2530 – Power to Contract Indebtedness.
§ 2530. Power to contract indebtedness. Each city school district shall be authorized to expend money for any of the objects or purposes which it is authorized to accomplish by law and may contract indebtedness in its name pursuant to the local finance law. The provisions of section four hundred sixteen of this chapter shall […]
2550 – Application of Article.
§ 2550. Application of article. This article shall apply to the city school districts of the following cities only: New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers.
2551 – Board of Education Corporate Body.
§ 2551. Board of education corporate body. The board of education of each city school district of a city with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more according to the latest federal census is hereby continued as a body corporate.
2552 – Board of Education.
§ 2552. Board of education. The board of education of each such city school district is hereby continued. The educational affairs in each such city school district shall be under the general management and control of a board of education to consist of not less than three and not more than nine members, to be […]
2553 – Board of Education; Eligibility; How Chosen; Term of Office; Vacancies.
§ 2553. Board of education; eligibility; how chosen; term of office; vacancies. 1. No person shall be eligible to the office of member of a board of education who is not a citizen of the United States, who is not qualified to register for or vote at an election in accordance with the provisions of […]
2554 – Powers and Duties of Board of Education.
§ 2554. Powers and duties of board of education. * Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the board of education in a city, except the city board of the city of New York, shall have the power and it shall be its duty: * NB Effective until June 30, 2024 * Subject to the […]
2525 – Audit of Claims.
§ 2525. Audit of claims. 1. The board of education, in considering any claim, may require any person presenting the same to be sworn before it or before any member thereof and to give testimony relative to the justness and accuracy of such claim, and may take evidence and examine witnesses under oath in respect […]
2511 – Purchase and Sale of Real and Personal Property.
§ 2511. Purchase and sale of real and personal property. 1. The board of education may purchase real and personal property for any of the purposes authorized by law and shall take title thereto in the name of the school district. The board of education is hereby empowered to sell and convey the same, when […]
2512 – Buildings and Sites.
§ 2512. Buildings and sites. 1. Such board of education is authorized and it shall have power to designate sites, to purchase, repair, reconstruct, improve or enlarge school buildings or other buildings or sites, and to construct new buildings, provided that the purchase, repair, reconstruction, improvement or enlargement of school buildings or other buildings or […]
2513 – Contracts; Advertisement for Bids.
§ 2513. Contracts; advertisement for bids. The board of education shall let all contracts for public work and all purchase contracts to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for bids where so required by section one hundred three of the general municipal law.