<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-31A-20 - Preparation of annual budget--Certification of estimated tax levy. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2057592Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057592SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057592CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057592Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057592DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2057592Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2057592000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057592SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2057592SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2057592Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-31A-20"><span class="s2057592SENU">34-31A-20</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057592SENU">. </span><span class="s2057592CL">Preparation of annual budget--Certification of estimated tax levy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057592Normal-000000"><span class="s2057592DefaultParagraphFont">The board of directors shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057592Normal-000001"><span class="s2057592DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Prepare an annual budget of the expenditures necessary to carry out the general fire protection program for the district. Grants, resources of fire departments within the district, and other revenues shall be considered by the board when preparing the revenues available to fund the district's budget;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057592Normal-000001"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057592DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Annually certify an estimated tax levy request in dollars to the proper county auditor in the manner provided by § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-31A-21"><span class="s2057592DefaultParagraphFont">34-31A-21</span></a><span class="s2057592DefaultParagraphFont">. The estimated tax levy request shall be determined by subtracting the grants, resources of fire departments within the district, and other revenues from the prepared budget.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057592Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057592000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2057592Normal"><span class="s2057592SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2057592SCL-000003"> SL 1971, ch 208, § 6 (2), (3); SL 1994, ch 279.</span></p></div></body></html>