WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 168

(II)  AT LEAST 30 DAYS BEFORE THE PUBLIC
HEARING, SEND BY REGULAR MAIL TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE
PROPOSED DISTRICT WRITTEN NOTICE OF:

1.  THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPOSED
DISTRICT;

2.  THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF THE SPECIAL
DISTRICT TAX; AND

3.  THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING;

(III)  PROVIDE PRIOR NOTICE OF THE HEARING BY
PUBLISHING, AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK FOR 2 SUCCESSIVE WEEKS, IN AT
LEAST 1 NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY:

1.  THE TIME, LOCATION, AND DATE OF THE
PUBLIC HEARING; AND

2.  A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE;
AND

(IV)  CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION, INC.

(3) UNLESS THE ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR A LATER

EFFECTIVE DATE, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IS

EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE IT IS PASSED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

(E) (1) IF A SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT IS ESTABLISHED UNDER
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MAY IMPOSE ON THE ASSESSABLE REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT AN
ANNUAL TAX TO PAY FOR PERSONNEL AND CAPITAL EXPENSES INCURRED IN
PROVIDING FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES WITHIN THE DISTRICT IF THE
TAX:

(I)  DOES NOT EXCEED 30 PERCENT OF THE COUNTY
PROPERTY TAX; AND

(II)   IS LEVIED AND COLLECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
§§ 2-7-101 THROUGH 2-7-104 OF THIS CODE.

(2)  THE TAX IMPOSED UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL BE, UNTIL PAID, A FIRST LIEN ON THE REAL
PROPERTY IN RESPECT TO WHICH IT IS IMPOSED FROM THE DATE THE TAX
BECAME OR BECOMES PAYABLE.

(3)  THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY APPROPRIATE
FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SPECIAL DISTRICT TAX, AND FROM OTHER
SOURCES, FUNDS TO BE USED WITHIN THE DISTRICT FOR:

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