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Tri-Valley board accepts preliminary 2026 school budget results and certifies board election
Summary
The Tri-Valley Central School District Board of Education accepted preliminary results of the 2026 school budget vote and certified preliminary board election results, reading ballot counts and naming candidates; final reconciliation of the budget totals was noted as pending.
The Board of Education for the Tri-Valley Central School District voted to accept preliminary results of the 2026 school budget vote and to accept preliminary results of the 2026 school board election.
The board's motion to accept the budget results, moved by George and seconded by Travis, carried unanimously. The chair read vote totals: 250 machine ballots and 27 absentee ballots; 184 yes votes (176 machine, 8 absentee) and 93 no votes (74 machine, 19 absentee). The resolution as read in the meeting record referenced an expenditure figure and stated the action was "pending final reconciliation." The board did not provide a separate, verified final total at the meeting.
Why it matters: Accepting preliminary vote results is the formal step that allows the district to begin administrative reconciliation and planning for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The board noted that the results remain subject to final certification and reconciliation.
In the same motion sequence, the board accepted preliminary results of the board member election. Motion by Jerry, seconded by Carrie, carried unanimously. The preliminary winners listed in the meeting record were Timothy Diamond and Ian Constable; a third name appeared in the record as read during the meeting.
Superintendent Aaron Long offered brief remarks after the votes, thanking the community for supporting the 2026-27 budget and praising the district's instructional and extracurricular programs. "Your support reflects the trust and partnership that makes Tri Valley such a special place for our students and our families," he said.
What happens next: The board said the vote totals and the budget resolution are pending final reconciliation. No additional substantive deliberation or amendment to the budget was recorded at the meeting.
Notes: The board read a specific expenditure number while presenting the Proposition; the meeting record states that the budget acceptance is "pending final reconciliation," and the district will publish final, certified totals when reconciliation is complete.
