Section 45-26-141 – Applicability.

Section 45-26-141 Applicability. This part shall be operative only in Elmore County. (Act 95-393, p. 800, §1.)

Section 45-26-141.01 – Legislative Intent.

Section 45-26-141.01 Legislative intent. It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the financing of a system for fire protection, fire prevention, emergency medical services, and related services and facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of the county in areas in which the services and facilities might not otherwise be available. This […]

Section 45-26-141.02 – Definitions.

Section 45-26-141.02 Definitions. As used in this part, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) ASSOCIATION. The Elmore County Firefighters Association. (2) AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT. Amendment No. 567 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, proposed by Act No. 94-483 enacted at the 1994 Regular Session of the Legislature and […]

Section 45-26-141.03 – Fire Protection Fee – Levy, Collection, and Administration.

Section 45-26-141.03 Fire protection fee – Levy, collection, and administration. The commission is authorized to collect beginning October 1, 1995, and each successive year in all districts, a fire protection fee with respect to each dwelling and commercial building located within the boundaries of each district. The fee shall be levied, collected, and administered as […]

Section 45-26-141.04 – Fire Protection Fee – Eligibility to Receive Proceeds.

Section 45-26-141.04 Fire protection fee – Eligibility to receive proceeds. To be eligible to receive proceeds from the fire protection fee, each department shall be a member in good standing in the Elmore County Firefighters Association. For the purpose of this part, good standing is defined as being current on all association dues, being incorporated […]

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 […]