NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND VOTE FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Budget Hearing-A budget 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 6:30 p.m. on May 7, 2015, where there shall be presented the proposed school district budget for the 2015-2016 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 one member of the Board of Education shall be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in the main lobby of Franklin Central School building between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. 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 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday or holidays. Vote for Board Members-Nominating petitions are available in the District Office at Franklin Central School between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. not later than April 20, 2015. The following vacancy is to be filled: -A five-year term ending June 30, 2020, presently held by Linda DeAndrea 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. The following propositions shall be voted upon at the same time as the appropriation of monies and for Board member: School Bus Proposition: Shall the Board of Education of the Franklin Central School District, Franklin, New York, be authorized to finance the costs of the acquisition of a 66- passenger bus at a maximum cost of $120,000 and to authorize with a Bond Anticipation Note? Withdraw from Capital Reserve Fund Proposition: 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 Three)? Franklin Free Library Shall the proposition be approved authorizing the Board of Education of the Franklin Central School District to levy taxes annually in the amount of thirty-nine thousand dollars ($39,000) and to pay over such moneys to the trustees of the Franklin Free Library? (Said funds represent a $1,500 increase above the existing levy) 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 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 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: March, 2015By order of the Board of Education of the Franklin Central School District Cynthia J. Carey District Clerk
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