ORS 264.340
Purchase and maintenance of fire equipment

  • contracting for fire protection
  • elections to authorize
  • tax levy to defray expense
  • application of section

(1)

Any district, when authorized by the electors as provided by this subsection, may purchase fire apparatus and equipment and maintain, service and operate the same, and may enter into intergovernmental agreements under ORS chapter 190 for fire protection for its inhabitants, or do either or any combination of the foregoing. Such power shall only be given the board of commissioners by a majority of the votes cast by electors of the district at a special election called for such purpose by the board.

(2)

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(a)

When the power is so granted, the board of commissioners may levy a tax not exceeding three-twentieths of one percent (0.0015) of the real market value of all taxable property within the boundaries of the district, computed in accordance with ORS 308.207 (Computation of real market value for taxing or bonding limitations) for defraying the expense of providing, maintaining, operating and servicing such fire apparatus and equipment, and of intergovernmental agreements for the protection of its inhabitants from fire.

(b)

Upon approval of the majority of the votes cast by electors of the district at a special election called for that purpose by the board of commissioners, the district may levy a special tax for defraying such expenses not to exceed four-tenths of one percent (0.0040) of the real market value of the taxable property in the district referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(3)

This section shall not apply to any district which on July 16, 1949, was wholly or partially within any legally organized rural fire protection district. [Amended by 1955 c.163 §1; 1963 c.9 §8; 1963 c.318 §2; 1969 c.666 §23; 1983 c.542 §1; 1991 c.459 §360; 2003 c.802 §86]

Source: Section 264.340 — Purchase and maintenance of fire equipment; contracting for fire protection; elections to authorize; tax levy to defray expense; application of section, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors264.­html.

264.010
Definitions
264.015
Application of ORS chapter 255
264.110
Formation of domestic water supply district
264.114
Annexation where water supply affected by wildfire emergency
264.210
General powers of district
264.220
Disposal of taxes levied when organization declared invalid
264.240
Eminent domain authority
264.250
Authority to borrow money and issue general obligation bonds
264.260
Issuance of revenue bonds
264.270
Issuance of refunding bonds
264.280
Bond sale procedure
264.300
Tax assessment, levy and collection
264.306
Regulations concerning use of water and district property
264.308
Requiring cash deposits of water users
264.310
Rates for water furnished
264.312
Increasing water rates
264.314
Shutting off water if delinquent in payment of water bill
264.320
Refund of cost of water main extension
264.330
Hydrants for fire protection
264.335
Authority to exercise powers of sanitary district
264.336
Exercise of sanitary district powers in territory covered by 2020 major disaster declaration related to wildfires
264.340
Purchase and maintenance of fire equipment
264.342
Adoption of fire prevention code
264.344
Scope of fire prevention code
264.346
Violation of code or failure to remove hazards prohibited
264.348
Copies of code to be filed with Department of State Fire Marshal and posted at fire stations
264.349
Revoking authority to furnish fire protection services
264.350
Street lighting system
264.352
Drainage work
264.360
Cooperative agreements
264.362
Initiation of proceedings
264.364
Board action on report
264.366
Declaration of intention
264.368
Manner of doing work
264.370
Hearing
264.372
Methods of assessment
264.374
Appeal from assessment
264.376
Notice of assessment
264.378
Assessment lien records
264.380
Errors in assessment calculations
264.382
Deficit assessment
264.384
Excess assessment
264.386
Abandonment of proceedings
264.388
Guides in testing validity of proceedings
264.390
Reassessment
264.394
Enforcement of assessment lien
264.410
Board
264.417
Position numbers for commissioners
264.420
Calling of special elections
264.430
Proceedings of board
264.470
Deposit and withdrawal of moneys
264.480
Board of commissioners after merger or consolidation
264.505
Agreement to supply additional water prior to approval of annexation petition
264.540
Fire hydrants in city joined or annexed to district
264.550
Contracts between district and city joined or annexed to district
264.560
Permissible services
264.810
Employees’ retirement system authorized
264.820
Budgeting for retirement system
264.830
Employee contributions
264.840
Limitation on membership
264.875
Assumption of debts and obligations of district upon dissolution
264.990
Penalties
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