[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Amityville 12-14-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law provided that it shall take
effect on January 2, 2010, subject to acceptance and filing by the
Secretary of State.
The Fire Department of the Village is hereby authorized and
permitted to go to the aid of another city, Village, town or fire
district or territory outside the Village to aid in extinguishing
a fire or fires therein, and while in the performance of their duties
in extending such aid, the members of said Department shall have the
same immunity and privileges as though performing the same within
the Village, pursuant to § 209 of the General Municipal
Law. The Chief or other head of the Fire Department, or of any company
thereof, is authorized to extend such aid, in his discretion, in answer
to a call for assistance from such village, town, fire district or
other territory, provided always that sufficient apparatus and membership
is kept in the Village for local protection at all times.
A.
The
Board of Trustees hereby further amends the service award program
for volunteer members of the Amityville Fire Department as adopted
by Local Law No. 12 of 1991 and duly approved by a majority of the
electors of the Village of Amityville on November 5, 1991. Said service
award program was duly amended by Local Law No. 1 of 2003 as duly
approved by the a majority of the electors of the Village on November
4, 2003, and further amended by Local Law 7 of 2005, as duly approved
by a majority of the electors of the Village on November 8, 2005,
to provide an eligible active firefighter with up to 40 years of credited
active firefighting service for a service award pursuant to GML § 217(n).
All other terms and conditions of such program, as previously amended,
shall remain in full force and effect.
[Amended 2-23-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law passed at referendum 3-18-2015
and provided an effective date of 1-1-2017, as follows: "This local
law shall be effective on January 1, 2017, upon the adoption of the
following proposition by a majority of the electors of the Village
of Amityville at the municipal election to be held on March 18, 2015,
as provided in GML § 216: 'Shall Local Law No. 1 of year
2015, a local law adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Amityville, amending the defined benefit service award program
for volunteer members of the Amityville Fire Department, to provide
for the crediting of up to 40 years of active firefighting service,
at an annual estimated cost of $20,000 which include the estimated
annual administration fee, with a maximum projected monthly award
of $800 per participant, and an estimated annual cost of $181.81 per
participant, representing approximately a $0.075 per $100 assessed
valuation increase in the real property taxes of the Village of Amityville,
as authorized under § 216 of the General Municipal Law be
approved?'"
B.
The program
shall consist of a defined benefit plan, with investment and administrative
services to be provided by a plan administrator designated by the
Board of Trustees.
C.
The Mayor
shall, on the advice of the Village Attorney, be authorized to execute
a contract with said Plan Administrator on behalf of the Village of
Amityville.
D.
The Board
of Trustees of the Village of Amityville is hereby designated as the
Service Award Program Committee and is authorized to meet for the
purpose of considering aspects of the award program which are, by
law, obligations of the program sponsor, such Committee to be chaired
by the Mayor.
