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Long Island Museum petition to appear on May 19 ballot; board says proposition separate from district budget
Summary
Board accepted the Long Island Museum petition to place a proposition on the May 19 ballot and reiterated that the museum petition is distinct from the district budget; if approved the museum funding would be collected through the district tax levy rather than as a separate town line item.
The board accepted petitions to place a Long Island Museum proposition on the May 19 ballot and clarified that the petition process was initiated by the museum, not the district.
Dr. Scanlon told the board that the museum met with trustees in an executive session to explain its proposal but that the board did not solicit the petition. "The museum came to meet with the board in an exec session and explained their proposals. There was no action taken on the board to put this forward," he said, adding that once the petition met the requisite number of signatures the district was legally obligated to put it on the ballot.
Mr. Carlson explained how taxes would be collected if the proposition passes: the amount would be added to the school district tax levy (not a separate line item on Brookhaven tax bills) and the district would collect funds and disperse them to the museum as received.
Board members urged voters to read the proposition carefully and reiterated that approval of the museum proposition is a separate decision from the district budget vote.
Next steps: the Long Island Museum proposition will appear on the May 19 ballot for district voters to approve or reject.
