Legal Notice of Public Hearing on the Budget

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Proposed Budget of the Hamptonburgh Fire District of the Town of Hamptonburgh, State of New York, will be presented to the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Hamptonburgh Fire District, for its consideration.

A PUBLIC HEARING will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Campbell Hall Fire Hall, 13 Maybrook Road, Campbell Hall, New York 10916, in the Town of Hamptonburgh, State of New York on the16th

day of October, 2007.

Pursuant to Town Law §105, the Board of Fire Commissioners must hold a public hearing on the budget, make the proposed budget available to the public prior to the public hearing, allow the public to comment on the budget at the public hearing. This public hearing must be held to allow maximum public participation in the hearing.

The purpose of the public hearing is to allow any person to be heard in favor of or against the proposed budget as it is submitted, or for or against any item or items contained in the proposed budget, and hearing all persons interested in the subject concerning same.

That a copy of the proposed budget is available at the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Hamptonburgh at 18 Bull Road, Campbell Hall, NY 10916 and Fire District Secretary at 13 Maybrook Road, Campbell Hall, NY 10916 where it may be inspected by any interested person during office hours (by appointment-427-2815.)

Dated: __________,

Carl L. Crist, Secretary

Board of Fire Commissioners

Hamptonburgh Fire District

13 Maybrook Road

Campbell Hall, NY 10916

Instructions (Do not publish as part of this notice)

Posting of the Notice of Public Hearing on the Budget

1) The Town Clerk or Town Clerks (if the Fire District is located in more than one town) must post at least five days before the day designated for the public hearing on the budget a copy of the notice of Public Hearing on the Town Clerk’s signboard;

2) The Notice of Public Hearing on the Budget must be posted on the Town’s website and/or the Fire District website, if they exist.

Publication of the Notice of Public Hearing:

1) The Public Hearing Notice on the Budget must be published at least once in the official newspaper of the Fire District. If the Board has designated no official newspaper, the notice must be published in any newspaper having general circulation in the district.

2) The date of the first publication of the notice of the budget hearing must take place at least five days before the hearing date.

Location and Time of Public Hearing

The public hearing should be heard after normal working hours, at a location accessible to all members of the public, and in a structure that is able to accommodate numerous individuals.