All 18 school districts in Chautauqua County, along with Gowanda and Randolph school districts in Cattaragus County, saw their proposed budgets pass, along with all the proposed propositions. The closest vote was in Forestville, where residents voted 270-262 to passing the budget. Voters also selected members to their respective boards of education.

The last time a school budget failed was in 2019 when voters in the Clymer School District rejected the budget. In 2018, Clymer, Ripley and Westfield all rejected their budgets.

Below are school results that were not announced Wednesday.

CHAUTAUQUA LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL

Voters approved the $23,585,665 spending plan. They also approved two other propositions. One established a capital reserve to enable the district to allocate funds to address future capital improvement projects that are not fully funded in the district’s annual operating budget. The reserve funding cannot exceed $7 million. The other proposition was for a repair reserve to enable the district to address public safety concerns on campus by allocating funds for unexpected facility repairs, equipment failure, and infrastructure replacement. The unassigned general fund balance from 2021-22 can now be transferred with a maximum amount of $750,000. According to school officials, Andrea Munsee-Wellman and Kenneth Shearer Jr. were elected to the Board of Education. Unofficial vote totals were not provided Tuesday night.

DUNKIRK

CITY SCHOOL

Voters approved the $52,396,017 spending plan. There were six candidates running for three seats on the Board of Education. According to unofficial results provided Tuesday night by District Clerk Tara Jakse, the top vote-getter in the election was Stephen Helwig with 378 votes. Marcus Buchanan took second place in the six-person race with 348 votes. Lucas Catalano was in third place with 314 votes. Incumbents Robert Bankoski and Julie Smith received 191 and 189 votes, respectively. The sixth candidate, Joseph Hallmark, had 113 votes. Helwig and Buchanan will fill three-year terms and Catalano will serve for one year.

FORESTVILLE

CENTRAL SCHOOL

Voters narrowly approved the $13,508,760 spending plan 270 to 262. They approved two additional propositions. The school was approved to buy a 24-passenger wheelchair bus for $79,041 and a 30-passenger school bus for $63,536. They also approved an $8,475,000 capital project to replace building roofs, heaters, replace boilers, upgrade parking lots, make interior and exterior renovations, and make energy savings improvements. There were six candidates running for three seats on the Board of Education. Elected to the board were Jamie Hebner, with 291 votes; Derek Case, with 288 votes; and Lindsey Ellis with 267. They defeated Christy Muck, Sylvester Cleary and Carol Woodard. Ellis has been one of the most outspoken individuals in Forestville in the last year. During the fall, she openly advocated for the resignation of Forestville Central School Superintendent Renee Garrett. A group of parents and residents of the district, headed by Ellis, were working on a petition calling for Garrett’s resignation. During that time, the petition had a total of 428 signatures.

FREWSBURG

CENTRAL SCHOOL

Voters approved the $20,534,750 spending plan. They also approved spending up to $360,000 to purchase school buses or other vehicles. The district is expected to receive state aid as well for the buses. Polly Hanson, Carrie Graham and Randall Wiltsie all were elected to the Board of Education. The three ran unopposed.

PANAMA

CENTRAL SCHOOL

Voters approved the $13,522,638 spending plan. There were three candidates running for two seats on the Board of Education. The top two vote getters were Greg Bullaro with 130 votes and Sophie Horner with 97 votes. Jeremy Pearson came in third with 92 votes.

RIPLEY

CENTRAL SCHOOL

Voters approved the $9,634,122 spending plan 78-34. Voters also approved a proposition to purchase two 65-passenger school buses for $262,853 76-35. Paul McCutcheon and Michael Boll, who ran unopposed, were elected to the Board of Education.