The Board of Education of the Florida Union Free School District will hold a public hearing on November 21, 2024, at 7:00 P.M., at S.S. Seward Institute, 53 North Main Street, Florida, New York, for the purpose of discussion of adopting the provisions of §466-a of the Real Property Tax Law, which would grant a partial exemption from taxation (10% of the assessed value of the eligible property) for school district purposes for residential property located within the School District owned by eligible local volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers based on a minimum of two years of applicable volunteer service in the fire company, fire department or voluntary ambulance service located within the School District, and other statutory requirements. The School District will also provide continuation/reinstatement of the tax exemption (1) for enrolled members with more than 20 years of active service for the remainder of their life as long as they reside within the School District; and (2) for the un-remarried spouse of an enrolled member killed in the line of duty who had at least five years of active service and was receiving the exemption prior to their death; The tax exemption would be effective for assessment rolls prepared on the basis of the taxable status dates occurring on or after January 1, 2025.