NOTICE OF REFERENDUM

MANHASSET – LAKEVILLE FIRE DISTRICT
TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Fire Commissioners, a referendum of the qualified voters of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire District shall be held on December 9, 2025, between the hours of 12:00 PM and 9:00 PM (prevailing time) at the Company #1 Firehouse located at 35 Bayview Avenue, Manhasset New York 11030, the Company #3 Firehouse located at 25 Prospect Street, Great Neck, New York 11020, the Company #4 Firehouse located at 97 Jayson Avenue, Great Neck, New York 11021, and the Company #5 Firehouse located at 21 78th Avenue, New Hyde Park, New York 11040 to vote on the following proposition:

THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DISTRICT, TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK, IN A RESOLUTION ADOPTED JULY 1, 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 MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, 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 PROJECTED ACCRUED MONTHLY SERVICE AWARD FROM $800 TO $1,000, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026.

THE CURRENT EXPECTED FUNDING CONTRIBUTION IS $350,000, WHICH INCLUDES AN AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER THAT EARNS SERVICE CREDIT OF APPROXIMATELY $1,900. THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION FOR THE AMENDED PROGRAM WILL NOT INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT AND IS THEREFORE ESTIMATED TO REMAIN AT $350,000. THE AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION PER PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER THAT EARNS SERVICE CREDIT WILL ALSO REMAIN AT APPROXIMATELY $1,900. THE DISTRICT PAYS ADDITIONAL ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF ABOUT $14,500 WHICH WILL NOT CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THIS AMENDMENT.

SHALL THE STATED RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS BE APPROVED?

All persons registered to vote in the Manhasset – Lakeville Fire District and residing within the Fire District for at least twenty-three (23) days prior to December 9, 2025 are eligible to vote in the referendum.

By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Manhasset – Lakeville Fire District, North Hempstead, New York.
Dated: ___July 1, 2025______
__Brian J. Morris__, Fire District Secretary