of the fire district or the fire district fire department;

(2) expenses incurred in connection with conferences and training;

(3) pre and post travel procedures; and

(4) travel policies.

(d) Procurements and disposition of fire district assets including:

(1) procurements of goods and services, including competitive bidding, and the adoption of procurement policies and procedures for procurements for which competitive bidding is not required;

(2) cooperative purchasing;

(3) audit of claims;

(4) use of requisitions, purchase orders and claim vouchers;

(5) maintenance of asset inventories; and

(6) the sale or other disposition of fire district assets.

(e) Internal controls, and detection of fraud and abuse, including:

(1) prevention of fraud and abuse;

(2) the need for internal controls;

(3) specific measures to create a control environment; and

(4) warning signs of potential fraud and abuse.

(f) Conflicts of interest and ethics, including:

(1) statutory conflicts of interest;

(2) codes of ethics;

(3) incompatibility of positions; and

(4) situations warranting recusal and abstention.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 2 § 153.4