SALAMANCA CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL

DISTRICT

NOTICE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING,

ANNUAL

MEETING,

PROPOSITION 1 – ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE,

& ANNUAL BOARD

ELECTION

PROPOSITION 2- PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Budget Hearing will be held on May 12, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Large Group Instruction Room of the Salamanca High School of the Salamanca City Central School District, Cattaraugus County, Salamanca, New York (the “District”) to inform and present to District residents a detailed written statement regarding the District’s estimated expenditures and revenue for the upcoming school year prior to the budget vote.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Meeting, Vote and Election (the “Annual Vote and Election”) for qualified voters of the District will be held in the Administrative Wing of the Salamanca High School in the District, 50 Iroquois Drive, Salamanca, New York, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. prevailing time for the purposes of voting on: the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget, the purchase of electric school bus proposition and electing one (1) member of the Board of Education of the District (the “Board”) and transacting such other business as may be

authorized by law.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the election of members of the Board shall be held to fill one at-large position on the Board. The one candidate with the highest number of votes will be assigned a five-year term (July 1, 2026-June 30, 2031).

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that voting at the Annual Vote and Election shall consist of the Board election, voting on the following proposition, and voting on any other propositions authorized by law and the rules of the Board.

Proposition No. 1: 2026-2027 Budget

Shall the following proposition be

adopted, to-wit:

RESOLVED, that the budget for the Salamanca City Central School

District,

Cattaraugus County, Salamanca, New York (the “District”) for the fiscal year

commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027, as presented by the Board of Education, 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 property in the District to be levied and

collected as

required by law.

Proposition No. 2: Purchase of an Electric School Bus

Shall the following proposition be

adopted, to-wit:

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Salamanca City Central School District, New York (the

“District”), is hereby

authorized to purchase an electric school bus, related equipment, and apparatus for use in the transportation program of the

District, at an estimated maximum cost of $475,000, and to expend therefor an aggregate sum not to exceed $475,000; and be it further

RESOLVED, that the sum of $475,000 (which may include certain up-front costs), with such maximum cost anticipated to be offset by an EPA grant of $256,250, shall be funded by currently available funds of the District.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board will have prepared and completed a

detailed statement in writing of the amount of money that will be required during the District’s 2026-2027 fiscal year for school

purposes, specifying the several purposes and the amount for each. Such statement will be available, upon request, to District residents within the District from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. prevailing time beginning on May 12, 2026 until the Annual Vote and Election, except Saturdays, Sundays, and

holidays, at each of the public schoolhouses of the District and the District office.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions ]nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board shall be filed with the District Clerk, which is located in the District Office inside the Salamanca City Central School District, 50 Iroquois Drive. Room 739A, Salamanca, New York, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time,

until not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 29, 2026. Vacancies on the Board are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at-large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated; shall be directed to the District Clerk; shall be signed by at least 100 qualified voters of the District; shall state the name and residence of each signer, and shall state the name and residence of the candidate.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots for purposes of

voting may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time. 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. A list of persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots are issued will be available for inspection by qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, on each of the five (5) days prior to May 19, 2026, being the day set for the Annual Vote and Election, except Sundays; and such list will be available at the polling place on the day of the Annual Vote and Election . Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefor known to the Inspectors of Election before the close of the polls. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time on May 19, 2026.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to § 2606 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to § 2606 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at the Annual Vote and Election; if a voter is

registered and

eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, or on the Tribal Rolls provided by the Seneca Nation, he or she is also eligible to vote at the Annual Vote and Election. All other persons desiring to vote must register.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Registration will meet on Monday, April 20, 2026 for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to § 2606 of the Education Law at the Superintendent’s Conference Room, which is located in the District Office inside the Salamanca City Central School District, 50 Iroquois Drive. Room 739C, Salamanca, New York, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to add any additional names to the register to be used at the Annual Vote and Election, at which times any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Vote and Election for which the register is prepared. The register so prepared pursuant to § 2606 of the Education Law will be filed in the District Clerk’s office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District, upon request, beginning April 20, 2026, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. prevailing time on weekdays (except holidays) prior to May 19, 2026, and on the day of the Annual Vote and

Election; and during each of the five (5) days prior to May 19, 2026, except Sundays.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not

currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by requesting and returning a military voter registration application to the District Clerk. Completed military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 20, 2026. A military voter may indicate his or her preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are registered voters in the District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 5, 2026. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate his or her preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that optical scan voting machines will be used to record the votes on the Board election, the budget, and the other propositions presented.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the District has adopted Rules for the Submission of Questions and Propositions at Annual District Elections. Printed copies of the Rules are available at the District Clerk’s office, which is located in the District Office inside the Salamanca City Central School District, 50 Iroquois Drive. Room 739A, Salamanca, New York.

Salamanca Press Dated: April 2, April 16, April 30, and May 14, 2026

Olean Times Herald Dated: April 2, April 16, April 30, and May 14, 2026

Tricia A. Wilt

District Clerk