Important Notices

The program was formerly managed by the Hartford Ins Co. is now going to be managed by Chubb Insurance, which is owned by its shareholders as a publicly traded company.

The 2027 property tax levy growth will be capped at 2% for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, which includes fire districts.

Fire District Election Schedule for 2026 October 8th, 2026 Last day to adopt resolution permitting absentee ballots at the Annual Election.  Absentee ballots are optional for fire districts.  If previously

**FIRE DISTRICT BUDGET PROCESS SCHEDULE 2026 On or before September 29th Adopt proposed budget for 2027, including fund balance estimate for end of 2026 File proposed budget with District Sectary

NYS has officially expanded the NYS stipend program to include additional courses. This eligibility is backdated to the original rollout of the program (August 31, 2023)—meaning that if you took

In New York State, Real Property Tax Law § 466-a (enacted via Chapter 670 of the Laws of 2022) authorizes counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, and fire districts to grant a

Open the draft document at this link: #1. Post Hearing Comments on Behalf of FASNY #2. April 2025 Proposed OSHA 1910.156 In an earlier post on this web site the