HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-27 17-110 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 17-110
Date: March 27, 2017
Item/Subject: Order, Directing the City Clerk to Prepare Notice of Election and Ballots —School
Budget Validation Election — June 13, 2017
Responsible Department: City Clerk
Commentary: This order will set the date of the school budget election for June 13, 2017,
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.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
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City Manager
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
City Soficitor
Introduced for
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First Reading
Referral
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17-110
MARCH 27, 2017
Assigned to Councilor Nichols
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CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER, Directing the City Clerk to Prepare Notice of Election and Ballots —School
Budget Validation Election — June 13, 2017
By the City Council of the City of Bangor.
ORDERED,
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 13, 2017 for the purpose of validating the Fiscal
Year 2018 school budget; and
BE rT 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.