Public hearing and budget vote for Roxbury Central School District scheduled for May 2026.

ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL

PUBLIC NOTICE



NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION

ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

TOWNS OF ROXBURY, MIDDLETOWN & GILBOA

COUNTIES OF DELAWARE AND SCHOHARIE,

NEW YORK




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Roxbury Central School District, Towns of Roxbury, Middletown & Gilboa, Counties of Delaware & Schoharie, New York, will be held in the Cafetorium of the Roxbury Central School, located at 53729 State Highway 30, Roxbury, NY 12474, on Tuesday evening, May 12, 2026, at 6:30 PM for the presentation of the budget document.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, in the Roxbury Central School, located at 53729 State Highway 30, Roxbury, NY 12474, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by paper ballot upon the following items:




 1. The appropriation of necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
    




2. RESOLVED, that the Roxbury Central School District is hereby authorized to undertake a capital improvement project consisting of the reconstruction and renovation of, and the construction of improvements, additions and upgrades to the District’s main school building and bus garage and the sites thereof, relocation and reconstruction of playground and the purchase of original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required in connection with the purposes for which such buildings, facilities and sites are used, all to include site, access, lighting, parking, demolition, utility, mechanical, plumbing and electrical improvements as well as payment of professional fees and all other necessary costs incidental to such work (collectively, the “Project”) and expend therefore a total sum not to exceed $5,200,000, which is estimated to be the total maximum cost thereof, and to pay for the Project by spending $1,500,000 on deposit in the District’s existing Capital Reserve Fund approved by the voters on May 21, 2019, and by the levy of a tax which is hereby voted in the amount of $3,700,000 subject to available State aid or to any other revenues available for such purpose, which tax shall be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education and in anticipation of the collection of such tax, bonds and notes of the District are hereby authorized to be issued at one time, or from time to time, in the principal amount not to exceed $3,700,000, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the principal and interest on said obligations when due?




3. To elect one member of the Board of Education to a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2026 and expiring on June 30, 2031.




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 the 2026-2027 fiscal year may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the annual meeting, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, and on the date of the election, at the Administration Office, Roxbury, New York.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that one vacancy on the Board of Education is to be filled for a term of five years commencing July 1, 2026 and concluding June 30, 2031. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of said School District at the Roxbury Central School not later than April 20, 2026 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Nominating petitions must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Where each vacancy upon the board of education is to be considered a separate office nominating petitions shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that early mail ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk. Requests for early mail ballot applications can be made in writing or in person to the District Clerk no earlier than 30 days prior to the election, beginning April 20, 2026. Applications must be received by the District Clerk at least 7 days before the election if the ballot is mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the vote except Sundays, and such list will also be posted at the polling place or places for the vote.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning March 23, 2026; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least (7) seven 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 picked up personally by the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District clerk no later than 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on May 19, 2026.




A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 14, 2026, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. except Sundays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 19, 2026, the day set for the election, said list will be posted at the polling place at the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Sections 2035 and 2008 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the Administration Office of Roxbury Central School before April 20, 2026, at 3:00 P.M., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must 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 which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditures of monies is required by the proposition.




NOTICE is hereby given that military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk at 607-326-4151 extension 2014 or via email to schorm@roxburycsd.org. 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 pm on April 24, 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.




Marianne Schor, District Clerk March 25, 2026

Roxbury Central School

Towns of Roxbury, Middletown & Gilboa

Counties of Delaware & Schoharie