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.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW
Chapter 14 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Section 31-1401 - PURPOSE AND POLICY OF LAW — SHORT TITLE.
Section 31-1402 - CREATION AND ORGANIZATION OF DISTRICT.
Section 31-1404 - NOTICE OF HEARING.
Section 31-1405 - NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Section 31-1406 - ELECTION — QUALIFICATION OF ELECTORS — CANVASS.
Section 31-1407 - CANVASS BY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — VALIDITY OF ORGANIZATION.
Section 31-1408 - FIRE PROTECTION BOARD — APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS — OATH.
Section 31-1409 - RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSIONERS — TERM OF OFFICE — VACANCIES.
Section 31-1410A - DECISION TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE BOARD.
Section 31-1410B - DECISION TO DECREASE THE SIZE OF THE BOARD.
Section 31-1412 - ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY IN ADJOINING COUNTY.
Section 31-1413 - CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS — HEARING — PROTEST — ELECTION.
Section 31-1414 - ELECTION FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS.
Section 31-1415 - ORGANIZATION OF BOARD — MEETINGS — OFFICERS — OFFICIAL BONDS.
Section 31-1417 - CORPORATE POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD OF FIRE PROTECTION COMMISSIONERS.
Section 31-1419 - FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT HAS LEGAL TITLE TO PROPERTY.
Section 31-1420 - PROCEDURE FOR SALE, CONVEYANCE AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Section 31-1421 - COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS — EXPENSES — LIABILITY.
Section 31-1422 - BUDGET AND HEARING — NOTICE OF HEARING — PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Section 31-1423 - LEVY — RECOMMENDED LEVY — ELECTION.
Section 31-1424 - DUTIES OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Section 31-1426 - HANDLING OF DISTRICT FUNDS.
Section 31-1427 - INDEBTEDNESS PROHIBITED — EXCEPTIONS.
Section 31-1428 - CARRY OVER — FUND BALANCE.
Section 31-1429 - INCLUSION, ANNEXATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF AREA IN CITIES.
Section 31-1432 - CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Section 31-1433 - CONTINUATION OF EXISTING DISTRICTS — VALIDATING ACTS OF OFFICERS.
Section 31-1434 - ANY DISSOLUTION.
Section 31-1435 - SEPARABILITY.
Section 31-1436 - NONLIABILITY OF AGENCY FOR DELAY IN REPORT OF FIRE — EXCEPTION.
Section 31-1437 - LIABILITY FOR INDEBTEDNESS OF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS AFTER BOUNDARY CHANGES.