Notice of Public Hearing and Budget Vote

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Grand Island Central School District (the "District") of the Town of Grand Island, Erie County, New York, will hold

a Budget Hearing.  Said Hearing shall be held for the purpose of presentation and discussion of the 2004 - 05 District budget and shall be held on Monday, May 10, 2004 at 6:30 p.m., Prevailing Time, in the High School Senior Cafeteria, 1100 Ransom Road, Grand Island, New York.           

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Annual District Meeting, Election and Budget Vote will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, in the High School Gym, 1100 Ransom Road, Grand Island, New York, which vote will be on one or more propositions, on the budget for the fiscal year 2004 - 05, and on electing three (3) at-large members to the Board of Education as follows:             

(a) Two (2) three-year terms currently occupied by Myrna Blair and Jeri Schopp. The terms will commence July 1, 2004 after expiration on June 30, 2004 of the terms of the above named Board Members.  

(b) One (1) term to fill the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy created by the death of Board Member Francis DelSignore, which shall commence by operation of Law immediately upon election, and shall expire June 30, 2006.

The two candidates receiving the two largest number of votes shall each be elected to a three-year term, and the candidate receiving the third largest number of votes shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacancy created by the death of Board Member Francis DelSignore.   

          TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all candidates for the office of members of the Board of Education shall be nominated by petition.  Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk; shall be signed by at least Twenty-five (25) voters of the District; shall state the residence of each signer, and shall state the name and residence of the candidate.  Each petition shall be filed in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, not later than the thirtieth day preceding the election of a member of the Board of Education, to wit:  Monday, April 19, 2004.  Each person nominated is a candidate to fill any of the vacancies as described above.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk.  If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the District Clerk must receive the completed application no later than May 11, 2004.  The completed ballot must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., May 18, 2004.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Saturday and Sunday, during regular business hours.  Such list will also be posted in a conspicuous place at the polling place during the election.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that voting machines will be used to record the vote on the budget, on all propositions, and on the election of members of the Board of Education.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Education of the District has adopted rules for the Use of Voting Machines and the Submission of questions or Propositions to be placed thereon; and printed copies of said Rules for general distribution in the District are available at the office of the District Clerk located at 1100 Ransom Road, Grand Island, New York.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Education of the District will have prepared and completed a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the fiscal year 2004-05 for school purposes, specifying the several purposes and the amount of each.  The amount for each purpose estimated to be necessary for payment to the Board of Cooperative Educational Services shall be set forth in full with no deduction of estimated State aid.  Such statement will be available upon request to taxpayers within the District during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Prevailing Time, weekdays, from May 4, 2004 to May 18, 2004, at each of the public schoolhouses of the District.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that additional propositions requiring expenditures for the fiscal year 2004-05 and the levying of taxes therefore must be submitted to the District Clerk, 1100 Ransom Road, Grand Island, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m., Prevailing Time on Monday, April 19, 2004.  Such propositions will be presented with the proposed budget at the Budget Hearing.

TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at least the following additional proposition will be voted on:

PROPOSITION NO. 1:

Shall the following resolution be adopted to wit:

RESOLVED:  That the Board of Education of Grand Island Central School District (the “District”) is hereby authorized to purchase (4) 66 passenger transit school busses at an estimated cost of $89,000 each; (2) 20 passenger vans at an estimated cost of $41,500 each; (1) Wheelchair Bus at an estimated cost of $88,500 each and to expend therefore a total sum not to exceed $527,500 to be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property in the District and collected in annual installments as provided in Section 416 of Education Law, and in anticipation of such tax, obligations of the District shall be issued.

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By Order of the Board of Education

Grand Island Central School District

Grand Island, New York

Nancy A. Sandford, District Clerk

PUBLISH:            April 2, 2004

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