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Avon board authorized up to $230,000 for one bus and one vehicle
Summary
Voters approved Proposition 2 allowing the district to spend up to $230,000 to purchase one 65-passenger bus (estimated up to $178,000) and one 7-passenger vehicle (estimated up to $52,000); minutes cite Section 416 of the Education Law for debt issuance authority. Vote: 403–146.
Voters approved Proposition 2 on May 20, 2025, authorizing the Avon Central School District to expend up to $230,000 to purchase transportation vehicles: one 65-passenger bus (estimated maximum aggregate cost up to $178,000) and one 7-passenger vehicle (estimated up to $52,000). The minutes state that the district may raise costs by levy of tax and issue debt under Section 416 of the Education Law or may finance the purchase from unappropriated fund balance if the board determines that to be in the district’s best interest.
The minutes record the Proposition 2 tally as 403 Yes and 146 No. The entry in the official minutes contains the proposition wording and the vote count; the minutes do not specify which financing method the board will select or the timetable for acquisition.
The proposition’s text explicitly references Section 416 of the Education Law as the statutory mechanism for issuing debt in anticipation of tax levies; the minutes do not record further legal advice or a motion selecting debt issuance versus fund-balance financing.
