Annual Meeting of the Voters of the Gorham-Middlesex CSD

Annual Meeting of the Voters of the Gorham-Middlesex CSD Notice of Public Hearing and Call of the Annual Meeting of the Voters of the Gorham-Middlesex Central School District: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a budget hearing, the presentation of the school budget as adopted by the Board of Education for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, and the transaction of such other business as authorized by law for the Gorham-Middlesex Central School District will be held on Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:00 pm in High School Library, 4100 Baldwin Road, Rushville, NY. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and School District Vote will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from Noon to 8:00 pm in the High School Gym, 4100 Baldwin Road, Rushville, NY at which time the polls will be opened to vote upon the school budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, upon any propositions, and for the election of three members to the Board of Education, and for the transaction of such other business as is authorized by law. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the estimated amount of money which will be required for the 2026-2027 school year for school purposes, and the annual property exemption report, may be obtained by any District resident during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the annual budget vote, except Saturday, Sunday or a Holiday, and on the date of the election, at each school building, or at the District Office, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Board of Education member must be filed in the District Clerk's office between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, no later than Monday, April 20, 2026 at 5 pm. Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk, be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District and state the name and residence of each candidate. Petition forms may be obtained from the District Clerk in District Office. Three seats for the Board of Education, each for three-year terms, beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2029, will be filled. 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 (585) 554-4848 extension 1805 or sbenedict@mwcsd.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 pm on April 21, 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 email. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee or early mail ballots may be obtained at the Office of the District Clerk between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday - Friday, except holidays. The District Clerk must receive completed applications at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. The District Clerk must receive absentee or early mail ballots no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots or early mail ballots have been issued will be available in the Office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm during each of the five days prior to the election, except Sunday, and shall be posted at the polling place at the election of members of the Board of Education. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voters at the annual meeting shall vote by machine unless machines are not available, upon the annual budget proposition, which shall appear on the ballot in the following form, after such budget has been finalized by the Board of Education: PROPOSITION NO. 1 – 2026-2027 Budget NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN, that voters at the annual meeting shall vote by machine unless machines are not available, on the election of Board of Education Members, and on the following propositions, and on such other propositions as are authorized by law and the rules of this Board to be voted on at said time: PROPOSITION NO. 2 – Buses PROPOSITION NO. 3- Gorham Free Library Funding PROPOSITION NO. 4- Middlesex Public Library PROPOSITION NO. 5- Mabel D. Blodgett Memorial Library By order of the Board of Education of the Gorham-Middlesex Central School District Rushville, NY Sharene Benedict District Clerk Publication Dates LNYS0479117