(a) The governing body of a fire department that seeks to become a fire protection district shall make the request by petition to the quorum court of the county, or counties if the fire department serves more than one (1) county.
(b)
(1)
(A) Upon the request by petition in subsection (a) of this section, the quorum court shall grant the petition to convert the fire department to a fire protection district within sixty (60) days of receipt of the petition.
(B) The quorum court shall respond in writing to the fire department within the sixty-day period under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section if there are issues or questions the quorum court would like addressed in the petition, but in no event shall the quorum court delay the sixty-day period under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section.
(2) The fire protection district assessments shall be listed annually beginning with the next ad valorem real property tax statement and collected under § 14-284-216.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 17 - Public Health And Welfare Improvement Districts
Chapter 284 - Fire Protection Districts
Subchapter 2 - Fire Protection Districts Outside of Cities and Towns
§ 14-284-202. Provisions supplemental
§ 14-284-203. Methods of establishment
§ 14-284-204. Establishment by petition and adoption of ordinance
§ 14-284-205. Establishment by election
§ 14-284-206. Definition of area in petition
§ 14-284-207. Quorum court to establish fire protection service area — Furnishing of maps
§ 14-284-208. Order for establishment — Board of commissioners — Appointment — Compensation
§ 14-284-209. Board of commissioners — Officers and employees
§ 14-284-210. Board of commissioners — Proceedings — Meeting and office space
§ 14-284-211. Board of commissioners — Power and authority
§ 14-284-212. Preparation of plans — Assessors and assessments generally
§ 14-284-213. Assessments — Notice and hearing
§ 14-284-214. Assessments — Annual reassessments
§ 14-284-215. Assessments — Filing and collection
§ 14-284-216. Assessments — Time for payment — Failure to pay
§ 14-284-217. Expenditures — Public proceedings and transactions — Filing of report
§ 14-284-218. Bonds and certificates of indebtedness generally
§ 14-284-219. Bonds — Security — Liability of board for bonds and contracts
§ 14-284-220. Bonds — Refunding of obligations
§ 14-284-221. Bonds — Tax exemption
§ 14-284-224. Petition to annex territory to an existing district — Special election