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2008-09 School Budget -
Budget Vote is May
20
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Monticello School
District residents will go the polls on May 20 to vote on a
proposed $73,806,760 budget for the 2008-09 school year. The
plan, which represents an increase of 5.72% over the current
budget, is the lowest budget increase in 10 years.
In addition
to the proposed budget, district residents will go to the polls
on Tuesday, May 20, to vote on the following:
- Proposition
to authorize the purchase of three replacement buses, for a
total cost of $330,000. This purchase would be eligible for a
State aid reimbursement of 65 percent (which means we could get
up to $214,500 back from the State).
- Elect three
Board of Education members (two candidates will be elected for
three-year terms, one candidate will be elected for a two-year
41 day term, starting July 1, 2008, to succeed Alyce Van Etten,
Liza Glick and Vivian Gambino Liff, respectively).
FYI: if the budget is not
approved by voters, the Board of Education has the option to put the
same budget up for another vote, put a revised budget up for vote or
adopt the contingency budget. Because district officials and the
Board of Education were very cautious with spending and created a
budget below the contingency budget, the difference in the proposed
tax
levy increase between the proposed budget and the contingency budget
is only about 1%.
A public budget hearing was held
on Tuesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. in the RJK Middle School cafeteria
explaining in detail each aspect of the proposed 2008-09 budget.
Voter Registration
District residents who wish to
register may do so, by appointment, between 9 a.m. and 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 Tuesday, May 20, 2008, budget vote and Board of Education
election.
Residents can also register
to vote with the main office secretary at each district
school beginning May 5. 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.
Voter Registration Day - May 13, 2008
A Voter Registration Day will be held on May 13.
On that day, residents will have the opportunity to register to vote
from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at each of the district polling locations.
Voter
Qualifications
In order to be legally qualified
to vote in the annual school district budget vote and Board of
Education election, a person must be:
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A citizen of the United States.
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Eighteen years of age or over.
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A resident within the Monticello School District for a period of at
least 30 days immediately preceding the voting.
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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.
Those 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. |
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Polling locations for the BUDGET VOTE/SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTION: Tuesday, May 20
All polls are
open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting Locations
If you have a question about where you should vote,
please
call District Clerk Mary Ryan Buchholz at 794-7700, ext. 70501
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Forestburgh |
School Election District #5
Forestburgh Town Hall
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Thompson
(Rock Hill
area)
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School Election District #4
Rock Hill Fire Department
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Mamakating |
School Election District #3
Emma C. Chase School, Wurtsboro
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Bethel
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School Election District #2
Cornelius Duggan School, White Lake
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Thompson
(Remainder of District)
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School Election District #1
Robert J. Kaiser Middle School
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Absentee ballot
applications available
Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the
office of the District Clerk beginning March 31. 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, or the day before the election, if the
ballot is to be delivered personally 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.
Absentee
ballots must be filed in the office of the District Clerk no
later than 5 p.m. on May 20. For more information call Mary
Ryan Buchholz at 794-7700, ext. 70501. |
STAR savings and
rebate information
The 2008-09 State budget includes the Middle Class and Enhanced
STAR rebate program for taxpaying homeowners. As was last year,
the expanded property tax relief program for is based on a
combination of factors, including the tax rate for the school
district, the homeowners income, the tax rate for the school
district and where the property is located.
Property owners who received a Basic STAR exemption on their
2007-08 school tax bills will need to apply to the State
Department of Taxation and Finance in order to receive a rebate
check.
Senior citizens who are property owners and receive the Enhanced
STAR exemption
on their 2007-08 tax bill, will not have to apply, but will
receive a rebate check automatically.
The New York State Tax Department will notify property owners of
the program and provide application instructions beginning in
August. Rebates checks are scheduled to be mailed in the fall of
2008.
Please note, schools do not administer the STAR rebate program.
This comes in the form of a rebate check, not a reduction in
your school tax bill.
For more information about the STAR program, 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. |
Monticello Board of
Education petitions available
- Please note, the official deadline to file a BOE petition has passed for the 2008
election. The following is for informational purposes only.
Petitions nominating candidates for the Monticello
Board of Education are available in the Office of the District
Clerk, in the Central Administration Building, 237 Forestburgh
Road, Monticello.
To elect three (3) trustees of
the Board of Education; two (2) trustees for three (3) year
terms commencing July 1, 2008 and expiring on June 30, 2011 and
one (1) trustee for two (2) years and forty one (41) days
commencing May 21, 2008 and expiring on June 30, 2010.
The following vacancies are to be filled on the Board of
Education:
NAME OF LAST INCUMBENT
Alyce Van Etten - 3 year term
Liza Glick - 3 year term
Vivian Gambino Liff - 2 years & 41day term
Petitions must
be returned and filed no later than 5 p.m. Monday, April 21. Any
questions should be directed to District Clerk Mary Ryan
Buchholz at 794-7700, ext. 70501. |
Click here
for the 2008-09 Budget Calendar
Click here
to view the 2008-09 Budget Flyer 1 (with the REVISED estimated tax
increase for each town)
Click here
to view the 2008-09 Budget Flyer 2
Click here
to view the 2008-09 4-page District Budget Newsletter
Click here to
view the Budget Information in Spanish
Click here
for information about
the new football program as explained in the Times Herald-Record
article by Adam Bosch
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