Public hearing and election for Bedford Central School District budget and trustees.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE





RESOLUTION CALLING THE 2026

ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING AND ELECTION

OF THE BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

AND AUTHORIZING RELATED MATTERS




BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Bedford Central School District, Westchester County, New York (the “District”) as follows:

Section 1 . That a public hearing of the qualified voters of the District for the purpose of reviewing the proposed budget and for the transaction of such business as authorized by the Education Laws of the State of New York shall be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Fox Lane Campus, Fox Lane Middle School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, New York.

Section 2. That voting on: (I) the 2026-2027 annual school district budget, which will appear on the ballot as Proposition No. 1 ; (II) the election of two (2) trustees to the Board of Education; and (III) such other business as is authorized by law, will take place at the Annual District Meeting and Election on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, within the District’s five (5) election districts, at the designated polling places therein, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and that such voting shall be by voting machine.

Section 3. That except as hereinafter provided, the official Notice of the aforesaid public hearing and Annual District Meeting and Election shall be in the following form:




PUBLIC NOTICE

BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

IN THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, STATE OF NEW YORK

NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING

AND ELECTION, MAY 19, 2026




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BEDFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT will hold its Annual School District Meeting and Election (hereinafter “Annual District Meeting”) on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 , between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., by voting machine, for the purpose of voting:




1. On a PROPOSITION to appropriate the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the 2026-2027 school year (the Budget);




2. For the election of two (2) BOARD TRUSTEES for a full term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2026 and expiring June 30, 2029 ;




3. For any other PROPOSITIONS legally coming before the voters.




NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, specifying the several purposes and amount for each, plus an Exemption Report showing how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll(s) used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, which will be annexed to the proposed budget along with the additional attachments required by law, together with a copy of any proposition to be presented at said Annual District Meeting, may be obtained, upon request, by any resident in said District, during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual District Meeting, except Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, at Bedford Central School District, on the District’s website at, www.bcsdny.org, and at each of the following locations during the hours designated:




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Board of Education Office, Administration Building, Fox Lane Campus, Bedford, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Bedford Hills Elementary School, Bedford Hills, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Bedford Village Elementary School, Bedford, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Mount Kisco Elementary School, Mount Kisco, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Pound Ridge Elementary School, Pound Ridge, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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West Patent Elementary School, Bedford Hills, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.




NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT a public hearing for the purpose of reviewing the proposed budget and for the transaction of such business as authorized by the Education Laws of the State of New York shall be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 , commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Fox Lane Campus, Fox Lane Middle School, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, New York.




NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Board of Education must be received by the Clerk of the District, Administration Building, Fox Lane Campus, Route 172, Bedford, New York, not later than 5 pm on Monday, April 20, 2026 . Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by forty-one (41) qualified voters of the district; must state the name and residence address of the candidate and the residence address of each signer; and must be filed in the Office of the District Clerk in the Administration Building, Fox Lane Campus, Route 172, Bedford, New York, by no later than 5pm on Monday, April 20, 2026 . Pursuant to a ballot proposition adopted by the District’s voters, vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate specific offices. Instead, all Board candidates run at-large (i.e., compete for all available vacancies on the Board). Nominating Petition forms may be obtained from the District Clerk.




NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT personal registration of voters is required. No person shall be entitled to vote at the Annual District Meeting whose name does not appear on the Register of voters. A “qualified voter” is any person who is a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and a resident of the District for at least 30 continuous days immediately preceding May 19, 2026. Any qualified voter who previously has registered with the District and who has voted at any annual or special District election within the last four calendar years and/or any qualified voter of the District who is registered with the Westchester County Board of Elections pursuant to Article 5 of the NY Election Law, is eligible to vote at the Annual District Meeting on May 19, 2026. All other qualified voters who wish to vote in this election must register beforehand with the District, or with the County Board of Elections.




NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT that, pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Sections 2035 and 2008 of the Education Law of the State of New York, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget or otherwise to be submitted for voting at such election, that are not required by law to be included in the legal notice for the vote, must be filed with the Board of Education at the Administration Building, Fox Lane Campus, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, New York, on or before April 20, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. (prevailing time), must be typed or printed in the English language, must be directed to the Office of Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least 103 qualified voters of the District; and must state the name of each signer. Any proposition may be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the power of the voters, or where the expenditure of the monies is required by the proposition, if the proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation.




NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT voter registration for the District is ongoing until Thursday, May 14, 2026 , in each of the schools of the District during school hours, for the purpose of preparing a Register of the qualified voters of the District for said Annual District Meeting, at which time any person shall be entitled to have their name placed upon such Register by the District’s Board of Registration, provided that they are known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be entitled to vote at said Annual District Meeting for which such Register is prepared.




NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT the voter registration books (the “Register”) for each of the said five (5) Election Districts shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter, at the Office of the District Clerk in the Board of Education Office, Administration Building, Fox Lane Campus, Bedford, New York during regular office hours on each of the five (5) days prior to Tuesday, May 19, 2026, excluding Saturday, May 16, 2026 (except by appointment) and Sunday, May 17, 2025.




NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN THAT said School District has been divided into Election Districts, which are designated as being those with borders coterminous with the attendance zones for the five (5) elementary attendance areas as follows:




Election District No. 1 – Mount Kisco Elementary School Attendance Area

Election District No. 2 – Bedford Hills Elementary School Attendance Area

Election District No. 3 – Pound Ridge Elementary School Attendance Area

Election District No. 4 – West Patent Elementary School Attendance Area

Election District No. 5 – Bedford Village Elementary School Attendance Area




Qualified voters of Election District No. 1 shall vote in the gymnasium of the Mount Kisco Elementary School ; qualified voters of Election District No. 2 shall vote in the cafeteria of the Bedford Hills Elementary School ; qualified voters of Election District No. 3 shall vote in the library of the Pound Ridge Elementary School ; qualified voters of Election D