45-30-140.04
Section 45-30-140.04 Fire protection service fee - Referendum. (a) The qualified electors of
a fire district may file a petition, signed by at least 50 registered voters in the fire district,
with the office of the judge of probate, who shall then order a referendum to be held in the
fire district on the question of establishing a fire protection service fee for the fire district.
Section 45-30-140.08 shall apply to all elections provided for by this article. (b) The petition
shall contain the name and description of the fire district area and shall request the judge
of probate to call an election on the following question: "Do you favor the assessment
of a fire protection service fee in the amount of $____ a month collected annually with property
tax payments for the purpose of funding fire protection services in this volunteer fire district?
Yes __ No __." (c) The fee may not exceed six dollars ($6) a month. (Act 2015-513, 1st
Sp. Sess., §5.)...
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45-48-142.23
Section 45-48-142.23 Fire protection service fee - Referendum. (a) After the county commission
establishes a fire district, the qualified electors of that district may file a petition,
signed by at least five percent of the qualified electors in the fire district who voted in
the last general election, with the office of the judge of probate who shall then order a
referendum to be held in the fire district on the question of establishing a fire protection
service fee for the fire district. Section 45-48-142.27 shall apply to all elections provided
by this subpart. (b) The petition shall contain the name and description of the fire district
area and shall request the judge of probate to call an election on the following question:
"Do you favor the assessment of a fire service fee in the amount of $ (dollars) a month
for the purpose of funding fire protection services in this volunteer fire district? Yes No"
(c) The fee shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) a month. (Act 2013-403, p. 1543,...
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45-26-142.03
Section 45-26-142.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon a petition being filed in the offices
of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, the judges of probate of both
counties, acting jointly, shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the
question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election. (b) The petition shall
be signed by 50 qualified property owners which shall include owners of all parcels of property
comprising 25 percent or greater, whether considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations
of parcels, owned by a single person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage
located within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) When filed in the offices of the
Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, each petition in each county shall be
accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to
be applied to defray the costs of compiling a list of qualified voters....
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45-37-140.13
Section 45-37-140.13 Annexation; referendum; hearing; reestablishment of boundaries. (a) Whenever
any municipal corporation in Jefferson County annexes any portion of a district and a petition
is filed with the clerk of the municipality requesting annexation of the remaining portion
of the district, the petition containing the following: (1) signatures of 20 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or signatures of 200 qualified electors, whichever
is less, and (2) a written statement signed by at least two members of the board of trustees
of the district reciting that those signing the petition constitute either 10 percent of the
qualified electors residing within the district or 100 qualified electors residing within
the district, whichever is applicable, and (3) a description of the district; then the governing
body of such municipal corporation shall provide for and finance the cost of a referendum
election wherein the remaining qualified voter residents of...
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45-30-140.05
Section 45-30-140.05 Fire protection service fee - Approval; construction and application;
subsequent referenda. (a) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are affirmative
votes, the fire protection service fee on each residence, dwelling, and business within the
geographic boundaries of the fire district shall become effective on the first day of the
next month following approval and shall be paid within one year following approval. For the
purposes of this article, a "dwelling" shall be defined as any building, structure,
or other improvement to real property used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence
for one or more human beings, including, but not limited to, (1) a building, structure, or
improvement assessed for purposes of state and county ad valorem taxation, as Class III single-family
owner-occupied residential property, (2) a duplex or an apartment building, and (3) any mobile
home or house trailer. A building, structure, or other improvement shall be...
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45-48-142.24
Section 45-48-142.24 Fire protection service fee - Approval, construction and application;
subsequent referenda. (a) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are affirmative
votes, the fire service fee on each residence, dwelling, and business within the geographic
boundaries of the fire district shall become effective on the first day of the next month
following approval and shall be paid within one year following approval. For the purpose of
this subpart, a dwelling shall be defined as any building, structure, or other improvement
to real property used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human
beings, including specifically and without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (1) A
building, structure, or improvement assessed for purposes of state and county ad valorem taxation,
as Class III single-family owner-occupied residential property. (2) A duplex or an apartment
building. (3) Any mobile home or house trailer. (b) A building, structure, or...
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45-26-142.12
Section 45-26-142.12 Service charge or fee - Election; proposed changes. (a) The petition for
the election on the question of a service charge, which may accompany the petition for the
election on the establishment of the proposed district, as provided in Section 45-26-142.03,
shall be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 percent or greater, whether
considered as single contiguous parcels or combinations of parcels owned by a single person,
firm, corporation, or other legal entity, of the acreage located within the boundaries of
the proposed district and shall state specifically the charge proposed to be assessed including
the basis and manner to be assessed. The petition may request that an election be held on
more than one proposed charge. (b) No service charge shall be increased or decreased unless
the same has been first approved by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters in
the district at an election held under this part. (c) An election on the...
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45-5-141.20
Section 45-5-141.20 Powers and duties; annual dues; board of trustees; referendum election.
(a) This section shall apply only in Blount County. (b) A district for the delivery of fire
and emergency medical services may be formed in any unincorporated area of the county pursuant
to this section subject to the approval of a majority of the qualified electors who vote at
a referendum election for that purpose in the proposed district and for the approval of the
mandatory annual dues of the district. (c) In order to call for a referendum election for
the formation of a district, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the registered
voters who reside in the proposed district shall be presented to the county commission and
the Judge of Probate of Blount County. The petition shall contain an accurate legal description
of the proposed area and shall state the name of the proposed district. The petition for the
establishment of a district shall be accompanied by a request for the...
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45-31-141.12
Section 45-31-141.12 Approval of service charge or fee. (a) No service charge or fee shall
be levied unless the same has first been approved by the majority of the votes cast at an
election held hereunder by the qualified electors residing within the district, or within
the proposed district. (b) An election on the question levying a service charge or fee in
a proposed district may be held at the same time that the election is held on the creation
of the district; provided that the petition for the election on the question of the service
charge or fee accompanies the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed
district as provided herein. An election on the question of a service charge or fee may be
held upon the board of the district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for an election
as provided. The board shall file in the office of the judge of probate a petition that he
or she call an election in the district on the question of whether the service...
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45-26-142.11
Section 45-26-142.11 Service charge or fee - Approval; collection. (a) No service charge may
be assessed unless the service charge is approved at a referendum election of the qualified
voters in the district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. (b)
Any service charge assessed shall be collected by the revenue commissioner of the county where
the property is located and distributed to the board of the district for fire protection and
emergency medical services and for the administration of the district. (c) The expenses of
establishing and maintaining the district shall be paid for by the proceeds of the service
charge, which shall be assessed and collected from qualified property owners within the district.
The revenues collected from each district, less any costs of collection, shall be used for
fire protection and emergency medical services in the district. The service charge shall be
a personal obligation of the owner of the property served by the...
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