§ 745. Definitions As used in this subchapter, words have the meaning as defined in section 702 (definitions) of this title and any words not defined in that section have their plain meaning, except: (1) Member district. “Member district” means either a town school district that is a member district as defined in section 702 […]
§ 747. Board members; term; conduct of meetings; quorum and voting; powers and duties (a) Members. Except as set forth in subchapter 2 (exploration, formation, and organization) of this chapter for initial members, each member of the board of a union elementary school or union high school district shall: (1) be elected by the voters […]
§ 748. Union elementary and union high school district board members; nomination and election; bond (a) If by Australian ballot. The provisions of this subsection (a) shall apply to a union elementary or union high school district that conducts elections for board membership by Australian ballot. (1) Proportional to town population. (A) When membership on […]
§ 749. Vacancy on union elementary or union high school district board (a) Filling a vacancy. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, this section shall apply to a vacancy on a union elementary or union high school district board, unless otherwise provided in the articles of agreement of the union elementary or […]
§ 750. Union elementary or union high school district budget; preparation and authorization (a) The board of a union elementary or union high school district shall prepare and distribute a proposed budget annually for the next school year pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 563(11) (powers of school boards; budget) of this title. (b) If […]
§ 751. Annual report; data (a) The board of a union elementary or union high school district shall prepare an annual report concerning the affairs of the district and have it printed and distributed to the voters of the district pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 563(10) (powers of school boards; report) of this title. […]
§ 753. Officers; election; term; vacancy; bond (a) Officers. At an annual meeting of the union elementary or union high school district, the voters shall elect a moderator from among the registered voters. The voters shall also vote to elect a clerk and a treasurer of the district; provided, however, at any annual or special […]
§ 754. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities (a) Moderator. The powers, duties, and liabilities of the moderator of a union elementary or union high school district shall be the same as those of a moderator of a town school district. The moderator shall preside at each annual and special meeting of the union elementary or […]
§ 755. Warnings of union elementary and union high school district meetings (a) The board of a union elementary or union high school district shall have the same authority and obligation to warn or call meetings of the district as a town school board has to warn or call town school district meetings. (b) Except […]
§ 756. Union district meetings conducted from the floor (a) Not later than the close of business on the day before the meeting, the town clerk of each member district of a union elementary or union high school district shall furnish to the union district clerk, at the expense of the union district, authenticated copies […]
§ 757. Conduct of vote if by Australian ballot In any vote that proceeds by Australian ballot in a union elementary or union high school district: (1) A district voter shall vote by Australian ballot in the town in which the voter currently resides at the polling location identified in the warning. (2) Voting shall […]
§ 758. Preparation and form of Australian ballot (a) The clerk of a union elementary or union high school district shall prepare the ballot for any vote that proceeds by Australian ballot in the union school district. (b) Only questions warned by the union elementary or union high school district and presented to the voters […]
§ 759. Counting and reporting results of vote by Australian ballot (a) Process if commingled. If the voters have approved the commingling of votes cast by Australian ballot for any or all categories of public questions, including elections and budget votes, or if Vermont law requires commingling, then the following process applies to those votes […]
§ 760. Bond issues; debt limit (a) A union elementary or union high school district may make improvements, as defined by 24 V.S.A. § 1751, and may incur indebtedness for the improvements as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 53, subchapter 1. (b) The debt limit of the union elementary or union high school district shall […]
