TIMES BEACON RECORD NEWS MEDIA • LEGAL NOTICES • MAY 11, 2023 NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, ANNUAL ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE AND REGISTRATION OF VOTERS FOR BROOKHAVENCOMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual budget hearing, a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the B R O O K H A V E N COMSEWOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, will be held in the Board Room at the Frank D’Addario Administrative Building, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 7:30 p.m., for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the Education Law of the State of New York, including the following items: 1) To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2023-2024 fiscal year for school purposes (the proposed budget); 2) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting; and 3) To discuss all of the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machine on Tuesday, May 16, 2023; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Election and Budget Vote will take place on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., in the Gymnasium of the Comsewogue High School, 565 Bicycle Path, Port Jefferson Station, New York, at which time the polls will be open for voting by voting machine upon the following items: a) To adopt the annual budget of the District for the fiscal year 2023-2024 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District; and b) To elect two (2) Trustees will be elected at large: (i) for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed Alexandra Gordon, the incumbent, whose
term of office expires on June 30, 2023; and (ii) for a term of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026, to succeed James Sanchez, the incumbent, whose term of office expires on June 30, 2023. The Two (2) candidates who receive the highest number of votes will be elected to fill the two (2) seats with terms of office of three (3) years commencing July 1, 2023 and ending on June 30, 2026; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following propositions will be presented and voted upon at the Annual Election and Budget Vote to be held as provided above on Tuesday, May 16, 2023: PROPOSITION #1 BUDGET PROPOSITION Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Brookhaven - Comsewogue Union Free School District is hereby authorized to expend during the school year 2023-2024 the sum set forth in the Budget Estimate for the school year 2023-2024, heretofore filed pursuant to law, and that the Board of Education be authorized to levy the necessary tax therefore; and PROPOSITION #2 Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit: RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Comsewogue Union Free School District be authorized to appropriate and expend the maximum amount of Four million, Five Hundred Thousand dollars ($4,500,000) plus interest from the capital reserve fund established by voters on May 16, 2023 for the purpose of completing the following capital improvement projects: Roof at Comsewogue High School, Courtyard at Comsewogue High School, Theatrical Lighting at JFK Middle School, Masonry at Clinton Avenue Elementary School,
and to pay for the related associated costs of each of these projects and for the costs of professional services for each of these projects including all labor, materials, equipment, apparatus, and incidental costs associated therewith; estimated to have $0 tax levy cost to the taxpayers and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of monies which will be required for the ensuing school fiscal year for school purposes (the proposed budget) may be obtained on the District’s website and by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Election and Budget Vote, except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, from the District Office, in the Administration Building, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, or any schoolhouse within the District, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law requires the District to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption repor t, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how the total assessed value of the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted by statutory authority, and show the cumulative impact of each type of exemption, the cumulative amount expected to be received as payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. In addition, said exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on the District’s website; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Board of Education must be filed with
the District Clerk at her office in the Administration Building, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on school days and no later than Monday, April 17, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least twentyeight (28) qualified voters of the District, must state the name and residence of the candidate, as well as the name and residence of each resident signing the petition. Because the election of Trustees is to be held on an “at large” basis, the nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board of Education for which the candidate is nominated; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to § 2014 of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required to vote at the Annual Election and Budget Vote, and no person shall be entitled to vote whose name does not then appear on the register of the District. In respect to registration requirements, the following information is specifically set forth: a) The Board of Registration will meet in the Lobby of the Comsewogue High School, 565 Bicycle Path, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., to prepare the register of the District and any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon the register of the District provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Election and Budget Vote. b) Prospective voters may also register in the District Clerk’s Office, 290 Norwood Avenue, Port Jefferson Station, New York, on each day that the District Clerk’s Office is open, prior to Thursday, May 11, 2023, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. c) The register of the
District prepared at the past four (4) annual elections and the register prepared for each special District meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to May 16, 2023, shall be used as a basis for the preparation of the register of the District for this Annual Election and Budget Vote. In addition, any person otherwise qualified to vote, who is registered under the provisions of Article 5 of the Election Law for general election purposes, will be entitled to vote at the Annual Election and Budget Vote without further registration, and shall consequently be considered to be part of the register of the District. d) The completed register will be filed in the District Clerk’s office and open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District at the District Clerk’s Office between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., on each of the five days (except Sunday) and on Saturday, May 13, 2023 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, prior to and on the day set for the Annual Election and Budget Vote. e) The Board of Registration will meet during the Annual Election and Budget Vote on May 16, 2023, at the time and place hereinabove set forth for such Annual Election and Budget Vote. It should be noted, however, that registration during the Annual Election and Budget Vote does not entitle one to vote at such time, the purpose of registration being to qualify those who have not previously registered for voting at subsequent District Meetings. f) Military Voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by submitting a Military Voter Registration Application to the District Clerk, no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2023. A copy of the Military Voter Registration Application is available both in the Office of the District Clerk and online located at the District’s website at http:// w w w. c o m s e w o g u e. k 1 2 . ny. us/. A military voter who is
a qualified voter of the District may submit an application for a military ballot. A military voter is entitled to designate a preference to receive a Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail, facsimile or electronic mail. Such designation will remain in effect until revoked or changed by the voter. If no preference is designated, the District will transmit the Military Voter Registration Application, Military Ballot Application or Military Ballot by mail. A Military ballot will not be canvassed unless it is received by the District Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on May 16, 2023. FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, absentee ballots for voting at the Annual Election and Budget Vote may be applied for at the District Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. Such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the Annual Election and Budget Vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Annual Election and Budget Vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee ballot applications will be accepted more than thirty (30) days prior to the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the District Clerk’s office on each of the five days (except Sunday) prior to May 16, 2023 during regular business hours and on Saturday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. No Absentee Voters Ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received in the District Clerk’s Office not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the Annual Election and Budget Vote; and FURTHER N OT I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of