 Board of Education |
 Pictured: Laurie McKeveny (OES principal) |
OA Voters Approve 2013-14 Budget And filling the two open OA Board of Education seats will be: * Buffie Arhbal (1,015 votes) * Gene Cvik, incumbent (974 votes) 2013 Budget Newsletter Absentee Ballots Absentee ballots are available to qualified school district residents for every vote. In order to qualify for an absentee ballot you must meet all of the district resident requirements listed below: * Be a citizen of the United States * Be at least 18 years old * Be a resident of the OA district for at least 30 days before the vote * Not be a convicted felon or adjudged by a court to be mentally incompetent (Section 5-106 of Election Law 2012) * Or, out of town for business or personal reasons on the day of the vote. A resident who will be out of town on the day of a district vote must request an absentee ballot no later than the day before any scheduled vote. This may be done by mail if the request is made at least seven days prior to the vote. For the voter's convenience, a downloadable application is available on our Web site. Any request less than seven days from the day of the vote must be made in person at Owego Free Academy, 1 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego, during regular business hours. All completed and signed absentee ballot applications must be sent via regular mail or delivered in person. Fax or e-mail applications will not be accepted. In order for an absentee ballot to be valid, the sealed ballot must be received in person no later than the day before the vote, or delivered by United States Postal Service by 5 p.m. the day of the vote to 36 Talcott Street, Owego, New York 13827. All directions on the ballot and the envelope in which the ballot is sealed must be followed exactly for a ballot to be valid. Please contact Marcy Hill, OA district clerk, by phone at (607) 687-6215, or via e-mail at hillm@oacsd.org with questions, or to receive an application by e-mail. 2013-2014 OA Budget Proposal At the March 21 Board of Education meeting, Dr. Bill Russell, OA superintendent, presented his budget proposal to the BOE. You can view the PowerPoint Budget Proposal by clicking here. * 2013-2014 Budget Proposal by Object Code 2012-2013 BOE Members (click on a board member's name to send them an e-mail) DAVID BARTON President GENE CVIK Vice President BECKY GOODRICH KYLE SHUEY, Student Representative (2012-2013) And on OA's bus replacement program, voters approved the purchase of four new buses by a margin of 1,058 to 410 (or, 72.1% to 27.9%). Elected to the Board of Education were John Crosby and David Barton, both incumbents. |
