Public hearing and budget vote for Tioga Central School District scheduled for May 2026.

Tioga Central School District NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Tioga Central School District of the Town of Tioga, Tioga County, New York, will be held in the High School Cafeteria in said District on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. prevailing time, for the presentation of the budget. The proposed budget will be available for review on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and posted on the Tioga Central School District webpage. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that the Annual Budget Vote and Election of the qualified voters of the Tioga Central School District of the Town of Tioga, Tioga County, New York, will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. prevailing time, in Room 96, located through REAR ENTRANCE of the Tioga Central Middle School Gymnasium, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by paper ballots upon the following items: PROPOSITIONS: 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the district. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of money which shall be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any voter in the District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the date of the Annual Budget Vote and Election, at each schoolhouse in the District and the Administration offices, which are maintained between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day except Saturday, Sunday or holiday closures. The Board of Education will hold an informational meeting to review the statement of money as follows on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. (Public Hearing) 2. That the Board of Education of Tioga Central School District, in the Town of Tioga, Tioga County, New York, is hereby authorized and directed to purchase two (2) school buses to expend therefore a gross sum not exceeding $390,000 as follows: 2 – 66 Passenger School Buses at a gross cost not exceeding $195,000 each And that there shall be applied to the purchase any trade-in allowance to be received for a bus (or buses) now owned by the school district, and that the aforesaid sum of $390,000 or so much thereof may be necessary, shall be raised by tax on the taxable property of the school district to be collected in annual installments; and FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Education is authorized to issue obligations of the district therefore in accordance with Education Law and Local Finance Law. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that if enacted legislation allows school districts to pay cash for new school buses without penalty of capacity ratings, the Board of Education is authorized to pay cash for the buses in an amount not to exceed $390,000 with the appropriation coming from the General Fund Balance. VOTE FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER(S): To elect one (1) member of the Board as follows: - One (1) seat for a five-year term ending June 30, 2031, presently held by Robert Seymour AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office in the Tioga Central School District Office, not later than Monday, April 20, 2026, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each nomination shall be directed to the Clerk of the District and must state the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Sections 2035 and 2008 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Tioga Central School Board of Education at the District Office on or before April 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. prevailing time; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the Clerk of the School District. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include specific appropriation where expenditure of monies is required by the proposition. ABSENTEE BALLOTS: Pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, a district voter is eligible to vote by absentee ballot under one of the following conditions: 1. Illness or physical disability 2. Business responsibilities or studies which require travel outside of the county or city of residence on the day of the vote, 3. Vacation outside of the county or city of residence, or 4. Detention or confinement to jail after conviction for an offense other than a felony Requests for absentee ballots may be applied for by calling the District Office at 607-687-8000 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. or via email to kroberts@tiogacentral.org. Such requests must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the vote set in this notice, if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee voter, or the day before the vote, if the ballot is to be issued personally to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots must be received in the Office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the vote. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection in the District Clerk’s Office during regular office hours which are between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Requests for early mail ballots may be applied for by calling the District Office at 607-687-8000 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. or via email to kroberts@tiogacentral.org. Such requests must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the vote set in this notice, if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee voter, or the day before the vote, if the ballot is to be issued personally to the early mail voter. Early mail ballots must be received in the Office of the Clerk of the District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the date of the vote. A list of all persons to whom early mail ballots have been issued will be available for inspection in the District Clerk’s Office during regular office hours which are between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk at 607-687-8000 or kroberts@tiogacentral.org. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 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. PUBLISH: April 1, 2026 April 15, 2026 April 29, 2026 May 13, 2026 By Order of the Board of Education of the Tioga Central School District Kristy L Robertson District Clerk