NOTICE   Notice is hereby given to the voters of the Dolgeville Central School District, Towns of Manheim, Salisbury, Stratford, Oppenheim, and Fairfield, Herkimer Co. & Fulton Co., that the Annual School Budget Hearing will take place on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Sam Camardello Memorial Auditorium, 38 Slawson Street, Dolgeville, N.Y. Voting on the following propositions will take place separately from the annual school budget hearing of the District at the James A. Green High School Cafeteria, 38 Slawson St., Dolgeville, NY, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The polls will be open from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. inclusive, and voting will be by paper ballot in accordance with procedure heretofore adopted by the Board of Education. 1. To approve and accept the budget for the ensuing year. 2. That the Board of Education of the Dolgeville Central School District is hereby authorized to purchase two (2) school buses for the purpose of transporting students, at a total estimated cost not to exceed $345,000; and to expend funds from the Vehicle Reserve Fund to the extent that it is funded. 3. Shall the Dolgeville Central School District be authorized to appropriate the sum of $31,212. to the Board of Trustees of the Dolgeville-Manheim Public Library, Dolgeville, NY for library purposes and to levy the necessary tax to be collected for the 2026-2027 school year and each year thereafter until changed by further vote. 4. To elect one (1) member to the Board of Education for a term of four years, 6 weeks. 5. To elect two (2) members to the Board of Education for a term of five years each. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education signed by at least twenty five (25) qualified voters of the said district must be filed with the Clerk of said district not later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026. Blank petitions may be obtained from the Clerk at the James A. Green School in said district beginning March 4, 2026, with the last day for return of petitions being April 20, 2026. Budget will be available for inspection at the James A. Green School on each of the fourteen (14) days preceding the annual school budget hearing (except Saturday and Sunday) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. In addition, the district’s tax exemption report will also be available for review. Absentee Ballot Applications and Early Voting Ballot Applications for the Annual Budget Vote/School Board Election for qualified voters may be obtained through the District Clerk at the James A. Green School in said district (except Saturday and Sunday) between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots and early voting ballots have been issued will be available for inspection in the District Clerk’s office during each of the five days prior to the day of election (except Saturday and Sunday). Notice is also given that military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk at 315-429-3155 Ext. 3501 or by email at sallen@dolgeville.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 24, 2026. 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. BY ORDER OF: Board of Education Dolgeville Central School Sandra L. Allen, District Clerk Dated: February 10, 2026 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24/26 #12097917