Public hearing and election for Le Roy Central School District budget and board members.

GENESEE COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE





ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION NOTICE

LE ROY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

COUNTIES OF GENESEE AND LIVINGSTON, 

NEW YORK




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Le Roy Central School District, Genesee and Livingston Counties, Le Roy, New York, will be held in Memorial Auditorium at 2-6 Trigon Park, Le Roy, New York on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for the presentation of the 2026-27 budget. The budget will be available for review on May 5, 2026 at the District Office.




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of theLe Roy Central School District, Genesee and Livingston Counties, New York, will be held in the Wolcott Street School Library/Media Center, 2-6 Trigon Park, Le Roy, New York on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. EDST, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by electronic voting machine 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 elect two (2) members of the Board for a three (3) year term commencingJuly 1, 2026 and expiring on June 30, 2029 and to succeed Mrs. Denise Duthe and Mrs. Jacalyn Whiting, whose terms expire on June 30, 2026.




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 budget for 2026-27, exclusive of public monies together with propositions to be voted upon, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 5, 2026 at the District Office.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the District Office not later than April 20, 2026, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District, shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters of the District and must state the name and residence of the candidate.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for early mail and absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) 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 delivered personally to the voter. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. A list of persons to whom early mail and absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual 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 therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Education Law also makes special provisions for absentee voting for military voters of the District. A military voter may elect to receive his/her absentee ballot application and absentee ballot by mail, email or facsimile. If a military voter does not designate a preference, the board of education shall transmit the military ballot application or military ballot by mail. If a military voter designates a preference for facsimile transmission or electronic mail but does not provide the necessary facsimile number or e-mail address, the board of education shall transmit the military ballot application or military ballot by mail and request the omitted information. The military voter must, however, return his/her original military ballot application and military ballot by mail or in person, regardless of how the absentee application or ballot was received. The District Clerk shall transmit the military voter’s military ballot in accord with the military voter’s preferred method of transmission, or if not preference by mail, not later than April 24, 2026. The District Clerk must then receive the military voter’s military ballot by mail not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the annual vote and election. The School District may require all persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law Section 2018-c. Such form may include a driver’s license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency, the School District may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board in accordance with Sections 2035 and 2008 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Le Roy Central School Board of Education at the District Office on or before April 20, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. prevailing time; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the Clerk of the School District and signed by at least twenty-five (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 to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition that fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.




Lori E. Wrobel, Clerk

Le Roy Central School

Le Roy, New York 14482

Dated: April 1, 2026