Watch: Live Ballot Counting For Hampton Bays School Budget Vote

HAMPTON BAYS, NY — Here's how to watch the results for the Hampton Bays school budget vote live from home.

Ballots will be counted in the gymnasium of Hampton Bays High School and the counting will be live-streamed via YouTube with a link on the Hampton Bays Public Schools homepage here.

After Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered an extension in the filing date, Tuesday marked the last day residents could cast an absentee ballot in the 2020-2021 Hampton Bays Public Schools' budget vote.

According to the district, the proposed $$55,205,086 represents budget-to-budget increase of 1.62 percent and a tax levy increase of 1.46 percent, beneath the New York State tax levy cap.
Residents will also vote on a proposition to authorize the use of up to $300,000 of undesignated, unreserved fund balance from the 2019 to 2020 budget for repairs, renovations or upgrades to facilities/grounds, the district said.

Goals in crafting the budget, the district said, included providing a high-quality education for all students at an investment level that the Hampton Bays community can sustain; maintaining existing programs for students, including academic, social/emotional, co-curricular, enrichment and support; and maintaining a safe environment for all in areas such as security, facilities maintenance and preservation.

Incumbent Dot Capuano is running unopposed for one open Board of Education seat.