Special Election

Special Election PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Law of the New York State requires a Special Election upon a Mandatory Referendum of the Nyack Joint Fire District will take place on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., at the Nyack Joint Fire District, 13-15 Park Street, Nyack, NY 10960, for the purpose of voting upon the following Proposition. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, any person eligible to vote in the Valley Cottage Fire District Elections shall be eligible to vote upon this Proposition; that is, to vote in the Special Election, a person must [1] be registered to vote with the Rockland County Board of Elections on or before November 17, 2025 and [2] be a resident in the Valley Cottage Fire District at least thirty (30) days prior to said election. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Proposition shall read as follows: PROPOSITION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTORS OF THE VALLEY COTTAGE FIRE DISTRICT REFERENDUM ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MEMBERS OF THE VALLEY COTTAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF NYACK JOINT FIRE DISTRICT, TOWN OF CLARKSTOWN AND TOWN OF ORANGETOWN, COUNTY OF ROCKLAND, STATE OF NEW YORK, IN A RESOLUTION ADOPTED NOVEMBER 5, 2025, APPROVED AN AMENDMENT OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY THE FIRE DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHED FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OF THE NYACK JOINT FIRE DISTRICT, TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR WHICH A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MAY EARN A SERVICE AWARD FROM 30 TO 40 YEARS, AND THEREFORE THE MAXIMUM PROJECTED ACCRUED MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD FROM $600 TO $800, TO INCREASE THE MONTHLY SERVE AWARD BENEFIT TO $25, AND TO REDUCE THE ENTITLEMENT AGE TO 60 YEARS OLD, ALL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. THERE IS A $63,900 CONTRIBUTION OWED FOR THE PROGRAM DUE TO ITS FUNDED STATUS. THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE AMENDED PROGRAM WILL INCREASE BY THE ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT. THE DISTRICT PAYS ADDITIONAL MONIES IN ANNUAL ACTUARIAL AND ADMINISTRATION FEES AND IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES WHICH ALSO WILL NOT MATERIALLY CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT. SHALL THE STATED RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS BE APPROVED? Dated: November 5, 2025 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NYACK JOINT FIRE DISTRICT By: Jillana Sinnott, District Secretary Feerick Nugent MacCartney PLLC Attorneys for the Nyack Joint Fire District November 12 2025 LNYS0404813