7.08.030 Fire service area No. 3.
A. Establishment of Fire Service Area No. 3. Borough fire service area No. 3 is established with area and boundaries as set forth on a plat. [See Figure 7-1.] The boundaries of fire service area No. 3 are described as that portion of the borough along and accessible from the following roads:
All land within 2,000 feet of the Haines Highway starting at Mile 15 Haines Highway and including all land within 2,000 feet of the following roads:
Chilkat Lake Road, Mosquito Lake Road, Duckmarsh Road, Porcupine Road, Riverview Drive, Kelsall Road, and any and all subdivision roads within 2,000 feet of the above roads.
The prior maps illustrating the approximate boundaries of fire service areas No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 are repealed and replaced by the map attached to the ordinance codified by this section and labeled as Appendix A. If the mapped boundaries differ in any respect from those in the above narrative text describing the boundaries, the narrative text shall prevail.
B. Services Provided. The services provided within fire service area No. 3 shall be fire protection, prevention, and safety, including, but not limited to, construction of facilities and purchase of real and personal property as required.
C. Board of Directors.
1. The board of directors for fire service area No. 3 is composed of five members. Four of the members shall be residents of the service area, of whom one, and only one, shall be a member of the Klehini Valley fire department. The chief of the Klehini Valley fire department shall serve ex officio as the fifth member. The term of office for appointed members shall be two years, except that two members of the first board appointed under this section shall each serve for only one year. All appointments shall be made in accordance with HBC 7.04.080.
2. The board shall annually approve and present to the assembly a budget for the operation of the Klehini Valley fire department. The board shall conduct any other business necessary to manage the affairs of the service area including annual reports and audits.
3. The chief of the Klehini Valley fire department shall be in charge of the operation of the Klehini Valley fire department and is responsible to the board.
D. Borough Service Area Levy.
1. The assembly shall levy and collect an annual tax from each property owner within fire service area No. 3, which will be deposited in a special borough service area fund. The borough shall pay to the Klehini Valley volunteer fire department a sum equivalent to the total taxes levied, no later than October 31st of each year. Delinquent service area taxes shall be collected by the borough in the same manner as other delinquent real property taxes within the borough, as set forth in the code and statutes.
2. Differential taxation is applicable to properties within the fire service area, with the objective of approximating the relationship between cost borne and level of service which can be provided.
3. Exemptions for up to 50 percent of the fire service area mill rate may be allowed on a case-by-case basis by the fire service area board. The property owner seeking an exemption shall file a written application to the fire service area board prior to January 1st of the year the exemption will apply. The service area board shall review exemptions periodically.
E. State Revenue Sharing Funds. The borough shall apply for state revenue sharing funds, if available, on behalf of fire service area No. 3. (Ord. 08-02-176; Ord. 07-07-160)