NOTICE OF ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF THE BREWSTER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, PUTNAM COUNTY, BREWSTER, NEW YORK   a) NOTICE IS GIVEN that a Public Hearing for the purpose of discussing the expenditure of funds and the budgeting thereof for the 2026/2027 school year shall be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Brewster Central School District Office Board Room, 30 Farm to Market Road, Brewster, New York at 6:30 p.m.   FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that a detailed statement of the amount of monies which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes will be available to residents between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. during the fourteen (14) days, other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, immediately preceding the Annual Election to be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Such copies will be available on the District’s website, and at all public school buildings, to wit: District Office, 30 Farm to Market Road; Brewster High School, 50 Foggintown Road; Henry H. Wells Middle School, 570 Route 312; C.V. Starr Intermediate School, 20 Farm to Market Road; John F. Kennedy Elementary School, 31 Foggintown Road, Brewster, New York. Such copies will also be made available at the Public Hearing on May 12, 2026.   b) VOTING on the budget and the following propositions will be held at Brewster High School, 50 Foggintown Road, Putnam County, Brewster, New York on the 19th day of May 2026, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.   PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the district voters authorize the Board of Education to expend the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the 2026-27 school year and to levy and collect the necessary taxes to meet such estimated expenditures?   c) NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education or other propositions must be filed with the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. not later than Monday, April 20, 2026. The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education:   Two (2) Seats for 3-Year Term: July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029 One (1) Seat for a 2-Year Term: May 20, 2026-June 30, 2028   All seats on the Board of Education are at large. Each petition nominating a candidate must state the name and residence of the candidate, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and must state the residence of each signer.   All other petitions must be directed to the District Clerk and must be signed by at least 55 qualified voters of the District.   d) NOTICE OF REGISTRATION: Registration will be accepted for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of such District at the District Office, 30 Farm to Market Road, Brewster, New York throughout the year, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The last day of registration before the Annual Election of May 19, 2026 will be Wednesday, May 13, 2026.   A qualified military voter who is not currently registered can request a military personal registration form from the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Additionally, qualified military voters can contact the District Clerk to indicate their preference to receive a military personal registration form via mail, facsimile or electronic mail.   Voters registered for general elections under Article 5 of the Election Law are eligible to vote at the May 19, 2026 election without further registration. Voters who have been previously registered for any annual or special meeting or election and who have voted at any such annual or special meeting or election held or conducted during the last four calendar years preceding 2026 are eligible to vote at the May 19, 2026 election without further registration.   The register prepared will be filed in the office of the District Clerk and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the election including Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. by appointment only. The register will not be available on Sundays. The register will also be available for inspection on the day of the election at the polling place at Brewster High School.   In addition, the Board of Registration shall meet during the hours of election on May 19, 2026 to prepare a register for meetings or elections held subsequent to the Annual Election.   e) NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots and early mail ballots for election of Members of the Board of Education, and adoption of the annual budget and referenda may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk. Such application must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election, and at least seven days before the election, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the designee listed on the application. Qualified military voters may request a military absentee ballot application from the District Clerk between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and may indicate their preference to receive a military absentee ballot application via mail, facsimile or electronic mail. Absentee ballots for military voters shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of Section 2018-d of the Education Law and Part 122 of the Commissioner’s Regulations. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the election including Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. by appointment only. The registers will not be available on Sundays. The registers will also be available for inspection on the day of the election at the polling place at Brewster High School. No absentee voter’s ballot or early mail voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election.   By order of: The Board of Education Lauren Zagorski-Treuel, District Clerk Brewster Central School District Brewster, New York 10509 12191662