Sec. 8.7. After a sufficient appropriation for the purchase of firefighting apparatus and equipment, including housing, is made and is available, the participating units, with the approval of the fiscal body of each participating unit, may purchase the firefighting apparatus and equipment for the territory on an installment conditional sale or mortgage contract running for a period not exceeding:
(1) six (6) years; or
(2) fifteen (15) years for a territory that:
(A) has a total assessed value of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) or less, as determined by the department of local government finance; and
(B) is purchasing the firefighting equipment with funding from the:
(i) state or its instrumentalities; or
(ii) federal government or its instrumentalities.
The purchase shall be amortized in equal or approximately equal installments payable on January 1 and July 1 each year.
As added by P.L.83-1998, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.501; P.L.178-2002, SEC.135.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 19. Fire Protection Territories
36-8-19-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter
36-8-19-0.3. Legalization of Certain Resolutions Adopted Before July 1, 2007
36-8-19-1. Application of Chapter
36-8-19-1.5. Consolidation of Fire Departments in County Containing Consolidated City
36-8-19-1.7. "Fire Protection District"
36-8-19-2. "Participating Unit"
36-8-19-3. "Provider Unit" Defined
36-8-19-4. "Territory" Defined
36-8-19-5. Fire Protection Territory; Establishment; Purposes; Boundaries
36-8-19-6. Establishing or Expanding Territory; Ordinance or Resolution
36-8-19-6.3. Restrictions on Voting on Proposed Ordinance or Resolution
36-8-19-6.5. Agreement to Change Provider Unit
36-8-19-6.9. Creation of Joint Executive Board
36-8-19-8. Fire Protection Territory Fund; Establishment; Purposes; Budget; Tax Levies
36-8-19-8.5. Equipment Replacement Fund; Property Tax Levy; Maximum Property Tax Rate
36-8-19-8.7. Purchase of Firefighting Equipment on Installment Conditional Sale or Mortgage Contract
36-8-19-9. Avoidance of Duplication of Tax Levies; Preexisting Indebtedness
36-8-19-10. Disbandment of Existing Fire Departments
36-8-19-11. Annexation of Territory
36-8-19-12. Adjustments to Tax Levy; Entry Year of Participants
36-8-19-13. Withdrawal From Territory; Ordinance or Resolution; Effect of Adoption
36-8-19-14. Payment of Line of Duty Health Care Expenses for Firefighters
36-8-19-15. Dissolution of Fire Protection Territory; Reversion of Title to Real Property