Public hearing and vote on school budget and board member elections.

Legal Notices 



Notice of Budget Hearing Meeting, Annual Budget Vote Proposition, Acquisition of School Transportation Vehicles Proposition, Election of

Three Board Members

for the Forestville Central School District.




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual meeting and election (“Annual Meeting and Vote”) of the Forestville Central School District, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties, New York (the “District”), will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, in the Hornet Lobby located at 4 Academy Street, Forestville, 14062 for the purpose of voting on the District’s budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, a proposition to acquire transportation vehicles, electing three members of the Board of Education (the “Board”), and transacting such other business as is authorized by law.




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a public hearing for the qualified voters of the District on the 2026-2027 budget will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 5:15 p.m. at the Middle School/High School in the Alene J. Bradigan Library at 4 Academy Street, Forestville, NY 14062.




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the business to be conducted at such annual meeting and election shall consist of voting on the following propositions, and any other propositions authorized to be voted upon by law and the rules of the Board:




PROPOSITION #1

2026-2027 BUDGET




Shall the following resolution be adopted, to-wit:




RESOLVED, that the budget for the Forestville Central School District (the “District”), for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, as presented by the Board of Education, is hereby approved and adopted and the required funds therefor 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 #2 - ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES




Shall the following resolution be adopted, to-wit:




RESOLVED, that the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Forestville Central School District (the “District”) is hereby authorized to purchase school buses and related equipment for use in the transportation program of the District, at an estimated maximum cost of $394,955 with such amount to be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of the District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law, and, in anticipation of such tax, bonds, notes or other obligations of the District (including, without limitation, obligations arising under leases, lease/purchase contracts or installment purchase contracts having a term of not more than five years) shall be issued or entered into in accordance with applicable provisions of New York State law, with an additional tax being hereby voted to pay the interest on such obligations as the same shall become due and payable.




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an election for members of the Board shall be held to fill three at-large positions on the Board by reason of the expiration of the term of office of an incumbent. The candidate receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected to a four-year term to commence July 1, 2026 and expire June 30, 2030.




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that voting machines will be used to record the vote on the budget, on all propositions, and on the election of three (3) Board members.




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 Clerk of the District, shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous Annual Meeting and Vote, shall state the residence of each signer and shall state the name and residence of the candidate. Each petition shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District, 4 Academy Street Forestville, NY 14062 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. not later than the thirtieth (30th) day preceding the Annual Meeting and Vote, to-wit, April 20, 2026 .




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be obtained at the office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. prevailing time and 3:30 p.m. prevailing time except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the Annual Meeting and Vote, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on the day before the Annual Meeting and Vote, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026 .




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that military voters, as defined in Section 122.2(f) of the Commissioner’s Regulations, who are qualified voters of the District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk at the Forestville Middle/High School, 4 Academy Street Forestville, NY 14062 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. prevailing time and 3:30 p.m. prevailing time except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 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 24, 2026 . Military voters may designate a preference to receive the application or ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail.




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the Clerk of the District, where it shall be available for public inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. , prevailing time, on each of the five days prior to the day of the Annual Meeting and Election, except Sundays, and such list shall also be posted at the polling place for such Annual Meeting and Vote.




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board will have prepared and completed a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required during the 2026-2027 fiscal year for school purposes, specifying the several purposes and the amount for each. The amount for each purpose estimated necessary for payments to Boards of Cooperative Educational Services shall be shown in full, with no deduction of estimated state aid. The amount of state aid provided and its percentage relationship to the total expenditures shall also be shown. Such statement shall be available at least seven days before the budget hearing, at which it is to be presented and copies thereof shall be prepared and also made available, upon request, to residents within the District during the period of fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting and Vote (exclusive of Saturday, Sunday or holidays), and may be obtained by any resident in the District in the District Office and at Forestville Middle/High School, 4 Academy Street Forestville, NY 14062 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. .




TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board has adopted rules for the submission of propositions to be considered at the Annual Meeting and Vote, and printed copies for general distribution in the District are available at the office of the District Clerk.




Melody Voigt, District Clerk

Board of Education

Forestville Central School District



 Apr 1, 10, 25, May 15, 2026