Sec. 344.061. FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PLAN AND BUDGET PLAN

(a) The temporary board shall develop and adopt a two-year fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services plan and a two-year budget plan. The fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services plan must include:

(1) a detailed list of the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services strategies to be supported by the district; and

(2) the method of evaluating each year the effectiveness and efficiency of individual fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services strategies.

(b) The budget plan must include:

(1) the amount of money budgeted by the district for each fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services strategy;

(2) the amount of money budgeted by the district and the percentage of the total budget of the district for administration, with individual amounts showing the cost of the administration that would be conducted by the district and the cost of administration that would be conducted by private or public entities;

(3) the estimated amount of money available to the district from all sources during the subsequent year;

(4) the account balances expected at the end of the years for which the budget is prepared; and

(5) the estimated tax rate that will be required to support the budget.

(c) Plans under this section must be adopted in the same manner as provided for adoption of a proposed annual budget under Section 344.204.

(d) The temporary board shall coordinate its efforts in developing its plans under this section with appropriate local officials and entities.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.