(b) No such agreement shall be entered into by a political subdivision
other than the sponsor unless a resolution authorizing the agreement is
approved by the affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of the
governing board of the political subdivision and a proposition
authorizing the agreement or amendment is approved at a referendum of
the electors of the political subdivision.
(c) The proposition authorizing the agreement or amendment shall be
submitted to referendum not less than thirty days and not more than
ninety days after the governing board votes to authorize the agreement
or amendment. Notice of the referendum shall be published at least once,
not less than fourteen days prior to the date of the referendum, in the
official newspaper of the political subdivision or, if the political
subdivision does not have an official newspaper, in one or more
newspapers having general circulation in the political subdivision.
(d) Any such agreement shall remain in effect until amended or
terminated by resolution and submission of a proposition to referendum
as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subdivision, but shall be
suspended with respect to any such political subdivision which ceases to
contract with the ambulance company or in the event the sponsor ceases
to contract with the ambulance company.
(e) The amount to be paid by a political subdivision under any such
contract shall be a charge against the political subdivision and shall
be paid to the sponsor. The governing board of the sponsor shall apply
the amount received under any such contract to reduce the amount that
would otherwise be raised for the program from the sponsor.