Annual Meeting and Election Notice 2022 - 2023

ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION NOTICE FOR LETCHWORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION LETCHWORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

Town of Gainesville, Counties of Wyoming and Allegany, New York

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Letchworth Central School District, Wyoming & Allegany Counties, Gainesville, New York, will be held at Letchworth Central School, in Room 304, on May 9, 2022, at 7:30 PM prevailing time; for the presentation of the budget. The budget will be available for review on May 2, 2022 at the school, the four local public libraries or on line at www.letchworth.k12.ny.us / District / Business Office.

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Budget Vote and District Election will be held at Letchworth Central School on May 17, 2022 between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 9:00 PM prevailing time in the Auditorium Lobby at Letchworth Central School, at which time the polls will be opened to vote upon the following:

 

1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.

2. To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2025 and to succeed: Merritt Broughton IV, Scott Kemp, Nick Youngers, whose terms expire on June 30, 2022.

3. Shall the following resolution be adopted to wit: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Letchworth Central School District is hereby authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law (to be known as the “2022 Building Capital Reserve Fund”), with the purpose of such fund being to finance site work, construction or reconstruction and equipping of school buildings and facilities that would be eligible for financing under the Local Finance Law, and costs incidental thereto, the ultimate amount of such fund to be $4,000,000, plus earnings thereon, the probable term of such fund to be 10 years, but such fund shall continue in existence until liquidated in accordance with the Education Law or until the funds are exhausted, and the sources from which the funds shall be obtained for such Reserve are (i) amounts from budgetary appropriations from time to time, and (ii) unappropriated fund balance made available by the Board of Education from time to time, and (iii) New York State Aid received and made available by the Board of Education from time to time, all as permitted by law.

4. Shall the amount of funds raised by taxation to support the four public libraries in the Letchworth Central School District be increased from $208,442.58 to $212,611.43 the increased amount to be distributed as followed: $34,018.00 to the Eagle Free Library, Bliss; $72,287.20 to the Cordelia A. Greene Library, Castile; $63,783.74 to the Gainesville Public Library, Silver Springs; and $42,522.49 to the Pike Library Association, Pike?

 

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2022-2023, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 2, 2022 at the Letchworth Central School District Office.

 

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District by calling her office at 585-493-5450, during normal working hours, not later than 5:00 PM on April 18, 2022. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District and shall be signed by at least 25 voters of the District, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Candidates for the Board of Education are required by law to file sworn statements of campaign expenses. Information on the procedure may be obtained from the District Clerk by calling 585-493-5450. Ballot position will be determined by lottery drawn at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. The candidates who receive a plurality of the votes cast respectively for the three (3) offices are to be declared elected.

 

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable by calling the District Clerk at 585-493-5450. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM, on May 17, 2022. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 17, 2022, the day set for the election, and said list will be available at the polling place at the election. Any qualified voter present at the polling place has the right to object to the voting of an absentee ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

 

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Military voters as defined by Commissioner’s regulation Part 122 who are qualified voters of the District, may apply for a military ballot during school business hours at the office of the District Clerk by mail at Letchworth Central School District, 5550 School Rd., Gainesville, NY 14066, phone (585) 493-5450, in person or by mail, or email ewolfer@letchworth.k12.ny.us. A military voter may designate a preference to receive a military ballot application/military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such application/ballot. Completed applications for military ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 21, 2022. Ballots for military voters shall be mailed, or otherwise distributed, no later than 25 days prior to the election. Completed military ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM, on May 17, 2022.

 

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote on said Annual Budget Vote and District Election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School district for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election. The School District may require all persons offering to vote to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law 2018-c. Such form may include a driver’s license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency, the School District shall also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.

 

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 and 2008 of the Education Law, and referenda or propositions to amend the budget, otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Letchworth Board of Education at the District Office on or before 5:00 PM on April 18, 2022, must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the Clerk of the School District, and be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District and must state the name and residence of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

 

ELIZABETH WOLFER, District Clerk

Letchworth Central School

Town of Gainesville, County of Wyoming, New York