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Public Hearing Rules  Please print your name and address on the attendance sheet being passed around;  Please raise your hand if you have a question, and state your name;  If you have comments on any part of the proposed budget, time will be provided for you to be heard at the end of this presentation. A Future Selkirk Firefighter

Commissioners of the Selkirk Fire District  Charles Wickham Jr., Chairman  Douglas Van Apeldoorn  George Ten Eyck  Bill Asprion  Robert Burns Station No. 3 Circa 1960

Officials of the Selkirk Fire District  Douglas Ophardt, District Treasurer  Stephanie Krause, District Secretary Station No. 2 Circa 1960

Selkirk Fire District Chief Officers  Joe Michaniw, Chief “401”  Tom Neri, 1st Assistant Chief “402”  Steve Hummel, 2 nd Assistant Chief “403” Chief Asprion, Thank You!

SFD covers - 58% of the area of the Town of Bethlehem Co. #2 Glenmont (formed in 1953) Co. #3 Co. #1 Selkirk South Bethlehem (formed in 1928) (formed in 1956)

Selkirk Fire Calls By Year With Linear Trending 450 427 400 F 367 i 354 r 350 342 e 336 332 326 320 c 317 a 306 302 300 297 l 289 l 281 277 s 268 250 227 200 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Years The Selkirk FD will respond to an estimated 350 calls in 2018

FY 2019 Budget Highlights  The District’s FY 2019 total budget will be $1,617,860 which is an increase of $84,534 or 5.51% over the FY 2018 budget of $1,533,326.  The FY 2019 tax levy will be set at $1,607,360 which is an increase of $116,334 or 7.80% over the FY 2018 tax levy of $1,491,026 . Cedar Hill Trucking, March 2018

FY 2019 Budget Highlights The estimated FY 2019 tax rate will be $1.489 per $1,000 assessed value, which is an increase of $0.074 cents over the FY 2018 tax rate of $1.415 per $1,000 assessed value. A house assessed at $250,000 would see a projected $18.50 increase in fire tax for FY 2019. Firefighters Griffin, Richter, Collins & Saxe

Selkirk Property Tax Levy Change By Year Year Tax Levy % Change 1999 $ 530,200 -3.65% 2000 $ 510,400 -3.73% 2001 $ 485,600 -4.86% 2002 $ 475,500 -2.08% 2003 $ 584,101 22.84% 2004 $ 553,366 -5.26% 2005 $ 598,410 8.14% 2006 $ 739,255 23.54% 2007 $ 691,670 -6.44% 2008 $ 800,350 15.71% 2009 $ 910,825 13.80% 2010 $ 945,725 3.83% 2011 $ 953,085 0.78% 2012 $ 940,170 -1.36% 2013 $ 958,973 2.00% 2014 $ 1,024,018 6.78% 2015 $ 1,040,000 1.56% 2016 $ 1,099,100 5.68% Roof Ventilation Training 2017 $ 1,261,286 14.76% 2018 $ 1,491,026 18.21% 2019 $ 1,607,360 7.80% The Tax Levy Will Increase By $116,334 or 7.80%

Selkirk Property Total Assessed Value Change By Year Year Total Assessed Change 2003 $ 745,543,217 --- 2004 $ 720,188,233 -3.40% 2005 $ 698,199,322 -3.05% 2006 $ 690,631,994 -1.08% 2007 $ 918,971,178 33.06% 2008 $ 912,067,307 -0.75% 2009 $ 921,993,463 1.09% 2010 $ 923,714,356 0.19% 2011 $ 930,528,836 0.74% 2012 $ 926,164,415 -0.47% 2013 $ 1,012,708,413 9.34% 2014 $ 1,022,303,458 0.95% 2015 $ 1,070,027,680 4.67% 2016 $ 1,074,750,521 0.44% 2017 $ 1,087,810,253 1.22% 2018 $ 1,053,481,349 -3.16% 2019 $ 1,078,811,499 2.40% Note the district’s Total Assessed Top Fire Call Responders 2017 Value fluctuates

FY 2019 Revenues Revenue Dollars Per Cent Property Tax $ 1,607,360 99.35% Property Tax Levy 96.16% Interest $ 1,500 0.10% Carry Over 3.0% Miscellaneous $ 6,000 0.37% Miscellaneous 0.55% PILOT $ 2,000 0.12% PILOT 0.14% Other Gov $ 1,000 0.06% Interest 0.05% Other Governments 0.09% Total $ 1,617,860 100.00% A Property Tax Cap can have a significant impact upon the fire district as the property tax levy is 99.35% of revenues

FY 2019 Expenditures Personal Services Equipment $43,960 $108,200 3% 7% Administrative Contractual $846,000 $619,700 52% 38% Personal Services are just 2.71% of the entire budget

Proposed FY 2019 Budget Synopsis  Personal Services $ 43,960  Equipment $ 108,200  Total Contractual $ 619,700  Total Administration $ 846,000  Total $1,617,860 Less Revenues:  Received in Lieu of Taxes $ 2,000  NYS Thruway/Other Gov Agencies $ 1,000  Interest Earned (Multi Funds) $ 1,500  Miscellaneous Revenue $ 6,000  Total $ 10,500  Property Tax Levy Required in FY 2019 $1,607,360  Property Tax Levy Required in FY 2018 $1,491,026  Property Tax Levy Increase $ 116,334 or 7.80%

Conclusion  The District’s FY 2019 total budget will be $1,617,860, an increase of $844,534 or 5.51% over the FY 2018 budget of $1,533,326;  The FY 2019 tax levy will be set at $1,607,360, an increase of $116,334 or 7.80% over the FY 2018 tax levy of $1,491,026;  The estimated FY 2019 tax rate will be $1.489 per $1,000 assessed value which is an increase of $0.074 over FY 2018 tax rate of $1.415 per $1,000 assessed value  The resident’s home assessed at $250,000 will see a $18.50 increase in their fire tax

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