Section 357J.6. District established — plan — pilot authorized.

  1.  Within ten days after the hearing, the board shall adopt a resolution establishing the district or abandoning the board’s motion.

  2.  Within ten days after establishing a district, the board shall submit a plan to the state fire marshal’s office and the county finance committee. The plan shall include all of the following:

  a.  Personnel, equipment, facilities, and other available resources that may be shared by all of the various fire departments and emergency medical service providers within the district.

  b.  Financial information demonstrating the ability to provide fire protection service and emergency medical service to the residents of the district.

  c.  A plan for transition of delivery and funding of fire protection service and emergency medical service to the new district.

  d.  A plan for the dissolution of the district and a plan for the allocation of any assets acquired by the district in the event of dissolution.

  3.  The county finance committee shall review the district’s financial information, including revenues, expenditures, and budget items as well as the financial implications and plan for transitioning to a new financing structure. Within thirty days after receiving the plan, the county finance committee shall report its findings to the state fire marshal.

  4.  The state fire marshal shall consider the county finance committee’s findings and review the district’s personnel, equipment, facilities, and other available resources that may be shared by all of the various fire departments and emergency medical service providers as well as the practical considerations and plan for transitioning to a new structure for delivering fire protection service and emergency medical service to the district. The state fire marshal shall determine whether the district can successfully deliver fire protection service and emergency medical service throughout the district.

  5.  Within sixty days of receiving the board’s plan, the state fire marshal shall notify the board whether the board’s plan is approved.

2008 Acts, ch 1152, §6