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Legal Notice

BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Briarcliff Manor, New York

NOTICE OF SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE & BOARD ELECTIONS

2024-2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Budget Hearing of the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District shall be held on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:00 o’clock in the evening in the Middle School Theater located at 444 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds and budgeting thereof;

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Budget Vote and School Board Election will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Briarcliff Manor Youth Center on 5 Van Lu Van Rd, Briarcliff Manor, NY at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

PROPOSITION ONE - BUDGET ADOPTION
To adopt the annual budget for the School District for the fiscal year 2024-2025 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
PROPOSITION TWO - ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT

RESOLVED that in order for the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, in the County of Westchester, New York (the “District”) to receive an additional ten percent (10%) of aid from the State of New York, the voters of the District hereby approve certain energy conservation improvements to be made at various District facilities pursuant to Article 9 of the Energy Law, at an estimated cost not to exceed $12,000,000, which is to be paid for from various sources, including, but not limited to, energy cost savings, State and Federal aid, rebates, grants, and other funds that may become available with no resulting cost to the District.
PROPOSITION THREE - BOARD MEMBER ELECTION
To elect two (2) members to sit on the Board of Education for a term of three (3) years, commencing July 1, 2024 and expiring June 30, 2027.

The following vacancy is to be filled:

• Michael Haberman, expiring June 30, 2024
• Term of Swaroop Reddy expiring June 30, 2024
Mr. Reddy resigned in November 2023. The vacancy is temporarily being filled by Mrs. Lisa Manuele. The person who is elected on May 21, 2024 will immediately occupy the position.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for School District purposes during the 2024-2025 school year (the Budget), exclusive of public monies, as well as a copy of any proposition to be presented at said Annual School District Meeting, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding such vote at the District Office, 45 Ingham Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY, and at each of the following schoolhouses located in Briarcliff Manor, New York: Todd Elementary School, 45 Ingham Road; Briarcliff Middle School and Briarcliff High School, 444 Pleasantville Road. The Budget shall also be available on the District’s website. A Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District’s web site (www.briarcliffschools.org).

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District, 45 Ingham Road, District Office, Briarcliff Manor, New York, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Monday, April 22, 2024. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated and must be signed by at least Twenty-five (25) qualified voters or of the District; must state the name and residence address of each signer and must state the name and residence address of the candidate; and shall describe the length of the term of office.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the District no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven 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 or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed absentee and/or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application by no later than six (6) days before the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee and/or early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said office of the clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sundays and also available for inspection on Saturday, May 18, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, by contacting the District Clerk at 45 Ingham Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510, Telephone: (914) 432-8130, or Email: JBrockett@Briarcliffschools.org. facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2024. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and 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; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law no person shall be entitled to vote at the Election and Budget Vote whose name does not appear on the register of the School District, or who does not register as herein provided. Any person who has registered and voted at any annual or special meeting or election during the four (4) calendar years prior to 2024 need not re-register.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extended evening registration will be made available on Thursday, May 14, 2024, between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., in the District Office of the Todd Elementary School, 45 Ingham Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY, for the purpose of registering voters for the vote and election to be held on May 21, 2024. Qualified residents may also register for the vote and election by appearing at the Office of the Clerk of the District Office, 45 Ingham Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY, on any day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) up to and including May 14, 2024.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any person, otherwise qualified to vote, who is currently registered with the Westchester County Board of Elections for any general election, pursuant to Section 5-612 of the Election Law, shall be entitled to vote without further registration pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the register prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law, including the names of military voters who submitted valid military voter registrations, will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District; that same will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the date set for election, except Sunday.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Registration will also meet during the Annual Vote and Election at the place where the vote and election is held, for the purpose of preparing a register for any meeting or election held after the Annual Vote and Election.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any proposition or question not requiring official notice in the call of the Annual Vote and Election may be voted upon at said Vote and Election, providing a petition signed by at least one hundred (100) qualified voters, together with the legal residence of each, is filed with the Clerk of the District no later than thirty (30) days before the vote.

Notice first published in the Journal News & Gazette beginning April 5, 2024 and three more times before the day of the vote on May 21, 2024.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE BRIARCLIFF MANOR UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Juanita Brockett, District Clerk

Voting Information

Budget Vote & Board Elections - May 21, 2024

NEW Location: Briarcliff Youth Recreation Center,

5 Van Lu Van Rd, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

6am – 9pm

Voter Qualifications

To be eligible to vote in any Briarcliff Manor School District election, budget vote or referendum, residents of the District must be:

At least 18 years of age
Citizen of the United States
Resident of the Briarcliff Manor School District for at least 30 days prior to the vote date
Registered to vote

Voter Registration

Residents must be registered for either general elections or school elections. Any person who resides in the Briarcliff Manor School District and is registered with the Westchester County Board of Elections to vote in our District does not need to register separately with the School District. If you are unsure whether you are registered for general elections, you can check your status by clicking https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov

If you are not registered to vote, you may register in one of the following ways:

Register with the Westchester County Board of Elections using the New York State Voter Registration Form. https://www.gcsdboe.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif7001/f/uploads/wc_voter_registration_form-_english.pdf Return the completed form to the Board of Elections at 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601
File an online application with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application
Register with the Briarcliff Manor School District Clerk, Juanita Brockett, to register for district matters only, by appointment Todd School, District Office, 45 Ingham Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. jbrockett@briarcliffschools.org or call 914-432-8130.

Absentee & Early Voter Ballots

Absentee Ballots and Early Voter ballots will be available as of April 23, 2024. To obtain an absentee or early voter ballot you must the District Clerk, Juanita Brockett. The District Clerk must receive absentee ballots by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote.

Any Questions

Please call or email the District Clerk, Juanita Brockett

Juanita Brockett 914-432-8130 jbrockett@briarcliffschools.org

April 22, 2024

Last day to receive Military Ballot Applications - 5:00 pm

May 9, 2024

Budget Hearing - 7:00 pm

May 10, 2024

Last day to register to vote for school district voting matters. Late night registration until 7pm by appointment only.

May 21, 2024

Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election

Briarcliff Youth Recreation Center on 5 Van Lu Van Rd, Briarcliff Manor, NY.

6:00 am - 9:00 pm

Briarcliff Schools

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Todd Elementary School

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