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RESOLUTION TO SEEK VOTER APPROVAL TO AMEND THE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MEMBERS OF THE RED HOOK FIRE DEPARTMENT

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingDirects that a public referendum be held on November 7, 2023 to seek voter approval to increase the annual Service Award contribution for active volunteer firefighters from $500 to $1,200 effective January 1, 2024.
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2023-07-27
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2023-07-27
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RESOLVED

  1. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook, as authorized by Article 11‐A of the New York State General Municipal Law §216, directs that there shall be a public referendum of eligible voters of the Village of Red Hook in an election to be held on November 7, 2023, during the general election, to determine whether the Red Hook Fire Department Service Award Program shall be amended effective January 1, 2024, to increase the annual Service Award contribution from $500 to $1,200 for each calendar year beginning after December 31, 2023, during which an active volunteer firefighter earns a year of service credit under the Point System.
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  • WHEREAS, In accordance with Article 11‐A of the New York State General Municipal Law, eligible voters residing in the Village of Red Hook approved a proposition to establish a Defined Contribution Service Award Program, effective January 1, 2007 for active volunteer firefighter members of the Red Hook Fire Department
  • WHEREAS, such Service Award Program is administered by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook and provides that an active volunteer firefighter currently earns a $500 Service Award contribution for each calendar year, during which the volunteer firefighter earns 50 or more points under the Service Award Program Point System
  • WHEREAS, Article 11‐A currently allows annual Service Award contributions to be as much as $1,200
  • WHEREAS, Article 11‐A authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook to seek voter approval of amendments to the Service Award Program that will improve Service Award Program benefits and thereby are intended to help the Red Hook Fire Department recruit and retain active volunteer firefighters

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2023-07-27adoptedvote: 4-0
Seek voter approval to amend the Red Hook Fire Department Service Award Program to increase annual contributions from $500 to $1,200 for eligible volunteer firefighters.
moved by Smythe · seconded by Kjarval
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  1. The Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook, as authorized by Article 11‐A of the New York State General Municipal Law §216, directs that there shall be a public referendum of eligible voters of the Village of Red Hook in an election to be held on November 7, 2023, during the general election, to determine whether the Red Hook Fire Department Service Award Program shall be amended effective January 1, 2024, to increase the annual Service Award contribution from $500 to $1,200 for each calendar year beginning after December 31, 2023, during which an active volunteer firefighter earns a year of service credit under the Point System.
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, In accordance with Article 11‐A of the New York State General Municipal Law, eligible voters residing in the Village of Red Hook approved a proposition to establish a Defined Contribution Service Award Program, effective January 1, 2007 for active volunteer firefighter members of the Red Hook Fire Department
  • WHEREAS, such Service Award Program is administered by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook and provides that an active volunteer firefighter currently earns a $500 Service Award contribution for each calendar year, during which the volunteer firefighter earns 50 or more points under the Service Award Program Point System
  • WHEREAS, Article 11‐A currently allows annual Service Award contributions to be as much as $1,200
  • WHEREAS, Article 11‐A authorizes the Board of Trustees of the Village of Red Hook to seek voter approval of amendments to the Service Award Program that will improve Service Award Program benefits and thereby are intended to help the Red Hook Fire Department recruit and retain active volunteer firefighters
Subject key: fire_department_service_award_program