N.Y. Town Law § 184-a: Contract for water supply outside of fire districts

§ 184-a. Contract for water supply outside of fire districts. The town

board of any town, on behalf of a fire protection district or fire alarm

district situated therein, or on behalf of the area of the town outside

of any village, fire district, fire protection district or fire alarm

district, which area is hereinafter referred to as the "unprotected

area", may contract for a supply of water and for the furnishing,

erection, maintenance, care and replacement of fire hydrants, including

the erection and maintenance of markers therefor, and the removal of

snow and ice to provide access thereto, for fire purposes for a period

not exceeding five years.

Before a contract shall be entered into pursuant to the authority

given in this section, the town board shall hold a public hearing in the

district or unprotected area or at such other place within the town as

the town board shall designate. Notice of the hearing shall be published

at least once in at least one newspaper having general circulation in

the district or unprotected area, the first publication thereof to be at

least ten days prior to the day specified for the hearing. The notice

shall specify the time when and place where the hearing will be held,

and shall describe in general terms the proposed contract. The amount of

any contract that may be entered into pursuant to the provisions of this

section together with all other expenses necessarily incurred or

occasioned thereby, shall be assessed and levied upon the taxable real

property in the district or unprotected area and collected in the same

manner, at the same time and by the same officers as town taxes are

assessed, levied and collected and, when collected, the amount thereof

shall be paid to the supervisor of the town. The supervisor shall pay to

the person, company or corporation entitled thereto the amount specified

in the contract.

If a fire protection district or fire alarm district shall be situated

partly in each of two or more towns any action which would be taken by

the town board in the case of a district situated in only one town shall

be taken by the town boards of the several towns acting jointly by a

majority vote of the members of each of such town boards, and the notice

of public hearing required by this section shall be given by the town

clerks of the several towns acting jointly.