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Annual Budget Hearing and Vote for South Kortright Central School District.
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July 1, 2026
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Attend Budget Hearing
Join the budget hearing on May 12, 2026, at 7:00 pm.
Vote on Budget
Cast your vote on May 19, 2026, between 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm.
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SOUTH KORTRIGHT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AMENDED - Notice of Annual Meeting, Budget Vote and Election - 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Budget Hearing for the inhabitants of South Kortright Central School District will be held at the school building in said District on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm in Harbaugh Hall. AND FURTHER NOTICE is also given that the Annual School Budget Vote and Election of Member of the Board of Education for those qualified to vote in said District will be held at the school building in said District located at 58200 State Highway 10, South Kortright, NY 13842 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm, prevailing time or for as long thereafter as necessary to enable qualified voters who are in the polling place at 8:00 p.m. to cast their ballots. The election and budget vote shall be by paper ballot or early mail or absentee ballot to vote on the following items: 1. Proposition 1 - 2026-2027 BUDGET BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the South Kortright Central School District is authorized to expend the sum not to exceed $11,964,147 for the school year commencing July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027 and to authorize the requisite portion therefore to be raised by taxation on the taxable property on the District. 2.Proposition 2 - PURCHASE OF ONE (1) DIESEL SCHOOL BUS BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the South Kortright Central School District is authorized to expend the sum not to exceed $180,000 for the purchase of one (1) 65 passenger diesel bus. The purchase of the bus will be paid from the District's Bus Reserve for the school year commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. 3.Proposition 3 - CAPITAL RESERVE FUND KNOWN AS THE BUS RESERVE FUND BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Education of the South Kortright Central School District is hereby authorized and directed to establish a Capital Reserve Fund to be know as the “Bus Reserve Fund,” which shall be for the purchase of buses. The ultimate amount of such fund shall be $1,000,000. The probable term shall be ten years, and the source of its funds shall be from excess fund balance, tax levy, and transportation aid received from the purchase of such buses. 4. ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBER SEATS To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education to the following terms: •One five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2026 and expiring June 30, 2031, currently held by Brain Dengler, whose term expires June 30, 2026. •One three (3) year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Terri Chichester, for her unexpired term, commencing on May 20, 2026 or as soon thereafter as the candidate may be sworn in and expiring June 30, 2029. •One two (2) year term to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Mary McMullen, for her unexpired term commencing on May 20, 2026 or as soon thereafter as the candidate may be sworn in and expiring June 30, 2028. Candidates shall run at-large and not for any specific seat or term, with the candidates receiving the highest number of votes being awarded the longest available terms. Janet Beken Smith, John T. Dropp, and Michael O'Connor have each filed a petition and are seeking election to the open Board seats. AND FURTHER NOTICE is also given that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District budget for 2026-2027, and the tax exemption report, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer of the District during business hours fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the budget hearing at the South Kortright Central School District office during school hours. A report of tax exemptions, showing how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll or rolls used in that budgetary process is exempt from taxation, shall be annexed to the budget document. AND FURTHER NOTICE is also given that applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots will be available by request to the District Clerk. Please call the District Clerk at 607-538-9111 ext. 304 to schedule a time to pick up an application or leave your name and address to have one mailed to you. 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 not later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. A list of persons to whom absentee voters', early mail and military ballots have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:30 am to 3:00 pm on weekdays each of the five (5) days prior to the election and on May 19, 2026, the day set for the election, and said list will be present in the polling place at the 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. A challenge against an early mail ballot cannot be based on the reason that the voter should have obtained or applied for an absentee ballot. AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote in said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days 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 drivers license, a non-driver identification card, a redacted tax return or any identification containing the person's physical address. 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. By the order of the Board of Education of the South Kortright Central School District Betty Ann Post, District Clerk Phone: 607-538-9111 ext. 304 Email: bpost@skcs.org Fax: 607-538-9205 Dated: April 25, 2026
