Hicksville School Budget Vote Set for May 18

HICKSVILLE, NY — The Hicksville School District's budget vote and trustee election will be held on May 18, with either in-person voting or absentee ballots. due to the District Clerk’s Office by 5 p.m. on May 18th.

In-person voting will take place at the district’s seven elementary schools from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. All election workers will be practicing and enforcing CDC COVID-19 guidelines. If you are not registered to vote, you may do so on May 4 from 3 to 8 p.m. at one of the district’s seven elementary schools.

Alternately, residents may choose to vote by absentee ballot. Registered voters will not automatically receive an absentee ballot as they did last year. However, you may request an absentee ballot if you do not want to or are unable to vote in-person on May 18. An application for an Absentee Ballot can be found here.

Completed absentee ballot applications can be mailed or dropped off in the black lockbox at the District Office at 200 Division Ave. Once your application is received, the district clerk will mail the absentee ballot to the address listed on your application or schedule a time for pick up. Completed ballots can be mailed to or dropped off at the District Office. Applications are accepted up to Monday, May 17 but the ballot must be picked up at the District Office. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on May 18. Voters must remember to sign and seal the oath envelope.

This year’s budget vote will contain four propositions:

• Proposition 1 is the 2021-22 school budget.
• Proposition 2 is the 2021-22 capital reserve. This reserve will fund a variety of projects utilizing excess funds in the 2020-21 unappropriated reserve at no additional cost to the taxpayer.
• Proposition 3 is the 2021-22 long-term capital reserve, which will fund health, safety, additions and renovations by transferring surplus funds over a number of years and at no additional cost to the taxpayer.
• Proposition 4 is the annual Gregory Museum appropriation for educational services.

The district will be holding its annual budget hearing on May 5 at 7:30 p.m. To learn more about each proposition on the ballot, click here.