The board of county commissioners of each county may enter into agreements with any municipality for the furnishing of fire protection and emergency services, including, but not limited to, medical attention and wreck removal, by said municipality for all persons and property in areas outside the corporate limits of such municipality and to pay for such services a reasonable amount on a per run basis, or such other equitable basis as may be agreed upon, and to pay for such services from funds of the county general fund or the county highway fund. The board of county commissioners of each county may also enter into reciprocal agreements with other counties for such services. The board of county commissioners shall also have the authority to collect charges for such services performed by a municipality or another county, pursuant to the provision of this section, from any person to whom such services are provided. Said funds shall be disbursed to the entities providing services.
Added by Laws 1967, c. 249, § 1, emerg. eff. May 8, 1967. Amended by Laws 1980, c. 39, § 1, emerg. eff. March 26, 1980; Laws 1986, c. 171, § 1, emerg. eff. May 9, 1986; Laws 1992, c. 397, § 11, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 2009, c. 120, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009.
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