| It is hereby certified that: |
| FIRST: WEST CLINTON FIRE DISTRICT is a public corporation as defined in Section 66 of the General Construction Law of the State of New York. |
| SECOND: The name of the public corporation is: WEST CLINTON FIRE DISTRICT |
| THIRD: The principal location of the public corporation is in the county of: DUTCHESS |
| FOURTH: The public corporation hereby designates the Secretary of State of the State of New York as its agent upon whom a Notice of Claim against the public corporation may be served. |
| FIFTH: The name, post office address and email address of an officer, person or designee, nominee or other agent-in-fact to which the Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of any Notice of Claim served upon the Secretary of State as the Public Corporation’s agent is: |
| SIXTH: The time limit for service of a Notice of Claim upon the public corporation is: 90 days |
| SEVENTH: Any statutory provisions uniquely pertaining to the public corporation and the commencement of an action or proceeding against it are as follows: WHEREAS #53 of the General Municipal Law has been amended to provide for service of a Notice of Claim against a public corporation through the Secretary of State, and WHEREAS #53 further provided for a sharing of the filing fee with the public corporation upon the filing of a Designation of Secretary of State for service, now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the West Clinton Fire District hereby designates the Secretary of State as its agent for service of notices of claim, designates the Board of Commissioners as the officer to which the Secretary of State will forward notices of claim in accordance with the time line provided for in #50-e, or ninety (90) days of the General Municipal Law and further directs the District Secretary to file the appropriate notification electronically with the New York Department of State. Dated December 11, 2013 Moved: Chairman Todd Martin Seconded: Commissioner Ray Oberly AYE: 4 NAY: 0 |
| EIGHTH: The New York State Vendor Identification Number (Vendor ID) for the public corporation is: REDACTED |
| Note: If the public corporation does not have a Vendor ID issued by the Office of the State Comptroller the Department of State will contact the public corporation regarding issuance of a Vendor ID when fees for service of Notices of Claim are available for distribution. The public corporation will not receive distributions of its share of fees for service of Notices of Claim until it has been assigned a Vendor ID by the Office of the State Comptroller. |
| NINTH: Distributions to the public corporation for its share of fees for service of Notices of Claim will be sent to the following Remittance Address: |