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ORIENT FIRE DISTRICT
ANNUAL ELECTION -DECEMBER 9,2025 Southold Town Clerk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election of the Orient Fire District will take
.place on December 9, 2014 between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. at the Orient
Fire House located at 23300 Main Road Orient NY 11957, for the purpose of electing
one Commissioner for a five (5) year term, commencing January 1, 2026 and ending
December 31, 2031. All voters registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections on
or Before November 16, 2025 shall be eligible to vote. The following resolution will also
be voted on.
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE ORIENT FIRE
DISTRICT, TOWN OF SOUTHOLD, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK,
STATE OF NEW YORK, IN A RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON
OCTOBER 21, 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 ORIENT FIRE
DEPARTMENT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026, TO LOWER THE
ENTITLEMENT AGE FROM 65 TO 62 FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS ONLY, WITH PROVISION FOR RETURNING
MEMBERS AFTER JANUARY 1, 2026 TO QUALIFY FOR THE
ENTITLEMENT AGE OF 62.
THE CURRENT FUNDING CONTRIBUTION IS ABOUT $100,000,
WHICH INCLUDES AN AVERAGE CONTRIBUTION FOR EACH
PARTICIPATING VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WHO EARNS
SERVICE CREDIT OF APPROXIMATELY $3,225. THE ANNUAL
CONTRIBUTION FOR THE AMENDED PROGRAM IS ESTIMATED
TO BE $116,000 AND THE CONTRIBUTION PER FIREFIGHTER
THAT EARNS SERVICE CREDIT TO BE $3,750. THE DISTRICT
PAYS ADDITIONAL ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF
ABOUT $5,200 WHICH WILL NOT CHANGE AS A RESULT OF THIS
AMENDMENT.
By Order of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Orient Fire District, Orient,New York.
Amy Outeda, Fire District Secretary