Notice of Special District Meeting

OF THE HAUPPAUGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

TOWN OF ISLIP, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, NEW YORK

APRIL 5, 2016

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of the Hauppauge Public Library Special District, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York will be held in the Hauppauge Public Library, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York, on April 5, 2016, for the purpose of voting, by paper ballot, upon the following items:

To elect one (1) Trustee to the Hauppauge Public Library to fill a three year term commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2019, currently held by Peter Crociata appointed as a result of the resignation of Trustee Carol Poma, and

To elect one (1) Trustee to the Hauppauge Public Library to fill a five year term commencing July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2021, as a result of the expiration of the term of office presently held by Robert Druckenmiller, and

To adopt the Annual Library District Budget for the fiscal year 2016/2017 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the Library District, and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that for the purpose of voting at such meeting on April 5, 2016 the polls will be open between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, and the voting will be held in the Hauppauge Public Library, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the Office of Trustee of the Hauppauge Public Library shall be filed in the Hauppauge Public Library, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday, and not later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 11, 2016. Each candidate must be a qualified voter, and must reside in the area served by the Hauppauge Public Library. Each petition must be directed to Mr. Nicholas Mendola, who shall serve as the Clerk of the vote and must be signed by at least twenty five (25) qualified voters of the District or two (2%) per cent of the voters who voted in the previous annual election of the Trustees of the Library, whichever is greater, such number to be determined by the number of persons recorded in the poll list as having voted at such election. Such petition must state the name and the residence of each signer and the name and residence of the candidate. Additionally, because two Trustee positions are up for election this year, each candidate must specify, on the nominating petition, for which Trustee seat they are running, by listing the incumbent of that position on the petition. Each candidate may only run for one (1) of the vacant Trustee positions; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Hauppauge Public Library will hold a special budget hearing for the purpose of discussion of the expenditure of funds of the Hauppauge Public Library and the budgeting thereof on March 17, 2016, at the Hauppauge Public Library, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York at 7:30 p.m. All residents of the Hauppauge Public Library District are invited to attend this informational meeting to receive accurate information concerning the Hauppauge Public Library Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that copies of the annual estimated expenditures for the Hauppauge Public Library to be voted upon together with the text of any resolution which will be presented to the voters shall be available to any taxpayer in the Library District at the Hauppauge Public Library, 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. commencing on March 10, 2016 and each weekday through April 5, 2016; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special Library District meeting within the past four (4) years, such voter is eligible to vote and not required to register again for this Special Library District meeting. In addition, all those who are registered to vote with the Board of Elections of Suffolk County prior to April 1, 2016 shall be entitled to vote at this Special Library District meeting notwithstanding their failure to have previously registered with the Library District. All other persons who wish to vote must register. A person who will have resided in the Library District for a period of at least thirty (30) days prior to the day of the vote, who is a citizen of the United States and at least eighteen (18) years of age, shall be entitled to vote; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the members of the Board of Registration will meet at the Hauppauge Public Library, located at 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York, on March 29, 2016 between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, to prepare the register of the Special Library District and any person shall be entitled to have his or her name placed upon such Register provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of the members of the Board of Registration to be then and therefore entitled to vote at the said meeting on April 5, 2016. The Register will thereafter be filed in the Hauppauge Public Library, located at 601 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, New York, where the Register will be open for inspection on each of the five (5) days prior to April 5, 2016 excluding Sundays and holidays, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of 2018-a of the Education Law, absentee ballots for the election of Trustee and vote on the budget may be applied for at the Hauppauge Public Library during regular business hours. Such applications must be received by the Clerk no later than seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is mailed to the voter or by 5:00 p.m., prevailing time or no later than the day prior to the vote if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed, unless it shall have been received in the Hauppauge Public Library no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on the day of the election. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available and posted in the said Library on each of the five (5) days prior to the day of the vote except Sundays and holidays; and

FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reasons of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked “permanently disabled” by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate applications for such absentee ballot.

Dated: Hauppauge, New York BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

January 25, 2016 OF TRUSTEES OF THE

HAUPPAUGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Matthew Bollerman, Secretary