Public Notice

Public Notice Dartmouth Fire District No. 3 Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Warrant Monday, May 4, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Meeting called by Prudential Committee Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Dartmouth Fire District No. 3 will be held at Dartmouth Fire District No. 3, 140 Cross Road, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The Prudential Committee has sponsored the following articles. Article 1. To select a Moderator to preside at the meeting (Rate: $100.00 per meeting). *Article 2. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund the compensation of the following positions: Prudential Committee, Fire Chief, District Clerk and Treasurer, Administrative Assistant-Finance, Town Assessors, Town Collector, and Moderator. Amount $303,786.52 Taken from Tax Levy *Article 3. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund the following General Expense Accounts: Health Insurance, Retirement Account, Building Account, General Insurance, General Fund, and Overlay/Refund. Amount $1,332,508.64 Taken from Tax Levy *Article 4. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund the compensation of the following positions: Deputy Fire Chief, Captain/Fire Inspector, Administrative Assistant-Operations, Facilities Maintenance Specialist, and Full Time Firefighters. Amount $1,580,299.41 Taken from Tax Levy *Article 5. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund the compensation of the following: Assistant Chief and Call Firefighters. Amount $318,400.00 Taken from Tax Levy *Article 6. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund the following Operational Expense Accounts: Annual Dues & Membership Fees, Physicals & Recruitments, Chief's Account, Training Account, Vehicle Repair and Maintenance, Fire Alarm / Communication, Firefighter Equipment, Fire Gear / Uniforms, Fire Prevention and Fire Investigation. Amount $206,900.00 Taken from Tax Levy *Article 7. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund Capital Improvements. Amount $150,000.00 Taken from Tax Levy *Article 8. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund the OPEB Trust (Other Post-Employment Benefits). Amount $40,000.00 Taken from Tax Levy *Article 9. To determine if the district will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to fund the Reserve Fund for Compensated Absences. Amount $20,000.00 Taken from Tax Levy Total from Tax Levy: $3,951,894.57 *Article 10. To determine if the district will vote to appropriate a sum of money to fund the purchase of equipment for the Rescue Vehicle. Amount $50,000.00 Taken from Surplus Revenue *Article 11. To determine if the district will vote to transfer a sum of money to the Vehicle Replacement Account. Amount $550,000.00 Taken from Surplus Revenue Total from Surplus Revenue $600,000.00 Total Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Warrant $4,551,894.57 *Article 11. To determine if the district will vote to accept the provisions of M.G.L. c.32, §4(2)(b) and M.G.L. c.32 §4(2) (b½), which allows permanent, intermittent, or call firefighters to be credited with full-time service for the purpose of calculating retirement benefits in accordance with Chapter 32 of M.G.L. Summary: The commission, shall fix and determine how much service in any calendar year is equivalent to a year of service.Allows for part-time, provisional, temporary, temporary provisional, seasonal or intermittent employment or service of any employee to receive creditable prior service.For a reserve or permanent-intermittent police officer or a reserve, permanent-intermittent or call fire fighter retiring from a governmental unit accepting the provisions of this sentence, the board shall credit,Any fire district, which accepts the provisions of this paragraph, service as a permanent-intermittent or call firefighter shall be credited as full-time service as provided in paragraph (b), except that credit for such service shall not be conditioned upon the appointment of said permanent-intermittent or call firefighter as a permanent member of the fire department. This paragraph shall take effect in a district that maintains a separate contributory retirement system by vote of the district meeting, and in a district the eligible employees of which are members of a county retirement system by vote of the district meeting. *Appropriations voted are to fund the financial year from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027 Prudential Committee Jules Gauthier Jr, Chairman of the Board Timothy M Sheehan, Committee Member Andrew A Lafferty III, Committee Member Attest: A true and exact copy Joan E Brennan April 20 2026 LNEO0501153