SB193 Summary

• Amends Act 2017-265 to modify the Davis Lake Volunteer Fire Department fire district in St. Clair County, including governance, fee collection, and operations.

• Establishes a seven-member board of directors to manage district affairs, with annual election of officers and requirements to disseminate public information via newsletters, social media, and internet website posting of meeting notices and minutes.

• Authorizes levying of fire protection service fees not to exceed $150 annually per residence or commercial building, collected like ad valorem taxes, with late fees assessed by the county revenue commissioner for payments overdue more than 60 days.

• Restricts use of collected fees to fire protection services, training, supplies, equipment, and liability insurance; prohibits expenditure on food, social activities, attorney's fees, or fundraising activities.

• Allows property owners to withdraw from the district if they receive fire protection from another source, with automatic termination of fees upon withdrawal or municipal annexation; permits district abolition by majority vote if no debt exists.