Budget & Finance

Budget Information 2024-25

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Budget Process Overview

Budget development schedule

• March 25, 2024 – Nominating petitions available to board candidates
• April 4, 2024 – First public notice published
• April 9, 2024 – Board of Education Regular Meeting – Undistributed Items; and Anticipated Revenues – Presentation of and Approval of Budget; Approval of Property Tax Report Card.
• April 10, 2024 (Not later than 4/29/2024) – Property Tax Report Card filed
• April 18, 2024 – 2nd Public Notice of Annual Meeting.
• April 22, 2024 – Nominating petitions for Board Candidates due.
• April 23, 2024 -Vote on BOCES budget and BOCES Board of Education Members.
• April 26, 2024 – Permanently Disabled Absentee Ballots & Military Ballots mailed.
• April 29, 2024 – Property tax report card to the Post Star.
• May 2, 2024 – 3rd Public Notice of Annual Meeting.
• May 7, 2024 – Public Hearing on proposed budget. Meet the Candidates Night.
• May 7, 2024 – School Budget Notice mailed.
• May 14, 2024 – Deadline for requests by mail for Absentee Ballots.
• May 14, 2024 – Regular Board meeting.
• May 16, 2024 – 4th/Final Public Notice of Annual Meeting.
• May 20, 2024 – Deadline for requests in person for Absentee Ballots.
• May 21, 2024 – Receipt of Absentee Ballots in hand by 5:00 pm.
• May 21, 2024 – Annual Meeting & Budget Vote & BoE Election – Elementary School.

Voting Information

Polling Location

Lake George Elementary School 
69 Sun Valley Drive, Lake George, NY 12845

Absentee Balloting

The Board of Education authorizes the District Clerk or a Board designee to provide absentee ballots to qualified District voters. Absentee ballots will be used for the election of School Board members, School District public library trustees, the adoption of the annual budget and School District public library budget and referenda.

A District voter must request in advance an application for an absentee ballot. The voter must complete the application and state the reason they will not be able to appear in person on the day of the District election/vote for which the absentee ballot is requested. The application must be received by the District Clerk or Board designee at least seven (7) days before the election/vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election/vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.

Pursuant to the provisions of Education Law, a qualified District voter is eligible to vote by absentee ballot if they are unable to appear to vote in person on the day of the School District election/vote because:

• They are or will be a patient in a hospital, or is unable to appear personally at the polling place on the day of the election/vote because of illness or physical disability;
• They have duties, occupation or business responsibilities, or studies that require being outside of the county or city of residence on the day of the School District election/vote;
• They will be on vacation outside of the county or city of residence on the day of such District election/vote;
• They will be absent from the voting residence due to detention in jail awaiting action by a grand jury or awaiting trial, or is confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony; or
• They will be absent from the School District on the day of the School District election/vote by reason of accompanying spouse, parent, or child who is or would be if they were a qualified voter, entitled to apply for the right to vote by absentee ballot.

Statements on the application for absentee ballot must be signed and dated by the voter.

An absentee ballot must reach the Office of the District Clerk or Board designee not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the election/vote in order for their vote to be canvassed.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be maintained in the Office of the District Clerk or Board designee and made available for public inspection during regular office hours until the day of the election/vote. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reason for such challenge. The written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or Board designee to the election inspectors on the day of the District election/vote. In addition, any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee voter’s ballot of any person on such list by making their reasons known to the election inspector before the close of the polls.

Applicants needing an absentee ballot must personally fill out, in full, the Affidavit on the Absentee Ballot Application below, sign it and then mail, or deliver, this application to:

District Clerk
Lake George Central School District
381 Canada Street
Lake George, NY 12845

In the alternative, applicants may come to the office of the District Clerk to obtain and complete an application and absentee ballot up to the day before the election, budget vote and votes on propositions.

Thereafter, the envelope containing one absentee ballot must reach the office of the District Clerk of the Lake George Central School District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election, budget vote and votes on propositions.

Download the Absentee Ballot Application

Download the Early Voter Application

Voter Eligibility

• At least 18 years of age
• A United States citizen.
• A legal resident of the District at least 30 days immediately prior to this election. (Continuous and uninterrupted.) (A voter may have only one legal domicile (residence) that is their place of permanent residence.

Your legal residence is the address on your:

• Driver’s License
• Federal Income Tax Forms
• Car registration and/or other government registration forms
• Where you are registered to vote in county, state and federal elections.

A resident can only have one legal residence, which is their place of permanent residence.

RFP Bids

There is one open bid for the Lake George Central School District.

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