| Certificate of Designation |
| For Service of Notice of Claim |
| of |
| MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| (Pursuant to Section 53 of the General Municipal Law) |
| It is hereby certified that: |
| FIRST: MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL 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: MAHOPAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| THIRD: The principal location of the public corporation is in the county of: PUTNAM |
| 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: |
| Post Office Address: | JENNIFER M. BISACCIA, DISTRICT CLERK
179 EAST LAKE BLVD. MAHOPAC, NY 10541 |
| Email Address: | BISACCIAJ@MAHOPAC.K12.NY.US |
| SIXTH: The time limit for service of a Notice of Claim upon the public corporation is: no later thanJuly 15, 2013 |
| SEVENTH: Any statutory provisions uniquely pertaining to the public corporation and the commencement of an action or proceeding against it are as follows: f. DESIGNATION OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF NOTICE OF CLAIMS WHEREAS, the New York State Legislature recently enacted the Uniform Notice of Claim Act ("UNCA"), codified at General Municipal Law §53, which requires each public corporation entitled to be served with a notice of claim pursuant to General Municipal Law §50-e to file a certificate with the Secretary of State, by no later than July 15, 2013, designating the Secretary as agent for alternate service of notices of claim; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Education Law §3813(2), for tort claims where the alleged tort was committed by a teacher, member or employee acting in the discharge of his/her duties within the scope of his/her employment and/or under the direction of the board of education, a notice of claim must be served in compliance with section fifty-e of the general municipal law; and WHEREAS, the UNCA further requires each affected public corporation to designate an officer or agent of the public corporation to receive transmittals of notices of claim served on the Secretary of State; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Mahopac Central School District hereby approves the designation of the New York Secretary of State as the District's agent for service of notices of claim alleging tort claims where the alleged tort was committed by a teacher, member or employee acting in the discharge of his/her duties within the scope of his/her employment and/or under the direction of the board of education; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Mahopac Central School District hereby designates the District Clerk as the officer who shall accept transmittals of notices of claim served on the Secretary of State pursuant to the UNCA; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Mahopac Central School District hereby authorizes or his/her designee to file a certificate with the New York Department of State pursuant to the requirements of the UNCA and in accordance witl1 the designations established by this Resolution. |
| 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: |
| THOMAS J. MANKO, SUPERINTENDENT
179 EAST LAKE BLVD. MAHOPAC, NY 10541 |
| Note: The Remittance Address for public corporations with a Vendor ID must match the public corporation’s Remittance Address in the New York State Vendor Management System. If the Remittance Address provided does not match the address on file in the New York State Vendor Management System, the public corporation’s share of fees cannot be distributed. To update the public corporation’s Remittance Address on file in the New York State Vendor Management System the public corporation must access and update its vendor record at www.osc.state.ny.us. | ||
| Date: July 08, 2013 | ||
| JENNIFER M. BISACCIA | DISTRICT CLERK | |
| Signature | Title of Signer |
| FILED BY THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON: 07/08/2013 |
| FILE NUMBER: 20130708000388 |