(a)        If a service district is established under this Article for fire protection purposes under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-301(2), (including a district established with a rate limitation under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-309.2), and it was not also established under this Article for ambulance and rescue purposes under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-301(7), the board of county commissioners may, by resolution, permit the service district to provide emergency medical, rescue, and/or ambulance services, and may levy property taxes for such purposes under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-307, but if the district was established under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-309.2, the rate limitation established under that section shall continue to apply.

(b)        The resolution expanding the purposes of the district under this section shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage. (1983, c. 642; 1989, c. 559.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 153A-309

  • County: means any one of the counties listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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