NOTICE OF VICTOR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING and ANNUAL VOTE AND ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, as authorized by Education Law, a public hearing for the purposes of discussion of the expenditure of funds and the budgeting therefor will be held in the Victor Junior/Senior High School Performing Arts Center, 953 High Street, Victor, NY, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. for the qualified voters of the Victor Central School District. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voting on budget and election of members of the Board of Education will take place in the Boardroom of Victor Early Childhood School, 953 High St, Victor, NY 14564, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a statement of the amount of money that will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public moneys, may be obtained during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the annual budget vote and election, and on the date of election at any District schoolhouse and from the District website or by contacting the District Clerk at (585) 924-3252 ext. 1402 or districtclerk@victorschools.org. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a Bond Proposition in substantially the following form shall be presented to the qualified voters of the District at such Annual District Meeting and Election: BOND PROPOSITION RESOLVED:  (a) That the Board of Education of Victor Central School District, in the Counties of Ontario, Monroe and Wayne, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to purchase various school buses for use by the District; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $1,566,837;  (b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $1,566,837 to pay such cost, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and  (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,566,837 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable. Such Bond Proposition shall appear on the ballots used for voting at said Annual District Meeting and Election in substantially the following condensed form: BOND PROPOSITION YES                                                                                     NO RESOLVED:  (a) That the Board of Education of Victor Central School District, in the Counties of Ontario, Monroe and Wayne, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to purchase various school buses for use by the District, and to expend $1,566,837 therefor; (b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $1,566,837 to pay such cost, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,566,837 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a resolution in the following form shall be presented to the qualified voters of the District at such Annual District Meeting and Election: VICTOR FARMINGTON LIBRARY FUNDING PROPOSITION RESOLVED: That the Victor Central School District, Ontario County, New York, be authorized to levy taxes in the amount of $993,000, separate and distinct from the School District’s tax levy, for the annual support of the Victor Farmington Library, Victor, New York, and pay over such monies to the trustees of the Victor Farmington Library for library services for the benefit of residents during the 2027 fiscal year and each year thereafter. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that such Library Funding Proposition shall appear on the ballots used for voting at said Annual District Meeting and Election in substantially the following form: VICTOR FARMINGTON LIBRARY FUNDING PROPOSITION YES                                                                           NO Shall the Victor Central School District, Ontario County, New York, be authorized to levy taxes in the amount of $993,000, separate and distinct from the School District’s tax levy, for the annual support of the Victor Farmington Library, Victor, New York, and pay over such monies to the trustees of the Victor Farmington Library for library services for the benefit of residents during the 2027 fiscal year and each year thereafter? AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates to fill two vacancies on the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District, or her designee, in the District Office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026. Each petition must have been directed to the Clerk of the District, must have been signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, must have stated the residence of each signer, and the name and address of the candidate. The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of Education:  a) One for a three year term (incumbent Bryan Adams)  b) One for a three year term (incumbent Christopher Parks) AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that all qualified individuals who wish to vote in any voting matter of the District must be registered and be listed on the District’s voter registration at the time of the vote. Residents of the Victor Central School District who are registered, at their current address, to vote in general, county-wide elections and who have not had such registration canceled, will be automatically placed on the District voter register and need not pre-register to vote in School District votes. AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board of Registration shall meet to prepare the register of School District voters and any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register provided that at such meeting he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which such register is prepared. Pre-registration of voters will be held at the District Office, 953 High Street, on the following date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026, between the hours of 3:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. The register of eligible voters will be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District for five days immediately preceding the vote, except May 17, which is a Sunday. The hours for such inspection are: between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 p.m. on May 13, 14, 15, and 18, and by prior appointment on Saturday, May 16. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that pursuant to Sections 2018-a and 2018-e of the Education Law, applications for absentee/early mail ballots may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk of the Victor Central School District, during all days in which the School District is in session. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than April 20, 2026 and by May 12, 2026, if the absentee/early mail ballot is to be mailed to the voter. If the absentee/early mail ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the Office of the District Clerk the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than May 18, 2026. No absentee/early mail voter’s ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the Office of the District Clerk of the School District no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026. A list of all persons to whom absentee/early ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on and after May 13, 2026 until May 18, 2026, except on Saturday May 16, 2026, by prearranged appointment and not on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Any qualified voter may file a written challenge of the qualifications of a voter whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for the challenge. A challenge to an early voting ballot may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an absentee ballot. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Victor Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, by mail to District Clerk, Victor Central School District, 953 High Street, Victor, NY, Telephone 585-924-3252 ext. 1402 or email: districtclerk@victorschools.org. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Victor Central School District, may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk in person, by mail to District Clerk, Victor Central School District, 953 High Street, Victor, New York, Telephone 585-924-3252 ext. 1402 or email: districtclerk@victorschools.org. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application and military ballot by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at the address above. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 23, 2026. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the Office of the District Clerk at 953 High Street, Victor, New York. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; and signed and dated by the military voter. Only qualified voters who are registered to vote will be permitted to vote. 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