Welcome to the home page for the Gilbert County Island Fire District! The District was formed in January 2008 to arrange for fire protection services for the residents of county islands within the Town of Gilbert municipal planning area. Currently, the Town of Gilbert Fire Department is our fire services provider.

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Notice of Election

The Gilbert County Island Fire District will hold an election for board members on November 2, 2010. The polling places, precincts, and hours of operation will coincide with those of Maricopa County for the purpose of conducting the election of board members. Additional information can be obtained from the Maricopa County Elections Department at (602) 506-3535 or http://recorder.maricopa.gov/home.htm

Election News: Three people are running for two open seats on the GCIFD governing board in the election on November 2, 2010 (links are to the candidate's filing document with the County Recorder's office):

• Ron Beyerle
• Tony Cabanillas
• Leni Cazden

2010-11 Budget: The GCIFD adopted a budget for fiscal year 2010-11 the July meeting.The tax rate for the year will be 1.0160.

  GCIFD FY 2010-11 Adopted Budget

  (Last year's budget for comparison: GCIFD FY 2009-10 Adopted Budget)

 2010-11 Proposed Budget Breakdown: Want to see how much your property tax bill would be under the proposed budget? Want to know how your property tax would be spent? Use your latest Property Valuation Notice and this handy spreadsheet to find out:

  GCIFD FY 2010-11 Adopted Budget Breakdown

Next Monthly Meeting: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 6PM, at the Southeast Regional Library – County Meeting Room, 775 N. Greenfield Road, Gilbert, AZ.

   Agenda: GCIFD Board Meeting Agenda - August 10, 2010

Note:

In accordance with state law, notice for all special district public meetings, along with agendas must be posted at least 24-hours in advance of the meeting. Public notices for the Gilbert County Island Fire District (GCIFD) are posted at the Maricopa County Central Courts Building, 201 W. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona on the Public Notices bulletin board.

Public meeting notices are also posted on the GCIFD’s website. Please be advised that only the Maricopa County Central Courts Building bulletin board may be relied on for official postings under the Arizona Open Meeting Law. A technological problem or failure that either prevents the posting of public notices on a website or that temporarily or permanently prevents the use of all or part of the website does not preclude the holding of the meeting for which the notice was posted, if the public body complies with all other public notice requirements.