(a) Upon any petition provided for in this section being filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county, he or she shall order an election to be held in the proposed district on the question, or questions, on which the petition requests an election.
(b) The petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district.
(c) The petition shall contain a description of the area which is proposed to be established as a district under this article and shall request the judge of product to call an election on one or more of the following questions:
(1) Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires?
(2) Shall there be created for the area a district for garbage disposal?
(3) Shall there be created for the area a district for fighting fires and
(d) The petition shall state the name of the proposed district. The board of trustees of a district may change the name of the district by filing in the office of the judge of probate a copy of a resolution changing the name thereof, which copy shall be certified by the president of the board of trustees.
(e) The petition for election on the establishment of a district may be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge which last named petition shall be signed by at least 100 qualified electors residing within the proposed district. A petition for an election on the establishment of a district shall be deemed to be accompanied by a petition for an election on the question of levying a proposed service charge, if the request for the election on the proposed district and the request for an election on the proposed service charge are combined in a single petition.
Last modified: May 3, 2021