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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2020-21 District Budget

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LANDRUM AREA FIRE AND RESCUE DISTRICT
PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 OPERATING BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held before the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District Commission, the governing body of the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District, to discuss the proposed operating budget for its fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021.

The hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the District Headquarters located at 200 N. Trade Avenue, Landrum, SC 29356. The regularly scheduled monthly meeting of the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District Commission will begin immediately following the budget public hearing.

The budget for the current fiscal year calls for revenues of $957,813 and expenditures of $957,813.

The proposed budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021 calls for revenues of $953,991.98 and expenditures of $953,991.98.

Ad valorem property tax in the amount of 45.9 Mills for the Spartanburg County portion of the District and 45.9 Mills for the Greenville County portion of the District is expected for the Fire District to partially meet the operational needs for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. There will be no millage increase over the current year.

A copy of the proposed budget is on file in the office of the fire chief at 200 N. Trade Avenue, Landrum, SC 29356.

April 2020 — The Month in Review

The Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District responded to a total of 33 calls for assistance during the month of April 2020.

Incident Categories
Motor Vehicle Accidents	5
Fire/Smoke Alarms	2
Medical Calls	11
Other	10
Trash/Woods/Grass Fire	1
Structure Fires — Business	0
Structure Fires — Residential	0
Structure Fires — Outside Building	0
Lines Down/Arcing	2
Vehicle Fires	1
Hazmat/Leaks/Odors	0
Cave-Ins/Extrication (Not MVA)	1
TOTAL	33

Commission Meeting — May 26, 2020

The regular monthly meeting of the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District Commission will be Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District Headquarters located at 200 N. Trade Avenue, Landrum, SC 29356.

Except for executive session allowed under state law, all meetings of the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District Commission are open to the public.

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
LANDRUM AREA FIRE & RESCUE DISTRICT COMMISSION
May 26, 2020 — 6:00 p.m.
Location: The LAFRD Station
200 N. Trade Ave
Landrum, SC 29356

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Notification of Meeting Postings in Accordance with State Law

Approval of March Meeting Minutes

Public Comments* ‐‐ Items on the Agenda (30 Minute Total Limit on Public Comment)

Old Business
- None

Treasurer’s Report
- April Financials

Fire Chief’s Report

New Business
- GPN Architecture
- 2019-2020 Budget Amendments
- 2020-2021 Proposed Budget; First Reading
- Fire Department Gym Family Use
- PEBA Benefits Discussion

Public Comments* ‐‐ Items Not on the Agenda (30 Minute Total Limit on Public Balance of Time Unused from First Comment Period.)

Commissioners’ Comments

Closing Remarks
- Set Time for Budget Public Hearing

Adjourn

(Notices and Agendas Posted Online on May 20, 2020 at 6:17 p.m.)

Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District Awards 2020 Scholarships

After sorting and reviewing applications and recommendations that were submitted over a period of several weeks, the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District awarded its 2020 $1000 scholarships to Emily Jolley and Gracelyn Lance, seniors at Landrum High School.

With their applications, students were required to prepare an essay of 200 words or more describing their experience(s) with community service and how it impacted them as students and citizens.

The contest was open to any high school seniors living within the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District service area or attending Landrum High School. This allowed for inclusion of public school, private school, and homeschool students. They were required to have a minimum 3.0 GPA, recommendation letters, and attend college in the fall semester of 2020.

Emily Jolley has a 3.7 GPA and plans to attend the College of Charleston Honors College and double major in Political Science and Chemistry. She was also a student of the Scholars Academy at USC-Upstate.

A member of the Landrum High School track team, Emily volunteers at Chosen Children Ministries, First Baptist Church- Landrum Weekday Preschool, and as a tutor for the Scholars Academy.

Emily was characterized by her teachers as compassionate, enthusiastic, self-motivated, resilient, and intellectually driven for excellence.

Emily wrote in her essay, “Ultimately, I have learned from my community service activities, that loving people is so much more important than material things and leads to a more joy-filled life, true compassion leads to action, and that the struggles in life are universal.”

Gracelyn Lance has a 3.97 GPA and plans to attend Anderson University to major in Elementary Education with an add-on Certification in Secondary Education.

She was a member of the Varsity Cheer Competition Team, Varsity Football and Basketball Cheer Teams, and Varsity Soccer. Gracelyn was also Senior Class Vice-President.

Gracelyn volunteers as a Spout Leader at The Well and works part-time at IGA in Tryon.

Gracelyn was characterized by her teachers as very responsible and hard-working, mature, determined, dependable, polite, friendly, and with a sunny disposition

Gracelyn wrote in her essay, “These are the very qualities that I believe make me a good leader. I am someone who always puts everyone before me. I love for people to be able to depend on me; I always want everyone to know that if they call, I’ll be there.”

Congratulations Emily and Gracelyn and the entire Class of 2020.

The Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District is expected to award up to two scholarships next year. Applications and details will be available at LandrumFire.com in the fall of 2020.

IMAGE CREDIT: Spartanburg School District One on Facebook

Congratulations to our Seniors

For high school seniors, this school year did not end the way they envisioned. Still, we want to take time to recognize them for their accomplishments and celebrate their futures.

Three Landrum High School seniors are part of the Landrum Area Fire and Rescue District family, and we want to congratulate them.

Ragan Ashmore will attend Clemson University and major in Biological Science before attending MUSC to study Dental Medicine. Congratulations, Ragan.

Bailey Butler will attend Winthrop University and major in Interior Design. Congratulations, Bailey.

Gracelyn Lance will attend Anderson University and major in Elementary Education with an add-on Certification in Secondary Education. Congratulations, Gracelyn.

To Ragan, Bailey, Gracelyn, and the entire Class of 2020, we are proud of everything you’ve accomplished over the past 12 years and look forward to what the next chapters of your lives will hold. We salute you all.