NOTICE OF ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Fire District Election of the qualified voters of North Greenbush Fire District No.1 will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Wynantskill Firehouse located at 511 Church Street Wynantskill New York 12198 and the Defreestville Firehouse located at 350 North Greenbush Road Troy, New York 12180, dependent upon residence address.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that qualified voters residing in Town of North Greenbush Election Districts Numbers 1, 3, and 7 should vote at the Wynantskill Firehouse and those qualified voters residing in Town of North Greenbush Election Districts Numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8 should vote at the Defreestville Firehouse.

Qualified electors may vote on the following matters:

• electing one commissioner for a Five (5) year term commencing on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2030;
• electing one commissioner for a Three (3) year term commencing on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2028

AND

      3) voting on Proposition 1, a resolution subject to mandatory referendum adopted by the Board of Fire Commissioners amending the Fire District’s defined contribution length of service award program by extending from ten years to eleven years the maximum number of years of service for which a participant may receive  a  contribution, and  increasing the annual maximum contribution for qualified participants from seven hundred to twelve hundred dollars. Proposition Number 1 reads substantially as follows: 

Shall the Resolution adopted on October 14, 2025 by the Board of Fire Commissioners of North Greenbush Fire District No.1:

1. authorizing amendments to the Defined Contribution Length of Service Award Program by extending by one (1) year, from ten (10) years to eleven (11) years, the total number of years a qualified Participant may obtain a year of service credit in the defined contribution program; and by increasing by five hundred ($500) dollars the contribution amount that all qualified Participants receive for a year of firefighting service credit from seven hundred ($700) dollars to twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars per year, per qualified Participant, and
2. determining that the proposed amendment extending the total number of years a qualified Participant may obtain a year of service credit in the defined contribution program by one year will cause a projected, single year, cost increase to the Program reasonably estimated to be four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars for 2026 including administration costs and fees; and further determining that the proposed amendment increasing the year of firefighting service credit to twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars per year per qualified Participant will cause a projected annual cost increase to the Program reasonably estimated to be five thousand four hundred ($5,400) dollars per year, including administration costs and fees; and
3. leaving unchanged and in full force all other provisions of the Program and any amendments heretofore made to the Program; and
4. authorizing the Program Sponsor to establish and revise such other and additional provisions of the Program Plan Document, or other agreements as may be necessary, to carry out the purposes of this Resolution, be approved?

Candidates for the office of Fire District Commissioner shall file their names in writing with the Secretary of the Fire District at the address below no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 19, 2025.

            Pursuant to Town Law § 175-a only those persons who are residents of North Greenbush Fire District No.1 on or before November 10, 2025 and who are registered to vote with the Rensselaer County Board of Elections on or before November 17, 2025 shall be entitled to vote in this election.

November 4, 2025                                                      Sean Kerwin, Secretary

                                                                                    North Greenbush Fire District No.1

                                                                                    350 North Greenbush Road.

                                                                                    Troy, New York 12180

The Board of Fire Commissioner will be holding a workshop meeting on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 6:00pm at the fire district offices located at 350 North Greenbush Road.

Minutes of the October 14, 2025, 2025 BOFC Monthly Meeting at WFD Chairman Nick Scifo called the meeting to order at 6:42 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence for all departed District Firefighters were conducted during the Budget Hearing.
Commissioners Present: Nick Scifo (NS), Rich French (RF) (arrived at 6:45 pm), Brian McCrae (BM), Robert W. Miller, Jr (RM), and Dan Garab (DG).
Other District Staff: Secretary/Treasurer Sean Kerwin (SK), Director of Purchasing Robert Durivage (RD), Deputy Director of Purchasing Michael Lashmet (ML) and District Counsel Terry Hannigan (TH) were present.
Public Session: None
Approval of Prior Month’s Minutes:
MOTION 25M63 was made by BM and seconded by RF approving the September minutes, as presented. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report for the period ending 9/30/2025:
SK presented the Treasurer’s Report (Copy attached).
RESOLUTION 25R64 was made by DG and seconded by RF to accept the Treasurer’s Report as of September 30, 2025 as presented.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
Approval of Current Month’s Invoices:
SK presented the invoices/vouchers for approval by the Board (Copy attached).
RESOLUTION 25R65 was made by RM and seconded by NS authorizing the payments of invoices as presented for a total of $65,816.38, pending final audit and receipt of any necessary paperwork.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION 25R66 was made by BM and seconded by RF that pursuant to General Municipal Law §218(b), the post entitlement defined contribution program is amended to increase by five hundred ($500) dollars the contribution amount that all qualified Participants receive for a year of firefighting service credit from seven hundred ($700) dollars to twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars per year, per qualified Participant; and the amendments proposed by this Resolution are subject to Mandatory Referendum at the annual Fire District Election on December 9, 2025. If the referendum is approved, this Resolution shall take effect January 1, 2026.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.

NEW BUSINESS:
RESOLUTION 25R67 was made by NS seconded by BM to approve the proposed 2026 budget at $1,830,334.00, as the final budget while increasing the Retention and Recruitment line item from $5000.00 to $7000.00.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION 25R68 was made by BM, seconded by DG, to approve the Alpine Software proposal and the Board directed Director of Purchasing RD to execute the proposal.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION 25R69 was made by RM seconded by RF to accept the Milton Cat proposal for the DFD generator maintenance plan and authorize Director of Purchasing RD to execute the contract.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION 25R70 appointing the Fire District Board of Elections was tendered by NS seconded by DG as follows:
WHEREAS section 175-a of the Town Law provides for a system of registration for Fire District elections; and
WHEREAS a register of eligible Fire District voters must be prepared prior to the Fire District election; and
WHEREAS such register shall be prepared from names of persons who have registered with the County Board of Elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following resident electors of the North Greenbush Fire District No. 1 are hereby appointed to constitute the North Greenbush Fire District No. 1 Board of Elections for the December 9, 2025 annual Fire District Election:
Mark Lacivita Election Chairman
James Oliver Election Inspector at WFD Firehouse
James Dickinson Ballot Clerk at WFD Firehouse
Janice Kerwin Ballot Clerk at WFD Firehouse
Janet Dickinson Ballot Clerk at WFD Firehouse
William Stewart Election Inspector at DFD Firehouse
Beth Max Ballot Clerk at DFD Firehouse
Michael Lashmet Ballot Clerk at DFD Firehouse
James Miner Ballot Clerk at DFD Firehouse
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairman, Election Inspectors and Ballot Clerks be compensated in the amount of $90.00 for their services in preparing the registration records and attendance at the annual election;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in case any of the members appointed herein are unable or refuse to assume or perform the duties required of them, this Board of Fire Commissioners will appoint alternates who are resident electors;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if clerical help is deemed necessary, this Board of Fire Commissioners will consider the appointment of such clerical persons upon request of the Chairman of the Fire District Board of Elections. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, the Board directs the Secretary to send a letter to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections requesting a list of persons registered to vote as of the 17th day of November, 2025 in all eight of the Town of North Greenbush elections district. And request the Rensselaer County Board of Elections email/mail the list of registered voters to the Fire District Secretary by the 18th day of November 2025.
The Chairman requested a roll call vote as follows:
Commissioner Richard French Aye
Commissioner Brian McCrae Aye
Commissioner Nick Scifo Aye
Commissioner Robert Miller Aye
Commissioner Daniel Garab Aye
MOTION 25M64 made by RF, seconded by BM directing the District Secretary to place a Legal Notice in the official newspaper of the Fire District for the election of Two (2) Commissioners, one to serve a 3 year term and one to serve a 5 year term commencing on January 1, 2026, with the election to be held on Tuesday December 9th, 2025.
The District Secretary is also directed to provide a copy of the Legal Notice to the North Greenbush Town Clerk for posting on the Towns municipal website, if available, and on the Town’s bulletin board and signboard no sooner than November 19th, 2025 and no later than November 24th, 2025.
The District Secretary is further directed to post a copy of the Legal Notice on the Fire District’s website, no sooner than November 19th, 2025 and no later than November 24th, 2025.
The Legal Notice must be published in THE RECORD by no sooner than November 5th, 2025, and no later than November 12th, 2025.
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 25R71 was made by RM and seconded by NS, approving the purchase of the following items for DFD and WFD as presented:
Purchase Requests:
DFD: Stortz Adapters $1,236.00
Interior PPE (2 sets) $11,547.32
Firefighter Helmets (2 ea) $868.68
Firefighting Boots (3 pr) $1,337.49
Total $14,989.49
WFD: Duty Crew Order (Q3) $748.99
Recruitment/Retention Items $1548.50
Road Closure Signs (4 ea) $187.63
Road Closure Cone Bars (6 ea) $241.89
Waterproof Jacket $90.00
Total $2817.01
GRAND TOTAL: 17,806.50
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.

RESOLUTION 25R72 was made by RM and seconded by RF approving the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $80,000.00 for the refurbishment of WFD Rescue-Engine-Tanker, Rescue 42 (2007 American LaFrance) from the Equipment Reserve Fund.; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is subject to a permissive referendum in accordance to Section 6-g of the General Municipal Law. The NGFD BOFC will enter into an agreement/contract with Premier Fire Apparatus pursuant to attorney approval by NGFD with no further Board approval.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
MOTION 25M65 was made by NS and seconded by DG approving DFD Firefighters John Wilson and Jayden Denny as presented. Motion carried.
MOTION 25M66 was made by NS seconded by RF to adjourn the meeting at 9:03 PM. Motion Carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sean Kerwin
Secretary/Treasurer

NORTH GREENBUSH FIRE DISTRICT No.1

NOTICE OF RESOLUTION

ADOPTED SUBJECT TO

PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting held on October 14, 2025 the Board of Fire Commissioners of North Greenbush Fire District No.1 duly adopted a resolution, abstracted as follows, subject to permissive referendum:

BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of General Municipal Law

• 6-g that a sum not to exceed eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00) be expended from the Equipment Capital Reserve Fund of the Fire District for the purpose of refurbishing Rescue-Engine-Tanker, Rescue 42; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Resolution was adopted subject to permissive referendum as provided in Section 6-g of the General Municipal Law of the State of New York.

Dated:  October 14, 2025

BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

NORTH GREENBUSH  FIRE DISTRICT

Sean Kerwin, Secretary-Treasurer

Chairman Nick Scifo called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was followed by a moment of silence for all departed District Firefighters.
Commissioners Present: Nick Scifo (NS), Rich French (RF), Brian McCrae (BM), Robert W. Miller, Jr (RM), and Dan Garab (DG).
Other District Staff: Secretary/Treasurer Sean Kerwin (SK), Director of Purchasing Robert Durivage (RD), and District Counsel Terry Hannigan (TH) were present.
Public Session: None
MOTION 25M55 was made by RF and seconded by BM approving two DFD building use requests as presented. Motion carried.
Approval of Prior Month’s Minutes:
MOTION 25M56 was made by BM and seconded by RF approving the August minutes, as presented. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report for the period ending 8/31/2025:
SK presented the Treasurer’s Report (Copy attached).
RESOLUTION 25R56 was made by DG and seconded by RM to accept the Treasurer’s Report as of August 31, 2025 as presented.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
Approval of Current Month’s Invoices:
SK presented the invoices/vouchers for approval by the Board (Copy attached).
RESOLUTION 25R57 was made by NS and seconded by RF authorizing the payments of invoices as presented for a total of $173,360.49 pending final audit and receipt of any necessary paperwork.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
MOTION 25M57 was made by NS and seconded by BM approving the revised DFD fund drive letter. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 25R58 was made by RF seconded by BM to enter into an agreement with CS Arch to conduct an investigation regarding the water infiltration into windowsills at DFD. The cost for professional services is $2,400.00..
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously

unanimously.
RESOLUTION 25R59 was made by NS, seconded by BM, declaring various expired gear surplus (consisting of gloves, coats, pants and hoods) that have reached their end of service life.
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The total value of this surplus is less than $20K and is no longer needed by the Fire District. The Board directed RD to have this equipment destroyed and properly disposed.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
MOTION 25M58 was made by DG and seconded by BM to approve the Chief’s recommendations for the Rescue 9 Replacement Committee. The motion also noted that the two commissioners in charge of Apparatus and Equipment shall serve as ex officio members of the committee. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION 25R60 was made by RF and seconded by BM, approving the purchase of the following items for DFD as presented:
DFD:
Fire Prevention & Open House Tee Shirts $490.00
WFD:
24 – Majestic PAC II Ultra C6 Hoods $1,200.00
18 – Shelby Fire Gloves- 5 Med, 8 Large, 5 XL $2,363.00
10 – Scott SCBA 4-point facepiece (6-L & 4-S) $4,014.40
GRAND TOTAL $8,067.40
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION 25R61 was made by RM seconded by DG to authorize the Treasurer to transfer the 2024 surplus of $50,940 into the Apparatus and Equipment Reserve.
Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION 25R62 was made by DG seconded by BM to authorize to open a Bank of America (or comparable Bank) Business Cash Rewards Credit Card Account
At the regular meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the North Greenbush Fire District No. 1 held on September 8, 2025, the following resolution was offered and unanimously approved:
WHEREAS, the District has determined that the establishment of a business credit card program would provide financial flexibility and potential cost savings; and
WHEREAS, Bank of America offers a Business Cash Rewards Credit Card program with the following key benefits:

• No annual fee;
• 1.5% cash back on all purchases with no cap;
• A $300 bonus credit applied if $3,000 is spent within the first three (3) months;
• Cash back can be applied as a statement credit or redeemed by check;
  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Fire Commissioners authorizes Robert Durivage, Director of Purchasing, Deputy Treasurer, and Deputy Secretary, to open a Bank of America Business Cash Rewards Credit Card account on behalf of the District; and
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  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following individuals shall be designated as account administrators:
• Robert Durivage, Director of Purchasing / Deputy Treasurer / Deputy Secretary
• Sean Kerwin, Treasurer / Secretary
  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that six (6) credit cards shall be issued under this account to the following individuals:
• Robert Durivage
• Sean Kerwin
• Daniel Sheehan
• Daniel Wilson
• Richard French
• Brian McCrae
  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board concurs with the Treasurer’s recommendation to consider paying certain bills and monthly charges with the credit card when there is no service fee, and further agrees that if modifications are necessary to the advance approval payment list of vendors or voucher exceptions, such updates will be considered by resolution at a future meeting.
  This resolution was unanimously approved by all Commissioners present:
• Chairman, Nick Scifo, Aye
• Deputy Chairman, Dan Garab, Aye
• Commissioner, Richard French, Aye
• Commissioner, Robert Miller, Aye
• Commissioner, Brian McCrae, Aye
  MOTION 25M59 was made by RF and seconded by RM approving DFD Firefighter Pablo Flores, as presented. Motion carried.
  Public Session: None
  MOTION 25M60 was made by RF seconded by NS to enter into executive session at 8:13 PM to discuss the employment history of a member. Motion Carried.
  MOTION 25M61 was made by RF seconded by NS at 9:09 PM to exit executive session with no action taken at this time. Motion approved.
  RESOLUTION 25R63 was made by NS seconded by RF to authorize to adopt the proposed 2026 budget with a tax rate of $5.36 per thousand of assessed value, for total tax revenues of $1,830,334.
  Chairman Nick Scifo requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
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  MOTION 25M62 was made by RF seconded by RM to adjourn the meeting at 9:12 PM. Motion Carried.
  Respectfully Submitted,
  Sean Kerwin
  Secretary/Treasurer