NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE UNATEGO CENTRAL SCHOOL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Unatego Central School, qualified to vote at school meetings in said District, will be held at the Unatego Jr-Sr High School in the Town of Otego, New York, on Monday, May 11, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. where the proposed school district budget for the 2015-2016 school year shall be presented. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual District Budget Vote and Election of Members to the Board of Education for those qualified to vote in said District, will be held at the Unatego Jr-Sr High School in the Town of Otego, New York, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. for such business as is authorized by the Education Law. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District fourteen days immediately preceding the vote except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Unadilla Elementary School, Unadilla, New York, the Otego Elementary School, Otego, New York and the Unatego Jr-Sr High School, Route 7, Otego, New York. 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 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2015. The following vacancies are to be filled: Three (3) three-year terms ending June 30, 2018 One (1) unexpired term for two years ending in June 2017 Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least twenty-five qualified voters of the District and shall state the name and residence of each signer. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered separate specific offices. The individuals receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancies. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that any proposition that is required to be included for a vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the address of each signer, which petition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days is required by statute. Any petition shall be rejected by the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days are required by statute. Any petition 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 money is required for the proposition and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained at the District Clerk's office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Completed applications are to be submitted to the Clerk of the District no later than seven days prior to the scheduled date of the vote (if done by mail) or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2015 to the district office. A list of all persons to whom absentee 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 3:00 p.m. until the date of election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications of any person whose name appears on such list stating the reason for the challenge. Such list shall be posted in a conspicuous place during the election, and any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee ballot or a person on such list, by making this challenge and the reasons for the challenge known to the inspectors of election before the close of the polls. Dated: 4-3-15 Joan M. French, Clerk of the Unatego Board of Education
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