2011 Public Hearing
PUBLIC HEARING ON 2011 BUDGET
CHELSEA FIRE DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 128
CHELSEA, NEW YORK 12512
To The Town Clerks ofthe Town of Fishkill and Town of Wappinger:
Enclosed is a Notice of Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget of the Chelsea Fire
District.
Pursuant to (T~175-c[2D kindly post:
1. The enclosed notice on your website on or before the 19th day of October
2010.
2. Post the Notice of Public Hearing on the Proposed Budget on the bulletin
Board maintained by the Town Clerk pursuant to (TL~ 181 [3][ a D.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Yvonne M. Tompkins, Secretary
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
CHELSEA FIRE DISTRICT
P.O. Box 128
Chelsea, New York 12512
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OCT 0 5 2010
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TOWN OF WAPPINGER
TOWN CLERK
CHELSEA FIRE DISTRICT
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE
2011 BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Proposed Budget of the Chelsea Fire District
of the Towns of Fishkill and Wappinger, State of New York, will be presented to the
Board of Fire Commissioners of the Chelsea Fire District, for its consideration.
A PUBLIC HEARING will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Chelsea Fire District Office, 15
Liberty Street, Chelsea, New York 12512, in the Town of Wappinger, State of New York
on Tuesday, the 19th day of October, 2010.
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, and 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
concernmg same.
That a copy of the proposed budget is available at the Office of the Town Clerk and of
the Town of Fishkill, Route 52, Fishkill, New York 12524 and at the Town of
Wappinger, Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York 12590 and Chelsea Fire
District Secretary at 15 Liberty Street, Chelsea, New York 12512 by calling 845-831-
6244.
Board of Fire Commissioners
CHELSEA FIRE DISTRICT
15 Liberty Street
Chelsea, N.Y. 12512
Dated: October 4, 2010
CHt8-SEfI FIRE DISTRICT
201lBUDGET SUMMARY
Total Appropriations (from page 19)
Less:
$ 37B;63!)' ·
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$ 3!o~ '197 ~
Estimated Revenues (from page 20)
Estimated Appropriated Unreserved
Fund Balance
$
Amount to be Raised by Real Property Taxes
TAX APPORTIONMENT
(to be used when fire district is in more than one town)
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I I VALUATION I RATI': I VALUATION I Pcrccnta/,'" (1) X RL",I Property
I TOWN I (i\ V) I (ER) I (i\ V / ER) I (1) / (2) Tax to bt: RaiseJ
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to~jlf4{IL~:177J 7I:J/dJ_ I ()fJ"} 7? 7/~.IS~l
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Must a/,'fee with BuJget Summary" Amount to Ix: raiseJ by Real Propqty Ta.,es"
TOWN
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I certify that the estimates were approved by the fire
Conlm,issiofl;ers 01'1 fJt.-f. ~ ).-0 J 0 . .. .
(Date) .
NOTE: File with Town Budget Officer by November 20 (December20 in Westchester and
Monroe counties).
Actual Budget as Preliminary Adopted
Expenditures Modified Estimate Budget
. 20.11-'1 20JP 20-'-1 20 1/
$ ~ 5()O I $ 7) 500, $ "7, goo; $
/0) 900 , {,J 9 ()O ~ ;Lot) f
IJ 660. I} O()O" I) 060.
,\3410.1 TotalPersonalServices $/~'I()O , $/6;LlDO, $/~/OOD, $
70) () /t{. 7/) 33D 5~ 330
.'13410.4 Contractual Expenditures ;lJtJ) t,StJ. / 9~ 't~~.. MtJ/~ It
A 1930.4 Judgments and Claims 0 0 0
.'1901 0.8--StateRetirement System u ----0- .-- . - (d_n - ----Q
16) bOO.. 10,. O{)(). 7 tJ) tJlJl), 7~ ()()O ,
l)dttJ:J.. ~ ~@" ~J :1.0;)., ~~O{}.,
A9040.8 \Vorkers' Compensation ;2~ IJ at) t 30 tJo () II ;3 ~ 000 t" .,3 g tJ at) ,
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$ 'tIt) 7" t, JfIJ~9'J2.. ~.. *
APPROPRIATIONS
Salary - 'Treasurer
Salary - Other
Other Personal Services
A3410.2 Equipment
A 9025.8 Local Pension Fund
1\9030.8 Social Security
A9050.8 Unemployment Insurance
A 9060.8 IIospital, l'vledical and
.\ccident Insurance
A9085.8 Supp. Benefit Payments to
Disabled Firefighters
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1\9710.6 Redemption of Bonds
A 97 _.6 Redemption of Notes
1\9710.7 Interest on Bonds
A97 _.7 Interest on Notes
A9901.9 Transfer to Other Funds
Totals
* Transfer to Budget Summary, page 18
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BUDGETING 19
ESTIMATED REVENUES
1\2262 Fire Protection and
Other Senlices to
Other Districts
and Governments
1\2401 Interest and Earnings
1\2410 Rentals
11.2660 Sales of Assets
A2701 Refunds of Expenditures
A270S Gifts and Donations
:tvliscellaheous (specify)
j\2770
/\2770
1\3389 State Aid, Oth~ Public
Safety (specify)
A4389 Federal Aid, Other Public
Safety (specifY)
AS031 lnterfund Transfers
Totals
* Transfer to Budget Summary, page 18
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$ PJ()~" $ /~a3J(O $ I~ /3{ $/113S*
Actual
Revenues
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Budget as
Modified
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Estimate
20-'.'
Adopted
Budget
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20 ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING MANUAL FOR FIRE DISTRICTS
FIRE D ISTRl CTS
WORKSHEET A
COMPUTATION OF STATUTORY SPENDING LIMITATION
Divide the assessed valuation of the real property subject to taxation by the fire distria as shown
on each assessment roll for the district completed in the second calendar year prior to that in which
the eAtJenditures are to be made, by the town equalization rate established for each roll by the State
Office of Real Property Services.
(Exampk: For budget prepared in year 2 (current year) and tues to be raised and expended in year
3 (next year), use assessment roll completed in year 1 Oast year) divided by the town equalization
r:lte estab!.isnea-tor trusassessment rorr-Note: Kclifferent equalizatIon rate IS esta5Iisnea-ror e:lcll-----------
year's assessment roll.)
Total Full Valuations
Full Valuations
Town
Assessed
Less First Million of Full Valuation
Excess Over First ~1illion of Full Valuation
Multiply Excess by One Mill
Expenditures Permitted on Full Valuation Above $1,000,000
Add Expenditures Permitted on Full Valuation Below First
$1,000,000
Statutory S endin Limitation for 20
Add Exclusions from Statutory Spending Limit.'ltion (fown Law,
Section 176(18) (from Worksheet B)
Add Spending Authorized by Voters in Excess of Statutory
Spending Limitation (fawn Law; Section 179) (proposition
Adopted on )
Sum of Statutory Spending Limitation, Exclusions and Excess Spending
Authorized by Voters
Less Bud et A ro nations
Statutory Spending Limitation Margin
$
$
$
$
3iP'I7'f7
BUDGETING 21
FIRE DISTRICTS
WORKSHEET B
EXCLUSIONS FROM STATUTORY SPENDING LIMITATION
1) Payments under contracts made pursuant to subdivisions 12 and 22
of Section 176 of the Town Law:
Subdivision 12 - A contract for a supply of "rater and for Furnishing, ()
erecting, maintaining, caring for and replacing fire hydrants.
$
Subdivision 22 - A contract for furnishing fire protection within the
fire district, including emergency services and general ambulance ()
serVIces. ,
2) Payments under a lease to provide a supply of water for fire fighting
purposes made pursuant to Subdivision 12-a of Section 176 of the C)
Town Law.
3) Principal and interest on bonds, bond anticipation notes, capital notes 0
and certain budget notes, and interest on certain tax anticipation
notes.
4) Compensation of paid fire district officers, fire department officers,
firefighters and other paid personnel of the fire department, including I /'J ~tJ()
fringe benefits. . ,
5) District's contribution to the New York State and Local Employees'
Retirement System and the New York State and Local Police and Fire Q
Retirement System.
6) Payments made when participating in a county self-insurance plan 0
under the \Vorkers' Compensation Law.
7) Insurance premiums and any payments required as a self-insurer,
pursuant to Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law and Workers' Jli6OO.
Compensation Law, less the amount of certain recoveries of benefits
and compensation.
8) Payment required annually to fund service awards to volunteer
firefighters made pursuant to Article ll-A of the General Municipal 76 tJOtJ
Law: J .
9) Cost of blanket accident insurance to insure volunteer firefighters
against injury or death resulting from bodily injuries suffered in the 4 tJO() ~
. performance of their duties.
10) Certain payments for the care and treatment of paid firefighters for 0
disabilities incurred in performance of duty.
11) District's contributions for Social Security. 1.:J..IJ .;1 ,
Subtotal to carry forward (to next page) $ l,j() ,;t tJ .;t .
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FIRE DISTRICTS
WORKSHEET B
EXCLUSIONS FROM STATUTORY SPENDING LIMITATION (cont'd)
Subtotal carried forward: (from previous page) $ /21!J .:l.o:l
12) Payment of principal and interest on tax anticipation notes for ./
new fire districts. 0
13) Payment of compromised claims and judgments under Subdivisions 0
28 and 30 of ~176 of the Town Law.
14) Cost of insurance secured to indemnify the fire district against
liability arising out of ownership, use and operation of a motor ;2tJJ 000 ,
vehicle owned by the fire district.
15) -Payment of monetary awaras to inillviooaIs pursuant to $uo-cmcision -- 0
31 of ~176 of the Town Law.
16) Cost of fuel for the fire district's emergency vehicles, including fuel It; J 6t!J{) .
tax carryovers.
17) Cost of annual independent audits required by Section 181-A of the ;<, ~O(J ..
Town Law for fire districts with revenues of $200,000 or more.
18) Appropriations to, or expenditures from, most reserve funds 0
established pursuant to the General Municipal Law.
19) District's contribution to the State's unemployment insurance fund 0
for paid officers and employees.
20) Amounts received from fire protection, emergency reserve and 0
general ambulance contracts.
21) Use of gift proceeds. 0
22) Use of insurance proceeds received for the loss, theft, damage or
destruction of real or personal property - when applied to repair or 0
replace such property.
23) Use of prenuums from the sale of district obligations, the
unexpended portion of the proceeds of fire district obligations, and 0
the interest and gains realized on the investment of the proceeds of
district obligations.
Total Exclusions from Statutory Spending Limitation (to Worksheet A) $ /-<'::1 IO:J..
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BUDGETING 23
FIRE DISTRICTS
WORKSHEET C
OTHER EXCLUSIONS FROM STATUTORY SPENDING UMITATION .
BORROWING AND RESERVE FUNDS
1)
Use of the proceeds of bonds, bond anticipation notes, capital
notes or certain budget notes. $
Expenditures from most reserve funds established pursuant to the
General Municipal La-v.r. $
Use of premiums from the sale of obligations, the unexpencled
portion of the proceeds of fire district obligations, and the
income and capital gains from the investment of the proceeds of
obligations. $
2)
3)
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NOTE: The items shown above also represent exclusions from the statutory spending limitation.
However, the amoun ts associated with these items may not be availabe at budget preparation
time. Therefore, this worksheet should be used during the fiscal year and at year's end to
help determine if your district has stayed within legal requirements.
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