PROPOSITION #1: 2026-2027 School Budget
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville Central School District is hereby authorized to expend the sum of $44,289,700 for the school budget for the 2026-2027 school year and to levy the necessary tax on the taxable property of the school district.
PROPOSITION #2: Purchase of Diesel/Gas School Buses and Vehicles
Shall the following resolution be adopted to wit:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville Central School District is hereby authorized to undertake the acquisition of diesel and gasoline school buses, including, without limitation, two (2) large diesel school buses, one (1) small gasoline school bus and one (1) SUV or Minivan-type vehicle all at an estimated maximum aggregate cost of $599,000, less trade-in value, if any, and to appropriate and expend from the existing bus purchase reserve fund $108,000 for such cost, and that the balance of such cost, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax to be collected in annual installments, with such tax to be offset by state aid available therefor; and, in anticipation of such tax, debt obligations of the school district as may be necessary not to exceed $491,000 shall be issued, or the School District may enter into an installment purchase contract if the Board of Education determines that it is in the best interest of the School District to finance the purchase in that method.
PROPOSITION #3: Reserve Fund Expenditure
Shall the following resolution be adopted to wit:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville Central School District is hereby authorized to expend $80,000 from the existing school bus and equipment purchase reserve fund for the acquisition of one (1) tractor, at an estimated maximum cost of $80,000.
PROPOSITION #4: Purchase Zero-Emission Electric School Bus
Shall the following resolution be adopted to wit:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Dansville Central School District is hereby authorized to undertake the acquisition of a zero-emission school bus, including, without limitation, one (1) large zero-emission electric school bus, at an estimated maximum acquisition cost of $499,250, but with an estimated net maximum cost of $242,000 after the receipt of grants, credits, or rebates, if any, and to appropriate and expend from the existing bus purchase reserve fund $47,000 for such cost, and that the balance of such cost, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax to be collected in annual installments, with such tax to be offset by state aid available therefor; and, in anticipation of such tax, debt obligations of the school district as may be necessary not to exceed $195,000 shall be issued, or the School District may enter into an installment purchase contract if the Board of Education determines that it is in the best interest of the School District to finance the purchase in that method.
CANDIDATES: [Vote for any three (3) -- Candidates earning the first and second most votes will be elected to the 3-year terms; the candidate earning the third most votes will fill the May 20, 206 through June 30, 2027 term of the vacated seat]
