Section 45-26-141.05 – Fire Protection Fee – Use of Proceeds.
Section 45-26-141.05 Fire protection fee – Use of proceeds. Proceeds from the fire protection fee shall be used at the discretion of the individual department for fire protection, fire prevention, and emergency medical services to include, but not be limited to, fire or emergency medical equipment, fire or emergency medical supplies, training, buildings, capital improvements, […]
Section 45-26-141.07 – Alteration of District Boundaries.
Section 45-26-141.07 Alteration of district boundaries. The association may, with the consent of the affected district or districts and approval by a two-thirds majority vote of member departments in good standing, alter the boundaries of any district. The alteration may include, but not be limited to, consolidation of territory of one or more districts, creation […]
Section 45-26-141.08 – Effect of Annexation.
Section 45-26-141.08 Effect of annexation. If the annexation of territory in a district by an existing municipality or the creation of a new municipality takes in the property on which an existing fire station is located or reduces the size of the district so that the association, after approval by a majority vote of member […]
Section 45-26-141.09 – Exemptions From Fire Protection Fee.
Section 45-26-141.09 Exemptions from fire protection fee. The following are exempt from the fire protection fee levied by this part: (1) A dwelling or commercial building which is owned by the federal government, or the state, a county, or a municipality. (2) A commercial building used or to be used for religious, educational, or charitable […]
Section 45-26-141.11 – Delinquent Accounts.
Section 45-26-141.11 Delinquent accounts. In case of default in the payment of the fire protection fee, the revenue commissioner and judge of probate shall provide a list of delinquent accounts within a reasonable period of time after January 1 of each year the fire protection fee is collected, separated by district, to the association, and […]
Section 45-26-141.12 – Volunteer Fire Department Personnel; Liability of County Employees.
Section 45-26-141.12 Volunteer fire department personnel; liability of county employees. The personnel of volunteer fire departments provided for in this part shall not be considered employees, servants, or agents of the county and the members of the commission and the employees of the county shall not be liable in either their official capacity or in […]
Section 45-26-142 – Applicability.
Section 45-26-142 Applicability. This part shall be operative in the Lake Martin area in Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §1.)
Section 45-26-142.01 – Definitions.
Section 45-26-142.01 Definitions. For the purposes of this part, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) DISTRICT. A district to be known as the South Lake Martin Fire District created pursuant to this part for establishing and maintaining a system for fighting and preventing fires and a system for the operation of emergency […]
Section 45-26-142.02 – Establishment of District; Services.
Section 45-26-142.02 Establishment of district; services. A district for fighting and preventing fires and providing emergency medical services, to be known as the South Lake Martin Fire District, may be established in Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties in the proposed area in the manner hereinafter provided. The South Lake Martin Fire District shall provide support for […]
Section 45-26-142.03 – Petition for Election.
Section 45-26-142.03 Petition for election. (a) Upon a petition being filed in the offices of the Judges of Probate of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties, the judges of probate of both counties, acting jointly, shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an […]