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ITHACA (ICSD)

Tompkins County School Districts
Budget Re-Votes

June 18, 2024
Noon – 9pm

ITHACA (Ithaca City School Districts)
https://www.ithacacityschools.org/o/icsd/page/budget-vote-election

District Clerk: 
Tricia Beresford  tricia.beresford@icsd.k12.ny.us   607-274-2102
Deputy Dist. Clerk Emilee Tracy-Arm emilee.tracy@icsd.k12.ny.us  607-274-6845
Or send a message on Let’s Talk  https://www.ithacacityschools.org/letstalk

School District’s website: https://www.ithacacityschools.org/

School Board website: https://www.ithacacityschools.org/board

Budget information:  https://www.ithacacityschools.org/o/icsd/page/budget-faqs

Proposition No. 1:  Proposed 2024-25 Budget
Shall the Board of Education of the Ithaca City School District, City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, be authorized to expend $163,012,098 to meet the District’s estimated expenditures during the 2024-2025 school year, and to levy the necessary tax therefor?

Proposition No. 2:  Appropriation and Expenditure of Capital Reserve Funds
Shall the Board of Education of the Ithaca City School District (the “District”) be authorized to appropriate funds from the District’s “2022 Capital Reserve Fund” in the maximum amount of $1,600,000 and to expend these combined funds for the following purposes: 1) Purchase of up to two (2) electric buses, only with rebates to defray costs; 2) Purchase of up to two (2) ultra-low emission propane buses for long range travel that includes wheelchair-accessible lifts; and 3) Purchase of up to three (3) passenger vehicles to transport students and support student programming, including but not limited to Drivers Education, and to support district departments, including but not limited to the Transportation, Technology, and Facilities Departments?

Budget Hearing: The Board of Education held a public budget hearing on Tuesday, June 11 at 5:30 p.m. in York Hall (Ithaca High School) to discuss the re-vote budget and Proposition 2.

Voter Qualifications:  To vote in the 2024 Budget Vote and School Board Election, you must be a registered voter and —

  • a citizen of the United States;
  • 18 years of age or older;
  • a resident within the district for 30 days immediately preceding June 18, 2024; and
  • not otherwise prohibited from voting under Election Law.

The voter registration deadline is June 16. 

Voter Registration:
If a qualified voter has previously registered with the district or with the county board of elections and has voted within the last four (4) calendar years, they are eligible to vote in the June 18, 2024 Annual District Re-Vote without re-registering.

All others who wish to vote in the Annual District Meeting and Election must either pre-register with the district as set forth below or be registered with the Tompkins County or Tioga County board of elections to vote in general elections.

The district has authorized continuous registration of qualified voters in the Office of the District Clerk, 400 Lake Street, Ithaca, New York between the hours of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Monday through Friday, through June 16, 2024.

Voting locations:  https://www.ithacacityschools.org/o/icsd/page/polling-locations

Voting times: 12:00 noon – 9:00 pm on June 18, 2024

Absentee Ballots:  Qualified voters of the district may download an absentee ballot application here or pick one up at the District Office. If the application requests the absentee ballot be mailed to the voter, the application must be received by the district clerk no later than 5 p.m. on June 11, 2024. Otherwise, the application may be personally delivered to the district clerk no later than the day before the election (June 17).
Absentee ballots must be received by the district clerk by 5 p.m. on June 18, 2024, in order to be canvassed.