ยง 172-e. Change of name of fire district. The name of a fire district
may be changed upon a resolution of the board of fire commissioners of
such fire district after a public hearing thereon. Such public hearing
shall be held prior to the first day of September in any year. The
notice of such hearing shall state the proposed new name and shall be
published and posted, and such hearing shall be held, in the manner
provided in this article for a hearing upon the establishment of a fire
district upon petition. After such hearing and upon the evidence given
thereat, the board of fire commissioners shall determine by resolution
whether it be in the public interest to change the name of such fire
district. If it be so determined, the board of fire commissioners, by an
approving vote of not less than three-fifths of the voting strength of
the board, shall adopt a resolution establishing the new name for the
fire district to take effect on the first day of January of the next
fiscal year of the fire district. Within ten days after the passage of
such resolution, the fire district secretary shall file a certified copy
of such resolution (1) in the office of the town clerk of each town in
which such district is situated, (2) in the office of the county clerk
of each county in which such district is situated, (3) in the office of
the clerk of the board of supervisors of each county in which such
district is situated, and (4) in the office of the state department of
audit and control at Albany, New York.
Structure New York Laws
Article 11 - Fire, Fire Alarm and Fire Protection Districts
170 - Establishment and Extension of Fire, Fire Alarm and Fire Protection Districts.
172-A - Alteration of Boundaries of Fire Districts.
172-C - Alteration of Boundaries of Fire Protection District.
172-E - Change of Name of Fire District.
172-F - Resolution and Hearing for Diminution of Fire District Boundaries.
172-G - Filing of Determination.
173 - Filing of Determination.
175 - Election of Fire District Officers.
175-A - Registration for Voters.
175-B - Absentee Ballots for Fire District Elections; Special Provisions.
175-C - Notice of Hearings and Elections.
176 - Powers and Duties of Fire District Commissioners.
176-A - Duties of Chief and Assistant Chiefs of Fire Department of Fire District.
176-B - Volunteer Members of Fire District Fire Companies.
176-C - Removal of Fire Commissioners.
176-D - Funding of Fire Districts.
176-E - Training Requirements for Fire Commissioners.
177 - Powers and Duties of Fire District Treasurer.
177-B - Powers and Duties of Deputy Fire District Treasurers.
177-C - Powers and Duties of the Director of Purchasing.
178 - Powers and Duties of Fire District Secretary.
178-A - Expenses Incurred in Attending Town and County Officers Training School.
178-B - Expenses of the Association of Fire Districts of the State of New York.
178-C - Expenses of Fire District Officers, Officials and Employees.
178-D - Costs, Expenses and Damages a Fire District Charge in Certain Cases.
179 - Special District Elections to Vote Upon Appropriations.
180 - Actions and Proceedings Against Fire Districts.
181 - Annual Budget and Levy of Taxes.
181-B - Independent Audit of Fire Districts.
182 - Effect of Incorporation of Village or City Including Lands Within a Fire District.
184 - Fire Protection Districts.
184-A - Contract for Water Supply Outside of Fire Districts.
184-C - Water Supply Outside of Fire Districts.
187 - Exclusion of a Fire District From a Water Supply District.
188 - Use of Surplus Town Moneys for Purchase of Fire Apparatus for Use in Town Fire Districts.