45-49-142.02
Section 45-49-142.02 Duties of board. The board shall review and evaluate the delivery of volunteer fire services to owners of dwellings and commercial buildings within the unincorporated area in Mobile County Commission District 1 and any incorporated area in the district served by a volunteer fire department. The board shall study and evaluate fire suppression, emergency communication and dispatch, water supply and facilities, and the adequacy of fire protection within the district. The board shall also review and collect data regarding a reasonable fire protection and suppression service fee for funding fire protection, suppression, and emergency dispatch. The board shall report its findings to the Mobile County Commission no later than August 1, 2020. Thereafter, the board shall continue to serve in an advisory capacity as long as needed by the Mobile County Commission. (Act 2015-258, § 4; Act 2019-152, § 1(4).)...
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45-49-142.01
Section 45-49-142.01 Creation of North Mobile County Volunteer Fire Department Board. (a) The Mobile County Commission may create a North Mobile County Volunteer Fire Department Board, hereinafter referred to as the board. (b) The jurisdiction of the board pursuant to this part shall be all unincorporated area in Mobile County Commission District 1 and any incorporated area in the district served by a volunteer fire department. (c) The board shall be composed of five members who are qualified electors in the unincorporated area in Mobile County Commission District 1 or any incorporated area in the district served by a volunteer fire department and property owners subject to the fire protection and suppression service fee provided in this part. All members shall serve without compensation, and no member shall be a county officer or employee. (d) The Mobile County Commission shall appoint the members of the board as follows: Three members shall be members of a volunteer fire department;...
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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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45-4-244.20
Section 45-4-244.20 County sales tax to parallel state tax; exemptions; collection and disposition of funds; enforcement. (a) All words, terms, and phrases that are defined in Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40 shall, where used in this section have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in Article 1 except where the context herein clearly indicates a different meaning. In addition, the following words, terms, and phrases where used in this section shall have the following respective meanings except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) STATE SALES TAX STATUTES. Article 1 of Chapter 23 of Title 40, which levies a retail sales tax for state purposes, and includes all statutes, heretofore enacted, which expressly set forth any exemptions from the computation of the tax levied in Article 1 and all other statutes heretofore enacted which expressly apply to, or purport to affect, the administration of Article 1 and the incidence and collection of the tax imposed...
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45-17-140
Section 45-17-140 Fire protection service fee. (a) The provisions of this section shall apply only to those portions of Colbert County located outside the corporate boundaries of the Cities of Tuscumbia, Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals. (b) The Legislature hereby declares that volunteer fire departments that receive funds pursuant to this section are organizations which are public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the county. (c)(1) There is hereby levied on the owner of each dwelling and on the owner of each building or commercial building or facility located in those portions of Colbert County located outside the corporate boundaries of the Cities of Tuscumbia, Sheffield, and Muscle Shoals a fire protection service fee of fifty dollars ($50) per year. (2) For the purposes of this section 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...
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45-30-140.07
Section 45-30-140.07 Fire protection service fee - Collection and disposition. (a) The fire protection service fee shall be collected with taxes and shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. The fire protection fee shall begin to be assessed at the beginning of the month after the approval of the fee and shall be collected annually with annual property tax payments. The proceeds of the collected fees, minus an administration fee not to exceed three percent, shall be paid to the respective volunteer fire district or to the City of Russellville. (b) Funds paid to the...
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45-3-140.03
Section 45-3-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Levy; definitions; exemption. (a) There is levied on the owner of each residence or dwelling in Barbour County, a fire protection service fee of thirty dollars ($30) per year and on each commercial business at a specified location, a fire protection service fee of seventy-five dollars ($75) per year. (b) For purposes of this article, a "residence or 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) Any building, structure, or improvement assessed, for the purposes of state and county ad valorem taxation, as "Class III" single-family owner-occupied residential property. (2) Any mobile home or house trailer used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human beings. (c) Any buildings, structure, or other improvement shall be classified as a "dwelling"...
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45-35-140.02
Section 45-35-140.02 Fire protection service fee - Levy; definitions; exemption. (a) There is levied on the owner of each dwelling and commercial building located in those portions of Houston County located outside the corporate boundaries of the City of Dothan a fire protection service fee of thirty dollars ($30) per year. (b) 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) such 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) residential property used to generate rental income, and (4) any mobile home or house trailer used or expected to be used as a dwelling or residence for one or more human beings. (c) Any such building,...
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45-39-140.03
Section 45-39-140.03 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced as closely as possible at the same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. The proceeds of the fee shall be paid into a special county fund. Within 30 days of payment into the special fund, the county commission shall divide the funds equally among all eligible volunteer fire departments. The county commission may establish rules and procedures regarding the transfer, investing, accounting, and handling of the funds. (Act 90-441, p. 604, §4.)...
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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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