CHAPTER 166
(SB 47)
Ambulance districts, special assessment authority provided.
ENTITLED, An Act
provide special assessment authority to ambulance districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That
§
34-11A-16
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-16.
The board of directors
shall have
has
the following general powers:
(1)
To determine upon a general ambulance service program for the district;
(2)
To manage and conduct the business affairs of the district;
(3)
To make and execute contracts in the name of and on behalf of the district;
(4)
To purchase or lease such ambulance equipment, supplies
,
and other real or personal
property as
shall
may
be necessary
and proper
to carry out the ambulance service
program of the district;
(5)
To incur indebtedness on behalf of the district within the limits prescribed by
§
34-11A-24, and to authorize the issuance of evidences of
such
the
indebtedness
permitted under this subdivision, and to pledge any real or personal property owned or
acquired by the district as security
for the same
;
(6)
To organize, establish, equip, maintain
,
and supervise an ambulance service to serve the
district;
(7)
Generally to perform all acts necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this chapter
;
and
(8) To levy a tax and a special assessment as provided by this chapter
.
Section
2.
That
§
34-11A-18
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-18.
The board of directors may
:
(1)
Make
make
an annual estimate of the probable expense for carrying out the ambulance
service program for the district
;
.
(2)
Annually
The board of directors shall, by resolution,
certify
such
the
estimate to the
proper county auditor in the manner provided by
§
34-11A-19.
The resolution shall state
if the estimate shall be paid by a general tax levy against all taxable real property located
within the district, by a special assessment against the real property within the district
that is specifically benefited by the project, or by both a general tax levy and a special
assessment with a portion to be paid by each.
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 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-20
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-20.
No tax in excess of sixty cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation upon the
property within an ambulance district may be levied for such district pursuant to the provisions of
this chapter.
The amount of money received from the tax levy on all property within the district plus
the amount of money received from the imposition of any special assessment within the district may
not exceed the amount which would be raised by a general tax levy of sixty cents per thousand
dollars upon all property within an ambulance district.
In no case may the amount of tax levy exceed the amount of funds required to defray the
expenses of the district for a period of one year as embraced in the annual estimate of expenses
including the amount of principal and interest upon the indebtedness of the district for the ensuing
year.
However,
any
no
district organized pursuant to this chapter is
not
subject to any general county
levy for ambulance service.
Section
5.
That
§
34-11A-21
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-21.
The tax
and the special assessment
shall be collected as other taxes
and special
assessments
are collected in the county.
Section
6.
That
§
34-11A-22
be amended to read as follows:
34-11A-22.
The tax
and the special assessment
shall be deposited with the secretary-treasurer
of the ambulance district, who shall have a surety bond in the amount of at least five thousand
dollars.
Signed February 28, 2000.