NOTICE OF

ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING,

ANNUAL

MEETING, BUDGET VOTE, AND

ELECTION

BOLIVAR-RICHBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL

TOWNS OF BOLIVAR, LITTLE GENESEE, WIRT, WEST

CLARKSVILLE, ALMA, AND CUBA

COUNTY OF

ALLEGANY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Bolivar-Richburg

Central School District, Allegany County, Bolivar, New York (the "District") will be held in the High School Building in the Lecture Hall, located at 100 School Street, Bolivar, NY 14715 on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., for presentation of the District's proposed 2025-2026 budget.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Meeting and Vote of the qualified

voters of the District (the "Annual Meeting and Vote") will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, between the

hours of 12 p.m. (noon) and 8:00 p.m. in the High School Building in the Board of Education Room 113,

located at 100 School Street, Bolivar, NY 14715, at which time the polls will be opened for the purposes of

voting on the budget for the 2025-2026 school year, electing two (2) members of the Board of Education

(the "Board"), voting on a proposition involving the purchase of school buses, voting on a proposition

involving the purchase of certain maintenance equipment, voting on a proposition to increase the local

library appropriations, and transacting such other business as may be authorized by law.

1. Polls are opened-12:00 noon.

2. Announcement that the polls are closing-7:50 PM.

3. Polls are closed-8:00 PM.

4. The inspectors will count the votes to ensure the number of voters corresponds with the

number of people registered.

5. The Chairman will announce the results of the voting.

6. The Chairman will declare the meeting adjourned.

Budget Propositions

PROPOSITION NO. 1 – ANNUAL BUDGET:

Shall the following resolution be adopted;

RESOLVED, that the budget for the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District (the "District") for the fiscal year

commencing July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026, as presented by the Board of Education, is hereby approved

and adopted and the requisite 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 SCHOOL BUSES:

Shall the following resolution be adopted;

RESOLVED, that the Bolivar-Richburg Central District (the "District"), is hereby authorized to purchase

school buses and similar vehicles, including equipment, machinery and apparatus used in connection therewith,

for use in the transportation program of the District, at an estimated maximum cost of $501,292 (with such

estimated maximum cost reflecting the value of any trade-ins), and the sum of $501,292, or so much thereof as

may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of the District and all other eligible legal fund sources; and in anticipation of such tax, bonds or other obligations (including, without

limitation, obligations arising under leases, lease/purchase contracts or installment purchase contracts) of them District are hereby authorized to be issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $501,292 and shall be

issued or entered into in accordance with applicable provisions of New York State law, and that New York State Transportation Aid funds expected to be received by the District are anticipated to offset a substantial part

of such costs, and such funds, to the extent received, shall be applied to offset and reduce the amount of taxes herein authorized to be levied.

PROPOSITION NO. 3 – Purchase of Buildings and Grounds Vehicle and Equipment

Shall the following resolution be adopted;

RESOLVED, that the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District (the "District") is hereby authorized to purchase

a truck and Z turn maintenance equipment at an aggregate estimated maximum cost of $100,167, using $100,167

of funds currently on hand in the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District Capital Buildings and Grounds

Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment Reserve Fund established in May of 2022.

PROPOSITION NO. 4- BOLIVAR FREE LIBRARY TAXES:

Shall the following resolution be adopted;

RESOLVED, that the annual appropriation for the operation of the Bolivar Free Library, Bolivar, New York, a

free association library, is hereby increased by $10,000.00 for a total of $71,500.00, and that the Board of

Education of the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District (the "District") is hereby authorized to levy and collect

taxes in the District for payment thereof.

PROPOSITION NO. 5 – COLONIAL LIBRARY TAXES:

Shall the following resolution be adopted;

RESOLVED, that the annual appropriation for the operation of the Colonial Library, Richburg, New York, a free association library, is hereby increased by $5,188.09 for a total of $57,068.97, and that the Board of Education of the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District (the "District") is hereby authorized to levy and collect taxes in the District for payment thereof.

PROPOSITION NO. 6- GENESEE LIBRARY TAXES:

Shall the following resolution be adopted;

RESOLVED, that the annual appropriation for the operation of the Genesee Library, Little Genesee, New York,

a free association library, is hereby increased by $3,325.00 for a total of $50,827.00, and that the Board of

Education of the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District (the "District") is hereby authorized to levy and collect

taxes in the District for the payment thereof.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election for members of the Board shall be held to

fill two (2) at-large vacancies created by the expiration, on June 30, 2025, of the terms of Board members Amanda

McDonnell and Kami Doane. The candidates receiving the two highest vote totals shall each be elected to threeyear terms commencing on July 1, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2028.

Two (2), three-year terms expiring June 30, 2025. The two candidates with the highest number of votes will be

elected. (Please vote for up to two candidates.)

□ Amanda McDonnell

□ Stephanie Blankenship

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee and early mail ballots for the

Annual Meeting and Vote may be obtained between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday,

except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the

District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the Annual Meeting and Vote, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter,

or the day before the Annual Meeting and Vote, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee

and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025,

to be canvased and counted. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued

will be available in the office of the District Clerk, where it shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of

the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., until the day set for voting, except Saturdays, Sundays,

and holidays.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the District,

including eligible family members, must submit a separate application for a military ballot by requesting an

application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the military ballot

application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025. In a

request for a military ballot application or ballot, military voters may designate a preference for receiving the

application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail. If no preference is given, the military

ballot application or ballot will be transmitted to the military voter by mail.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that only qualified voters of the District shall be entitled to

vote at the Annual Meeting and Vote. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America,

(2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) a resident within the District for a period of 30 days next preceding the

Annual Meeting and Vote. The District may require all persons offering to vote at the Annual Meeting and Vote

to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law §2018-c. Such forms may include a driver's

license, a non-driver identification card, a utility bill, or a voter registration card. Upon offer of proof of residency,

the District may also require all persons offering to vote to provide their signature, printed name, and address.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board in accordance

with §§2035 and 2008 of the State Education Law, any referenda or propositions to amend the budget, otherwise

to be submitted for voting at said election, must be filed with the Board at the secondary building on or before

April 21, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.; must be typed or printed in English, must be directed to the District Clerk and signed

by at least 16 qualified voters of the District and must state the name and residence of each signer. However, the

Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within

the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where

the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of budget or statement of the amount of money

which will be required to fund the District's budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, exclusive of public monies,

may be obtained by any resident of the District during the 14 days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting

and Vote, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and on the day of the Annual Meeting and Vote, at the office

of the District Clerk or any District schoolhouse during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

BY: Amy Shelp, Clerk, Board of Education Bolivar-Richburg Central School

100 School Street

Bolivar, NY 14715

April 23, 2025