Annual budget hearing and vote for Edmeston Central School District.

EDMESTON CENTRAL SCHOOL ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING AND BUDGET VOTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of Edmeston Central School District, Towns of Edmeston, et al, Otsego County, will be held at the school in said District on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 7:00PM. AND notice is also given that the Annual School Budget Vote and Election of Members to the Board of Education for those qualified to vote in said District, will be held at the school in said District on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 8:00PM for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the Education Law. AND notice is also given that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Budget Vote and on the day of the vote (May 5-May 19), except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays, at the Edmeston Central School Office from 8:30AM to 3:30PM. AND notice is also given that petitions nominating candidates for office of member of the Board of Education, must be filed with the Clerk of the District not later than 3:00PM on Monday, April 20, 2026. The following vacancy to be filled: 3-Year Full Term- currently held by Jay Lyon Each petition must be directed to the Clerk, must be signed by at least 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 8:00AM and 3:00PM. 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. Early mail and absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk notlater than 3:00PM on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk 5 days before the election between the hours of 8:00AM and 3:00PM, on weekdays and said list will be posted at the polling place at the election AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 3:00PM on April 23, 2026. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail,facsimile transmission or electronic mail. The School District will transmit military ballots to military voters on April 24, 2026. Completed military ballots must be received by the School District by 3:00PM on the day of election, May 19, 2026, in order to be counted. 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 the following resolutions will be presented: RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Edmeston Central School District be authorized to expend a maximum of $275,000, paid with $275,000 from the District's existing Capital Reserve Fund, for the purchase of one (1) 30-passenger school bus and one (1) 45-passenger school bus to be used in the transportation program of the District, and with the use of funds from the Capital Reserve Fund shall have no impact on the tax levy of the District for the 2026-2027 school year. 2. RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the Edmeston Central School District is authorized to levy and collect an annual tax, year after year, separate and apart from the Annual School District Budget, in the amount of $40,000.00, which shall be paid to the Edmeston Free Library for the support and maintenance of the library. Tracy Plows, District Clerk Edmeston Central School