Gates Chili CSD will hold its 2025-26 School Budget Vote and Board Election on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Spartan Field House at Gates Chili High School, 1 Spartan Way, Rochester, NY 14624. Voters should park in lot D or E and enter the field house using door 7 (see map for more details).

Results will be posted below at the conclusion of the election. 

Proposition 1: The school budget proposition authorizes the Gates Chili Central School District to spend $139,776,252 for school purposes during the 2025-26 fiscal year and to levy the necessary tax therefore.

Proposition 2: This proposition authorizes the purchase of school buses at a total cost of no more than $2,317,161. New York State reimburses Gates Chili approximately 75% of the cost of bus purchases.

Proposition 3: This proposition authorizes the creation of a capital reserve fund to finance future bus purchases which will save the district approximately $200,000 annually in debt issuance and interest costs. This fund shall not exceed $12,000,000 with a 10-year life.

Board of Education Candidates: Residents will vote to fill three (3) three-year terms on the Gates Chili Board of Education. Candidates, in ballot order, are Tanya Srbinovski (incumbent), Jahmar Chase, Andrea Minchella and Dr. Christine Brown Richards (incumbent).