§ 4916 District Dissolution Petition

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•If 50 or more people who own land and live in a small area want to close down a special district (like a water or fire district), they can ask the board to do it.
•If there are fewer than 100 people who own land in the area, then more than half of them need to agree to ask the board.
•The board can also decide on its own to start the process of closing down the district.

Example

A small town has a special fire district, but many people think it’s not needed anymore because the big city fire department can cover them.

If 50 or more people who own homes in the town sign a paper asking to close the fire district, the board has to start looking into it. If there are only 80 homeowners, then at least 41 of them need to sign.

A petition for dissolution, signed by 50 or more freeholders and residents of the district, or by a majority of the freeholders and residents if there are less than 100 freeholders and residents in the district, may be filed with the board to initiate dissolution proceedings, or the board may by resolution initiate dissolution proceedings. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 827.)

Key Takeaways

•If 50 or more people who own land and live in a small area want to close down a special district (like a water or fire district), they can ask the board to do it.
•If there are fewer than 100 people who own land in the area, then more than half of them need to agree to ask the board.
•The board can also decide on its own to start the process of closing down the district.

Example

A small town has a special fire district, but many people think it’s not needed anymore because the big city fire department can cover them.

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