2012 North Dakota Century Code Title 18 Fires Chapter 18-06 Firefighting Equipment
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CHAPTER 18-06
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT
18-06-01. Township may purchase fire equipment - Election.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-02. Notice of election.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-03. Equipment must be purchased on competitive bids - Paid for out of general
fund.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-04. Two or more townships may purchase fire equipment jointly.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-05. Equipment purchased jointly - Each board of supervisors to authorize clerk
to advertise for bids.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-06. Petition for tax levy for fire protection in unincorporated villages - Tax levy
made.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-07. Certification of amount of taxes levied - County auditor to fix rate Extension.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-08. Collection and payment of taxes - Separate account kept by township
treasurer.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-09. Expenditures from funds - Payments made by warrants.
Repealed by S.L. 1957, ch. 165, § 14.
18-06-10. Township may contract for prevention and extinguishment of fires.
The electors of each township at the annual township meeting may authorize and empower
the board of township supervisors to levy, not exceeding the limitation in subsection 1 of section
57-15-20.2, and provide by contract or otherwise for the prevention of, protection from, and
extinguishment of fires within the townships in such manner as the board of supervisors deems
advisable.
When so authorized, the supervisors may enter into a five-year contract and levy, not
exceeding the limitation in subsection 1 of section 57-15-20.2, for the payment of the services
obtained under such contract. Such contract may be renewed or renegotiated for another
five-year period upon authorization by the electors of the township at the annual meeting.
18-06-11. Contracts for fire protection in unorganized townships - Mill levy.
Upon the petition of a majority of the qualified electors in one or more unorganized
townships or in school districts comprising unorganized townships, the board of county
commissioners has authority to execute contracts with any incorporated municipality, rural fire
protection districts, or rural fire departments of this or adjacent states to provide for the
prevention of, the protection from, and the extinguishment of fires within such unorganized
townships or districts in such manner as may be agreed upon by the board of county
commissioners and the governing body of the municipality contracting to perform such services.
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The board of county commissioners is further authorized to levy a sum sufficient for the
reimbursement of municipalities performing such services upon all taxable property within the
unorganized townships or school district comprising unorganized townships for which such fire
protection service is provided. The mill levy provided herein is over and above any mill levy
limitation provided by law and must be collected and paid as other county taxes are collected
and paid. The proceeds of such tax must be placed by the county treasurer in a special fund for
the reimbursement of the municipality providing fire protection service to the unorganized
townships or districts from which the tax is collected and must be disbursed upon the order of
the board of county commissioners.
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