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ID Code § 31-1415 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1415 - ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — MEETINGS — OFFICERS — OFFICIAL BONDS.

31-1415. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — MEETINGS — OFFICERS — OFFICIAL BONDS. Immediately after qualifying, the board of fire protection commissioners shall meet and organize as a board, and at that time, and whenever thereafter vacancies in the respective offices may occur, they shall elect a president from their number, and shall appoint a secretary and treasurer who may also be from their number, all of whom shall hold office during the pleasure of the board, or for terms fixed by the board. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be filled by the same person. Certified copies of all such appointments, under the hand of each of the commissioners, shall be forthwith filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners and with the tax collector of the county. As soon as practicable after the organization of the first board of fire protection commissioners, and thereafter when deemed expedient or necessary, such board shall designate a day and hour on which regular meetings shall be held and a place for the holding thereof, which shall be within the district. Regular meetings shall be held at least quarterly. The minutes of all meetings must show what bills are submitted, considered, allowed or rejected. The secretary shall make a list of all bills presented, showing to whom payable, for what service or material, when and where used, amount claimed, allowed or disallowed. Such list shall be acted on by the board. All meetings of the board must be public, and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All fire protection districts shall meet the financial audit filing requirements as provided in section 67-450B, Idaho Code. All meetings of fire protection boards shall be noticed and run in accordance with the open meeting law provided for in chapter 2, title 74, Idaho Code, inclusive. All records of fire protection districts shall be available to the public in accordance with the provisions of public records law as provided for in chapter 1, title 74, Idaho Code. The officers of the district shall take and file with the secretary, an oath for faithful performance of the duties of the respective offices. The treasurer shall on his appointment execute and file with the secretary an official bond in compliance with section 41-2604, Idaho Code, in such an amount as may be fixed by the fire protection board but in no case less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).  History: [(31-1415) 31-1413, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 13, p. 324; am. 1982, ch. 331, sec. 1, p. 838; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 12, p. 1000; am. 2015, ch. 141, sec. 54, p. 419.]
ID Code § 31-1416 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1416 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS ARE GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS OF IDAHO AND BODIES POLITIC AND CORPORATE.

31-1416. FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS ARE GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS OF IDAHO AND BODIES POLITIC AND CORPORATE. Every fire protection district upon being organized as provided by this chapter shall be a governmental subdivision of the state of Idaho and a body politic and corporate, and as such has the power specified in this chapter. Its powers can be exercised only by the fire protection board or by agents and officers acting under their authority, or authority of law. The name of the district designated in the order of the board of county commissioners declaring the territory duly organized as a fire protection district, shall be the corporate name of such district, and it must be known and designated thereby in all actions and proceedings touching its corporate right, property and duties.  History: [(31-1416) 31-1414, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 14, p. 324; am. 1978, ch. 336, sec. 1, p. 867; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 13, p. 1000.]
ID Code § 31-1417 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1417 - CORPORATE POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF FIRE PROTECTION COMMISSIONERS.

31-1417. CORPORATE POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF FIRE PROTECTION COMMISSIONERS. A board of fire protection commissioners shall have discretionary powers to manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district. The discretionary powers shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) To sue and be sued. (2) To purchase, hold, sell and convey real property, make such contracts, and purchase, hold, sell and dispose of such personal property as may be necessary or convenient for the purposes of this chapter. (3) To levy and apply such taxes for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction as are authorized by law, and to approve the annual district budget by resolution of the board. (4) To make and execute all necessary contracts. (5) To adopt such rules and resolutions as may be necessary to carry out their duties and responsibilities. (6) To hire, pay, promote, discipline and terminate district employees, contractors and agents, or delegate such powers. (7) To set compensation and benefit levels for employees, commissioners, contractors and agents. (8) To appoint members of district appeals boards and investigatory boards for the purpose of handling personnel matters or disputes concerning fire code enforcement issues, and to appoint other boards or committees that commissioners deem necessary for carrying out the purposes and policies of this chapter. (9) To enforce the fire code and rules adopted by the state fire marshal pursuant to chapter 2, title 41, Idaho Code. (10) To charge and collect reasonable fees for services provided to residents of the fire protection district or city, in accordance with the provisions of sections 63-1311 and 63-1311A, Idaho Code.  History: [(31-1417) 31-1415, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 15, p. 324; am. 1965, ch. 19, sec. 1, p. 32; am. 1996, ch. 360, sec. 4, p. 1214; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 14, p. 1001.]
ID Code § 31-1419 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1419 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT HAS LEGAL TITLE TO PROPERTY.

31-1419. FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT HAS LEGAL TITLE TO PROPERTY. The legal title to all property acquired under the provisions of this chapter shall immediately and by operation of law, vest in such fire protection district, and shall be held by such district in trust for and is hereby dedicated and set apart to the uses and purposes set forth in this chapter. Said board is hereby authorized and empowered to hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy, possess, sell, convey and dispose of said property, whether real or personal, as in this chapter provided; and to institute and maintain any and all actions and proceedings, suits at law or in equity necessary or proper in order to fully carry out the provisions of this chapter, or to enforce, maintain, protect or preserve any and all rights, privileges and immunities created by this chapter or acquired in pursuance thereof. In all courts, actions, suits or proceedings, the said board may sue, appear and defend, in person or by attorneys, and in the name of such fire protection district.  History: [(31-1419) 31-1417, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 17, p. 324; am. 1965, ch. 19, sec. 2, p. 32; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 16, p. 1002.]
ID Code § 31-1421 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1421 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS — EXPENSES — LIABILITY.

31-1421. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS — EXPENSES — LIABILITY. (1) Fire protection district commissioners may receive reasonable compensation for their services as commissioners. The fire protection board shall fix commissioner benefits and compensation for the fiscal year. Compensation for performing district business shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day. If a city, county, state or federal declaration of emergency or disaster exists within the boundaries of the fire protection district, the board may set special compensation for commissioners by a resolution that shall be applied to commissioner compensation only upon a majority vote of the board and shall continue only for as long as the city, county, state or federal declaration of emergency or disaster remains in effect within the boundaries of the fire protection district. District business shall include time spent preparing for and attending regular and special board meetings and meetings of committees established by the board. Additional compensation, if approved by a majority of the fire protection board, may be calculated for commissioners who attend county or state agency meetings, educational classes, seminars and other miscellaneous district business. Commissioners may also participate in the district’s employee benefit package in the same manner as employees or volunteers. Any proposed commissioner benefits and annual compensation shall be published as a separate line item in the annual budget of the fire protection district. (2) Actual expenses of commissioners for travel, and other district expenses approved by the board, shall be paid to the commissioners in addition to their annual compensation and benefits. The payment for expenses shall be paid from the funds of the fire protection district on either a per diem basis or upon the presentation of itemized receipts to the treasurer. (3) The board shall fix the annual compensation and benefits to be paid to the other officers, agents and employees of the fire district, which shall be paid out of the treasury of the fire district. (4) The district shall be liable and responsible for the actions and omissions of the commissioners, officers, agents and employees of the district, when the commissioners, officers, agents and employees are performing their duties within the course and scope of their employment with the district and on behalf of the district.  History: [31-1421, added 2006, ch. 318, sec. 19, p. 1004; am. 2018, ch. 18, sec. 1, p. 30.]
ID Code § 31-1422 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1422 - BUDGET AND HEARING — NOTICE OF HEARING — PUBLIC INSPECTION.

31-1422. BUDGET AND HEARING — NOTICE OF HEARING — PUBLIC INSPECTION. (1) The fire protection district board shall adopt a budget and shall cause a public hearing to be held upon such budget, prior to certifying a tax levy to the board of county commissioners of each county within the district, or having a portion of its territory within the district. (2) Notice of the budget hearing meeting shall be posted at least ten (10) full days prior to the date of said meeting in at least one (1) conspicuous place in each fire protection district to be determined by the board; a copy of such notice shall also be published in a daily or weekly newspaper published within such district, in one (1) issue thereof, during such ten (10) day period. The place, hour and day of such hearing shall be specified in said notice, as well as the place where such budget may be examined prior to such hearing. A full and complete copy of such proposed budget shall be published with and as a part of the publication of such notice of hearing. (3) Such budget shall be available for public inspection from and after the date of the posting of notices of hearing as in this section provided, at such place and during such business hours as the board may direct. (4) A quorum of the board shall attend such hearing and explain the proposed budget and hear any and all objections thereto. (5) The fiscal year of a fire protection district shall commence either on the first day of October of each calendar year, or on the first day of January of each calendar year, as established by resolution of the fire protection district board of commissioners.  History: [(31-1422) 31-1419A, added 1982, ch. 362, sec. 1, p. 913; am. 2005, ch. 26, sec. 1, p. 132; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 20, p. 1004.]
ID Code § 31-1424 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1424 - DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

31-1424. DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The board of county commissioners, at the time of making the annual county levies, shall make a levy upon all the taxable property not exempt from taxation within each district within the county in the same amount as the levy made by the board of commissioners of each fire protection district, and shall certify such levy or levies to the county auditor, and said auditor shall extend such levy on the rolls of the county, as other county taxes are extended; such special taxes so levied, as aforesaid, shall constitute a lien upon the property so assessed and shall be due and payable at the same time and in all respects are to be collected in the same manner as the state and county taxes, except that the tax collector must keep a separate list thereof and must list said tax in his receipt to the taxpayers and must pay to the county treasurer as he pays other taxes, specify to the treasurer what taxes they are and take a separate receipt therefor, and keep separate accounts thereof.  History: [(31-1424) 31-1421, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 21, p. 324; am. 1947, ch. 219, sec. 2, p. 525; am. 1984, ch. 202, sec. 5, p. 497; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 22, p. 1005.]
ID Code § 31-1425 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1425 - EXEMPTIONS.

31-1425. EXEMPTIONS. (1) All public utilities, as defined in section 61-129, Idaho Code, shall be exempt from taxation under the provisions of this chapter and shall not be entitled to the privileges or protection hereby provided without their consent in writing filed with the clerk of the board of county commissioners. Provided however, the board of fire protection commissioners, may enter into an agreement with a public utility for the purpose of affording the privileges or protection provided by the fire protection district to all, or such portion, of the property of the public utility as may be agreed upon between the parties and upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon between the parties to the agreement. (2) The board of county commissioners, upon application and recommendation of the board of fire protection commissioners, may, by an ordinance enacted by not later than the second Monday of July, exempt all or a portion of the unimproved real property within the district from taxation, and may exempt all or a portion of the taxable personal property within the district from taxation. Any ordinance of the board of county commissioners granting an exemption from taxation under the provisions of this section must provide that each category of property is treated uniformly. Notice of intent to adopt an ordinance which exempts unimproved real property shall be provided to property owners of record in substantially the same manner as required in section 67-6511(2)(b), Idaho Code, as if the ordinance were making a zoning district boundary change.  History: [(31-1425) 31-1422, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 22, p. 324; am. 1985, ch. 153, sec. 1, p. 410; am. 1996, ch. 105, sec. 1, p. 407; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 23, p. 1006; am. 2013, ch. 216, sec. 4, p. 510.]
ID Code § 31-1426 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1426 - HANDLING OF DISTRICT FUNDS.

31-1426. HANDLING OF DISTRICT FUNDS. (1) The tax receipts collected by the county as provided for in section 31-1424, Idaho Code, and other funds shall immediately be paid over by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the fire protection district, who shall deposit the same in a bank and be handled in the manner prescribed by the state depository law and all other funds received, by or on behalf of the district, shall be deposited by the treasurer to the credit of the district fund and shall be drawn only upon voucher and by check bearing the signature of the treasurer and at least one (1) commissioner, or in the event that the treasurer is unavailable, checks may be signed by two (2) commissioners. Provided however, upon written resolution of the board, checks may be signed by designated representatives who have been bonded in amounts deemed appropriate by the board. (2) It is hereby made the duty of the treasurer of the fire protection district to keep account of the district’s funds; to place to the credit of the district all moneys received by him from the collector of taxes or from any other officer charged with the collection of taxes as the proceeds of taxes levied by the fire protection board, or from any other sources, and of all other moneys belonging to the district and to pay over all moneys belonging to the district on legally drawn warrants or orders of the district officers entitled to draw the same. (3) No checks or warrants shall be signed until it is determined that the payment has been legally authorized, that the money has been duly appropriated by the board, and that such appropriation has not been exhausted. No checks or warrants shall be drawn in excess of the moneys actually in the district treasury. Provided however, warrants may be issued in anticipation of a levy except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The district shall pay warrants presented for payment provided there is money in the treasury for that purpose. (4) All warrants for the payment of an indebtedness of a fire protection district which are unpaid due to lack of funds shall bear interest at a rate to be fixed by the fire protection board from the date of the registering of such unpaid warrants with the treasurer. Provided however, that the dollar amount of the warrants shall not exceed the revenue provided for the year in which the indebtedness was incurred.  History: [(31-1426) 31-1423, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 23, p. 324; am. 1996, ch. 360, sec. 6, p. 1215; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 24, p. 1006.]
ID Code § 31-1428 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1428 - CARRY OVER — FUND BALANCE.

31-1428. CARRY OVER — FUND BALANCE. The board of commissioners of a fire protection district may accumulate fund balances at the end of a fiscal year and carry over those fund balances into the ensuing fiscal year budget for equipping and maintaining the district. A "fund balance" is the excess of the assets of a fund over its liabilities and reserves.  History: [(31-1428) 31-1424A, added 1993, ch. 329, sec. 1, p. 1228; am. and redesig. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 26, p. 1008.]
ID Code § 31-1429 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1429 - INCLUSION, ANNEXATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF AREA IN CITIES.

31-1429. INCLUSION, ANNEXATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF AREA IN CITIES. Except as otherwise provided in section 50-224, Idaho Code, any area embraced within the limits of any city may, with the consent of the governing boards of such city and the respective fire protection district, expressed by ordinance or resolution, be included within the limits of a fire protection district, when formed, or be subsequently annexed thereto. Any area in any city embraced within the limits of a fire protection district, shall, upon the consent of the governing boards of such city and fire protection district, expressed by ordinance or resolution, be withdrawn from such fire district.  History: [31-1429, added 1943, ch. 161, sec. 29, p. 324; am. 1949, ch. 82, sec. 1, p. 144; am. 1984, ch. 202, sec. 6, p. 497; am. 1996, ch. 360, sec. 8, p. 1215; am. 2006, ch. 318, sec. 28, p. 1008.]
ID Code § 31-1430 (2021)
2021 Idaho Code|Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW|Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT|Section 31-1430 - COOPERATION AND RECIPROCATING USE OF FIREFIGHTING FORCES AND APPARATUS OF DISTRICTS AND CITIES.

31-1430. COOPERATION AND RECIPROCATING USE OF FIREFIGHTING FORCES AND APPARATUS OF DISTRICTS AND CITIES. (1) Fire protection districts shall have all of the powers given to political subdivisions of the state of Idaho as set forth in section 67-2339, Idaho Code, and sections 67-2326 through 67-2333, Idaho Code, inclusive, to enter into intra-agency and mutual aid agreements with other political subdivisions, including but not limited to counties, ambulance service districts, and municipalities in Idaho and in other states for the purposes of protecting property against loss by fire, protecting life, and for all other purposes of this chapter.  (2) Any fire protection district or city fire department extinguishing a fire or responding to a call for emergency assistance to persons or property not situated within the taxing authority of the fire district or city fire department is authorized to charge a reasonable fee for the services provided and shall have a lien upon property serviced, which lien shall be filed of record against the property in the name of the district or city in the time and manner provided by section 45-507, Idaho Code, for liens of original contractors. Fire districts and cities are also authorized to charge reasonable fees for services provided to residents located within the fire district or city in accordance with the requirements and procedures contained in sections 63-1311 and 63-1311A, Idaho Code, and shall have a lien upon the property serviced as provided in this section.  History: [31-1430, added 2006, ch. 318, sec. 29, p. 1008; am. 2020, ch. 183, sec. 1, p. 574.]