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• "BE IT RESOLVED THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE  MONTAUKFIRE DISTRICT, TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, STATE OF NEW YORK IN A RESOLUTION ADOPTED NOVEMBER 4, 2025, APPROVED AN AMENDMENT OF THE DEFINED BENEFIT LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM, ADMINISTED BY THE FIRE DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHED FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OF THE MONTAUK FIRE DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 TO EXTEND THE MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR WHICH A PARTICIPATING ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MAY EARN A SERVICE AWARD FROM 40 TO 50 YEARS, AND THEREFORE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM $1,200 TO $1,500, PROVIDED ALL SERVICE CREDIT IS EARNED AFTER JANUARY 1, 2010.  ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS THAT EARNED 40 YEARS OF SERVICE CREDIT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 CAN AGAIN BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN SERVICE CREDIT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2026.
• THE CURRENT EXPECTED FUNDING CONTRIBUTION IS $500,000, WHICH INCLUDES AN AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WHO EARNS SERVICE CREDIT OF APPROXIAMATELY $2,900.  THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE AMENDED PROGRAM WILL NOT INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT AND, THEREFORE, IS ESTMATED TO REMAIN AT $500,000.  THE AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION PER PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WHO EARNS SERVICE CREDIT WILL ALSO REMAIN AT APPROXIAMATELY $2,900.  THE DISTRICT PAYS ADDITIONAL ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF ABOUT $11,00 WHICH WILL NOT CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT." 

All residents of the Fire District duly registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections as of November 19, 2025 shall be eligible to vote.