§ 183. Fire alarm districts. Whenever the town board shall have
established a fire alarm district pursuant to the provisions of this
article, the town board shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, plans,
specifications, estimates and a proposed contract for the installation,
extension and maintenance of a fire alarm system in such district. Upon
the completion of the plans, specifications, estimates and proposed
contract therefor, the town clerk shall give notice of a public hearing
thereon in the same manner as provided in this article for notice of
hearing upon the creation of such district. At such hearing, the town
board shall hear such persons as may be interested in the subject matter
thereof and may make such modification and changes in the plans,
specifications, estimates and proposed contract as the town board shall
deem expedient, and thereupon the town board may adopt or reject same.
So far as consistent with the provisions of this section, the town board
shall award contracts for the performance of the work and the supplying
of materials or may cause the same to be done by day labor under the
direction of the town engineer or any other town officer, in the same
manner as provided by section one hundred ninety-seven of this chapter
for the making of special improvements, and may enter into contracts
with persons or corporations for the use of their property in connection
with such fire alarm system.

After a public hearing as hereinafter specified, the town board, in
addition, shall provide for the furnishing of fire protection within
such fire alarm district and for that purpose may contract for a period
not exceeding five years with any city, incorporated village, fire
district or incorporated fire company maintaining adequate and suitable
apparatus and appliances for the furnishing of fire protection in such
district. Notice of such hearing shall be published in at least one
newspaper having general circulation in the district. Such notice shall
specify the time when and place where said hearing will be held, and
describe in general terms the proposed contract. The first publication
thereof shall be at least ten days prior to the day specified for such
hearing. The expense incurred by reason of the establishment of such
fire alarm district, the maintenance of said fire alarm system and the
contract for fire protection, shall be assessed and levied upon the
taxable property in said district and collected in the same manner, at
the same time and by the same officers as town taxes are assessed,
levied and collected and, when collected, the amount thereof shall be
paid to the supervisor of the town. The supervisor shall pay to the
city, incorporated village, fire district or incorporated fire company
furnishing such fire protection, the expense thereof pursuant to said
contract. The expense of the installation or extension of such fire
alarm system may be raised, in whole or in part, in the same manner as
the expense of maintenance or may be financed, in whole or in part,
pursuant to the local finance law.

If a fire alarm district shall be situated partly in each of two or
more towns any action which would be taken by the town board in the case
of a district situated in only one town shall be taken by the town
boards of the several towns acting jointly by a majority vote of the
members of each of such town boards, and the notices of public hearing
required by this section shall be given by the town clerks of the
several towns acting jointly.

By mutual consent of the contracting parties, and after a public
hearing held pursuant to notice in the manner provided in this section
in relation to fire protection contracts, any such contract heretofore
or hereafter executed may be (1) amended, (2) terminated, or (3)
terminated and a new contract may be entered into in lieu thereof, if
the town board, after such hearing, shall determine, by resolution, that
it is in the public interest so to do. Such notice shall state in
general terms the reason why any existing contract is to be amended or
terminated, and if a new contract is to be entered into the notice shall
also describe the new contract in general terms.