BROCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and Election of the Brocton Central School District, 138 West Main Street, Chautauqua County, New York (the “District”), will be held at the Brocton Central School High School Gymnasium, 138 West Main Street, Brocton, New York on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., for the purpose of voting on the election of two members of the Board of Education (the “Board”) and the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for the 2024-2025 school year.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a public hearing for the voters of the District will be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Cafeteria at the Brocton Central School District, 138 West Main Street, Brocton, New York at which time the proposed 2024-2025 District Budget will be presented. A copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for school purposes may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting and Election (other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday). District residents may obtain this information at the office of the District Clerk at the Brocton Central School District, 138 West Main Street, Brocton, New York between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the voting on the budget will consist of voting on the following propositions, as well as such other matters as may be lawfully presented at the meeting.

PROPOSITION NO. 1 2024-2025 BUDGET - SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED? RESOLVED, that the budget for the Brocton Central School District, Chautauqua County, New York (the “District”), for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, as presented by the Board of Education is hereby approved and adopted and the required funds therefore are hereby appropriated and the necessary real property taxes required shall be raised by a tax on the taxable property in the District to be levied and collected as required by law.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that all candidates for the office of Member of the Board shall be nominated by petition. Petitions must be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. no later than Monday, April 22, 2024, in the office of the District Clerk at 138 West Main Street, Brocton, New York 14716. Each nominating petition must be directed to the District Clerk, signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, state the name and residence of the candidate and each signer.  

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the election of members of the Board shall be held to fill two (2) at-large positions on the Board.  The candidates receiving the two highest vote totals will each be elected to five (5) year terms (commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2029), to fill the vacancies resulting from the expiration, on June 30, 2024, of the terms of Mr. Matthew Brady and Mr. Neil Huber.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk. Completed applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 14, 2024 , if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter; or no later than 5:00 p.m. May 20, 2024, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots and early mail ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the election (except Saturday, Sunday, and holidays), and any qualified voter may challenge the qualifications as a voter of any person on such list, by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefor known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.  Absentee ballots and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., on May 21, 2024. 

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk at (716) 792-2173 or ameans@broctoncsd.org. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2024 . In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail.

ASHLEY L. MEANS
District Clerk
Brocton Central School District

To be posted in the Dunkirk Observer on April 2nd, April 16th, April 30th, and May 14th

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