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2005 California Government Code Sections 25210.50-25210.59 Article 5. Structural Fire Protection Services
GOVERNMENT CODESECTION 25210.50-25210.59
25210.50. The board of supervisors of any county is authorized to provide, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, structural fire protection services within any county service area established for that purpose. 25210.51. If structural fire protection is to be provided within any county service area the board of supervisors may, on or before April 1st of each year, by resolution, determine the nature and extent of the structural fire protection services to be provided at the expense of county service area funds within the area during the next succeeding fiscal year, and whether such services are to be performed by means of cooperative agreement with the State pursuant to Section 4006 of the Public Resources Code, or with cities or fire protection districts in the county, or by means of a county officer designated by the board of supervisors whose duty it shall be to provide such services subject to the direction of the board of supervisors. 25210.51a. If structural fire protection is to be provided within any county service area the board of supervisors may at the time it adopts its final budget for the county determine the nature, extent and cost of such structural fire protection services to be provided at the expense of county service area funds within the area during the fiscal year for which the final budget of the county is adopted. In the event that the board of supervisors elects to and does determine the nature, extent and costs of providing such structural fire protection services pursuant to this section, the provisions of Sections 25210.52, 25210.53 and 25210.54 shall be inapplicable to any such determinations and the board of supervisors shall fix, levy and collect taxes therefor within the area in the same manner and at the same time as other county taxes are fixed, levied and collected. 25210.52. If structural fire protection services are to be provided by a county officer, on or before July 10th of each year, as the board of supervisors directs, the officer designated by the board of supervisors for that purpose, shall file with the board of supervisors and the county auditor an estimate, accompanied by such supporting data as the board of supervisors may require, of the cost of providing the structural fire protection services determined upon by the resolution of the board of supervisors. The estimate shall show the amount of money required for general fund purposes and for salary fund purposes. 25210.53. The board of supervisors shall either adopt or revise the estimate and the estimate as finally approved by the board of supervisors shall fix the amount of money required for the purpose of providing pursuant to this chapter structural fire protection in the area for the next succeeding fiscal year and no other budgetary requirements for such structural fire protection services shall be deemed applicable to the area. 25210.53a. If structural fire protection services are to be provided by means of cooperative agreement, the amount of money required to meet the county's obligation under that agreement shall fix the amount of money required for the purpose of providing pursuant to this chapter structural fire protection in the area for the next succeeding fiscal year and no other budgetary requirements for such structural fire protection services shall be deemed applicable to the area. 25210.54. Each year at the time the board of supervisors fixes and levies taxes for county purposes it shall also fix the rates of county service area taxes and shall levy the taxes upon all taxable property within the area. The rate shall be such as will produce, after due allowance for delinquency as fixed by the board, the amount found by deducting from the estimate finally approved by the board, or by the cooperative agreement, the amount of estimated revenue from other sources of the county service area during the fiscal year and any available surplus. 25210.55. The tax for structural fire protection services shall be annually levied and collected by the same officers and at the same time and in the same manner as other county taxes are levied and collected. All collections shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the county service area. 25210.56. From time to time during the fiscal year as determined by the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall order the transfer from the funds in the county treasury standing to the credit of the county service area of an amount found by the board of supervisors to be sufficient to reimburse the county general fund and the county salary fund for the expenditures made therefrom in the performance of structural fire protection services in the area. 25210.57. Any property included in a county service area which is also included in a fire protection district shall be exempt from taxation under this chapter for the furnishing of structural fire protection services within the area, and none of the funds raised by taxation upon the county service area for the purpose of providing structural fire protection services shall be expended within the area included in a fire protection district. 25210.58. Any property included in a county service area which receives structural fire protection services under this article shall be exempt from any property tax imposed by the county on property generally to finance structural fire protection, commencing with the 1972-1973 fiscal year. 25210.59. A board of supervisors as governing body of a county service area or zone thereof which provides fire protection services shall have the powers authorized by Sections 13910 to 13919, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code.
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