31 January Notice of Special Election: Salisbury Mills Fire District January 31, 2024 By Patrick Mangan General 0 See attached notice of Special Election for the Salisbury Mills Fire District. Attached Files Notice of Special Election - Salisbury Mills FD.pdf 69.44 KB Related Articles Notice of Annual Election: Salisbury Mills Fire District NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Election of the Salisbury Mills Fire District will take place on December 10, 2019, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. at the Mt. Lodge Firehouse, 361 Mt. Lodge Road, Monroe, New York and at the Salisbury Mills Firehouse located at 2128 Route 94, Salisbury Mills, New York for the following purposes: To elect one (1) Fire District Commissioner for a five (5) year term commencing January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2024; and To vote upon the following proposition: PROPOSITION FOR SUBMISSION TO ELECTORS OF THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT REFERENDUM ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MEMBERS OF THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 AUTHORIZING, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A PUBLIC REFERENDUM OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS OF THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT. THE REFERENDUM SEEKS APPROVAL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE DEFINED BENEFIT SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1998. THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT ADMINISTERS THE PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MEMBERS OF THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT. IF APPROVED, THE AMENDMENT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2020 AND, • LOWER THE ENTITLEMENT AGE FROM AGE 65 TO AGE 60, AND • INCREASE THE MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD PAYMENTS BEGINNING AT THE ENTITLEMENT AGE FROM $20 TO $30 FOR EACH SERVICE CREDIT EARNED AFTER 2019, AND • WOULD INCREASE THE YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT THAT CAN BE EARNED BY A VOLUNTEER UNDER THE PROGRAM FROM THIRTY (30) TO THIRTY-FIVE (35). • WOULD ALLOW THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT TO AMEND, REVISE OR OTHERWISE CHANGE THE POINT SYSTEM, PROSPECTIVELY ONLY, UNDER WHICH A YEAR OF SERVICE CREDIT IS EARNED. THE AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF THE CURRENT PROGRAM FOR 2017-2019 HAS BEEN ABOUT $84,000 ($770 PER PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER) WHICH INCLUDES THE COST OF ADMINISTRATION OF ABOUT $7,000 PER YEAR. THE ANNUAL COST OF THE AMENDED PROGRAM FOR CURRENT VOLUNTEERS IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $220,000 ($1,960 PER PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER). THERE WILL BE NO INCREASE IN ADMINISTRATION FEES AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT. THE FAILURE OF THE AMENDMENT TO BE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT WILL IN NO WAY AFFECT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM PRESENTLY IN EFFECT. THEREFORE, SHALL THE STATED RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM BE APPROVED? All residents of the Salisbury Mills Fire District, who are duly registered to vote with the Orange County Board of Elections on or before November 18, 2019 shall be entitled to vote at this election. Any person desiring to have his or her name appear on the ballot for the above office must have filed a petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified electors of the Fire District, with the Secretary of the Fire District, not later than November 20, 2019. PAUL WALL, SECRETARY SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT Salisbury Mills Fire District- Notice of Annual Election NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Election of the Salisbury Mills Fire District will take place on December 8, 2020, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. at the Mt. Lodge Firehouse, 361 Mt. Lodge Road, Monroe, New York and at the Salisbury Mills Firehouse located at 2128 Route 94, Salisbury Mills, New York for the following purpose: To elect one (1) Fire District Commissioner for a five (5) year term commencing January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2025. All residents of the Salisbury Mills Fire District, who are duly registered to vote with the Orange County Board of Elections on or before November 16, 2020 shall be entitled to vote at this election. Any person desiring to have his or her name appear on the ballot for the above office must have filed a petition signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified electors of the Fire District, with the Secretary of the Fire District, not later than November 18, 2020. ERIN SMITH, SECRETARY SALISBURY MILLS FIRE DISTRICT Notice of Special Election - Vails Gate Fire District NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION VAILS GATE FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWNS OF NEW WINDSOR AND CORNWALL, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK October 11, 2022 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Election of the qualified voters of the Vails Gate Fire District (hereinafter called the “Fire District”), in the Towns of New Windsor and Cornwall, Orange County, New York, will be held at the Vails Gate Firehouse located on Route 94 (Blooming Grove Turnpike), Vails Gate, New York, in said Fire District, on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The polls shall open at 6:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) and shall remain open until 9:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) or as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their votes. NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Fire District on September 7, 2022, the following two Propositions will be submitted to the qualified voters of the Fire District for approval or disapproval: PROPOSITION #1 SHALL the bond resolution of Vails Gate Fire District, in the Towns of New Windsor and Cornwall, Orange County, New York, entitled: “BOND RESOLUTION OF THE VAILS GATE FIRE DISTRICT (“FIRE DISTRICT”), IN THE TOWN OF NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 7, 2022, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A FIRE TRUCK, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND APPARATUS USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, FOR USE BY THE FIRE DISTRICT; STATING THE ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST THEREOF IS NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000, INCLUDING COSTS INCIDENTAL THERETO AND TO THE FINANCING THEREOF; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT FOR SUCH PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF THE FIRE DISTRICT IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $1,500,000 TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION; DETERMINING THAT THE PERIOD OF PROBABLE USEFULNESS OF THE OBJECT OR PURPOSE FOR WHICH SAID BONDS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED IS TWENTY (20) YEARS; DETERMINING THAT, PURSUANT TO THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEW ACT ("SEQRA"), THE ACQUISITION OF SAID TRUCK IS A TYPE II ACTION AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY FURTHER REVIEW AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF TAXES TO BE COLLECTED TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS,” BE APPROVED? PROPOSITION #2 “RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE VAILS GATE FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWNS OF NEW WINDSOR AND CORNWALL, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK (THE “DISTRICT”), AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF A 2003 SEAGRAVE 75’ MEANSTICK FIRETRUCK WHICH HAS BEEN DECLARED AS SURPLUS APPARATUS FOR A SUM IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ($100,000) DOLLARS,” BE APPROVED? All residents of the Fire District who were duly registered to vote with the Orange County Board of Elections on or before September 19, 2022, shall be eligible to vote at said Special Election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS DATED: September 7, 2022 LAURIE SEYMOUR FIRE DISTRICT SECRETARY Public Hearing Notice- Salisbury Mills Fire District 2022 Budget NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Salisbury Mills Fire District shall hold a public hearing to discuss the contents of its proposed budget for 2022. The public hearing will be conducted at the firehouse located at 2128 Route 94, Salisbury Mills, New York, at 7:30 p.m. on October 19, 2021. A copy of the proposed budget is available at the office of the Town Clerks of the Town of Cornwall, New Windsor and Blooming Grove and at the office of the Fire District Secretary where it may be inspected by any interested person. In addition, copies of the proposed budget for 2022 will be available at the aforesaid public hearing. All interested persons are invited to attend. Erin Smith Secretary, Salisbury Mills Fire District Notice of Annual Election - Salisbury Mills Fire District on 12/14/21 Notice of Annual Election - Salisbury Mills Fire District on 12/14/21 Notice of Public Hearing 10/18 - Salisbury Mills Fire District - 2023 Proposed Budget Notice of Public Hearing 10/18 - Salisbury Mills Fire District - 2023 Proposed Budget Comments are closed.