Section 45-26-142.08 – Approval by Voters; Certification of Election Results.
Section 45-26-142.08 Approval by voters; certification of election results. No district shall be created unless it is approved by the majority of votes cast by the qualified voters in the proposed district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. At any election on the establishment of a district, the question […]
Section 45-26-142.09 – Board of Directors.
Section 45-26-142.09 Board of directors. (a) The affairs and business of the district shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of seven members who shall be appointed in the following manner: (1) The county commissioner or commissioners in Elmore County in whose county commission district or districts the fire district created by this […]
Section 45-26-142.10 – Powers of District; Bylaws.
Section 45-26-142.10 Powers of district; bylaws. (a) The district shall constitute a public corporation, which shall have the power to do any and all acts or things necessary and convenient for carrying out the purposes for which it is created, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) To sue and be sued. […]
Section 45-26-142.11 – Service Charge or Fee – Approval; Collection.
Section 45-26-142.11 Service charge or fee – Approval; collection. (a) No service charge may be assessed unless the service charge is approved at a referendum election of the qualified voters in the district, provided that no person may vote more than once in the election. (b) Any service charge assessed shall be collected by the […]
Section 45-26-142.12 – Service Charge or Fee – Election; Proposed Changes.
Section 45-26-142.12 Service charge or fee – Election; proposed changes. (a) The petition for the election on the question of a service charge, which may accompany the petition for the election on the establishment of the proposed district, as provided in Section 45-26-142.03, shall be signed by owners of all parcels of property comprising 25 […]
Section 45-26-142.13 – Abolition of District.
Section 45-26-142.13 Abolition of district. (a) The district may be abolished in the manner provided for in this section; however, the district shall not be abolished or diminished when it has any indebtedness. (b) Upon the petition for abolition of the district being filed with the judges of probate, the judges of probate of both […]
Section 45-26-142.04 – Time of Election.
Section 45-26-142.04 Time of election. When a petition for the holding of an election is filed with the judges of probate, the judges of probate, acting jointly, shall order the election sought by the petition to be held on a day not less than 30 days nor more than 40 calendar days from the date […]
Section 45-26-142.05 – Application of Election Laws.
Section 45-26-142.05 Application of election laws. The provisions of the election laws governing equipment at polling places, furnishing of supplies, appointment of election officers and canvassing returns at a general election shall apply to any election held pursuant to this part. (Act 2013-412, p. 1558, §6.)
Section 45-26-142.06 – Notice of Election.
Section 45-26-142.06 Notice of election. The judges of probate shall give notice of an election held under this part by publishing for three weeks, at least once a week, on the same day of each week, in a newspaper of general circulation in the territory where the election is to be held. The notice shall […]
Section 45-26-142.07 – Payment of Election Costs.
Section 45-26-142.07 Payment of election costs. (a) When an election is held on the question of the establishment of a district, the County Commissions of Elmore and Tallapoosa Counties shall equally pay for the necessary expense of advertising and conducting the election out of the general funds of the counties. If the district is established, […]