LEGAL NOTICE
MANHASSET
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Manhasset, New York
NOTICE OF BUDGET
HEARING, ANNUAL
MEETING AND ELECTION
MANHASSET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
TOWN OF NORTH
HEMPSTEAD, COUNTY OF
NASSAU, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Budget Hearing of the qualified voters of the Manhasset Union Free School District, Town of North Hempstead, New York, will be held in the Board Room located in the Secondary School, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York, on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 8:00 p.m., for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:
1.To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed Budget) of the amount of money that will be required for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
2.To discuss all the items hereafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
3.To transact other business as may appropriately come before the meeting, pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said budget vote and annual election will be held between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the Secondary School, High School Gymnasium, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:
1.To elect one (1) member to the Board of Education for a term of three (3) years beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2020.
2.To vote on the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of the District for the school year beginning July 1, 2017 ( ‘Proposition 1’ ).
3.To vote on such other propositions or matters that may be properly presented to the qualified voters.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions containing forty-one (41) signatures of qualified voters of the District nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed in the District Clerk’s office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 17, 2017, which office is located at 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York. The petition must set forth the name and residence of the candidate and the name and residence of each signer. A nomination may be rejected by the Board of Education if the candidate is ineligible for office or declares his/her unwillingness to serve. The one candidate receiving the greatest number of votes shall be considered elected to office.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Proposition No. 1 in substantially the following form shall be presented to the qualified voters of the District at such Annual District Meeting and Election:
RESOLVED, that the proposed budget of expenditures of the Manhasset Union Free School District of the Town of North Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, for the fiscal year 2017-2018 be adopted and that the sum be raised through a levy upon the taxable property within the School District, after first deducting the monies available from State Aid and other sources, as provided by law.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the proposed Budget shall be made available upon request to residents of the School District, in the Business Office, 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and at each school building within the District from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., every day other than Saturday, Sunday or holidays during the 14 days immediately preceding said election of May 16, 2017, and at such annual election.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the text of any resolutions to be presented to the voters will be available along with the budget statement at the times and places herein above mentioned.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by the statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Education Law 2014, personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at the annual election whose name does not appear on the register of the District. The names of those persons who have: (a) registered to vote with the County Board of Elections and voted at least once in any local, state or national election within the last four calendar years, or (b) registered to vote with the District’s Board of Registration, or (c) voters permanently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections are contained on the District’s register. Registration will be conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on days when school is in session in the District Clerk’ s office in the Administrative Offices of the Manhasset Union Free School District at 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York up to and including May 11, 2017. Registration will also be conducted in the District Clerk’s office on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The register will be filed in the District Clerk’s office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days prior to the day set for the election between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., except Sundays, and by appointment on the Saturday prior to the election.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that voting by absentee ballot is allowed to the extent permitted by law. Applications for such absentee ballots may be obtained in the District Clerk’s office at 200 Memorial Place, Manhasset, New York. Eligibility to vote by absentee ballot will be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2018-a of the Education Law of the State of New York. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available during regular office hours in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days prior to the day of the election except Sunday. Any qualified voter may upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge, prior to such ballots being canvassed.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the properly completed application for an absentee ballot must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the qualified voter. If the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter, the application must be personally presented to the District Clerk up until the day before the election. In this event, the applicant voter must wait until the review of the application is completed; then, on the approval, the ballot will be delivered personally to the qualified voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that this Board shall convene a special meeting thereof within 24 hours after the filing with the District Clerk of a written report of the results of the ballot for the purpose of examining and tabulating said reports of the result of the ballot and declaring the result of the ballot; that the Board hereby designates itself to be a set of poll clerks to cast and canvass ballots pursuant to Education Law ß2019-a(2b) at said special meeting of the Board.
Christine Michelen
District Clerk
Manhasset U.F.S.D.
MT #145546
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