Section 357J.4. District — boundary changes.

  1.  The boundary lines of a district may include any incorporated or unincorporated areas within a county.

  2.  The boundary lines of a district shall not be changed after the district is established except as provided in this subsection.

  a.  The boundary lines of a district shall be changed and shall become effective immediately upon approval of all of the following:

  (1)  The commission.

  (2)  The board of township trustees of the area proposed to be included or excluded from the district.

  (3)  The district fire chief.

  (4)  The assistant fire chief who is responsible for delivery of fire protection service and emergency medical service within the area proposed to be excluded from the district, if applicable.

  (5)  The fire chief of a fire department in the area proposed to be included in the district, if applicable.

  b.  The boundary lines of a district shall be changed to exclude a city or the unincorporated areas of a township if the commission receives a written request from the governing body of the city or the board of township trustees, as applicable, requesting exclusion from the district. However, a boundary change under this paragraph shall become effective no earlier than eighteen months following receipt of the written request.

2008 Acts, ch 1152, §4

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2009 Acts, ch 165, §3, 4