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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-03-26 18-143 Order 03/26/201818-143 03/26/2018 18-143 City Clerk Order N/A Title, Order Directing the City Clerk to Prepare Notice of Election and Ballots - School Budget Validation Election - June 12, 2018 This order will set the date of the school budget election for June 12, 2018, and the form of the validation question. State School Consolidation Law requires the City to hold a school budget validation election following the approval of the School Budget by the School Committee and the City Council. In accordance with State law, this election must be held within 30 days of the final Council approval and prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year on July 1st. For consistency, the City schedules this election to coincide with the state election date. Staff recommends approval. Recommend for passage Consent 03/26/201818-143 CITY OF BANGOR ORDER 03/26/2018 18-143 Tremble Directing the City Clerk to Prepare Notice of Election and Ballots - School Budget Validation Election - June 12, 2018 Be it Ordered by the City Council of the City of Bangor that, THAT the City Clerk is hereby directed to prepare the necessary notice of election and ballots for a Municipal Election to be held on June 12, 2018 for the purpose of validating the Fiscal Year 2019 school budget; and BE IT FURTHER ORDERED THAT The question to be submitted to the voters shall be in the following form: “Do you favor approving the Bangor School Department budget for the upcoming school year that was adopted at the latest regional school unit budget meeting and that includes locally raised funds that exceed the required local contribution as described in the Essential Programs and Services Funding Act? Yes No A YES vote allows additional funds to be raised for K-12 public education. A NO vote means additional funds cannot be raised for K-12 public education. IN CITY COUNCIL MARCH 26, 2018 CO 18-143 PASSED 4-.) CITY CLERK