Board of Education winners and district budget votes

Tompkins Weekly Staff

 

Last week school districts across Tompkins County held elections for Board of Education and district residents were asked to vote on district budgets and spending propositions. The following is information gathered from each district on these elections and votes.

 

Dryden

Proposition 1: That the Dryden Central School District, as recommended by the Board of Education, adopt a spending plan for the 2018-2019 school year in the amount of $38,746,896 and to levy the necessary tax therefor? Final vote: 470 yes, 140 no.

Proposition 2: Shall the Bus Bond Proposition set forth in the legal notice of this meeting authorizing the purchase of school buses and other transportation vehicles at a maximum cost of $415,000 and providing that such sum shall be raised by a tax collectible in annual installments with District obligations to be issued in anticipation thereof, be approved? Final vote: 464 yes, 146 no.

Proposition 3: Shall the proposition set forth in the legal notice of this meeting authorizing expending up to $100,000 for the replacement of exterior doors at the Dryden Elementary School, with up to $20,000 of such cost to be expended from the existing building capital reserve fund and the balance of such cost, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be funded by state aid available, all as more fully described in said notice, be approved? Final vote: 500 yes, 114 no.

Proposition 4: That the Board of Education of the Dryden Central School District is hereby authorized to establish a Building Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law (to be known as the “2018 Building Capital Reserve Fund”), with the purpose of such fund being to finance reconstruction and equipping of school buildings and facilities, related site improvements, and costs incidental thereto, the ultimate amount of such fund to be $10,000,000, plus earnings thereon, the probable term of such fund to be ten years, but such fund shall continue in existence until liquidated in accordance with the Education Law or until the funds are exhausted, and the source from which the funds shall be obtained for such Reserve are: (i) amounts from budgetary appropriations from time to time, and (ii) unappropriated fund balance made available by the Board of Education from time to time, and (iii) New York State Aid received and made available by the Board of Education from time to time, all as permitted by law. Final vote: 471 yes, 137 no.

Board of Education candidates elected to three open seats:
Joan Stock, 398 votes
Lawrence Lyon, 337 votes
Deana Madigan, 329 votes (will replace William Harding)
Not elected but on ballot:
Kimberly Laine, 265 votes
William Olson, 264 votes
Write-in candidate:
Thomas Quinn, 1 vote
Carol Turse, 1 vote
Karin Lamonte, 1 vote
Steven Bisson, 1 vote

 

Trumansburg
Proposition 1: SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED, TO-WIT RESOLVED, That the Board of Education of the Trumansburg Central School District, in the Counties of Tompkins, Schuyler, and Seneca, New York, by and hereby is authorized to expend the sums set forth in the General Fund Appropriations in the amount of $26,664,946 and to levy the necessary tax therefore. Final vote: 400 yes, 238 no.

Proposition 2: SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED, TO-WIT RESOLVED, That the Board of Education of the Trumansburg Central School District is hereby authorized to expend up to $300,000 from the existing vehicle and equipment reserve fund for acquisition of 3 Full-Size Buses. Final vote: 492 yes, 146 no.
Proposition 3: SHALL THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION BE ADOPTED, TO WIT RESOLVED, That the Board of Education of the Trumansburg Central School District, in the counties of Tompkins, Schuyler, and Seneca, New York, is hereby authorized to raise the tax levy by $3,566 (from $114,931 to $118,497) for the support of the Ulysses Philomathic Library, and such sum shall be paid annually to the Trustees of said library. Final vote: 454 yes, 182 no.

Board of Education candidates elected to two open seats:
Patrick Masters, 377 votes
Scott Sherwood, 396 votes
(replacing Michelle E. Wright and Douglas Ann Land)
Not elected but on the ballot:
Michael Hunter, 367 votes
Write-in candidates:
Michael Boggs, 1 vote
Anyone but him, 1 vote
Gordon Bennet, 1 vote
Greg VanNess, 1 vote
Robert Arco, 1 vote

 

Newfield
Proposition 1: Shall the Board of Education of the Newfield Central School District be authorized to spend $19,096,781 for the purpose of operating the school district for the 2018-2019 school year and to levy the necessary tax therefore? Final vote: 200 yes, 27 no.

Proposition 2: Shall the Board of Education of the Newfield Central School District be authorized to spend up to $200,000 to purchase up to one (1) 66-passenger school bus and one (1) 33-passenger school bus and to pay the costs from the existing transportation reserve fund or so much thereof as may be deemed available for such costs? Final vote: 203 yes, 23 no.

Proposition 3: Shall the Board of Education of the Newfield Central School District be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law (to be known as the “2018 Building Capital Reserve Fund”), with the purpose of such fund being to finance site work, construction or reconstruction and equipping of school buildings and facilities that would be eligible for financing under the Local Finance Law, and costs incidental thereto, the ultimate amount of such fund to be $2,000,000, plus earnings thereon, the probable term of such fund to be 10 years, but such fund shall continue in existence until liquidated in accordance with the Education Law or until the funds are exhausted, and the sources from which the funds shall be obtained for such Reserve are (i) amounts from budgetary appropriations from time to time, and (ii) unappropriated fund balance made available by the Board of Education from time to time, and (iii) New York State Aid received and made available by the Board of Education from time to time, all as permitted by law? Final vote: 198 yes, 28 no.

Board of Education candidates elected to two open seats:
Scott Jackson, 151 votes
Christina Ward, 130 votes
Not elected but on the ballot:
Linda Korbel, 128 votes
Write-in candidates:
Christina Steinorth, 2 votes
Austin Kuczek, 1 vote

 

Lansing
Proposition 1: That the Board of Education of Lansing Central School District be, and hereby is, authorized to expend the sums set forth of $30,067,200 and to levy the necessary tax therefore. Final vote: 386 yes, 98 no.

Proposition 2: That Lansing Central School District is hereby authorized to purchase and finance two 70-passenger student transport vehicles and two 2-passenger vans, including necessary furnishings, fixtures and equipment and all other costs incidental thereto, and expend a total sum not to exceed $300,000, which is estimated to be the total maximum cost thereof, and said amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law; and, in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said School District, in the principal amount not to exceed $300,000, shall be issued. Final vote: 408 yes, 76 no.

Board of Education candidates elected to two open seats:
Aziza Benson, 422 votes
Walaa Maharem Horan, 65 write-in votes

 

Groton
Proposition 1: district budget for education year 2018-2019. Final vote: 162 yes, 51 no. (Tompkins Weekly could not locate and was not provided wording for this budget vote)

Board of Education candidates:
Susan Bishop, 160 votes
Samuel Rose, 107 votes
Otto Aagaard, 104 votes

 

Ithaca
Proposition 1: Shall the Board of Education of the Ithaca City School District, City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, be authorized to expend $128,466,376 the amount set forth in the proposed budget, and to accumulate the balance proposed in the said budget during the school year, beginning July 1, 2018, and to levy the necessary tax therefor? Final vote: 1,820 yes, 414 no.

Proposition 2: Shall the Board of Education of the Ithaca City School District (the “District”) be authorized to appropriate funds from the District’s “2018 Capital Reserve Fund” in the maximum amount of $1,314,000.00 and to expend these funds for the following purposes: (1) Reconstruction: replacement/improvements to concrete steps, railing and interior carpet and floor tile at Beverly J. Martin Elementary School, and replacement/improvements to asphalt, sump pump, windowsill, and plaster wall at Cayuga Heights Elementary School, (2) Bus Purchases: eight (8) full size gasoline buses and one (1) full size gasoline wheelchair bus? Final vote: 1,968 yes, 284 no.

Proposition 3: Shall the Board of Education of the Ithaca City School District (the “District”) be authorized, in accordance with Sections 2014 and 2503(1) of the New York Education Law, to determine that registration of otherwise unregistered voters for voting at all special and annual meetings and elections of the District subsequent to July 1, 2018 shall take place during such hours as shall be designated on any day when school is in session at the office of the District Clerk, 400 Lake Street, Ithaca New York, and the Board of Registration shall not be required to convene prior to the annual or special meeting or election? Final vote: 1,811 yes, 342 no.

Candidates for Board of Education for three open seats:
Moira Lang, 1,509 votes
Nicole LaFave, 1,443 votes
Ann Reichlin, 1,146 votes
Not elected but on the ballot:
David Shapiro, 917 votes
Gregory S. Goodrich, 668 votes
Lori LaBonte, 452 votes