NY Town L § 183 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TWN - Town Article 11 - Fire, Fire Alarm and Fire Protection Districts 183 - Fire Alarm Districts.

§  183.  Fire  alarm  districts.  Whenever  the  town board shall have   established a fire alarm district pursuant to  the  provisions  of  this   article,  the  town board shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, plans,   specifications, estimates and a proposed contract for the  installation,   extension  and maintenance of a fire alarm system in such district. Upon   the completion of the  plans,  specifications,  estimates  and  proposed   contract  therefor, the town clerk shall give notice of a public hearing   thereon in the same manner as provided in this  article  for  notice  of   hearing  upon  the  creation of such district. At such hearing, the town   board shall hear such persons as may be interested in the subject matter   thereof and may  make  such  modification  and  changes  in  the  plans,   specifications,  estimates and proposed contract as the town board shall   deem expedient, and thereupon the town board may adopt or  reject  same.   So far as consistent with the provisions of this section, the town board   shall  award contracts for the performance of the work and the supplying   of materials or may cause the same to be done by  day  labor  under  the   direction  of  the  town engineer or any other town officer, in the same   manner as provided by section one hundred ninety-seven of  this  chapter   for  the  making  of  special improvements, and may enter into contracts   with persons or corporations for the use of their property in connection   with such fire alarm system.After a public hearing as hereinafter specified, the  town  board,  in   addition,  shall  provide  for  the furnishing of fire protection within   such fire alarm district and for that purpose may contract for a  period   not  exceeding  five  years  with  any  city, incorporated village, fire   district or incorporated fire company maintaining adequate and  suitable   apparatus  and  appliances for the furnishing of fire protection in such   district. Notice of such hearing shall be  published  in  at  least  one   newspaper  having general circulation in the district. Such notice shall   specify the time when and place where said hearing  will  be  held,  and   describe  in  general terms the proposed contract. The first publication   thereof shall be at least ten days prior to the day specified  for  such   hearing.  The  expense  incurred  by reason of the establishment of such   fire alarm district, the maintenance of said fire alarm system  and  the   contract  for  fire  protection,  shall  be assessed and levied upon the   taxable property in said district and collected in the same  manner,  at   the  same  time  and  by  the  same officers as town taxes are assessed,   levied and collected and, when collected, the amount  thereof  shall  be   paid  to  the  supervisor  of  the town. The supervisor shall pay to the   city, incorporated village, fire district or incorporated  fire  company   furnishing  such  fire  protection, the expense thereof pursuant to said   contract. The expense of the installation  or  extension  of  such  fire   alarm  system  may be raised, in whole or in part, in the same manner as   the expense of maintenance or may be financed,  in  whole  or  in  part,   pursuant to the local finance law.If  a  fire  alarm district shall be situated partly in each of two or   more towns any action which would be taken by the town board in the case   of a district situated in only one town  shall  be  taken  by  the  town   boards  of  the  several  towns acting jointly by a majority vote of the   members of each of such town boards, and the notices of  public  hearing   required  by  this  section  shall  be  given  by the town clerks of the   several towns acting jointly.By mutual consent of the  contracting  parties,  and  after  a  public   hearing  held  pursuant to notice in the manner provided in this section   in relation to fire protection contracts, any such  contract  heretofore   or  hereafter  executed  may  be  (1)  amended,  (2)  terminated, or (3)   terminated and a new contract may be entered into in  lieu  thereof,  if   the town board, after such hearing, shall determine, by resolution, that    it  is  in  the  public  interest  so  to do. Such notice shall state in   general terms the reason why any existing contract is to be  amended  or   terminated, and if a new contract is to be entered into the notice shall   also describe the new contract in general terms.