| Chapter 182 |
| 2023 -- S 1005 Enacted 06/22/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| IN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 492 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 2006 AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CENTRAL COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT |
Introduced By: Senators Rogers, DeLuca, and Raptakis |
| Date Introduced: May 15, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 7 (a), Section 9, and Section 12 of Chapter 492 of the Public Laws |
| of 2006, as amended, entitled "AN ACT IN AMENDMENT OF THE INCORPORATION OF THE |
| CENTRAL COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT IN FURTHERANCE OF THE "CONSOLIDATION |
| PLAN" OF THE CENTRAL COVENTRY FIRE DISTRICT, THE WASHINGTON LIGHTING |
| DISTRICT, THE HARRIS FIRE & LIGHTING DISTRICT AND THE TIOGUE FIRE |
| DISTRICT, AS APPROVED BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID DISTRICTS, AT DULY |
| CALLED MEETINGS HELD ON MARCH 28, 2006" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
| Sec. 7. TAXING AUTHORITY - TAX ASSESSOR |
| (a) Said qualified voters at any of their legal meetings shall have the power to order such |
| taxes and provide for the assessing and collecting of the same on the taxable inhabitants and |
| property in said district as they shall deem necessary for purchasing fire engines, and all other |
| implements and apparatus for the extinguishing of fire; for the purchase of land and buildings for |
| keeping same; for the purchasing, installation, operation and maintenance of a suitable alarm |
| system; for the purchasing, installation, operation, and maintenance of lighting on the streets and |
| highways of the district; for making cisterns and reservoirs; for paying the salaries of district |
| officers and employees, as well as the members of the rescue unit known as Central Coventry |
| Rescue and for the payment of its legal indebtedness. And such taxes, so ordered, shall be assessed |
| by the assessors of said district on the taxable inhabitants and property therein according to the last |
| valuation made by the assessors of the town of Coventry next previous to said assessment, adding, |
| however, any taxable property which may have been omitted by said town assessors or afterwards |
| acquired; and in assessing and collecting said taxes such proceedings shall be had by the officers |
| of said district, as near as may be, as are required to be had by the corresponding officers of towns |
| in assessing and collecting taxes. |
| (b) The qualified voters of the Central Coventry Fire District are also authorized to raise |
| money through taxes to purchase the necessary vehicles and equipment to operate and maintain a |
| rescue unit to be known as the Central Coventry Rescue. |
| (c) TAX ASSESSOR |
| There shall be at least one District Tax Assessor, who may also serve as District Clerk, |
| who shall be appointed or employed by the District. The tax assessor shall levy and assess taxes at |
| such rate as the district shall vote, on all taxable real and personal property in the district and shall |
| prepare and deposit the tax list with the tax collector and treasurer of the district; said board shall |
| assess property on the basis of the last valuation made by the assessors of the Town of Coventry |
| next previous to said assessment. |
| Sec. 9 DISTRICT TREASURER |
| There shall be a District Treasurer who shall be appointed or employed by the District. The |
| Treasurer shall receive all money paid to the District and deposit the same in such federally insured |
| bank or banking system as shall be designated by the Board of Directors to the credit of the District, |
| provided that in the event of a surplus of funds, the Board of Directors may direct deposits to be |
| made in a savings account in some federally insured banking institution The Treasurer shall sign |
| all duly authorized distinct notes and bonds. and The District Treasurer shall be bonded in an |
| amount to be determined by the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall pay all District obligations |
| by check, as approved by the Board of Directors and shall close the books as of the last day of each |
| fiscal year. The Treasurer shall submit a report to the Board of Directors monthly. The Treasurer |
| shall at every annual meeting, fully report the condition of the treasury of the District, showing |
| receipts and expenditures of the preceding year. |
| Sec. 12 AUTHORIZATION TO BORROW FUNDS |
| The Central Coventry fire district is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow from |
| time to time such sums of money as may be necessary, not however, to exceed in the aggregate the |
| outstanding principal sum of one-half (1/2) of the annual operating budget, for the purpose of |
| procuring real and personal estate, the erection and maintenance of buildings, the procuring of fire |
| and water apparatus, the procuring of street lighting apparatus, for the payment of any legal |
| indebtedness of said district, or for the purpose of purchasing or procuring any other property, real |
| or personal, that may be legally acquired and held by said district. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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