Title 34 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

If persons in any rural territory request to form, organize, establish, equip, and maintain an ambulance district, the petition shall be presented to the county auditor of each county in which the territory is situated setting forth their desires and purposes. Alternatively, the …

Permanent organization shall be effected by the election of a board of directors consisting of not less than five residents of the district. No employee of the ambulance district may serve as a director. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 12; SL 2000, ch 165 , § 2.

The board of directors shall meet as soon after the organizational meeting as possible to elect a president, a vice - president, and a secretary - treasurer. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 13.

All directors and officers shall be elected for two years and hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified, except that at the first election the vice - president shall be elected as provided in § 34-11A-13 for a one - year term, and one - half, or as close …

Upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter relating to organization and upon compliance with chapter 6-10 , the district under its designated name shall be and constitute a body politic and corporate. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 15.

The board of directors has the following general powers: (1) To determine upon a general ambulance service program for the district; (2) To manage and conduct the business affairs of the district; (3) To make and execute contracts in the name of and on behalf of the district; (4)…

Any ambulance district may elect to enter into a contract with another ambulance district to consolidate or cooperate for mutual service, or may enter into a contract with any federal, state, or local government agency for ambulance service upon suitable terms. Source: SL 1982, c…

The board of directors may make an annual estimate of the probable expense for carrying out the ambulance service program for the district. The board of directors shall, by resolution, certify the estimate to the proper county auditor in the manner provided by §

The estimate provided by § 34-11A-18 shall be certified by the president and secretary to any affected county auditor on or before June thirtieth of each year. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 19; SL 2000, ch 165 , § 3; SL 2000, ch 166 , § 3.

Any municipality located within the area may be included in the ambulance district if at least twenty percent of the number of registered voters within the municipality voting in the last gubernatorial election sign a separate petition from that municipality, or if the governing …

No tax in excess of sixty cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation upon the property within an ambulance district may be levied for such district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The amount of money received from the tax levy on all property within the district …

The tax and the special assessment shall be collected as other taxes and special assessments are collected in the county. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 22; SL 2000, ch 166 , § 5.

The tax and the special assessment shall be deposited with the secretary - treasurer of the ambulance district, who shall have a surety bond in the amount of at least five thousand dollars. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 23; SL 2000, ch 166 , § 6.

Any club, lodge, chapter, charitable home, dormitory, state or county fair association, or like organization located within an ambulance district and outside the boundaries of any municipality, shall pay to the board of directors of the district annually for ambulance service suc…

No district may become indebted for an amount that is not payable from ten annual maximum tax levies as authorized by §

All funds collected on behalf of the district through the levy of taxes; all donations, contributions, bequests, or annuities; and all borrowed money received by or on behalf of the district shall be deposited in a state or national bank to the credit of the district fund and sha…

Such claim voucher shall be authorized by the board of directors and shall bear the signature of the treasurer and the countersignature of the president of such district. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 28.

When the Department of Legislative Audit examines other county records, it shall examine the financial report of the secretary - treasurer of the ambulance district. The secretary - treasurer of the ambulance district shall, on or before January thirty - first of each year, file …

The boundaries of any ambulance district organized under the provisions of this chapter may be changed in the manner prescribed for establishment of a district, or the board of directors of an ambulance district may submit a proposed decrease in the size of the district to voters…

A regular meeting of the registered voters who are residing within the boundaries of a district shall be held in the first quarter of each calendar year and special meetings may be called by the board of directors at any time. The annual election shall be conducted during the reg…

The petition shall contain the suggested name of the proposed district, the area to be included, and a complete description according to government survey, if possible, of the boundaries of the real properties intended to be embraced in the proposed ambulance district. The petiti…

The secretary - treasurer of the district shall, at each annual public meeting of the district, present a financial report concerning the affairs of the district. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 32.

The capital outlay fund of an ambulance district is a fund provided by law to meet expenditures of three hundred dollars or more which result in the acquisition of or additions to real property, plant or equipment. Such an expenditure shall be for land, existing facilities, impro…

In addition to any tax levy authorized pursuant to § 34-11A-19 or 34-11A-20 , the board of directors of an ambulance district may authorize an annual levy of a tax not to exceed fifty cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation on the taxable valuation of the district for the…

Any district using the capital outlay fund for payment of construction of new facilities or construction of additions to facilities, the total of which will require advertising for bids under chapter 5-18 , must have a public hearing at least ten days prior to the advertisement o…

Any ambulance district with volunteer advanced life support personnel may establish a deferred compensation program for its volunteer advanced life support personnel. Such a program may be financed by the ambulance district or by the volunteer advanced life support personnel and …

Upon the filing of petition in the office of the county auditor, the county auditor shall determine and certify that the petition has been signed by at least twenty percent of the number of registered voters voting in the last gubernatorial election within the proposed district. …

If the proposed district is situated within two or more counties, the county auditor of the county containing the largest area, shall confer with the auditor of any other county concerned, and shall obtain a certificate as to the adequacy of the petitions or resolution pertaining…

Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication two weeks in the legal newspapers of each county affected, the last publication appearing at least seven days prior to the hearing and shall include a statement of the proposed boundaries as set forth in the petition. Source: SL…

At the time and place so fixed, the board or boards of county commissioners shall meet, and all persons residing in or owning taxable property within the proposed district shall have an opportunity to be heard respecting the formation of such district or the location of the bound…

Following the filing of the order of the board of county commissioners, an election shall be conducted as provided in §§ 6-16-4 to 6-16-6 , inclusive. Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 8; SL 1998, ch 36 , § 24. 34-11A-9 to 34-11A-11. Repealed by SL 1998, ch 36 , §§ 25 to 27.

Source: SL 1982, ch 259 , § 3; SL 1998, ch 36 , § 21; SL 2003, ch 181 , § 2.