LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF

ANNUAL SCHOOL

DISTRICT

ELECTION

AND PUBLIC HEARING IN LIEU OF ANNUAL SCHOOL

DISTRICT

MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing for the qualified voters of the Cuba-Rushford Central School District (the “District”) on the proposed 2026-2027 budget will be held in the

Elementary School Library, Cuba, New York, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026,

beginning at 6 p.m.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual School District Meeting and Vote of the District (the “Annual Vote”) will be held on May 19, 2026 from 12:00 P.M. (noon) to 8:00 P.M., prevailing time, at the following schoolhouse and Town Hall in which school and business is maintained during the hours designated:

Cuba-Rushford School District

Elementary School Building

Room 105

15 Elm Street

Cuba, New York 14727

Rushford Town Hall Building

8999 Main Street

Rushford, New York 14777

for the purposes of voting upon the election of one (1) member of the Board, voting on the appropriation of necessary funds to meet the established expenditures of the District for the 2026–2027 fiscal year, voting on certain propositions involving expenditure of money and, as applicable, authorizing the levy of taxes by the District, and transacting such other business as may be authorized by law or rules of the Board.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes exclusive of public money, will be available upon request to residents within the District from May 5, 2026 through May 19, 2026 except Saturday, Sunday, or Holidays, at the

following schoolhouse and town hall building in which school and business is maintained during the hours designated:

Cuba-Rushford Central School

District

Middle-High School Building

District Office

5476 Route 305

Cuba, New York 14727

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday – Friday; and

Rushford Town Hall Building

8999 Main Street

Rushford, New York 14777

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 NOON and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that an election for members of the Board shall be held to fill one (1) vacancy on the Board created by the expiration, on June 30, 2026, of the term of Paul Young. The candidate receiving the highest vote total for each specific seat will be elected to five (5) year terms commencing July 1, 2026, and ending on June 30, 2031.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that all candidates for the office of member of the Board shall be nominated by petition. Petitions must be filed with the Clerk of the District between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. not later than the 30th day preceding the

Annual Vote, to-wit, by 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2026. Each Petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, or by two percent of voters who voted in the preceding

Annual Vote, whichever is greater, must state the residence of each signer, and state the name and

residence of the candidate.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that said Annual Vote will be conducted by the use of paper ballots which will be processed using optical scan voting technology; that the Board has adopted rules and regulations relative to the submission of questions or propositions by the electors of the District to be placed on the said ballots, subject to the Education Law of the State of New York; copies of such rules and regulations may be obtained upon request from the Clerk of the

District.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that personal registration (for those not already registered to vote with the County of Allegany) will be

required in order to vote at the Annual Vote. The members of the Board of Registration shall meet to prepare the register of the District for each election district on the following dates, times, and location:

May 5 -14, 2026 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. (weekdays) at the Cuba-Rushford Middle-High School Building District

Office, 5476 Route 305, Cuba, New York.

Any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such register, provided that at any such meeting of the members of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such members to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the election for which such register is prepared. The register of the District for the Annual Vote shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the District and such register shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District on each of the five (5) days

prior to and the day set for the Annual Vote, except

Saturdays and Sundays as follows: Please call the

District Clerk to arrange an appointment for review. 585-968-2650 x4425.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 14, 2026, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Friday, May 15, 2026, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Monday, May 18, 2026, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voting at the Annual Vote shall consist of electing one (1) member of the Board and voting on the following propositions as well as such other propositions as may be authorized by law and the rules of the Board:

PROPOSITION NO. 1

2026-2027 BUDGET

Shall the following resolution be

adopted?

RESOLVED, that the budget of the Cuba-Rushford Central School District (the “District”) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, as presented by the Board of Education in the total amount of $26,935,274 is hereby approved and adopted and the required funds therefore are hereby appropriated and the necessary real property taxes required shall be raised by a tax on the taxable property in the District to be levied and collected as required by law.

PROPOSITION NO. 2

PURCHASE OF TWO (2) SCHOOL BUSES AND ONE (1) SCHOOL VAN

FOR THE

TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT

Shall the following resolution be

adopted?

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Cuba-Rushford Central School District, Allegany County, New York (the “District”) be, and it hereby is, authorized to

purchase two (2) school buses and one (1) school van at a maximum

estimated cost of $466,744 for use in the transportation program of the

district.

PROPOSITION NO. 3

CUBA

CIRCULATING

LIBRARY

Shall the following resolution be

adopted?

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Cuba-Rushford Central School District is hereby authorized to levy and collect taxes annually, separate and apart from the school district budget, in the amount of $302,884 for the Cuba Circulating Library to provide public library services and deliver such funds to the library’s Board of Trustees.

PROPOSITION NO. 4

RUSHFORD FREE LIBRARY

Shall the following resolution be

adopted?

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Cuba-Rushford Central School District is hereby authorized to levy and collect taxes annually, separate and apart from the school district budget, in the amount of $90,558 for the Rushford Free Library to provide public library services and deliver such funds to the library’s Board of Trustees.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., prevailing time. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at leave seven (7) days before the Annual Vote (May 12, 2026) if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on the day before the Annual Vote (May 18, 2026) if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots have been issued will be available for inspection by qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., prevailing time, on each of the five (5) days prior to the Annual Vote (except for Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays), and such list will be posted at the polling place. No absentee or early mail ballot will be canvassed and counted unless it is received in the office of the District Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on May 19, 2026.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by requesting and returning a military voter registration application to the District Clerk. Completed 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. A military voter may indicate his or her preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail.

NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. 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 P.M. on April 24, 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 electronic mail.

By Order of the Board of Education

Heather Pfeiffer,

District Clerk

Cuba-Rushford Central School

District

Cuba, New York 14727