Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District

Budget Vote Scheduled for June 16, 2020 by Absentee Ballot

As per Executive Order 202.39, school districts must now accept ballots sent via U.S. mail until Tuesday, June 16. The cutoff for hand-delivered ballots remains 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. The counting of all ballots will occur after 5:00 p.m. on June 16.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, in Executive Order 202.26 issued on May 1, 2020, scheduled the School District Budget Vote and Elections for June 9, 2020. The voting process will be accomplished by Absentee Ballot, with every registered voter, of record, in the school district receiving an Absentee Ballot by mail to be returned, postage-paid envelope will be provided, to the District Clerk to be received no later than Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Votes received after 5:00 p.m. on June 9 will not be counted (regardless of when they were postmarked).

This year's nominees for Board of Education Trustee are
Pat Arslanian, Mary Lynn Hoeg and Brian Mealy.

Please contact Cathy Gilliard, the District Clerk for information at cgilliard@mufsd.com

Please be reminded that qualified voters can also register remotely through the
NYS DMV website.

2020-2021 Proposed School Budget Calendar

Nov 2019 - Feb 2020 Formal District-wide Budget Preparation

Feb. 13th - Regular Board of Education Meeting
March 1st - District must submit information for the calculation of the tax levy limit to the State Comptroller, the Commissioner of Education and Commissioner of Tax and Finance
March 5th - Budget Meeting
March 18th - Budget Meeting/Regular Board of Education Meeting
March 24, 2020 Executive Session - 9:00am Budget and Monthly Meeting (rescheduled from 3/18/20) - 9:45am
[*This meeting was closed to the public due to COVID-19 pandemic - the recording is available here.]
March 26, 2020 Budget Meeting - 11:00am
[*This meeting was closed to the public due to COVID-19 pandemic - the recording is available here.]
April 16^th - Board to Adopt Budget -Regular Board of Education Meeting
[*This meeting was closed to the public due to COVID-19 pandemic - the recording is available here.]
April 17^th - Property Tax Report Card must be filed with the State Education Department by the close of business day after Board adopts the budget, and no later than 24 days before the budget vote and election which is Friday, April 24, 2020
May 11^th - Final day for submission of Petitions for Board of Education Candidates – Must be submitted by 5:00 PM to the District Clerk. Seats Open: Anderson, Mealy
May 14th - BOE Monthly Meeting [*This meeting was closed to the public due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The recording is available here.]
May 19^th - Budget newsletter will be mailed to all households highlighting the details of the 20-21 proposed budget.
May 22^nd - Budget Document Available at school district offices, both public libraries and on the district's website.
May 27^th - Budget Hearing - questions can be emailed to the Board of Education at BOE@mufsd.com. The recording of the meeting can be viewed here.
May 28^th - Budget Notice will be mailed.
June 9^th - Original budget vote and trustee election. Please mail or drop off to 385 Depot Lane, Cutchogue, New York 11935.
June 16^th - Budget vote and trustee election via absentee ballot only.