NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTE FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Public Hearing-A Public Hearing for the inhabitants of the Franklin Central School District qualified to vote at School District meetings will be held in Room 206 of the Franklin Central School District, commencing at 7:00 p.m. on January 8, 2015 (immediately followed by the Regular Monthly Board of Education meeting), where there shall be presented the proposed Phase 2 of the Capital Project and the same is hereby called to be held in the front lobby of the Franklin Central School, 26 Institute Street, Franklin, New York on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. prevailing time for the purpose of voting on the following proposition: Proposition No. 1: Withdraw from Capital Reserve Fund Shall the Board of Education withdraw from the capital reserve fund, a sum not to exceed $100,000.00 for purposes of repairing and renovation of the bathrooms located in the school (Phase Two)? Voters will be required to present personal identification or, if none is available, they must sign a declaration confirming their Franklin, New York residency and that they are a qualified voter in this district. Such forms of personal identification may include, but are not limited to: . A driver's license, A non-driver's identification card, A utility bill, A voter registration card, Or any other evidence of residency ADDITIONAL PROPOSITIONS - Any proposition that is required to be included for vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the residence of each signer, which proposition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election as set forth in this notice unless a greater number of days is required by statute. Any proposition shall be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters or where the expenditure of monies is required for the proposition, and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation. ABSENTEE BALLOTS - Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the District Office at P.O. Box 888, Franklin, New York 13775. The District Clerk must receive such applications at least seven 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 delivered 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 voters' ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications of a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for the challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the Clerk, or designee, to the Inspectors of Election on Election Day. Dated: November 13, 2014 By order of the Board of Education of the Franklin Central School District Cynthia J. Carey District Clerk
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