(HB 1247)
Ambulance districts, provisions revised.
Section
1.
That
§
34-11A-5
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-5.
If the proposed district is situated within two or more counties, the county auditor
of the county
wherein
containing
the largest area
is contained
, shall confer with the auditor
or
auditors
of
the
any
other
counties
county
concerned, and shall obtain a certificate as to the
adequacy of the petitions or resolution pertaining to
the
such
county
or counties, and thereafter he
.
Thereafter the auditor of the county containing the largest area
shall designate a time and place for
hearing before a joint meeting of the boards of county commissioners of all counties in which the
proposed district is to be situated and shall give notice thereof by publication in a manner provided
in
§
34-11A-6.
Section
2.
That
§
34-11A-12
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-12.
Permanent organization shall be effected by the election of a board of directors
consisting of not less than five residents of the district.
No employee of the ambulance district may
serve as a director.
Section
3.
That
§
34-11A-19
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-19.
The estimate provided by
§
34-11A-18 shall be certified by the president and
secretary to
the proper
any affected
county auditor
or county auditors
, on or before June thirtieth
of each year, who shall levy a tax not to exceed one dollar per thousand dollars of taxable valuation
of the property within the district for the maintenance of the ambulance district for the fiscal year
as provided by law.
Section
4.
That
§
34-11A-28
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-28.
The boundaries of any ambulance district organized under the provisions of this
chapter may be changed in the manner prescribed
by
§
§
34-11A-4 to 34-11A-10, inclusive
for
establishment of a district, or the board of directors of an ambulance district may submit a proposed
decrease in the size of the district to voters at an annual or special meeting
, but the changes of
boundaries of any such district may not impair or affect its organization or its right in or to
property; nor may it impair, affect or discharge any contract, obligation, lien, or change for or upon
which it might be liable had such change of boundaries not been made.
Signed February 28, 2000.