Public hearing and voting notice for Horseheads Central School District Board of Education.

HORSEHEADS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF NOMINATING PETITIONS, PUBLIC HEARING, AND VOTING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education of the Horseheads Central School District must be filed with the clerk of the district between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5PM not later than Monday, April 20, 2026, such petitions shall be signed by at least Forty-Seven (47) qualified voters of the district and shall state the names and residences of the candidates and that nominating petition forms may be obtained at the District Office at 143 Hibbard Road, Horseheads, New York and that a total of three (3) vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education. The vacancies include three 3-year terms. NOTICE IS ALSO HERBY GIVEN, that the Board of Education of the Horseheads Central School District shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof and that such public hearing shall be held at 6:00 PM on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at the High School Auditorium, Horseheads, New York. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes exclusive of public money together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters may be obtained by any taxpayer in the district during the fourteen days immediately preceding the vote upon the budget, propositions and trustees except Saturday, Sunday, and holidays between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM at any of the following schools: Big Flats, Gardner Road, Ridge Road at Center Street, Intermediate School, Middle School, and Senior High School. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that the following propositions will be submitted and voted upon by ballot at the time and place indicated below. Proposition No. 1 ? Adoption of the Budget SHALL the proposed budget of the Horseheads Central School District for 2026-2027 be approved in accordance with Section 2022 of the Education Law and that the balance of said budget after applying public monies thereto, be raised by a tax upon the taxable property of said district? Proposition No. 2 ? Purchase of Buses SHALL the Board of Education of the Horseheads Central School District be authorized to: (1) acquire school buses and vehicles at a cost not to exceed $1,900,000, which is estimated to be the maximum cost thereof; (2) expend such sum for such purpose; (3) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 416 of the Education Law, taking into account state aid; and (4) in anticipation of the collection of such tax, issue bonds and notes of the District at one time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $1,900,000, and levy a tax to pay the interest on said obligations when due? Please take notice that the voting on the budget, propositions, and trustees will take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM prevailing time in the Horseheads High School North Gymnasium, 401 Fletcher Street, Horseheads, New York 14845. Please take notice that applications for absentee ballots, early mail and military ballots may be applied for at the District Office, located at 143 Hibbard Road, Horseheads, NY. Absentee and early mail applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee or early mail voter or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee or early mail voter. Absentee and Early Mail ballots must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2026. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail. The School District will transmit military ballots to military voters on April 24, 2026. Completed military ballots must be received by the School District by 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026, in order to be counted. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in said office on each of the five days prior to the day of the vote except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays and that such list will be posted at the polling place as herein designated. District Clerk April 3, 17, May 8, 17 2026 LNYS0483312