45-37-140.14
Section 45-37-140.14 Abolition of district. (a) Any district created hereunder may be abolished
in the manner provided for in this section; provided, however, that no district shall be abolished
when it has any indebtedness. (1) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, conforming
to the requirements set forth below, being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall
order an election on abolition of the district to be held in the district with the time provided
for by Section 45-37-140.04 unless the petition is submitted less than one year before the
next scheduled primary, primary runoff, or a general election in which case the election shall
be held at the next scheduled primary, primary runoff, or a general election, at which qualified
electors residing within the district shall be entitled to vote. The number of qualified electors
residing in the district signing the petition shall not be less than the smaller of these
two numbers: 500, or a number equal to 10 percent of...
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45-49-140.13
Section 45-49-140.13 Abolition of district. (a) Any district may be abolished in the manner
provided for in this section; provided, however, that no district shall be abolished or diminished
when it has any indebtedness. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, being filed
with the judge of probate, he or she shall order an election on abolition of the district
to be held in the district within the time provided for by Section 45-49-140.02. The qualified
electors residing within the district shall be entitled to vote in the election. The petition
shall be signed by at least 100 qualified property owners of the district. It shall contain
a recital that the district is not indebted, and it shall request the judge of probate to
order an election on whether the district shall be abolished. Upon the officers' canvassing
the returns of the election certifying that abolition of the district was approved by a majority
of the votes cast at the election, the district shall be...
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45-31-141.13
Section 45-31-141.13 Abolition of district. (a) Any district created hereunder may be abolished
in the manner provided for by this section; provided, however, that no district shall be abolished
when it has any indebtedness. All assets and equipment shall go to the Geneva County Volunteer
Firefighters Association. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of a district, conforming to
the requirements set forth below, being filed with the judge of probate, he or she shall order
an election on abolition of the district within the time provided, at which the qualified
electors residing within the district shall be entitled to vote. The petition shall be signed
by at least 100 qualified electors of the district. It shall contain a recital that the district
is not indebted and it shall request the judge of probate to order an election on whether
the district shall be abolished. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the election
certifying that abolition of the district was approved by a...
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45-26-142.13
Section 45-26-142.13 Abolition of district. (a) The district may be abolished in the manner
provided for in this section; however, the district shall not be abolished or diminished when
it has any indebtedness. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of the district being filed with
the judges of probate, the judges of probate of both counties, acting jointly, shall order
an election on the abolition of the district to be held in the district within the time provided
for by Section 45-26-142.04. The qualified property owners residing within the district shall
be entitled to vote in the election. The petition shall be signed by at least 300 qualified
property owners of the district. It shall contain a recital that the district is not indebted
and it shall request the judges of probate to order an election on whether the district shall
be abolished. Upon the officers canvassing the returns of the votes and determining that abolition
of the district was approved by a majority of the votes...
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45-37-140.03
Section 45-37-140.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon any petition provided for in this section
being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, he or she 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 at least 100 qualified electors
residing within the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The petition shall contain a
description of the area which is proposed to be established as a district under this article
and shall request the judge of product to call an election on one or more of the following
questions: (1) Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires? (2) Shall
there be created for the area a district for garbage disposal? (3) Shall there be created
for the area a district for fighting fires and (d) The petition shall state the name of the
proposed district. The board of trustees of a district may change the name of...
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45-49-140.11
Section 45-49-140.11 Service charges - Election. (a) No service charge shall be levied unless
the same has been first 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 of levying a service charge 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 accompanies the petition
for the election on the establishment of the proposed district as provided in Section 45-49-140.02.
An election on the question of a service charge may be held upon the board of trustees of
a district submitting to the judge of probate a petition for such election as hereinafter
provided. The board of trustees 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...
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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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45-5-141.20
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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