SB 272

Bill Subjects

Abstract

The Fire Protection District Law of 1987 provides for the formation and administration of fire protection districts. That law provides that a district may be formed by adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city that contains territory proposed to be included in the district. That law provides that whenever a district board determines that it is in the public interest to provide different services, to provide different levels of service, or to raise additional revenues within specific areas of the district, it may form one or more service zones by adopting a resolution that includes specified information, fixing the date, time, and place for public hearing on the formation of the zone, publishing notice, as specified, hearing and considering any protests to the formation of the zone at the hearing, and, at the conclusion of the hearing, adopting a resolution ordering the formation of the zone. If a resolution adopted after the public hearing would substantially expand the provision of services outside of an existing service zone and the extension of service would result in those persons in the expanded area paying charges for the expansion of services, this bill would provide that the resolution does not become effective unless approved by a majority of the voters within the expanded service area. If a resolution adopted after the public hearing would substantially expand the provision of services outside of an existing service zone and the extension of service would result in those persons within the existing service zone paying increased charges for the expansion of services, the bill would provide that the resolution does not become effective unless approved by a majority of the voters within the existing service zone of the district. The bill would provide that a resolution substantially expands the provision of services outside an existing service zone if a service would be extended to as many or more parcels that received that service within the then existing service zone.