7-33-2142. Division of district -- petition -- plan for division. (1) (a) A fire district's board of trustees may vote to divide the district upon an affirmative vote of the board and upon receipt of a petition signed by the owners of 40% or more of the real property within the area proposed to be detracted from the original district and owners of property representing 40% or more of the taxable value of property in the area proposed to be detracted from the original district.
(b) The petition must describe the boundaries of the proposed detracted area and the boundaries of the remaining area.
(2) At the time it votes to divide, the board shall adopt a division plan that contains:
(a) a timetable for division, including the effective date, that must be after the time allowed for protests to the division;
(b) the names of the new rural fire districts;
(c) the boundary maps of the new districts;
(d) the estimated financial impact of the division on an owner of a home valued at $100,000; and
(e) a method for the fair and equitable division of the assets and liabilities of the original district among the new districts.
(3) The board of trustees shall forward the plan to the board of county commissioners in the county where the districts are located.
(4) Within 21 days of receipt of the plan, the board of county commissioners shall set a date for a public hearing on the division and shall give notice of the hearing as provided in 7-1-2121 or as provided in 7-1-4127 if any part of the proposed detracted area is within the limits of an incorporated city or town.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 499, L. 2007.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.