LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ON PRELIMINARY BUDGET
TOWN OF SMITHFIELD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Preliminary Budget of the Town of Smithfield for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2026 has been completed and filed in the office of the Town Clerk, Smithfield Community Center, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro, New York where it is available for review by any interested persons during regular office hours.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Smithfield will meet and review said Preliminary Budget and will hold a Public Hearing on said budget and conduct such other business at the Smithfield Community Center, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road in the hamlet of Peterboro at 7:10 p.m. on November 6th, 2025.

Pursuant to Section 113 of the Town Law, the proposed salaries of the following officers are hereby specified as follows:

  • Supervisor $ 6,550.00
  • Budget Officer $ 1,500.00
  • Councilmen (4) $ 6,600.00
  • Town Clerk/Tax Collector $13,000.00
  • Highway Superintendent $63,066.00
  • Town Justice $ 8,220.00

Dated September 29,2025
Janice Sebring, Town Clerk
Town of Smithfield

PUBLIC NOTICE

TOWN OF SMITHFIELD

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of Smithfield will hold a public hearing October 14, 2025 at 7:10 p.m. at the Town of Smithfield Community Center located on Pleasant Valley Road in the Hamlet of Peterboro, to consider a proposed local law entitled, “A local law authorizing a property tax levy in excess of the limit established in General Municipal Law section 3-c for the 2026 fiscal year.” This local law is intended to authorize the Town of Smithfield to exceed the 2% tax levy cap otherwise provided under New York State law for the Town’s 2026 budget and fiscal year. A complete copy of the proposed local law is available for review at the office of the Town Clerk during the Clerk’s regular business hours. All interested persons will be heard on this matter at this public hearing.

Dated: October 6, 2025
Janice Sebring, Town Clerk