I. Council Action Requested.
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To countersign the Regional School Unit No.14 warrant calling a Regional School Unit Budget Referendum to be held on June 13, 2023.
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II. Basis for Council Action.
Council approval of this item is required because;
a. The Town is a member of Regional School Unit No 14 pursuant to a referendum vote adopted by the Town’s voters.
b. The provisions of 20-A MRSA § 1485 and 1486 provide for a budget validation referendum to be held in each town of a regional school unit to consider validation of the regional school unit budget previously approved by the voters of the region at a regional school unit budget meeting.
c. Pursuant to 20-A MRSA § 1502 a warrant for a referendum called by the regional school unit board shall be countersigned by the municipal officers of each member town of the region; and
d. Pursuant to Article II, Section 1 of the Charter “[t]he Town Council, hereinafter called the ‘Council’, shall be and constitute the municipal officers of the Town.”
III. Issue Summary.
The Windham Raymond School District (RSU No.14) has its budget approval meeting scheduled for May 17, 2023. Pursuant to the act of the RSU Board of Directors and the Municipal Officers of Windham and Raymond, the required budget validation vote would then be held on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.