School Board Evaluates Budget Vote and Election Timeline

The school budget and trustee vote may not be until May 19, 2015, but Huntington School Board trustees are already evaluating a timeline for the election, officials say.

The three-year terms of current trustees Thomas DiGiacomo, Xavier Palacios and Emily Rogan are expiring. Residents will also elect a candidate to fill the unexpired term of Trustee Adam Spector, who passed away last June.

Currently, district officials say trustees are looking at the following timeline.

• On or before March 1, 2015: Calculation of district tax levy submitted to state comptroller.

• March 20, 2015: Last day for voter propositions to be placed on the ballot.

• April 13, 2015: Budget adoption by trustees.

• April 20, 2015: Nominating petitions due for trustee candidates.

• May 4, 2015: Budget available to public.

• May 11, 2015: Public hearing on budget.

• May 12, 2015: Deadline for receipt of absentee ballot applications if ballot is to be mailed to the voter;

• May 13, 2015: Last voter registration day;

• May 14, 2015: Voter register available for public inspection; List of voters receiving absentee ballots available.

• May 18, 2015: Deadline for receipt of absentee ballot application if ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter.

• May 29, 2014: Annual meeting – budget vote and election; Board of Registration meets to register voters for the 2016 budget vote and election and all special district meetings.

The school board meets next on Monday, Nov 17, at Jack Abrams STEM school