May Public Forum: Meet the Candidates for Utica school board
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election of three members of the Board of Education shall be conducted on May 15, 2018, between the hours of noon and 9:00 p.m.
What: Meet the Candidates for the Utica School Board Elections
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Where: CHNA Meeting – 230 James St
Why: Encourage residents to become more active in the neighborhood
This is your opportunity to meet the candidates running in this year’s School Board Elections and find out what they plan to do to make the Utica School system better.
Agenda 6:30 to 8 p..m
Introductions of Guests: 5 minutes
UPD Community Outreach Team: 10 minutes
Meet the Candidates: 40 minutes
Update Neighborhood Improvements: 30 minutes
Set Agenda Next Meeting: 5 minutes
The Cornhill Neighborhood Association meeting for this month is on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, 6:30 to 8 p.m. At the Empowerment Center – 230 James St.
You Are Invited to Attend This Forum:
Background – Schoolboard Elections – May 15
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that voting on the 2018-19 Utica City School District Budget appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures of said District for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2018, and authorizing the Board of Education of said District to raise the funds so estimated, exclusive of public monies, by a tax on the taxable property in said District by adoption of a budget and to levy a tax, shall be conducted on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9 p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election of three (3) members of the Board of Education shall be conducted May 15, 2018, between the hours of noon and 9 p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that voting on the following proposition shall be conducted on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, between the hours of noon and 9 p.m.
Proposition No. 1 – Funding the Utica Public Library
“Shall the sum of $784,171 be raised by an annual levy of a tax upon the taxable real property within the Utica City School District for the purpose of funding the Utica Public Library?”
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the school election Districts, as determined by the Board of Education by Resolution adopted February 27, 2018, are particularly and accurately described on a map entitled “Utica City School District Map”, approved by Christopher J. Salatino, President of the Board of Education, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education of the Utica City School District, Administration Building,106 Memorial Parkway, Utica, New York. Qualifications of voters at such elections are set forth in Section 2603 of the N.Y.S. Education Law. If a person’s name cannot be found on the list of registered voters or in the Registration poll ledger, then District elections officials shall not permit that person to vote, unless: (1) the person presents a court order requiring that he or she be permitted to vote in the manner otherwise prescribed for voters whose names are on the list of registered voters or in the Registration poll ledger; or (2) the person submits an affidavit attesting to his or her qualifications to vote (Edu. Law 2019-a(1))
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District not later than April 25, 2018, 5:00 p.m.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that qualified voters may apply for Absentee Ballots at the District Clerk’s office until May 08, 2018, and walk-in for an application can be made until May 15, 2018. All Absentee Ballots must be returned to the Clerk’s office no later than 5 p.m. on May 15, 2018, the day of the Election. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available for inspection in the District Clerk’s office during each of the five business days prior to May 15, 2018, Election Day.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the budget for the ensuing school year may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the day before the Annual Election and Public Budget Vote date in the Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN Notice is hereby given that the Board of Registration of the Utica City School District will convene at the offices of the Board of Education of the Utica City School District, Administration Offices, 106 Memorial Parkway, Utica, New York for the purpose of preparing a voting register for each school election District within the Utica City School District, on the 17th day of April 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the 1st day of May 2018 from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. Voter qualifications are:
- You are a citizen of the United States of America
- You are at least 18 years of age
- You are a registered voter OR a resident of the school district for at least 30 days prior to the election and execute a residency acknowledgment prior to voting
- You are not otherwise prohibited from voting under the provisions of section 5-106 of the Election Law
No Eligible voters shall be denied the right to vote based upon their inabilities to read and write English.
Also, any person who registered for the preceding general election but at the time of such Registration resided in a school election District other than the one in which he presently resides must, in order to be entitled vote, present himself personally for Registration. The Registration books will contain the names of persons who registered under permanent personal Registration on or before May 15, 2018, the date of the Utica City School District Annual Election and Budget Vote.
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Board of Registration appointed by the Board of Education of the Utica City School District has prepared registers for each school election District of the Utica City School District pursuant to Section 2606 of the Education Law and that such registers have been filed in my office at Administration Building, 106 Memorial Parkway, Utica, New York pursuant to subdivision 6 of such section. These registers will be open for inspection in the Board Clerk’s Office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on each of the five business days prior to the day of the election. The date set for the Annual School Board Election and Budget Vote is May 15, 2018.