N.Y. Education Law § 2007: Special meeting in union free school district

§ 2007. Special meeting in union free school district. 1. The board of

education in a union free school district shall have power to call

special meetings of the inhabitants of the district whenever they shall

deem it necessary and proper, in the manner prescribed in section two

thousand four of this chapter. The notice of each special meeting shall

state the purposes for which it is called, and no business shall be

transacted at such special meeting, except that which is specified in

the notice.

2. In a union free school district whose limits correspond with those

of any incorporated village, the board of education shall have power to

call special meetings of the inhabitants of the district for the

purposes mentioned in section four hundred sixteen in the manner

prescribed in said section two thousand four of this chapter.

3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one and two of

this section, and of section two thousand four of this part, whenever

the voters of the district shall have defeated the budget of the

district, in whole or in part, or whenever the board of education shall

have rejected all bids for a contract or contracts for public work,

transportation or purchase, and whenever in either such case the board

of education shall deem it necessary and proper to call a special

meeting to take appropriate action, the board of education shall be

authorized to give the notices required by subdivision one of section

two thousand four of this part by publishing such notices once in each

week within the two weeks next preceding such special meeting, the first

publication to be at least fourteen days before such meeting and any

required posting to be fourteen days before the time of such meeting.

b. A school budget revote called pursuant to paragraph a of this

subdivision shall be held on the third Tuesday of June, provided,

however that such budget revote shall be held on the second Tuesday in

June if the commissioner at the request of a local school board

certifies no later than March first that such vote would conflict with

religious observances.

c. Notwithstanding the provisions of section two thousand fourteen of

this part, where a school district shall have adopted personal

registration, the board of registration shall meet on such day or days

as shall be fixed by the board of education, the last day of which,

however, shall not be more than seven nor less than two days preceding

any school district meeting notices for which shall have been given as

provided in this subdivision.

4. The board of education in a union free school district shall, in

each case when a special district meeting is required or permitted to

elect members of such board of education, call such meeting for at least

six consecutive hours between the hours of seven o'clock in the forenoon

and nine o'clock in the afternoon, at least two of which hours shall be

after six o'clock in the afternoon, and notice shall be given in the

manner prescribed in section two thousand four of this chapter for

meetings held over the hours.