The Newburgh Enlarged City School District published a legal announcement in the April 3, 2009 issue of The Sentinel.
The announcement includes the date and time of the formal presentation of the budget:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, Orange County, New York, will hold the Annual Public Hearing on the Budget in the Auditorium of the Board of Education/Library Complex, 124 Grand Street, Newburgh, New York, on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 7:00 P.M., for the purpose of presenting the budget document for the 2009-2010 School Year.
The announcement spells out what will be voted upon at the annual meeting on May 19 -- including the transportation proposition:
NOTICE IS HEREBY FUTHER GIVEN that the Annual Meeting, including Election of Members of the Board of Education and Vote on the Budget/Proposition and Vote on the Library Budget will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, when the polls will be open for the purpose of voting by voting machine:
A. To elect three (3) members to the Board of Education as follows: Three members for three-year terms (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2012).
B. To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for School District purposes for the 2009-2010 School Year.
C. To vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for Library purposes for Newburgh Free Library for the 2009-2010 Year.
D. To vote upon the following proposition:
PROPOSITION
Shall the Newburgh Enlarged City School District be authorized to provide transportation for City of Newburgh students in grades K-6 who reside more than 0.4 mile to/from the school they legally attend (instead of more than 0.9 mile), up to the statutory limit (15 miles), effective the 2009-2010 school year, at an additional cost of $375,930 for the 2009-2010 school year?
The announcement also details some requirements for running for the office of member of the Board of Education:
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions for nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clrk of the District by no later than 5:00 P.M. on the 20th day preceding the School District Election, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. such petitions must be signed by at least one hundred (100) qualified voters of the District, shall state the name and residence address of each signer and the name and residence address of the candidate. Petition forms may be obtained at the Office of the School District Clerk on weekdays when school is in session, during regular business hours, 8:30 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M.