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§ 69-25.4. Tax to be levied and used for furnishing fire protection. <br />(a) If a majority of the qualified voters voting at said election vote in favor of <br />levying and collecting a tax in said district, then the board of county commissioners is <br />authorized and directed to levy and collect a tax in said district in such amount as it may <br />deem necessary, not exceeding ten cents (10¢) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) <br />valuation of property in said district from year to year, and shall keep the same as a <br />separate and special fund, to be used only for furnishing fire protection within said <br />district, as provided in G.S. 69-25.5. <br />Provided, that if a majority of the qualified voters voting at such elections vote in <br />favor of levying and collecting a tax in such district, or vote in favor of increasing the tax <br />limit in said district, then the board of county commissioners is authorized and directed to <br />levy and collect a tax in such districts in such amount as it may deem necessary, not <br />exceeding fifteen cents (15¢) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of property <br />in said district from year to year. <br />(b) For purposes of this Article, the term "fire protection" and the levy of a tax for <br />that purpose may include the levy, appropriation, and expenditure of funds for furnishing <br />emergency medical, rescue and ambulance services to protect persons within the district <br />from injury or death; and the levy, appropriation, and expenditure of the tax to provide <br />such services are proper, authorized and lawful. In providing these services the fire <br />district shall be subject to G.S. 153A-250. <br />(c) For purposes of this Article, a fire protection district is a municipal corporation <br />organized for a special purpose. Except in cases when a fire protection district <br />commission is appointed to govern the district, the board of county commissioners, or <br />joint boards of county commissioners when the area lies in more than one county, shall <br />serve as the governing body. (1951, c. 820, s. 4; 1959, c. 805, s. 4; 1981, c. 217; <br />2001-414, s. 33.) <br />Attachment number 2 <br />F-2 122 <br />