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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO HCR 18)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution requesting establishment of
1 5 a legislative interim study committee to review legal,
1 6 budget, governance, and financial aspects of volunteer
1 7 fire protection services, emergency medical services,
1 8 and other vital services provided under the auspices
1 9 of townships.
1 10 WHEREAS, in many communities and areas of the
1 11 state, the volunteer fire protection services,
1 12 emergency warning systems, and emergency medical
1 13 services are provided under the township form of local
1 14 government; and
1 15 WHEREAS, these services are deemed essential for
1 16 the protection of the public and for the fostering of
1 17 business investment in communities, since the
1 18 provision of inadequate services or insufficient
1 19 investment often constitutes a serious hindrance to
1 20 economic development in communities; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the authority and responsibilities of
1 22 townships in providing these services relative to the
1 23 authority and responsibilities of cities, benefited
1 24 districts, and counties are not well understood by the
1 25 public, by business, and by policymakers; and
1 26 WHEREAS, state efforts in providing training and
1 27 other support for these services are distributed among
1 28 many different agencies and can be improved through
1 29 better coordination; NOW THEREFORE,
1 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 1 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Legislative Council is
2 2 requested to establish an interim study committee to
2 3 review the budgeting practices, reporting
2 4 requirements, public accountability, governance, and
2 5 administrative functions associated with volunteer
2 6 fire protection services, emergency warning systems,
2 7 emergency medical services, and other functions
2 8 provided under the township form of local government.
2 9 If established, the study committee should be directed
2 10 to consider economic development policy associated
2 11 with these services, residence requirements of
2 12 township trustees, representation of trustees by
2 13 county attorneys, compensation of trustees, powers and
2 14 duties of trustees for budgeting and finance,
2 15 coordination of state assistance, and proposals for
2 16 exemption of volunteer fire protection services from
2 17 certain occupational health and safety requirements.
2 18 The study committee should also be directed to make
2 19 findings and recommendations for legislative changes,
2 20 if determined by the study committee to be necessary,
2 21 to improve the functioning of townships as viable
2 22 units of local government or to integrate township
2 23 responsibilities with those responsibilities of other
2 24 units of local government.
2 25 LSB 2852HV 78
2 26 jp/sc/14
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