7-33-2104. Operation of fire districts. When a board of county commissioners establishes a fire district in any unincorporated territory or incorporated second-class or third-class city or town, the commissioners:
(1) may contract with a city, town, private fire company, or other public entity to furnish all fire protection services for property within the district; or
(2) shall appoint five qualified trustees to govern and manage the fire district.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 107, L. 1911; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5149, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 1925; re-en. Sec. 5149, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 97, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 75, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 77, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 118, L. 1959; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 2, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 333, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 120, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2010(part); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 499, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 74, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
7-33-2101. Rural fire districts authorized -- petition
7-33-2103. Hearing on petition -- decision
7-33-2104. Operation of fire districts
7-33-2105. Powers and duties of trustees
7-33-2106. Details relating to board of trustees of fire district -- election -- qualified electors
7-33-2107. Contracts for fire protection services
7-33-2108. Mutual aid agreements -- request if no agreement exists -- definitions
7-33-2111. Fire district capital improvement fund authorized
7-33-2113. through 7-33-2115 reserved
7-33-2116. Payment of partial salary to rural firefighter injured in performance of duty
7-33-2117. through 7-33-2119 reserved
7-33-2120. Consolidation of fire districts and fire service areas -- mill levy limitations
7-33-2121. Renumbered 7-33-2141
7-33-2123. Renumbered 7-33-2143
7-33-2124. Renumbered 7-33-2144
7-33-2125. Annexation of adjacent territory not contained in a fire district
7-33-2126. Annexation of adjacent territory contained in a fire district
7-33-2127. Withdrawal by owner of individual tract adjacent to municipality
7-33-2128. Dissolution of fire district
7-33-2129. Annexation of rural fire district property by municipality -- responsibility for debt
7-33-2130. through 7-33-2140 reserved
7-33-2141. Division of fire district authorized
7-33-2142. Division of district -- petition -- plan for division
7-33-2143. Decision on petition for division -- protest
7-33-2144. Distribution of assets and liabilities following division