Information Sessions (2026-27)

VILLAGE ELECTION SYSTEM

On Friday, December 11, 2026, at 10:30 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and via Zoom, LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s Citizens Nominating Committee (CNC) election. The Procedure Committee (PC) Chair Daniel Besikof and Vice Chair Allison Zolot have been invited to present and answer questions. The information session is open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

When available, links will be provided for the following materials:

LWVS Information Session Agenda and PC’s Responses
LWVS Consensus Questions
LWVS Consensus Statement.

For more information, please contact LWVS Village Election System Chairs Diane Baylor and Attiya Malik.

SCHOOL ELECTION SYSTEM

On Friday, January 29, 2027, at 10:30 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and via Zoom, LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding this year’s School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) election. Representatives from the SBNC Administrative Committee, including the Election Chairs June (Xun) Deng and Jenny Simon Tabak, have been invited to answer questions. The information session is open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

When available, links will be provided for the following materials:

LWVS Information Session Agenda and SBNC AC’s Responses
LWVS Consensus Questions
LWVS Consensus Statement.

For more information, please contact LWVS School Election System Chair Shilpa Spencer.

LOCAL, COUNTY, AND STATE LEAGUE PROGRAMS

On Wednesday, February 10, 2027, at 8:30 pm via Zoom, LWVS will hold its annual general membership and consensus meeting to discuss next year’s programs for LWVS (to be proposed for adoption at the LWVS Annual Meeting in May), for the Westchester County League (to be communicated to the LWVW board for its consideration), and for the State League (to be communicated to the LWVNYS board for discussion in drafting the proposed 2-year program to be adopted after debate and discussion by delegates at the biennial June convention).

In preparation for the discussion, attendees are asked to review the current LWVS Program for 2026-27, the current LWVW Program for 2026-27, and the LWVNYS Program Planning Materials for 2027-29.

SCHOOL BUDGET

On Monday, March 15, 2027 at 11 am at Scarsdale Public Library Scott Room and via Zoom, LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session and consensus meeting regarding the preliminary 2027-28 Scarsdale School District Budget. Members of the District Cabinet and Board of Education have been invited to present and answer questions. The information session is open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

Links to the materials below will be added when available:

FY 2027-28 Budget Document files on Board Docs,
LWVS Information Session Agenda and the District’s Responses
LWVS Consensus Questions
LWVS Consensus Statement.

Additional materials, including links to presentation slides, are housed on the District’s Budget Documents webpage.

Important dates on the Budget Development Calendar are noted below:

Monday, November 16, 2026: Budget Priorities Public Forum
Monday, February 8, 2027: Budget Study Session #1
Monday, March 1, 2027: Budget Study Session #2
Monday, March 15, 2027: Budget Study Session #3
Monday, March 22, 2027: Budget Forum
Monday, April 12, 2027: Board Adopts Budget
Monday, May 10, 2027: Statutory Budget Hearing
Tuesday, May 18, 2027: Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election

For more information, please contact LWVS School Budget Chair Dalya Khan.

VILLAGE BUDGET AND MAJOR PROJECTS

On Friday, April 2, 2027, at 10:30 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and via Zoom, LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session and consensus meeting regarding the preliminary 2027-28 Village Budget. Members of the Village Administration and Board of Trustees have been invited to present and answer questions. The information session is open to the public; the consensus meeting is for current LWVS members only.

Links to the materials below will be added when available:

LWVS Information Session Agenda and the Village’s Responses
LWVS Consensus Questions
LWVS Consensus Statement.

Additional budget materials may be found on information on the archives of adopted Village Budgets, the Village Budget files on ClearGov that include the Multi-year Capital Improvement Plan, and the recordings of the Village Board of Trustee work sessions.

Village budget sessions are open to the public and public participation is encouraged. Meeting details and Zoom links are available on the Board of Trustees website.

Links below provide information about the Major Projects:

Important dates on the Village budget development calendar will be noted below when available:

TBD, 2027: First Pass Budget Book and Review
TBD, 2027: Second Pass Budget Book and Review
TBD, 2027: Public Hearing and Adoption of Tax Cap Local Law
TBD, 2027: Village Manager and Treasurer to discuss preliminary 2027-28 budget to be discussed with Village organizations
TBD, 2027: Third Pass Budget Book and Review
Friday, March 20, 2027: Filing deadline for the Tentative 2027-28 Budget
TBD, 2027: Tentative 2027-28 Budget to be presented during Work Session (must be filed by March 20)
TBD, 2027: Statutory public hearing on Tentative Budget (must be completed prior to April 15)
TBD, 2027: Village Board of Trustees to adopt budget (must be adopted prior to May 1)