Downsville Central School District 14784 State Highway 30 Downsville, NY 13755 Notice of Budget Hearing and Vote Budget Hearing A budget hearing for the inhabitants of the Downsville Central School District qualified to vote at School District Meetings will be held in the school auditorium in Downsville, NY commencing at 6:00 PM on Monday, May 11, 2015 where there shall be presented the proposed School District budget for the following school year. Date of Vote The vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures or for any propositions involving the expenditure of money or the authorizing of levy of taxes as well as the election of a member of the Board of Education shall be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in the school building in Downsville, NY between the hours of 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Statement of Money Required for Next School Year A copy of the statement of the amount of money which would be required for the next school year for school purposes shall be completed seven days before the budget hearing and may be obtained by any resident of the District at the school during the period of 14 days immediately before the annual meeting and election, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, except Saturday, Sunday or holiday. Vote for Board Members Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM not later than Monday, April 20, 2015. A five-year term ending on June 30, 2020 presently held by Charles Dunlap III Each petition must be addressed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, the name and address of the candidate, and shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of term of office, and the name of the last incumbent. No person shall be nominated for more than one specific office. (Petitions are available in the Main Office of the School Building) 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. Such applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots must be received in the District Office not later than 5:00 PM on the day 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 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Any qualified voter, may upon examination of such list, file 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: March 23, 2015By Order of the Board of Education of the Downsville Central School District By: _________________________________ Nancy L. Haynes, District Clerk
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