Informational hearing for the Amagansett Union Free School District budget.

 

NOTICE OF BUDGET INFORMATIONAL HEARING AND ANNUAL MEETING

Amagansett Union Free School District Town of East Hampton

Suffolk County, New York

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a budget informational hearing of the inhabitants of the Amagansett Union Free School District, Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, qualified to vote at school district meetings, will be held at the Amagansett School, 320 Main Street, Amagansett, New York, on Tuesday, May 6th, 2026 at 5:00PM, prevailing time, for the purpose of providing information about the proposed 2026/2027 budget. Voting upon appropriates of necessary funds to meet expenditures of money and authorizing the levy of necessary taxes therefor, and the election of three (3) members of the Board of Education will take place on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 2:00-8:00PM, prevailing time, in the gymnasium of the Amagansett Public School. The two (2) candidates receiving the most votes will be elected to a three (3) year term from July 1, 2026 June 30, 2029. The candidate receiving the next most votes will be elected to the balance of an unexpired term from May 19, 2026 - June 30, 2028.

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, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the district during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the vote, except Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, between the hours of 8:00AM and 3:00 PM, prevailing time, at the schoolhouse in the district. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District at the Amagansett School, 320 Main Street, Amagansett, New York, not later than April 20, 2026, between the hours of 8:00AM and 5:00PM. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education will be filled at large. Each petition shall (i) be directed to the Clerk of the District, (ii) state the name of and residence of the candidate; (iii) be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, and (iv) state the residence of each person signing the petition.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the following propositions will appear on the ballot at the May 19, 2026, annual meeting in substantially the following form:

Proposition #1: Budget Proposition

Shall the Board of Education of the Amagansett Union Free School District, in the Town of East Hampton, County of Suffolk, State of New York, be authorized to expend $14,568,211 for the 2026/2027 school year.

Proposition #2: Bus Proposition

Shall the Board of Education be authorized to expend the sum of One Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Dollars ($179,000) from the previously established "2015 Renovations and Upgrades" Capital Reserve Fund for the purchase of a new school bus for the Amagansett School.

Proposition #3: Term of Office

Shall the term of office for member of the board of education be increased from three (3) years to (5) years commencing with the 2027 annual election and for each annual election thereafter.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that voting upon appropriations of necessary funds requested for the Amagansett Free Library and authorizing the levy of taxes is $1,669,675

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required. All qualified voters of the Amagansett Union Free School District, who are not registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections, may register on the following dates at the Amagansett School building located at 320 Main Street, Amagansett, New York:

Monday, May 4, 2026, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Thursday May 7, 2026, and Friday, May 8, 2026, all from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, prevailing time

Those registering must provide any two of the following as proof of residency:

• New York State driver's license with local address

• New York State Department of Motor Vehicles photo I.D. for non-drivers showing a physical address within the district. New York State tax return showing district of residence.

A deed or other indicia of real property ownership.

A lease or rental agreement.

A utility bill showing a physical address within the district.

Suffolk County voter registration card showing a physical address within the district.

A recent income tax return showing a physical address within the district.

A current paycheck stub showing your name and physical address within the district; or

Documentation illustrating that you are receiving public assistance benefits at a physical address within the district.

The register prepared will be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District during business hours on each of the five (5) days prior to and on the day set for the election, except Saturday when it will be available for inspection between 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon, prevailing time, by appointment, and Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee and early mail ballots maybe applied for at the Office of the District Clerk. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. An application for an absentee ballot or early mail ballot on the form prescribed by Sections 2018- a and 2018-e of the Education Law, respectively, 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 or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application by no later than six (6) days before the election. No absentee or early mail voter's ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the Office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots have been issued, will be available in the Office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the election, except Saturday, when it will be available for inspection between 10:00 AM and 12:00 Noon by appointment, and Sunday.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration application and military ballot applications must be received in the Office of the District Clerk by mail or in person by no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2026. No Military ballot will be canvassed unless it is returned by mail or in person and (1) received in the Office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country's postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated be not later than the day before the election.

A Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part, and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District's website.

Dated: March 27th, 2026

Jennifer A. Miller, District Clerk

NOTIFICIACIÓN DEL AVISO DE AUDIENCIA INFORMATIVA SOBRE EL PRESUPUESTO Y REUNIÓN ANUAL DISTRITO ESCOLAR

Amagansett Union Free School District Ciudad de East Hampton

Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York

POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se celebrará una audiencia informativa sobre el presupuesto para los habitantes del Distrito Escolar Amagansett Union Free, Ciudad de East Hampton, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, calificados para votar en las reuniones del distrito escolar, en la escuela de Amagansett, 320 Main Street, Amagansett, Nueva York el martes 6 de mayo, 2026 a las 5 p.m., horario local, con el propósito de proporcionar información sobre el presupuesto propuesto para el 2026/2027. La votación sobre los fondos necesarios para cubrir los gastos de dinero y autorizar la recaudación de los impuestos necesarios para ello, y la elección de tres (3) miembros de la Junta de Educación se llevará a cabo el ma