NOTICE OF

SPECIAL

DISTRICT

MEETING OF THE OLEAN PUBLIC LIBRARY

CITY OF OLEAN, CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NEW YORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Olean City School District, City of Olean, Cattaraugus County, New York, will be held in the Olean Public Library, 134 N. Second Street, Olean, New York, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 9:00 A.M., prevailing time, for the purposes of voting, by paper ballot, upon the following items:

1) To consider adoption of the annual Library Budget increase of the Olean Public Library for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2027 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxable property of the Olean City School District; and

2) To elect two (2) Trustees of the Olean Public

Library to fill two (2) five (5) year terms, commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2031, as a result of the expiration of the terms of office presently held by Reed McElfresh and Jennifer Mahar.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing will be held in the Library Building of the Olean Public

Library, 134 N. Second Street, Olean, New York on Tuesday, April 21,2026 at 6:00 P.M., prevailing time, to discuss the items set forth herein to be voted upon on Tuesday, May 5, 2026; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on May 5, 2026, the polls will be open between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M., prevailing time, and voting will be held in the Olean Public Library, 134 N. Second Street, Olean, New York; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the statement of amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for the Olean Public Library's purposes,

exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the School District during the fourteen days immediately preceding the public hearing to be held on April 21, 2026,

except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, from the

Library, located at 134 N. Second Street, Olean, New York, during the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., prevailing time; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Olean Public Library shall be filed in the Office of the Library Clerk of the Olean Public Library, at the Library, 134 N. Second Street, Olean, New York, not later than Monday, April 6, 2026, which petitions shall be filed between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. prevailing time Monday to Friday. Vacancies on the library board are not considered separate, specific offices, and the nominating petitions, therefore, shall not describe any specific vacancies upon the library board for which the candidate is nominated. Each petition must be directed to the Library Clerk of the Olean Public Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the school district, and must state the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate(s); and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter is heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for early mail and absentee ballots for the Annual Library Vote may be applied for at the Olean Public Library. Such application must be received by the Library Clerk at least seven (7) days before the day of the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom early mail and absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the office of the Library Clerk on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the vote except Sundays and holidays. No early mail or absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Library by 5:00 P.M on the date of the election.

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the school district, may apply for a military ballot by requesting a military ballot application from the Library Clerk at (716)372-0200 or kmahar@

oleanlibrary.org, and returning a military ballot application to the Library Clerk by no later than 5:00 P.M. on April 20, 2026, and must indicate his/her preference for receiving such military ballot application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or email.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OLEAN

PUBLIC LIBRARY

Olean, New York