§ 35-9-213 — Petition for division; hearing and notice

(a) Whenever a petition in writing is made to the county
commissioners, signed by the owners of fifty percent (50%) or
more of the privately owned lands of an area proposed to be
detracted from the original fire protection district, who
constitute fifty percent (50%) or more of the taxpayers within
the proposed detracted area based upon the last completed
assessment roll, the county commissioners shall, within twenty
(20) days from the receipt of the petition, give notice of the
hearing on the petition by:
(i) Mailing a copy of the notice by first-class mail
to each landowner in the district at the address shown in the
assessment roll;
(ii) Causing a notice thereof to be posted, at least
twenty (20) days prior to the time appointed by them for the
consideration of the petition, in at least three (3) public
places within the proposed detracted area and also in at least
three (3) public places within the remaining area; and
(iii) Publishing a notice in the newspapers of
general circulation in the area of the district.
(b) The petition for detraction shall describe the
boundaries of the proposed detracted area and the boundaries of
the remaining area in the manner provided in W.S. 22-29-103(e).
(c) The county commissioners shall, on the day fixed for
hearing the petition, or on any legally postponed day, proceed
to hear the petition. Prior to the hearing the commissioners
shall appoint an individual or group of individuals from the
persons signing the petition to act in negotiations on behalf of
the proposed detracted area.
(d) If the detracting district is within two (2) or more
counties, the county commissioners for purposes of W.S. 35-9-213
and 35-9-214 are the county commissioners of the county where
the majority of the detracting district property lies.