When the residents voted to annex into the City in the early 1990s, the law at that time allowed citizens to choose their fire service provider and have the City pay the taxes that residents would normally pay to the fire districts. In order to end litigation surrounding the annexation, the City entered into a contract with each of the districts for the districts to provide service in those areas. The City acts as a conduit, or middle-man, between the fire districts and the residents.
In order to have another district take over, a citizen’s committee would have to create a petition, gather signatures, and submit the petition the the Robertson Board of Directors. Then, the voters within the Robertson area would need to approve the petition at the election.