NOTICE OF PUBLIC REFERENDUM
Village of Lancaster, New York
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Trustees a public referendum of the qualified voters of the Village of Lancaster, New York, will be held at the Lancaster Municipal Building located at 5423 Broadway on Wednesday March 18, 2026, between the hours of 12 pm and 9 pm to vote on whether to approve the following Resolution adopted by the Lancaster Village Board of Trustees on January 26, 2026:
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF LANCASTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AUTHORIZING, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 11-A OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING DEFINED CONTRIBUTION SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM CURRENTLY ADMINISTERED BY THE VILLAGE OF LANCASTER FOR ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER MEMBERS OF THE LANCASTER FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026; STATING THAT THE SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM SHALL INCREASE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS OF ALLOWABLE SERVICE CREDIT FROM 30 YEARS TO 40 YEARS; AND LOWERING THE ENTITLEMENT AGE FROM 65 TO AGE 62; STATING THAT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE VILLAGE OF LANCASTER SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM, WHICH REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL TO BE AMENDED, SHALL NOT CHANGE AND THE PROGRAM SHALL CONTINUE TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE VILLAGE OF LANCASTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 11-A OF THE NEW YORK STATE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AS SUCH LAW IS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
All persons registered to vote in the Village and residing in the Village for at least thirty days prior to the day of the vote may vote in such referendum.