357J.1 Authorization and purpose. 1. This chapter authorizes a pilot project for which a county of the state may establish an emergency response district. 2. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a county within the state an opportunity to participate in a pilot project having a new governance structure to facilitate the delivery […]
357J.10 Approval of district property tax levy. Annually, the commission shall propose the levy of a tax of not more than one dollar and sixty and three-quarters cents per one thousand dollars of assessed value on all taxable property within the district. A proposed property tax levy rate shall not be approved by the commission […]
357J.11 Governance authority — commission. The district shall be governed by a commission, as defined in section 357J.2. 2008 Acts, ch 1152, §11
357J.12 Commission powers. 1. The commission may purchase, own, rent, or maintain fire and emergency medical services apparatus or equipment within the state or outside the territorial jurisdiction and boundary limits of this state, provide housing for such apparatus and equipment, provide fire protection service and emergency medical service and facilities, and may certify for […]
357J.13 District fire chief. The commission shall appoint a district fire chief who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall be responsible for the coordination of fire protection service and emergency medical service throughout the district. 2008 Acts, ch 1152, §13
357J.14 Fire chiefs. The district fire chief shall appoint an assistant fire chief for each existing fire department and station within the district who shall be responsible for delivery of fire protection service and emergency medical service within the areas designated by the commission pursuant to section 357J.12. 2008 Acts, ch 1152, §14
357J.15 Cities within the district. If a city is included in a district, the maximum tax levy authorized for the general fund of that city under section 384.1 shall be reduced by the amount of the tax rate levied within the city by the district. Such city shall not be responsible for providing fire protection […]
357J.16 Bonds in anticipation of revenue. A district may anticipate the collection of taxes by the levy authorized in section 357J.10, and to carry out the purposes of this chapter may issue bonds payable in not more than ten equal installments with the rate of interest not exceeding that permitted by chapter 74A. An indebtedness […]
357J.17 Transition — township tax discontinued. When the boundary lines of the district include all or a portion of a township and the district has certified a tax levy within the township for the purpose of fire protection service and emergency medical service, the township trustees shall no longer levy the tax provided by section […]
357J.18 Transition — emergency medical services district taxes discontinued. When the boundary lines of the emergency response district include all or a portion of an emergency medical services district under chapter 357F or chapter 357G and the emergency response district has certified a tax to be levied on property located within the emergency medical services […]
357J.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the board of supervisors of a county. 2. “Commission” means a governing body composed of a member of the board of supervisors, the sheriff, and the mayor from each city within the district. A member of the commission shall not […]
357J.3 Motion for public hearing. 1. The board of supervisors of any county having a population of at least sixteen thousand nine hundred twenty-five but not more than sixteen thousand nine hundred fifty, according to the 2000 certified federal census, shall, on the board’s own motion, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of a […]
357J.4 District — boundary changes. 1. The boundary lines of a district may include any incorporated or unincorporated areas within a county. 2. The boundary lines of a district shall not be changed after the district is established except as provided in this subsection. a. The boundary lines of a district shall be changed and […]
357J.5 Time of hearing. The public hearing required in section 357J.3 shall be held within thirty days of the adoption of the motion. Notice of hearing shall be given by publication in two successive issues of any newspaper of general circulation within the district. The last publication shall be not less than one week before […]
357J.6 District established — plan — pilot authorized. 1. Within ten days after the hearing, the board shall adopt a resolution establishing the district or abandoning the board’s motion. 2. Within ten days after establishing a district, the board shall submit a plan to the state fire marshal’s office and the county finance committee. The […]
357J.7 Pilot project — five years — report. 1. A district established by the board and having a plan approved by the state fire marshal under section 357J.6 is authorized to proceed and continue as a pilot project for five years beginning on July 1 of the fiscal year following the date of the board’s […]
357J.8 Engineer. 1. When the pilot project is approved, the board shall appoint a civil engineer or county engineer who shall prepare a preliminary plat showing: a. The proper design in general outline of the district. b. The lots and parcels of land within the proposed district as they appear on the county auditor’s plat […]
357J.9 Hearing on engineer’s report. After the engineer’s report is filed, the board shall give notice, as provided in section 357J.5, of a public hearing to be held concerning the engineer’s preliminary plat. Within ten days after the hearing, the board shall, by resolution, approve or disapprove the engineer’s plan. 2008 Acts, ch 1152, §9
