BRICK – The annual fire district election was held on Feb. 17, 2018. The results from the elections have been calculated, passing the budgets in all three districts and re-electing the incumbent officials on each ballot.
In Fire District #1, the budget is $2,581,200, with $1,923,000 allocated for operating appropriations, and $658,000 for capital appropriations. The amount to be raised by taxation is $2,380,000, with a tax rate of .058 per $100 of assessed property value.
This budget passed with 247 votes in favor and 78 votes not in favor.
Only one fire commissioner term was open in Fire District #1. Incumbent James Riccio was re-elected as a commissioner with 307 votes.
In Fire District #2, the budget is $1,828,794, with $1,267,530 allocated for operating appropriations and $561,264 for capital appropriations and debt service. The amount to be raised through taxation is $1,784,000 with a tax rate of .044 per $100 of assessed property value.
This budget was also passed, with 186 votes in favor and 43 votes not in favor.
Only one fire commissioner term was open in Fire District #2. Incumbent Ronald M. Braen Jr. was re-elected with 213 votes.
In Fire District #3, the budget is $1,261,288, with $1,053,193 allocated for operating appropriations and $208,095 for capital appropriations and debt service. The amount to be raised through taxation is $1,260,288, with a tax rate of .065 per $100 of assessed property value.
District #3’s budget was passed with 85 votes in favor and 29 votes not in favor.
Two of the fire commissioner’s terms were open in Fire District #3, and the two incumbents – James J. Leport Jr. and Christopher J. Matseur – were re-elected.
