NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING
Port Washington Public Library State Of New York, County of Nassau
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting (“Meeting”) of the Port Washington Public Library (the “Library”) will be held at the Library, One Library Drive, Port Washington, New York, on April 13, 2021 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. in the lower level gallery of the Library, for the following purposes:
1. To vote on the following Library budget proposition:
RESOLVED that the proposed Library budget as prepared by the Library’s Trustees for the year 2021/2022, and as the same may have been amended, be and hereby is approved; and that the amount thereof, less receipts, be raised by the levy of a t2. For the purpose of electing two (2) Library Trustees. The positions are for a five-year term, due to the expiration of the terms of office of the incumbent Board members, Nancy A. Comer and William Keller. The terms shall commence on July 1, 2021.
3. To consider such other business as may lawfully come before the Meeting.
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that Lynn Moessner is designated Library District Clerk for the purposes of this Meeting, and that the vote on the aforesaid matters will be cast by ballot upon voting machines.
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Library Trustee must be filed with the Library District Clerk between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., no later than March 15, 2020. Each nominating petition shall be directed to the Library District Clerk, must be signed by at least 97 qualified voters, must state the residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Blank nominating petitions may be obtained from all public service desks of the Library.
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that a copy of the proposed annual estimated expenditures to be voted upon shall be made available at the public service desks in the Library during regular Library hours during the 14 days preceding such Meeting and on the day of the Meeting.
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Library Trustees will hold budget hearings on February 10, 2021 and March 17, 2021. In addition, a budget information session will be held on April 6, 2021. Both hearings and the budget information session will be held at the Library, on the applicable dates, at 7:30 p.m.
FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that personal registration is now required to vote in the Library’s meetings (a.k.a. “elections”). Accordingly, any “qualified voter” who is registered with the Port Washington School District or with the Library pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law, and any “qualified voter” who is currently registered with the Nassau County Board of Elections pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, is eligible to vote at this Library Meeting. All other persons who wish to vote must register in advance. To be a “qualified voter” who is eligible to register to vote in the Library’s meetings/elections, a person must be: 1) a citizen of the United States; 2) at least 18 years of age; and 3) a resident with the School District for a period of 30 days immediately preceding April 13, 2021.FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that qualified voters may register at the Administration Office on April 6, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting in the April 13, 2021 Meeting.FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that the register of voters will be filed in the office of the Library District Clerk and will be available for inspection on weekdays March 30 through April 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. FURTHER NOTICEIS GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for the Library Trustee election and budget vote may be obtained at the public service desks of the Library. The application is also available online at www.pwpl.org. All applications must be received at least seven (7) days before the Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Meeting if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received by the District Clerk not later than 5 p.m. on the day of the Meeting (April 13, 2021). Dated: February 4, 2021
BY ORDER OF THE LIBRARY BOARD
Lynn Moessner, Library District Clerk
