2024-2025 Budget Vote Results

Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the proposed budget for the 2023-24 school budget and three additional propositions, in addition to filling four Board of Education seats.

More than 700 voters cast a ballot in the annual vote and election. Please see the voting results below.

Proposition 1 (2023-24 School Budget)
YES     613      pass
NO       244

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases)
YES     590      pass
NO       264

Proposition 3 (Establish Capital Reserve Fund)
YES     632      pass
NO       220

Proposition 4 (Student Rep to BOE)
YES     674      pass
NO       182

Board of Education (4 seats)
Kathryn Davis (I)         565      earns a three-year term
Catherine Coffee         492      earns a three-year term
Michelle Jennings       481      earns a three-year term
Robert Long (I)           462      earns a one-year term
Linda Palmer               362
Scott Bubel                  334
Jahmar Elliott              313
Ron DeSantis              1
Ashli Dreher                1
John Finnegan            1
Donald J. Trump          1

Thank you to all the Gates Chili community members who participated in the school budget vote and board election. For more information about the election and school budget, go to gateschili.org/vote.  

Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the proposed budget for the 2022-23 school budget and three additional propositions, in addition to filling three Board of Education seats. 

Proposition 1 (2022-23 School Budget) pass
YES   869
NO     403

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases) pass
YES   837
NO     436

Proposition 3 (Establish Capital Reserve Fund for Security pass Infrastructure) 
YES   911
NO     360

Proposition 4 (Use of Capital Reserve Funds for Technology Purchases) pass
YES   963
NO     314

Board of Education (3 seats*) 
Francis (Frank) Muscato (incumbent)             818
Dr. Christine Brown Richards (incumbent)     799
Michael A. Bailey (incumbent)                        776
Lynn M. Knauf                                                496
Cherie Stuhler                                                490
Robert E. Lee                                                 311
      *Three highest receive three-year terms beginning July 1, 2022. 

Thank you to all the Gates Chili community members who participated in the school budget vote and board election. For more information about the school budget, click here.

Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the proposed budget for the 2021-22 school budget and three additional propositions, in addition to filling three Board of Education seats. 

Proposition 1 (2021-22 School Budget) 
YES — 452 
NO — 233 
 
Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases) 
YES — 454 
NO — 227 
 
Proposition 3 (Establish Capital Reserve Fund) 
YES — 457 
NO — 222 
 
Proposition 4 (Use of Capital Reserve Funds / Audiovisual Technology Equipment Supplies) 
YES — 517 
NO — 163 
 
Board of Education (3 seats*) 
Nicole Littlewood – 439 
Andrea Hinchey Unson (incumbent) -- 404 
Kerri Keyes (incumbent) -- 393 
Lisa Singletary -- 317 
Alicia Trumble -- 270 
*three candidates with the highest number of votes receive three-year terms beginning July 1, 2021. 

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Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the adopted 2020-21 budget and one proposition, in addition to filling three Board of Education seats.

Proposition 1 (2020-21 School Budget)

YES     2,340              60%
NO      1,558              40%

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases)

YES    2,135              55%
NO      1,768             45%

Board of Education (3 seats*)

Catherine Coffee (incumbent)     2,810 
Robert Long                              2,558             
Jeffrey Pettenski (incumbent)     2,182             
Miriam Rivera                            1,496             
Raymond Banks (incumbent)      1,166             

*three highest receive three-year terms beginning July 1, 2020.

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Proposition 1 (2019-20 School Budget)
YES — 511
NO — 197

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases)
YES — 511
NO — 197

Proposition 3 (Establish Technology Capital Reserve Fund)
YES — 532
NO — 175

Proposition 4 (Establish Vehicles/Equipment Capital Reserve Fund)
YES — 514
NO — 188

Board of Education (4 seats*)
Dr. Christine Brown Richards (incumbent) — 536
Francis Muscato — 479
Michael Bailey — 478
Raymond Banks — 316
*three highest receive three-year terms beginning July 1, 2019; fourth highest receives one-year term effective May 29, 2019-June 30, 2020.

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Proposition 1: Budget
551 Yes
215 No

Proposition 2: Bus Purchase
550 Yes
222 No

Proposition 3: Capital Reserve Fund
581 Yes
190 No

Proposition 4 : Energy Savings
629 Yes
141 No

Board of Education:
Andre (Andy) Bailey = 611 - three-year term
Andrea Hinchey Unson = 610 - three-year term
Kerri Keyes = 574 - three-year term
Jeffrey Pettenski = 535 - two-year term


The budget and all propositions have passed.

The Gates Chili Central School District residents approved the 2017-2018 School Budget with 729 voting yes and 388 voting no.

Voters approved the Bus Proposition with 711 voting yes and 300 voting no.

Voters approved the Capital Project with 682 voting yes and 438 voting no.

There were four open seats on the Gates Chili Board of Education:

Catherine Coffee received 859 votes and will serve a three-year term
Michael A Bailey received 848 votes and will serve a three-year term
James Crider received 767 votes and will serve a three-year term
Marvin Stepherson received 675 votes and will serve a two-year term
John (Jack)Curran received 609 votes

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