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Western Grant Ambulance District reviews bylaws, budget timeline and annexation petitions
Summary
Board members reviewed a bylaws draft and identified needed work on district boundaries, noted the district's 2-mill levy and that HB1176 requires public budget hearings Sept. 7–Oct. 7, and reviewed petitions to annex service areas in Hettinger and Adams counties.
At a June 25 special meeting in New Leipzig, the Western Grant Ambulance District board reviewed a draft of its bylaws, discussed the district's budget calendar under state law and examined petitions to annex additional service areas.
President Keith Payne and other board members identified that the draft bylaws need additional work to clarify the district boundaries. The minutes do not record specific boundary language or revisions; the board did not adopt final bylaws at the session.
Secretary/Treasurer Julie Levorsen told the board the district's current 2-mill levy was approved by voters. Levorsen also noted that state legislation HB1176 requires public budget hearings for political subdivisions between Sept. 7 and Oct. 7, 2025, which the board must observe when preparing the 2026 budget. The minutes record discussion of the timing but do not list scheduled budget hearings or a finalized budget document.
The board reviewed petitions seeking annexation of additional service areas in Hettinger County and Adams County; the minutes do not record a vote or decision on annexation petitions. Board members also discussed marketing for the district but did not adopt a marketing plan or budget line during the meeting.
The board scheduled a follow-up special meeting for Sept. 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. MDT at the New Leipzig Ambulance meeting room, 18 First St SE, New Leipzig, ND, where outstanding formation and budget items can be revisited.
