Special District Meeting for library funding and trustee election on June 2, 2026.

LEGAL NOTICE OF A SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING OF THE MANCHESTER-SHORTSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ONTARIO COUNTY FOR THE RED JACKET COMMUNITY LIBRARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (the “District”), Ontario County, New York, will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, from 12:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time to 8:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time, in the Red Jacket Community Library, 89 South Main Street, Manchester, New York, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by paper ballot upon the following items: 1. PROPOSITION #1: Shall the sum of $316,842 be raised by annual levy of a tax upon the taxable real property within the Manchester-Shortsville Central School District for the support and maintenance of the Red Jacket Community Library? 2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Trustees of the Red Jacket Community Library to fill two terms of (3) years each, commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring June 30, 2029, to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of incumbent Trustee Susan Johnson. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Red Jacket Community Library shall be filed with the Director of the Library at her office in the Red Jacket Community Library, 89 South Main Street, Manchester, New York, not later than Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 5:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time. Vacancies on the library board are not considered separate, specific offices, and the nominating petitions, therefore, shall not describe any specific vacancies upon the library board for which the candidate is nominated. Nominating petitions must be directed to the Director of the Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the qualified voters of the 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 District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election. All persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election may be required 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, all persons offering to vote may be required to provide their signature, printed name and address. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Education Law § 2018-a, applications for absentee ballots for purposes of election voting will be obtainable during library business hours from the Library Director beginning April 16, 2026. Completed applications must be received by the Library Director at least seven (7) days before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the Library Director not later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time on June 2, 2026. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the Library on and after May 26, 2026, during Library business hours on days prior to the day set for the Special District Meeting and on June 2, 2026, the day set for the Special District Meeting. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making the challenge and the reasons therefore known to the inspectors of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public information session will be held on May 26, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. prevailing time, at the Red Jacket Community Library, 89 South Main Street, Manchester, New York, for the purpose of presenting the budget. Manchester, New York March 25, 2026 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE RED JACKET COMMUNITY LIBRARY Kathleen Honchen, Secretary of the Board of Trustees 12204140 4/16, 4/30, 5/14, 5/28, 2026