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2009-10 School Budget Passes  - Thank you for your support!

Monticello Central School District residents went to the polls on May 19 and passed the  proposed $76,685,227 budget for the 2009-10 school year with 919 YES votes to 562 NO votes.

The plan, which represents an increase of 3.44% over the current budget, is the lowest budget increase in more than 12 years. The proposed spending plan includes a projected tax levy increase of 3.85%. This number is under the 4% tax levy cap recommended by the NY State Commission on Property Tax Relief. Final tax rate impact is determined in August when the Board of Education approves the tax warrant.

This year’s budget reflects certain cost-cutting measures including:

• restructuring of the food service and athletic departments

• 10% reduction in departmental budgets

• furnace upgrades/energy savings

• reduction of four staff positions

• voluntary waiver of salary increases for the top three administrative positions

• reorganization of the transportation department

In addition to the proposed budget, district residents voted to elect three Board of Education members for the seats of incumbents Robert Stewart and Jacob Billig and the seat vacated by the late Eugene Nesin.
The results are as follows:
Seat 1: Robert Stewart - 677; Bob Kunis - 802
Seat 2: Jacob Billig - 600; Robert Bellamy - 171; Jo-Ann Peabody - 808
Seat 3: Susan Purcell - 1,139; Babette Ross - 256

Click here to read about the seven Board of Education candidates (PDF document)

Budget Publications and Information 2009

Budget Flyer 2 (PDF document)

Budget Newsletter May 2009 (PDF document)

Budget Flyer 1 (PDF document)

Budget Flyer 1 en Espanol (PDF document)

Budget Flyer 2 en Espanol (PDF document)

2009-10 Budget Calendar (PDF document)

2009-10 approved budget (PDF document)

2008-09 adopted budget (PDF document)

WHY VOTE? Click here to view a public service message from Board of Education President Robert Stewart. Narrated by Monticello High School senior Joseph Michel.

2010-11 School Budget and Voter Information

Voter Registration

District residents who wish to register may do so, by appointment, between 9 a.m-noon. and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. daily, except weekends and holidays, at the office of the District Clerk, Mary Ryan Buchholz, Administration Building, 237 Forestburgh Road in Monticello. Registration must take place five (5) days preceding the budget vote date and Board of Education election.

Residents can also register to vote with the main office secretary at each district school. Registration hours will be the same as the daily schedule of each school. Please bring valid identification and current proof of residency with your present address listed. Such registration shall not take place less than five (5) days preceding the budget vote date, Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Voter Qualifications - Who may vote?

In order to be legally qualified to vote in the annual school district budget vote and Board of Education election, a person must be:
• A citizen of the United States
• Eighteen years of age or over
• A resident within the Monticello School District for a period of at least 30 days immediately preceding the voting (this must your primary, permanent residence)
• Registered to vote

The registration of voters is valid for a period of four years. If the resident has not voted within that period, they must re-register. All new residents must register to vote. Residents of the district who are registered to vote in a general election are eligible to vote at school district meetings and elections without further special school district registration.

Voting Locations

If you have a question about where you should vote, please call District Clerk Mary Ryan Buchholz at 794-7700, ext. 70501

Forestburgh
School Election District #5
Forestburgh Town Hall

Thompson
(Rock Hill Area) School Election District #4
Rock Hill Fire Department

Mamakating
School Election District #3
Emma C. Chase School, Wurtsboro

Bethel
School Election District #2
Cornelius Duggan School, White Lake

Thompson
(Remainder of the District)
School Election District #1
Robert J. Kaiser Middle School

Absentee Ballot Applications

Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter.
Anyone can pick-up multiple absentee ballot applications from the District, although only the voter can personally pick-up an absentee ballot. If the ballot is to be mailed, it must be mailed to the voter.

For voters who are residents of the district, but will not be able to physically vote in their designated polling place e.g., college students, work-related travel, vacationers, disabled) absentee ballots are available.

Absentee ballots must be filed in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5 p.m. on May 18. For more information call Mary Ryan Buchholz at 794-7700, ext. 70501.

STAR Program Information

Please note, schools do not administer the STAR program, it is run by NY State.

For more information about STAR, visit http://www.tax.state.ny.us/star/2007/
or http://www.orps.state.ny.us/star/index.cfm or http://www.orps.state.ny.us/star/ex/index.htm.

Board of Education Petitions

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education are available in the office of the District Clerk, located in the Central Administration Building, 237 Forestburgh Road, Monticello, NY.

All BOE candidates must file a petition and meet the following criteria:

1. Must be able to read and write
2. Must be a qualified voter of the district, that is, he/she must be a citizen of the United States
3. At least 18 years or older
4. Not be a convicted felon or have been adjudged incompetent
5. Must be and has been a resident of the district for at least one year prior to the election but need not be a taxpayer
6. May be the only member of his/her family on the school board (defined as those within the same household)
7. May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office
8. Must not have been removed from a school district office within one year of the election
9. May not be a current employee of the district