IN HB1390

Requires the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) to consider historical budgets, tax levies, population increases, and other factors when a civil taxing unit requests a property tax levy increase for fire protection territory obligations

Allows 10 or more taxpayers to petition the DLGF before July 1 to reduce the maximum property tax levy for a provider unit of a fire protection territory, with the department considering population, assessed valuation, service costs, and comparisons to similar jurisdictions

Prohibits legislative body members from voting on ordinances to join or establish fire protection territories if they are employees of, contractors for, or work for entities contracting with another unit that is or would be a member of the territory

Bars members of legislative or fiscal bodies who have employment or contractor relationships with other participating units from voting on the fire protection territory's budget, tax levy, tax rate, or employee salaries/benefits, and from serving on governing boards

Requires governing boards of fire protection territories to include property owners and farm/business owners appointed by each participating unit's executive, with these appointees having full voting rights and prohibited from being employees or contractors of participating units