Sec. 55. Petition to dissolve a District; referendum.
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Sec. 55. Petition to dissolve a District; referendum. The Board of an Agency established by referendum may certify and submit the question of dissolution of the Agency to the electors of the Agency. The Board may draft a ballot title, give notice as required by the general election law, and perform other duties as required to put the question before the voters of the Agency for their approval or rejection as a single ballot measure. The electorate consists of the voters voting within the boundaries of the existing Agency.
A simple majority of the registered voters voting on the single ballot measure is required to approve dissolution of the Agency. The Agency seeking dissolution is liable for its proportionate share of the costs of the election.
The question shall be in substantially the following form:
Shall the [name of Regional Fire Protection Agency] be dissolved?
Votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the dissolution, the assets, liabilities, obligations, and personnel assigned or belonging to the Agency shall revert to the component units of local government comprising or contributing to the Agency, proportional to each unit of local government's contribution. All such transfers and reassignments shall be made in an expeditious and timely manner, and no longer than 120 days after the date upon which the Agency's dissolution vote was certified by local election authorities.