Spring 2023

NOTICE TO DISTRICT RESIDENTS

The Annual School Budget “Public Hearing” will be held on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Secondary Library, Chautauqua Lake Central School, 100 North Erie Street, Mayville, NY.  At this time, the proposed budget for the 2023-2024 school year will be presented and reviewed.

The “Annual District Meeting and Election” will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Chautauqua Lake Central School, 100 North Erie Street, Mayville, NY.  Voting hours will be from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Voter parking spaces will be reserved in the parking area during the hours of the vote. 

At this election, district residents will be voting on the following items:

*Voting for School Board Members. Three “three-year term” seats on the Board of Education, with the terms beginning on July 1, 2023 will be on the ballot.  One additional seat on the Board of Education, with the term of office beginning on the certification of the election result by the County Board of Elections, and expiring on June 30, 2024.  Each of the three candidates with the highest vote in the May 2023 total will be elected to the three-year term on the Board of Education.  The candidate with the fourth highest vote total in the May 2023 election will be elected to the term beginning upon the certification of the May 2023 election by the County Board of Elections and expiring on June 30, 2024.  Candidates who filed the required documents as of the deadline will appear on the ballot as listed below:

Robert Reynolds

Jennifer Obert

Melissa Putney

Jessup Baker

Zach Stahlsmith

Travis Bensink

*School Budget for the 2023-2024 School Year.   District residents will also be voting on the operating budget of the school district for the 2023-2024 school year.  Copies of the proposed budget will be available by May 3, 2023 in the District Office. 

To vote at the May 16^th election you must be:

• A citizen of the United States

• (At least) Eighteen (18) years of age

• A resident within the school district for a period of at least thirty (30) days next preceding the day of the election

• Reminder:  At the polls, district voters must affirm residency.  A photo identification, such as a driver’s license, is preferred but not required. 

Applications for absentee ballots are available for qualifying district residents.  Please contact the District Clerk’s Office at (716) 753-5808 for further details.