365.15 POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION. The electors at a town meeting may direct the town board to provide for police or fire protection and get, operate, and keep up police and fire apparatus. The board may act jointly with home rule charter or statutory cities and other towns in getting the apparatus. The electors can also […]
365.16 POLICE AND FIRE APPARATUS. A town board may annually levy the tax it decides is necessary for police and fire apparatus and to operate and keep up the apparatus. The tax must not be more than the amount that the electors allowed for the purpose. The board may enter into any contracts necessary to […]
365.17 JOINT FIRE EQUIPMENT WITH ADJACENT TOWNS. The town boards of adjacent towns may pool the amounts raised by the towns and jointly get and keep up fire protection apparatus for the use of the towns in common. The town boards shall jointly agree on the terms, conditions, and rules for their joint action. The […]
365.18 MS 1986 [Renumbered in part 365.181] 365.18 BOARD LEVY FOR POLICE AND FIRE APPARATUS. A town board may annually levy the tax it decides is necessary for police and fire protection and apparatus, and to operate and keep up the apparatus. The tax must not be more than the amount that the electors allowed […]
365.181 CONTRACTED FIRE SERVICE; COST DATA; ASSESSMENTS. Subdivision 1. From county, city, or volunteers. A town board may enter into a contract for fire protection and operation and upkeep of fire apparatus with the town’s county or a nearby home rule charter or statutory city. The town board may also enter into the same kind […]
365.19 RELATION OF LEVIES TO FORESTRY ACT, LEVY. Subdivision 1. Not limited by forestry levy. A levy under sections 365.15 to 365.18 is in addition to the levy and the amount of tax authorized in any one year under section 88.04. Subd. 2. Forestry Act not affected. Sections 365.15 to 365.18 do not affect Laws […]
365.20 POLICE, FIRE, WATER IN CERTAIN PLATTED TOWNS. Subdivision 1. Opt at election or annual meeting. If 50 percent or more of the total net tax capacity in a town is platted land, the electors may let the town board do what is described in this section. Mineral net tax capacity must be excluded in […]
365.21 SPECIAL ELECTION FOR POLICE, FIRE, WATER. Subdivision 1. By board or petition. A special election may be called to vote on a question under section 365.20. The town board calls the election. It may call one on its own but it must call an election if 20 percent of the electors of the town […]
365.22 CONDUCT OF ELECTION; BALLOTS, VOTING, HOURS. Subdivision 1. Like regular town election. A special election under section 365.21 must be run in the same way that elections by ballot at the regular town election are run. Subd. 2. Questions, ballot details. The questions to be voted on must be separately stated on the ballots, […]
365.23 MEETING FOR SECTION 365.20 SPENDING, PACTS, TAX. After getting general authority to do something under section 365.20, a town board must not spend money, enter into a contract, or levy a tax for that purpose without specific authority from a town meeting. The specific authority is to be given at the annual town meeting […]
365.24 ELECTION MAY REVOKE EARLIER GRANT OF POWER. The electors of a town may revoke any authority under section 365.20 given by them to the town board. The revocation must be made in an election held under section 365.21. History: (1027-10) 1927 c 219 s 5; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1
365.243 COUNTY FIRE SERVICE TO UNORGANIZED TERRITORY. Subdivision 1. Permissive. A county may provide fire protection to its unorganized territory and may levy taxes on the property in the unorganized territory for that purpose. Subd. 2. No election needed. Under sections 365.15 to 365.18, and 365.20, a county board acts for its unorganized territory. The […]
