Ellis County Emergency Services District #4
ESD #4 serves the Cities of Oak Leaf & Pecan Hill
Unincorporated Properties within the Red Oak Independent School District
And Five Unincorporated Properties within the Rockett Area
ESD #4 is a political subdivision established pursuant to Chapter 775 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. An ESD generally supports or provides local emergency services, which can include emergency medical services and fire protection services. An ESD has the ability to impose both a sales and use tax and a property tax to support or provide emergency services within the district. See TEX. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE §§ 775.074, 775.0751. An ESD’s sales and use tax rate can range from anywhere between one-eighth of one percent to two percent. Id. § 775.0751(a). An ESD’s property tax, meanwhile, may not exceed ten cents per $100 of valuation. See TEX. CONST. art. III, §. 48-e.
Board COMMISSIONERS
President Brian Henson
Vice President Shaun Malone
Secretary Alan Hanes
Treasurer Jeremy Lampier
Commissioner Korey Cox
Meetings
Regular Monthly Meetings are held the 4th Monday of the Month
Alternating location between Red Oak Fire Station 1 and Ovilla Fire Station 1
Meeting agendas are posted here: AGENDAS/MINUTES and at
Red Oak Fire Rescue - 547 N. Methodist St., Red Oak, TX 75154
Ovilla City Hall - 105 S. Cockrell Hill Rd., Ovilla, TX 75154
72 Hours Prior to Meetings
Additional ESD Information
ESD FAQ from Safe-D: https://www.safe-d.org/faqs/
State of Texas Legal Code Governing ESDs: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.775.htm