NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION CHERRY VALLEY-SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, TOWN OF CHERRY VALLEY, SPRINGFIELD, ROSEBOOM, MIDDLEFIELD, DECATUR, OTSEGO, WESTFORD, WARREN, CANAJOHARIE, MINDEN; COUNTIES OF HERKIMER, MONTGOMERY AND OTSEGO, NEW YORK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Budget hearing for the inhabitants of the Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District, qualified to vote at school meetings in said district, will be held in the school building on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 7:00 PM. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the annual Meeting/Election to vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures, or any propositions involving the expenditure of money, or authorizing a levy of taxes, and any proposition duly presented in accordance with Education Law, as well as the election of members of the Board of Education, and the propositions concerning the acquisition of school busses listed below, shall be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in the school between the hours of 12 Noon and 8:00 PM. Lease of School Busses Shall the Board of Education be authorized to enter a lease for two 65 passenger buses for a period of 5 years, with the total cost not to exceed $27,600 per year which will be paid in annual or more frequent installments for a period of up to 5 years? The source of the funds shall be a tax upon the taxable property of the District to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education. 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 shall be prepared and made available, upon request and at the school district offices, at any public library or free association library within the district and on the school district s internet website, if one exists, to residents within the district during the period of fourteen days immediately preceding the annual meeting and election. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the District Clerk at the District Office between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, not later than April 20, 2015. The following vacancy is to be filled: one-five year term ending June 30, 2020 presently held by Kathleen Taylor. Each petition must be addressed to the District Clerk, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District and shall state the name and 911 address of the candidate and 911 address of each signer. 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 911 address of each signer, which petition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later that 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 the notice, unless a greater number of days is 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. 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) a resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days next 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 Section 2018-c. Such form may include a driver's license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency, the School District may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name and address. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that an Application for Absentee Ballot may be obtained at the District Office at the Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, 597 County Route 54, Cherry Valley New York 13320. 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, or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. a list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, will be available in the said office of the clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sundays, and that such list will also be posted at the polling place or places at the election of members of the board of education. Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the district office by 5:00 PM on the day of the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications as a voter 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 voter's ballot or a person on such list, by making this challenge and the reason for such challenge known to the inspectors of election before the close of the polls. By order of the Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District. By: Laura Carson, District Clerk Dated: March 20, 2015
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