Public hearing and budget vote for Hicksville Union Free School District scheduled for May 6.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION

HICKSVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

HICKSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 
HICKSVILLE, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Hicksville Union Free School District, Nassau County, New York, will be held at the Board Room of the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, New York in said District on May 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM , prevailing time, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the New York State Education Law, including the following items.




 1. Presentation of the budget document.
 2. To discuss all of the items herein set forth, to be voted upon by voting machine, at the election to be held on May 19, 2026, as hereinafter set forth.
 3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on May 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM prevailing time, in the school buildings located in such districts as enumerated below:




District No. 1: Burns Avenue School - 40 Burns Avenue, Hicksville, NY

District No. 2: East Street School - 50 East Street, Hicksville, NY

District No. 3: Woodland School - 85 Ketchams Road, Hicksville, NY

District No. 4: Lee Avenue School - 1 Seventh Street, Hicksville, NY

District No. 5: Fork Lane School - 4 Fork Lane, Hicksville, NY

District No. 6: Dutch Lane School - 50 Stewart Avenue, Hicksville, NY

District No. 7: Old Country Road School - 49 Rhodes Lane, Hicksville, NY




at which time the polls will be open from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, prevailing time, to vote by voting machines upon the following items:




1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2026 – 27 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.




2. To adopt the annual budget of the Library for the fiscal year 2026 – 27 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.




3. Any other questions or propositions as to matters or expenditures or authority to levy taxes that may be presented for a vote under the Education Law.




4. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2029, to succeed incumbent Sunita Manjrekar whose term expires on June 30, 2026.




5. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2029, to succeed incumbent Irene Carlomusto whose term expires on June 30, 2026.




6. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three (3) year term commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2029, to succeed incumbent Danielle Fotopoulos whose term expires on June 30, 2026




7. To elect one (1) trustee of the Library Board of Trustees for a five (5) year term commencing on July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2031, to succeed incumbent Carlos Muñozospina.



8. To elect one (1) trustee of the Library Board of Trustees to fill the remainder of the unexpired term created by the resignation of Joanne Curran Perrucci commencing on May 19, 2026 and expiring on June 30, 2029, with the successful candidate for such unexpired term to take office immediately upon being elected and duly qualified.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education of the Hicksville Union Free School District and Library Board of Trustees shall be filed with the District Clerk of said School District at the District Clerk’s office, Administration Building, 200 Division Avenue Hicksville, NY 11801 not later than April 20, 2026, between 9 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. All nominating petitions must be signed by 45 qualified voters (representing the greater of 25 or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Each petition be directed to the District Clerk and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law §2014 in the school buildings designated for each election district on May 5, 2026 between the hours of 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM, prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Registers to be used at the aforesaid Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Registers, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Budget Vote and Election for which the Register are prepared. The Registers so prepared pursuant to Education Law §2014 will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 14, 2026, between the hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays, and on Saturday by pre-arranged appointment, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2014, the Board of Registration shall meet on May 19, 2026, in the school buildings designated for each election district between the hours of 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, prevailing time, to prepare the Registers of the School District to be used at the annual meeting and election that is to be held in 2027, and any special meeting that may be held after the preparation of said Registers, at which time any person will be entitled to have her or his name placed on such Registers, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which Registers are prepared.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that qualified voters with disabilities who seek information about access to polling places may, in advance of the day of the vote, contact the District Clerk at 516-733-2104 for information about accessibility.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that beginning seven (7) days immediately preceding the May 6, 2026, public budget hearing, any resident in the District may request to review a copy of the proposed budget by appearing at the Office of the District Clerk, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. Additionally, a statement of the estimated expenses for the ensuing year may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said election on the school district website www.hicksvillepublicschools.org , at the Hicksville Public Library during its normal hours of operation, located at 169 Jerusalem Ave, Hicksville, NY 11801, at the School District Administrative Center, 200 Division Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801, and at each of the following school buildings in which school is maintained between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays:




Burns Avenue School /East Street School /Woodland School / Lee Avenue School / Fork Lane School /Dutch Lane School /Old Country Road School




And Further Notice is Hereby Given that a public budget hearing on the proposed Library budget will be on May 5, 2026 at 7:30 pm at the Hicksville Public Library, 169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. The proposed Library budget is available upon request by any resident commencing April 28, 2026 at the Hicksville Library during its normal hours of operation, located at 169 Jerusalem Avenue, Hicksville, NY 11801. Additionally, a statement of the estimated expenses for the ensuing year may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14)