West Virginia Code
Article 25. Resort Area Districts
§7-25-14. Implementation and Provision of Services Within Resort Area District; Adoption of Annual Budget

(a) Upon the creation of a resort area district and organization of its board, a resort area district may provide for the provision of services by the adoption of a resolution.
(b) A resolution providing for the provision of services shall set forth:
(1) The services to be offered;
(2) The sources of funding for such services; and
(3) All other information necessary for the administration of providing such services.
(c) A resolution providing for the provision of services may be amended from time to time, as deemed necessary by the board.
(d) Services to be offered by a resort area district shall not be inconsistent with those permitted under the bylaws of the district or this article and shall not include a service for which the resort operator charges a fee or obtains revenue, such as operation or maintenance of a ski slope or ski lift.
(e) The board shall adopt an annual budget for the district each year. Such budget shall require approval by six sevenths of the board to be adopted. Funds of the resort area district may not be expended on any service or project in excess of the amounts specified in the budget, and no material expenditures may occur on services or projects not authorized by the budget, except upon approval of at least six sevenths of the board.
(f) In setting the budget or any amendment to it, and in approving any anticipated obligation, undertaking and related expenditure of any funds received from any resort service fee or from any assessment, the Board shall be empowered to condition the an expenditure or undertaking, in whole or part, upon the receipt of grants, loans or contribution of funds by or from other sources or parties, including the resort operator, any commercial interests, and any governmental entity, In the event that any such conditions established by the Board are not met, the expenditure and any related conditionally approved undertaking shall not be required.

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West Virginia Code

Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers

Article 25. Resort Area Districts

§7-25-1. Short Title

§7-25-2. Findings

§7-25-3. Definitions

§7-25-4. Power and Authority of County Commissions to Create and Establish Resort Area Districts

§7-25-5. Petition for Creation or Expansion of Resort Area District; Petition Requirements

§7-25-6. Notice to Property Owners Before Creation or Expansion of Resort Area District; Form of Notice; Affidavit of Publication; Election

§7-25-7. Creation of Resort Area District; Resort Area District to Be a Public Corporation

§7-25-7a. Voluntary Dissolution Resort Area District

§7-25-8. Powers of Resort Area District

§7-25-9. Official Name of Resort Area Districts

§7-25-10. Resort Area Boards

§7-25-11. Election Procedure for Initial Members of Resort Area Board; Subsequent Elections; Elections and Procedures to Fill Board Vacancies

§7-25-12. Resort Area Districts Authorized to Levy Resort Service Fee; Procedure for Implementation and Cessation of Resort Service Fee; Abstract and Notice of Implementing Resolution; Rate of Resort Service Fee; Permissible Uses; Limitations on Impo...

§7-25-13. Resort Service Fee Administration

§7-25-14. Implementation and Provision of Services Within Resort Area District; Adoption of Annual Budget

§7-25-15. Authorization to Implement Assessments for Projects or Services; Procedures for Implementing Assessments; By-Laws to Provide Additional Procedures for Implementation of Assessments; Notice to Property Owners Before Implementation of Assessm...

§7-25-16. Provisions for Construction of a Project

§7-25-17. Notice to Property Owners of Assessments; Correcting and Laying Assessments; Report on Project Completion

§7-25-18. Exemption of Public Property From Assessments

§7-25-19. Assessment Bonds and Resort Service Fee Bonds; Sinking Fund for Assessment Bonds and Resort Service Fee Bonds; Tax Exemption

§7-25-20. Indebtedness of Resort Area District

§7-25-21. Payment of Assessments to Sheriff; Report to Resort Area District; Collection of Delinquent Assessments

§7-25-22. Liens; Recording Notice of Liens; Priority; Release of Lien; Notice to Future Property Owners

§7-25-23. Resort Area Rangers

§7-25-24. Annual Audit; Books and Records

§7-25-25. Notice of Transfer of Change in Ownership of Property Within Resort Area District

§7-25-26. Liberal Construction

§7-25-27. Effect of the 2015 Amendments