Public hearing on the proposed school budget for 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Legal Notices 

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTE OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Annual School District Meeting and Vote (the "Annual Vote") of the City School District of the City of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York (the "District") will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. (noon) until 9:00 p.m. for the purposes of: (i) electing three (3) members of the Board of Education (the "Board"); (ii) voting on the 2026-2027 school budget; (iii) voting on a proposition to sell a parcel of land; (iv)voting on a proposition to increase the James Prendergast Library tax levy; and (v) transacting such other business as may be authorized by law.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE The polls will be open in each of the school election districts, which have been established by resolution of the Board, as follows:

The voting location associated with the JAMESTOWN CITY FIRST WARD and SECOND WARD is at the Washington Middle School.

The voting location associated with the JAMESTOWN CITY THIRD WARD and FOURTH WARD and the part of the Town of Ellicott Ward 2 District 1 within the District and part of the Busti Election District 1 within the District is at the Lincoln Elementary School.

The voting location associated with the JAMESTOWN CITY FIFTH WARD and SIXTH WARD and the parts of the Town of Ellicott Ward 3 District 2 and the Town of Kiantone within the District is at the Jefferson Middle School.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, because the Chautauqua County Board of Elections has adopted the use of electronic poll books, the District will use such electronic poll books for the Annual Vote and, therefore, qualified voters of the District may vote at any one of the aforementioned three sites.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing on the District's proposed budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027 will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at Persell Middle School, 375 Baker Street, Jamestown, New York.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board will have prepared and completed a detailed statement in writing of the money which will be required during the during the 2026-2027 fiscal year for school purposes, specifying the several purposes and the amount for each. Copies of the proposed budget for the 2026-2027 school year will be maintained in the office of the District Clerk, 197 Martin Road, Jamestown, New York, and will available upon request to residents of the District on or after May 5, 2026 during regular business hours Monday through Friday (except holidays) until May 19, 2026. Additionally, such copies will be available on the District's website and in each school of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the election of members for the Board shall be held to fill three at-large positions on the Board resulting from the expiration, on June 30, 2026, of the terms of Paul Abbott, Christine Schnars and John Panebianco. The candidates who receive the three highest vote totals will each be elected to three-year terms commencing July 1, 2026 and ending on June 30, 2029.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all candidates for the office of member of the Board shall be nominated by petition. Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk, shall be signed by at least one hundred (100) qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, shall state the name and residence of the candidate and shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., not later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.

 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the qualified voters of the District shall be entitled to vote at the Annual Vote. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older, and (3) resident within the Jamestown City School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the Annual Vote.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the voting to be conducted at the Annual Vote will consist of voting on the following propositions, as well as any other matters as may be lawfully presented at the meeting:




PROPOSITION NO. 1 (2026-2027 Budget)

Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:

RESOLVED, that the budget for the City School District of the City of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York (the "District") for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, as presented by the Board of Education of the District, is hereby approved and adopted, and the required funds therefore are hereby appropriated and the necessary real property taxes required shall be raised by a tax on the taxable property in the District to be levied and collected as required by law.







PROPOSITION NO. 2 (SALE OF 240 HARRISON STREET)

Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:

RESOLVED, that the City School District of the City of Jamestown, New York (the "District") Board of Education (the "Board") is hereby authorized to sell, with the City of Jamestown, New York (District, Board and City of Jamestown, collectively, the "Sellers"), that certain parcel of real property with improvements thereon situated in the City of Jamestown, County of Chautauqua and State of New York located at 240 Harrison Street (SBL No. 387.50- 1-10) (the "Property") to Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (the "Purchaser") substantially as described in the proposed purchase and sale agreement between the Sellers and Purchaser which is available for public inspection in the offices of the District Clerk, all at a negotiated overall sale price of Seventy-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($73,800.00) (subject to such adjustments as may be approved by District officials prior to closing). NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that an Environmental Assessment Form has been completed for the property sale that is the subject of Proposition No. 2 above, which is an Unlisted action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), a thorough review of such property sale's potential environmental impacts has been undertaken, it has been found that such property sale will not result in a significant adverse impact on the environment, and a reasoned elaboration of the SEQRA review and findings has been provided in a Negative Declaration.




PROPOSITION NO. 3 (AUTHORIZATION OF THE PRENDERGAST LIBRARY ASSOCIATION FUNDING REQUEST)

Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:

RESOLVED, that pursuant to Education Law, Section 259, the Board of Education of the Jamestown City School District (the “District”) is authorized to levy and collect an annual tax year after year, separate and apart from the annual District Budget, in the amount of $420,000 for the purpose of funding the operating budget of the James Prendergast Library Association. This appropriated amount shall be the annual appropriation until thereafter modified by a future vote of the electors of the District.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that to be eligible to vote at the Annual Vote, residents of the District must be properly registered. A person is properly registered if the person has registered for general election purposes or has registered for school election purposes during the four calendar years prior to the year in which the register is being prepared. Alternately, if such voters have a New York State Driver's license, they may register to vote electronically through the Department of Motor Vehicles at https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registrationapplication. All other persons who wish to vote must present themselves for personal registration.

 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District at the Board of Education Administr-ation Building, 197 Martin Road, Jamestown, New York, on April 24, 2026 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., to add any additional names to the Register of the District to be used at the Annual Vote to be held on May 19, 2026, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or has proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Vote for which Register is prepared. Such register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk immediately upon completion and shall be open for public inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by appointment, each day up to May 19, 2026, during each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the Annual Vote, except Sundays, and at each of the polling places on the day of the Annual Vote. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of the registered file a challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person