BUDGET VOTE & ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

BUDGET VOTE & ELECTION OF TRUSTEES NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING BUDGET VOTE & ELECTION OF TRUSTEES HOWLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a vote will be taken upon the following proposition to appropriate the funds necessary to meet the estimated expenditures of the Howland Public Library for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be held at the Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon, New York, on April 30, 2026, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m.: Proposition #1 "Shall the sum of $1,558,399.75 be appropriated for the annual support of the Howland Public Library for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and shall the Beacon City School District be authorized to levy the taxes necessary to raise such amount?" NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that at the same time and place, a vote to elect one (1) member to the Board of Trustees for a term of one (1) year, elect one (1) member to the Board of Trustees for a term of three (3) years, and a one (1) member to the Board of Trustees for a term of five (5) years. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of trustee of the Howland Public Library must be filed with the Library Election Clerk not later than 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2026. Each petition must be directed to the Library Election Clerk, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the Howland Public Library District or as amended by any executive order, must state the residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Petition forms may be obtained from the Library weekdays between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet on April 14, 2026, between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of such Library District at the offices of the Howland Public Library, 313 Main Street, Beacon, New York. Anyone not presently registered will be registered in accordance with Section 2014 of the Education Law. Any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, 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 meeting or election for which such register is prepared. Voters registered for general elections under Article 5 of the Election Law are eligible to vote at the April 30, 2026, budget vote and 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 April 30, 2026, budget vote and election without further registration. The register prepared will be filed in the office of the Library and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the Library District between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the election. The register will also be available for inspection on the day of the election at the polling place. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the Library office. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the Library Election Clerk no later than 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, seven (7) days before the annual library budget vote and election. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter, the completed application must be received by the Library Election Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, one day before the annual library budget vote and election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection weekdays between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, at the Library office on each of the five (5) days before the annual district vote and election. By order of the Board of Trustees of the Howland Public Library Thomas Cunningham, Independent Board Treasurer Advertise: Poughkeepsie Journal – March 16, 23, 30, April 6 Southern Dutchess – March 18, 25, April 1, April 8 March 16, 23, 30, April 6 2026 LNYS0475191