Certificate of Designation
For Service of Notice of Claim
 
of
 
TOWN OF FISHKILL
 
(Pursuant to Section 53 of the General Municipal Law)
 
 
It is hereby certified that:
FIRST: TOWN OF FISHKILL 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: TOWN OF FISHKILL
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:
Post Office Address: DARLENE BELLIS, TOWN CLERK
TOWN OF FISHKILL
807 ROUTE 52
FISHKILL, NY 12524
 
Email Address: DBELLIS@FISHKILL-NY.GOV
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: As per provisions of General Municipal Law Section 50-e as the statutory section governing commencement of an action or proceeding against the town. 1. When service required; time for service; upon whom service required. (a) In any case founded upon tort where a notice of claim is required by law as a condition precedent to the commencement of an action or special proceeding against a public corporation, as defined in the general construction law, or any officer, appointee or employee thereof, the notice of claim shall comply with and be served in accordance with the provisions of this section within ninety days after the claim arises; except that in wrongful death actions, the ninety days shall run from the appointment of a representative of the decedent's estate. (b) Service of the notice of claim upon an officer, appointee or employee of a public corporation shall not be a condition precedent to the commencement of an action or special proceeding against such person. If an action or special proceeding is commenced against such person, but not against the public corporation, service of the notice of claim upon the public corporation shall be required only if the corporation has a statutory obligation to indemnify such person under this chapter or any other provision of law.
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:
                           ROBERT P. LACOLLA, SUPERVISOR
TOWN OF FISHKILL
807 ROUTE 52
FISHKILL, NY 12524
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 10, 2013
 
 
ROBERT P. LACOLLA SUPERVISOR
Signature Title of Signer
 
 
 
FILED BY THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF STATE ON: 07/10/2013
FILE NUMBER: 20130710000661