§ 5-17-103. County Fire Chief
The county-wide fire department shall be headed by an official to be known as the county fire chief, in whom shall be vested all the powers of the agency and the right to delegate those powers to such persons as the fire chief may see fit. While responding to, operating at, or returning from an […]
§ 5-17-104. Budget
The county-wide fire department shall prepare an annual budget of anticipated receipts and expenditures, and it shall be submitted to the county legislative body or other governing body of the county. In those counties that have established fire and emergency services tax districts, the county-wide fire department shall determine what share of the total annual […]
§ 5-17-105. Fire and Emergency Services Tax Districts
The boundaries of fire and emergency services tax districts shall be determined by the county legislative body or other governing body, and shall become fixed by resolution of the county legislative body or other governing body thirty (30) days or more after notice of the determination of the boundaries of a district has been given […]
§ 5-17-106. Fire and Emergency Services Tax — Levy
The county legislative body or other governing body shall levy an annual fire and emergency services tax upon the property owners of each district. The county legislative body of any county having a population of not less than eighty thousand (80,000) nor more than eighty-three thousand (83,000), according to the 1990 federal census or any […]
§ 5-17-107. Fire and Emergency Services Tax — Inclusion in Property Tax
The fire and emergency services tax shall be assessed in the same manner as the county property tax and collected as an addition thereto. The fire and emergency services tax shall in all ways be treated as a part of the county property tax.
§ 5-14-207. Bid Specifications for Purchases of Chemical Products
Bid specifications for purchases of chemical products pursuant to this chapter shall require that the manufacturer of the chemical products create and maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for such chemical products on the national MSDSSEARCH repository or the manufacturer’s web site so that the information can be accessed by means of the Internet. […]
§ 5-16-101. Power Granted to Counties — Chapter Definitions
The various counties of this state are hereby authorized to establish, construct, install, acquire, operate and maintain urban type public facilities in any area or areas within their borders, and to charge fees, rates and charges for such facilities. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Other governing body” means only that […]
§ 5-16-102. Resolution of Authorization
For the exercise of the powers conferred by this chapter, a county shall authorize same by resolution adopted by a majority of the county legislative body or other governing body. Such resolution shall provide for the exercise of such powers by either: Some agency of the county already in existence; A public works department to […]
§ 5-16-103. Board of Public Utilities. [For Contingent Amendment, See the Compiler’s notes.]
In the event the resolution provides for the exercise of the powers provided for in this chapter by a board, upon the approval of the resolution, the county mayor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the county legislative body, three (3), five (5) or seven (7) persons to comprise what shall be known as “the […]
§ 5-16-104. Superintendent — Appointment — Compensation — Powers Exercised on Behalf of County
The general supervision and control of the acquisition, improvement, operation and maintenance of the urban type public facilities as provided in this chapter shall be in charge of the board or other agency as provided in this chapter. If the powers of this chapter are exercised by an agency other than the board as provided […]