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PROPOSITION NO. 1
2025-26 BUDGET
$30,774,000
Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:
RESOLVED, that the budget for the Holley 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 of the District, is hereby approved and adopted and the required funds therefor are hereby appropriated, and the necessary real property taxes required shall be raised by a tax on the taxable real property in the District to be levied and collected as required by law.
PROPOSITION NO. 2
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT SCHOOL BUSES
Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Holley Central School District (the "District"), is hereby authorized to purchase of replacement school buses and similar vehicles (and related equipment, machinery and apparatus) used in connection therewith, for use in the transportation program of the District, at an estimated maximum cost of $250,200 and the sum of $250,200, 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 the District are hereby authorized to be issued in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $250,200 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
LOCAL LIBRARY APPROPRIATION
Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:
RESOLVED, that the annual appropriation for the operation of the Community Free Library is hereby increased by $5,554 for a total of $212,394, and the Board of Education of the Holley Central School District is hereby authorized to levy and collect taxes in the District for the payment thereof.
VOTE FOR UP TO FOUR BOARD MEMBER CANDIDATES
There will be four Board members elected this year. The two candidates with the highest number of votes will each serve a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2025. The candidate with the third highest votes will serve a two-year term beginning on May 21, 2025. The candidate with the fourth highest will serve a one-year term beginning on May 21, 2025.
(Write-in votes are allowed)
____ Tracy Van Ameron
____ Stephanie Merkley
____ Jessica Sniatecki
____ write-in vote