NOTICE OF ELECTION   

Watertown Fire District   in the Town of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE Board of Fire  Commissioners, a special election of the qualified voters of the Watertown Fire District, in the  Town of Watertown, County of Jefferson, State of New York will be held at the Watertown Fire  District offices located at 22825 County Route 67, Watertown, NY 13601 on the 12th day of  November, 2024, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. to vote on whether to approve the  following Resolution adopted by such Board of Fire Commissioners: 

 RESOLUTION FOR PURCHASE OF RESCUE ENGINE (PUMPER):  RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS OF THE WATERTOWN FIRE DISTRICT,  IN THE TOWN OF WATERTOWN, JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEW YORK (“THE FIRE DISTRICT”),  AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A RESCUE ENGINE IN THE ANTICIPATED MAXIMUM  AMOUNT OF $1,500,000.00, AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFORE; AND  AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING BY ISSUANCE OF A SERIAL BOND OR STATUTORY  INSTALLMENT BOND UP TO TWENTY YEARS, OR, THE USE OF AN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE  AGREEMENT FOR UP TO 10 YEARS FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $1,500,000 PRINCIPLE,  AND TO AUTHORIZE THE UTILIZATION OF RESERVE FUNDS FROM THE CAPITOL RESERVE FUND  UP TO $850,000.00.  

That pursuant to Local Finance Law Section 80, the validity of such bonds or notes or any bond  anticipation notes issued in anticipation of the sale of such bonds may be contested only if such  obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which the fire district is not authorized  to expend money: or if the provisions of law which should be complied with as of this date are  not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity, is  commenced within twenty days after the date of such publication; or such obligations are  authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.  All persons registered to vote in the district and residing in the district for at least thirty days  prior to the day of the vote may vote in such a special election.