PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: LAUREL MURPHY
315 -378-2902
OR, DONNA KUHN
315-727-8107
Badenhausen Public Library Seeking Candidates for Board
On June 20, 2023, the Brasher Falls Central School District voters will vote on a referendum to
establish and fund the Badenhausen Public Library. At the same time, voters will elect five
trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees for the library.
People who are United States citizens, eighteen years old or older, and have been residents of the
Brasher Falls Central School District for 30 days preceding the election are eligible to run for
vacancies on the five-member Board of Trustees. For this first election, terms will be staggered
from one to five years. Subsequent elections will be for five year terms.
Candidates may pick up petitions at the Badenhausen Reading Room. These petitions must be
returned to the Reading Room by May 15, 2023.
Trustee Roles:
– Plan and evaluate the library’s service program based on community needs
– Secure adequate funding for the library’s service program
-Exercise fiduciary responsibility for the use of public and private funds
– Adopt policy
– Maintain a facility that meets the library’s community needs
– Promote the library in the community
-Conduct the library’s business in an open and ethical manner