HB 1344 -- Volunteer Fire Protection Association Fees

Sponsor:  Dugger

This bill changes the laws regarding the assessment and
collection of volunteer fire protection association fees in
Douglas County.  In its main provisions, the bill:

(1)  Authorizes the county, after a request by voter petition and
upon voter approval by the residents within a volunteer fire
protection association's boundaries, to collect association fees
by adding the fees to the personal property tax lists of those
served by the association.  The county will disburse the
collected fees to the association;

(2)  Requires the annual assessment of association fees against
all owners of property within the association's boundaries; and

(3)  Authorizes, upon association member voter approval, an
increase of up to 0.5% in association fees.  A proposal to
increase fees cannot be submitted for voter approval unless it
has been more than two years from the last increase.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated September 14, 2010 at 3:10 pm