Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1035 Primary Sponsor:Reese Committee Number:00 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Spartanburg County, Arkwright Area Fire District Residing Body:House Current Committee:Local Delegation Computer Document Number:DKA/3146AL.94 Introduced Date:19940113 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940125 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Spartanburg Delegation Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
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1035 House 19940125 Introduced, read first time, 00
referred to Spartanburg
Delegation
1035 Senate 19940121 Read third time, sent to House
1035 Senate 19940120 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
Friday, January 21, 1994
1035 Senate 19940113 Introduced, read first time,
placed on local and
uncontested Calendar without
reference
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INTRODUCED
January 13, 1994
S. 1035
L. Printed 1/13/94--S.
Read the first time January 13, 1994.
TO AMEND ACT 761 OF 1964, RELATING TO THE CREATION OF THE ARKWRIGHT AREA FIRE DISTRICT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL FOR THE DISTRICT TO FIVE MEMBERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act 761 of 1964 is amended to read:
"Section 4. After the creation of the Arkwright Area Fire District, there is established a board of fire control for the district to be composed of three five members who shall be appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of a majority of the Spartanburg County Legislative Delegation. Provided, that of those first appointed one member shall serve for a term of two years, one member shall serve for a term of four years and one member shall serve for a term of six years or elected in the general election for terms of six years and until their successors are appointed elected and qualify. The members of the board shall serve without pay and shall file annually a report with the Spartanburg County Board of Control not later than the first of November of each year, showing all activities and disbursements made by the board during the year.
If at least twenty percent of the qualified electors residing in the district petition the commissioners of election by the first of September of any general election year, the commissioners shall call an election to be held at the following general election for the purpose of electing a member to the board to succeed the member whose term will expire during such the year, for a six-year term. Thereafter, members shall be elected in each succeeding general election for terms of six years."
SECTION 2. The two additional members of the Arkwright Area Fire District board provided for in Section 1 of this act must be elected in the 1994 general election.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.