HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 Commissioner offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLVED to hold the Annual Election of the Cutchogue Fire District on
December 13, 2022 between the hours of 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM for the purpose of
voting on a candidate for Fire Commissioner for a 5-year period commencing
January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2027; and
RESOLVED that the following persons be appointed as Chairperson and
Election InspectorsBallot Clerks:
Chairperson: Carolyn Lubanski RECEIVED
Inspectors of Election NOV 2 � 2022
and Ballot Clerks: Mary Columbo
Arthur Brewer Southold Town Clerk
Suzanne H. Smith
Alex Chenche
and
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chairperson and each Inspector of
Election/Ballot Clerk is to be compensated $100.00 for their services; and
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fire District Secretary shall publish and
post, as required by law, the Notice of Annual Election-for Fire Commissioner
which Notice shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION FOR FIRE COMMISSIONER OF THE
CUTCHOGUE FIRE DISTRICT, IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHOLD,
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL ELECTION of the qualified
voters of the Cutchogue Fire District, in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County,New
York,will take place on Tuesday,December 13,2022,between the hours of 3:00 pm
and-9:00 p.m. (prevailing time) at the Cutchogue Fire House located at 260 New
Suffolk Road, Cutchogue, NY.
The purpose will be to elect one (1) Fire Commissioner for a 5-year term,
commencing on January 1, 2023 and ending on December 31, 2027.
All residents of the Cutchogue Fire District who were duly registered to vote
with the Suffolk County Board of Elections on or before November 21,2022,shall be
eligible to vote at said Annual Election.
NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that absentee ballots shall be made
available in accordance with the provisions of Section 175-b of the Town Law and
that applications for such absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the
District Secretary. The absentee ballot application must be received by the District
Secretary no later than December 6, 2022, if the absentee ballot is to be mailed to the
voter, or no later than December 12, 2022, if the absentee ballot is.to be delivered
personally to the voter or.his or her agent: A list of all persons to whom absentee
voters' ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said office of the District
Secretary between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time)Monday
through Friday up to and including the day set for the Annual Election, and such list
will also be posted at the polling place at,the Annual Election.
Candidates for Fire Commissioner shall file with the District Secretary,a signed
letter with their name, address and telephone number, declaring their intention as a
candidate for the office of Fire Commissioner for a 5-year term in the 2022 Annual
Election. This letter must be filed with the Secretary of the Cutchogue Fire District at
260 New Suffolk Road, Cutchogue, NY-11935, no later than November 23, 2022.
The adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner
v -1 and duly put to a vote on roll call which resulted as
follows: AYES: 0,9 U, 19/ ,ft i() ,
114-if5
Noes:
The resolution was declared adopted.
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CIERTIFICAT] C"*' I'tL "FCTION INSI-1f,"O"ORS
Cutchogue Fire District,
in the Town of Southold,
Suffolk Cowity,New Yore,,
Canvass of Votes at Annual Election for Fire Commissioner
held on December 12. 2023
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, being Chairman, Election Inspectors and Ballot
Clerks, respectively, at the Annual Election of the qualified voters of the Cutchogue Fire District,
in the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, New York, held at the firehouse located at 260 New
Suffolk Road, Cutchogue, New York, in said Town and said Fire District, between the hours of
3:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M. (Prevailing Time) on December 12, 2023, HEREBY CERTIFY that we
have canvassed the votes cast for Fire Commissioner at said Annual Election in said Fire District;
and
WE HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY that the result of said canvass of the votes
cast is as follows:
Total number of names on the Poll List
Total number of absentee ballots 0
Total number of ballots cast 42
Total number of ballots cast in favor 37
for David A. Blos
Total number of ballots cast with write in
for Michael A Boken 3
for Arthur Brewer 2
Total number of blank, destroyed or
otherwise defective ballots 0
WE HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY that we completed such canvass without adjournment,that the
Chairman publicly announced the result;that said Annual Election was held in an orderly manner and in
all respects as provided by law;that the attached hereto is a full, confirmed and complete saple of the
paper ballot used in the voting and that only persons permitted to vote for Fire Commissioner as said
Annual Election,were persons qualified to vote theron under applicable provisions of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF; We have hereunto subscribed our names on this 12'"day
Of December, 2023
Chairperson
Election Inspectors and Ballot Clerks