NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWNS OF ROXBURY, MIDDLETOWN&GILBOA COUNTIES OF DELAWARE AND SCHOHARIE, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Roxbury Central School District, Towns of Roxbury, Middletown&Gilboa, Counties of Delaware&Schoharie, New York, will be held in the Cafetorium of the Roxbury Central School, Roxbury, New York, on Tuesday evening, May 5, 2015, at 7:30 PM for the presentation of the budget document. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, in the Roxbury Central School, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by paper ballot upon the following items: 1. The appropriation of necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the fiscal year 2015-2016 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District. 2. To authorize the Board of Education of Roxbury Central School District, Delaware and Schoharie Counties, New York to reconstruct School District facilities, including original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus, appurtenances, site improvements and incidental improvements and expenses in connection therewith, at a maximum estimated cost of $4,250,000, with $1,000,000 to be expended from the capital fund and the remaining $3,250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law, and in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said School District shall be issued. 3. To elect one member of the Board of Education to a five year term commencing July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the School District Board of Education is acting as lead agency under the regulations of the State of New York promulgated under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). The building capital project herein described has been determined to be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to SEQRA, the implementation of which as proposed, based upon the definition thereof, will not result in a significant environmental effect. 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 the 2015-2016 fiscal year may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning April 28, 2015, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the Administration Office, Roxbury, New York. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that one vacancy on the Board of Education is to be filled for a term of five years commencing July 1, 2015 and concluding June 30, 2020. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of said School District at the Roxbury Central School not later than April 20, 2015 between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Nominating petitions must be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District; must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Where each vacancy upon the board of education is to be considered a separate office nominating petitions shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk beginning March 30, 2015; completed applications must be received by the District clerk at least (7) seven 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 picked up personally by the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District clerk no later than 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on May 19, 2015. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after May 14, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 19, 2015, the day set for the election, 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 therefor known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he/she is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he/she is also eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register. The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Roxbury Central School between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Roxbury Central School, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 13, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and at the polling place on the day of the vote. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to section 2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Friday, May 8, 2015, at 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, at the Roxbury Central School to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the election to be held in 2015 and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with Sections 2035 and 2008 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, or otherwise to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board of Education at the Administration Office of Roxbury Central School before April 20, 2015, at 3:00 P.M., prevailing time; must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be 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 which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditures of monies is required by the proposition. Thomas J. O Brien, District Clerk March 12, 2015 Roxbury Central School Towns of Roxbury, Middletown&Gilboa Counties of Delaware&Schoharie
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