Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1306 – Budget format
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The board of directors shall determine the budget format unless it is established by the district voters. [PL 1989, c. 414, §4 (AMD).]
1. Petition. An article establishing the budget format may be placed on the next warrant if authorized by a majority vote of the board or if a written petition of at least 10% of the number of voters voting in the last gubernatorial election in the municipalities within the district has been presented to the board.
[PL 1989, c. 414, §4 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1306
- Board of directors: means the governing body with statutory powers and duties for a school administrative district. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 20-A Sec. 1
- Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Meeting. A school budget format may be established by the district voters if the lesser of either 20% of the number of registered voters or 200 registered voters vote on an appropriate warrant article and a majority approve it. The meeting shall be called and held as provided for budget meetings under sections 1303 and 1304 or under sections 1351 to 1354 if the directors so choose or if the voting at district budget meetings is done within each member municipality.
[PL 1989, c. 414, §4 (AMD).]
3. Effective date. A change in budget format shall be voted on at least 90 days prior to the budget year for which that change is to be effective.
[PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 414, §4 (AMD).