§3531. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).] 1. District. “District” or “fire district” means a district created by vote of a group of municipalities for the purpose of providing fire protection. [PL 1997, c. 698, […]
§3532. Formation; powers 1. Formation. By vote of its legislative body, any municipality, in cooperation with one or more other municipalities, may form a district for the purposes provided in this chapter. [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).] 2. General powers; area of service. The district formed under subsection 1 is a quasi-municipal corporation […]
§3533. Management 1. Directors; officers. The affairs of a district formed under section 3532 are managed by a board of directors chosen from the inhabitants of the municipalities comprising the district. The municipal officers of each municipality shall select the directors to represent the municipality. The directors shall elect from among themselves a president, treasurer, […]
§3534. Interest in contracts A director, officer or employee of the district may not have a direct or an indirect interest in any contract entered into by or in behalf of a district for work or material, or for the purchase of material, or in any property acquired or to be acquired by the district. […]
§3535. Certificate of organization After its organization, the district shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State in accordance with Title 13, section 903. The certificate must set forth the following information: [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).] 1. Name. Name of the district; [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).] 2. Purposes. […]
§3536. Powers of directors The directors of a district may exercise all powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. [PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 698, §2 (NEW).
§3537. Estimate of expenditures; contributions; budget 1. Estimate of expenditures and revenues. At least 2 months before the beginning of the district’s fiscal year, the board of directors shall prepare and submit to the municipal officers of the municipalities comprising the district an itemized estimate of expenditures and revenues for the following calendar year, which […]
§3538. Warrant for taxes 1. Warrant. The directors shall issue their warrant in the same form as the warrant of the Treasurer of State for taxes, with proper changes, to the assessors of the municipalities comprising the district. The warrant must require the municipalities to assess the sum allocated to each municipality for payment of […]
§3539. Changes in district territory 1. Addition to territory. After initial formation of a district, a municipality may join the district upon vote of the municipality’s legislative body and upon a 2/3 vote of the board of directors. The board of directors shall determine the terms and conditions to be met by the joining municipality. […]
§3540. Dissolution At such time as a district has discharged all of its obligations and paid or provided for the payment of all of its bonded indebtedness, the board of directors, by 2/3 vote of its membership, may dissolve the district and dispose of all of its property, real and personal, in the manner authorized […]
