Annual meeting for school district voting on May 19, 2026.

GREENE COUNTY

LEGAL NOTICE



NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING




Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the residents of the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District qualified to vote at school meeting in said district, will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The vote by voting machine on election of Board members, and appropriations and resolutions involving the expenditure of money will take place on that date between the hours of 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Edward J. Arthur Elementary School, Athens, New York, for Election District No. 1, and at the Coxsackie Elementary School, Coxsackie, New York, for Election District No. 2.

Qualifications of Voters:

A person shall be entitled to vote at any school meeting for the election of school district officers, and upon all other matters which may be brought before such meeting who is:

1. A citizen of the United States

2. Eighteen years of age

3. A resident within the district for a period of thirty days next preceding the meeting at which he offers to vote.

Personal registration of voters is required for the annual vote, and no person shall be entitled to the vote thereat whose name does not appear in the register of the School District, except those persons who registered to vote pursuant to the provisions of Election Law § 5-612. Persons otherwise qualified to vote who voted in any annual vote conducted within four calendar years before the preparation of the register need not personally register for this vote. Applications for absentee ballots are available in the District Office, and may be requested by mail, or in person any school day between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Ballots will be available on or after April 27, 2026, at the office of the District Clerk and must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5 p.m. on the day of election, May 19, 2026.

The register, prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, will be filed in the District Office, Coxsackie, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on May 12, 13, 14, 15, and 18, 2026.

Notice is also given that a copy of the statement of estimated expenses for the ensuing year for school purposes, inclusive of public moneys, together with the text of any resolution then filed, to be presented to the voters, will be available to residents in the district during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, according to the following schedule: Coxsackie Elementary School, Coxsackie, New York, and Edward J. Arthur Elementary School, Athens, New York, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays beginning May 1, 2026.

The statement of estimated expenses for the ensuing year for school purposes will also be available to residents during that same period at the public libraries in the District, Hermance Memorial Library, Coxsackie, New York and D.R. Evarts Library, Athens, New York during the regular hours of operation of each such library, and on the District’s website atwww.cacsd.org. The statement of estimated expenses includes an exemption report, showing how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll is exempt from taxation.

Notice is further given that, in accordance with Section 2035 of the Education Law, all questions or propositions be placed on the voting machines shall be first filed with the District Clerk not later than April 21, 2026. Such filing signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the district shall serve to place such proposition or question on the voting machine, subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Education. The Board of Education reserves the right to submit its own propositions or questions to the voters.

Notice is further given, in accordance with Section 1608 of the Education Law, that the District will hold budget hearings on Tuesday, May 7, 2026, 7:00 p.m. at the Coxsackie Elementary School and on Tuesday May 7, 2026, 6:00 pm. at the Edward J. Arthur Elementary School.

Notice is also given that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the District Clerk on or before April 21, 2026. The following three vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education:

TERM: 3 Full three year terms

NAMES OF INCUMBENTS: Tara Bachner, Ina Griffin-Guilzon, Jamie Dorr. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the District, must state the residence of each signer, must state the name and residence of the candidate.




Julie Wolfe, District Clerk, Coxsackie-Athens Central School District