Notice of Annual Meeting, Budget Vote, and Election NOTICE is hereby given, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Milford Central School District, Otsego County, Milford, NY, will be held in the Milford Central School Building in said District on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. NOTICE is hereby given, that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Milford Central School District, towns of Milford et al, Otsego County, NY will be held at the Milford Central School in said District on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the school theater lobby at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2015-16 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2.To elect two members of the Board for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2018. AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District's budget for 2015-16, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning May 5, 2015 at the Milford Central School main office (except Saturday, Sunday or holidays). 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 his/her office in the Milford Central School, not later than April 1, 2015, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District and shall be signed by at least 25 voters of the District, must state the name and residence of the candidate. AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that the following proposition will be submitted for voter approval at such time: RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO UNDERTAKE THE ACQUISITION OF ONE 66-PASSENGER SCHOOL BUS, AT AN ESTIMATED MAXIMUM COST OF $110,000, LESS TRADE-IN VALUE, IF ANY, AND THAT SUCH SUM OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, SHALL BE RAISED BY THE LEVY OF A TAX TO BE COLLECTED IN ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS, WITH SUCH TAX TO BE PARTIALLY OFFSET BY STATE AID AVAILABLE THEREFOR; AND, IN ANTICIPATION OF SUCH TAX, DEBT OBLIGATIONS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS MAY BE NECESSARY NOT TO EXCEED SUCH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE COST SHALL BE ISSUED, OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ENTER INTO AN INSTALLMENT PURCHASE CONTRACT IF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DETERMINES THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE IN THAT METHOD. AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 13, 2015 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the date set for the annual election and on May 19, 2015, the day set for the election, and said list will be posted at the polling place at the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given, that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election. The School District may require all persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law 2018-c. Such form may include a driver's license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card. Upon offering proof of residency, the School District may require all persons planning to vote to provide their signature, printed name, and address. AND FURTHER NOTICE is hereby given, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board in accordance with 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 Milford Central School Board of Education at the Milford Building on or before April 1, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. prevailing time; must be typed or printed in English; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District and signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District and must state the name and residence of each signer. 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 a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition. Peter N. Livshin, Clerk Milford Central School District Dated: March 24, 2015
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