Budget hearing for Eldred Central School District scheduled for May 7, 2026.

ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISCTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE



BUDGET HEARING AND

ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION 

ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District will hold a Budget Hearing at the Junior Senior High School, 600 Route 55, Eldred, New York, in said district on Thursday, May 7th, 2026 at 6:00 pm (Prevailing time) for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof proposed by the Board of Education for the school year July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027.




NOTICE IS GIVEN pursuant to Section 1616 of the Education Law, that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which may be required for the following year for school purposes, exclusive of public money, and the Real Property Tax Exemption Report annexed to the budget of which it forms a part, may be obtained by any resident in the District at the District Office, 600 State Route 55, Eldred, NY, and at each of the two school buildings in the District: The George Ross Mackenzie Elementary School, Glen Spey, NY, and the Eldred Junior/Senior High School, 600 State Route 55, Eldred, NY during the 14 days immediately preceding the annual budget vote and election, between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:00 pm prevailing time, other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday, together with the text of any proposition to be presented to the voters, and will also be available at any public or free association library in the District and on the District website. A copy of the detailed statement of estimated expenditures will also be made available at the Budget Hearing to be held May 7th, 2026.




NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Annual Vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for school purposes for the 2026-2027 school year and the election of members of the Board of Education and any other business that may legally come before this meeting will take place on May 19, 2026, between the hours of 11:00 am and 8:00 pm prevailing time, at the Eldred Junior/Senior High School, 600 State Route 55, Eldred, NY.




NOTICE IS GIVEN: that any qualified voter who desires to submit any proposition to be voted upon at the Annual Meeting and Election, except as to a question or proposition required by law to be stated in the published or posted notice of meeting, shall file with the Board of Education a petition setting forth such proposition, not less than 30 days (by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 20, 2026) prior to the Annual District Budget Vote and Election and such petition shall be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District.




NOTICE IS GIVEN:that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 am and 2:00 pm, prevailing time, and no later than Monday, April 20, 2026 at 5:00 pm. Nominating petitions are designated “At Large” for the election to be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, and such designation and nomination are made under the provisions of the Education Laws of the State of New York.

The following “At Large” term of office vacancy filled by the Board of Education is either:

Two-Year Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2028 Four-Year Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2030

Candidates for office of member of the Board of Education shall be nominated by petition and each petition must be filed with the Clerk of the District, shall be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District. The petition shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and physical residence of the candidate. No person shall be nominated by petition for more than one separate vacancy.




NOTICE IS GIVEN that the following propositions will appear on the ballot:




PROPOSITION NO. 1 – Eldred CSD 2026-27 School Budget




Shall the following resolution be approved?

The annual budget of the Eldred Central School District for the fiscal year 2026-2027 is hereby adopted and the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District is hereby authorized.

RESOLVED: that the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District, Sullivan County, be authorized to make the expenditures shown in the budget presented by the Board of Education for the 2026-2027 school year.




PROPOSITION NO. 2 - Sunshine Hall Free Library




Shall the following resolution be approved?

That the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District is hereby authorized to levy taxes annually to pay over such monies to the Board of Trustees of the Sunshine Hall Free Library.




RESOLVED: that the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District, Sullivan County, be authorized to make the expenditures shown in the budget presented by the Board of Education on behalf of Sunshine Hall Free Library for the 2026-2027 school year.




PROPOSITION NO. 3 - School Bus Purchase




Shall the following resolution be approved?
That the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District is hereby authorized to purchase thirteen (13) school bus(es) and related equipment at a total cost not to exceed $2,474,143.00, and to levy taxes annually upon the taxable property of the District to pay the cost thereof.




RESOLVED: that the Board of Education of the Eldred Central School District is hereby authorized to purchase thirteen (13) school bus(es) and related equipment at a total cost not to exceed $2,474,143.00, for use in the District transportation program, including replacement of aging vehicles anticipated to be placed into service beginning with the 2027–2028 school year, and to levy taxes annually upon the taxable property of the District to pay the cost thereof.




NOTICE IS GIVEN that pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law, Personal Registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and Election to be held on May 19, 2026 whose name does not appear on the register of the District or who does not register as hereinafter provided, except a person who is otherwise qualified to vote and is registered under the provisions of Article 5 of the Election Law. The times and place of registration are set forth below, and any person shall be entitled to have that person’s name placed upon such register, if that person is known or proven to the satisfaction of the District Clerk, to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared.




The District Clerk shall prepare a register for said Annual Meeting and Election which shall include all persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration for any annual budget vote and election or special district meeting or election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special Meeting or Election conducted at any time during the 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 calendar years.




NOTICE IS GIVEN that Personal Registration may be achieved on any day, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm prevailing time at the Eldred Central School District Office, 600 State Route 55, Eldred, NY up until Thursday, May 14, 2026.




NOTICE IS GIVEN:that the register of the district, so prepared, will be filed in the office of the School District Clerk at the Eldred CSD District Office, 600 State Route 55, Eldred, NY, where the same shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district on each of the five (5) days prior to the Annual Meeting and Election, weekdays between the hours of 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, prevailing time or Saturday by pre-arranged appointment only. Said register will be open for inspection at the Eldred Junior/Senior High School, 600 State Route 55, Eldred, NY, during the hours of the Annual Meeting and Election.




NOTICE IS GIVEN: at the Annual Meeting and Election on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Eldred Junior/Senior High School, 600 State Route 55, Eldred, NY, between the hours of 11:00 am and 8:00 pm, prevailing time, where and when the Annual Meeting and Election will be held for the purpose of preparing a register of the school district for meetings or elections held subsequent to such Annual Meeting and Election.




NOTICE IS GIVEN: that applications for Early Mail Ballots and Absentee Ballots may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk. The completed application for Early Mail Ballot or Absentee Ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than 30 days before and no later than 7 days before the election (by May 7, 2026) at 3:00 pm, prevailing time, if the ballot will be mailed to the voter. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the voter’s designated agent set forth in the application, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than Monday, May 18th, 2026 at 3:00 pm, prevailing time. Early Mail Ballots and Absentee Ballots must be received in the office of the District Cler