§ 729. 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 unified union school district shall: (1) be elected by the voters at a warned meeting […]
§ 730. Unified union school district board members; nomination and election; bond (a) If by Australian ballot. The provisions of this subsection (a) shall apply to a unified union school district that conducts elections for board membership by Australian ballot. (1) Proportional to town population. (A) When membership on the board of a unified union […]
§ 731. Vacancy on unified union school district board (a) Filling a vacancy. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this section shall apply to a vacancy on a unified union school district board, unless otherwise provided in the articles of agreement of the district as initially approved by the voters on or […]
§ 732. Unified union school district budget; preparation and authorization (a) The board of a unified union 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 the voters do not approve the […]
§ 733. Annual report; data (a) The board of a unified union 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) (school districts; powers of school boards; report) of this title. The […]
§ 735. Officers; election; term; vacancy; bond (a) Officers. At an annual meeting of the unified union school district, the voters shall elect a moderator from among the registered voters of the district. The voters shall also vote to elect a clerk and a treasurer of the district; provided, however, at any annual or special […]
§ 736. Officers; powers, duties, and liabilities (a) Moderator. The powers, duties, and liabilities of the moderator of a unified union 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 unified union school district. In the […]
§ 737. Warnings of unified union school district meetings (a) The board of a unified union 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 as provided in subsection (f) of […]
§ 738. Checklist for union district meetings where voting is conducted from the floor (a) Not later than the close of business on the day before an annual or special meeting of a unified union school district, the town clerk of each town within the district shall furnish to the district clerk, at the expense […]
§ 739. Conduct of vote if by Australian ballot For any vote that proceeds by Australian ballot in a unified union 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 occur in each […]
§ 740. Preparation and form of Australian ballot (a) The clerk of a unified union school district shall prepare the ballot for any vote that proceeds by Australian ballot in the district. (b) Only questions warned by the unified union school district and presented to the voters of that district shall appear on a ballot […]
§ 741. Counting of Australian ballots (a) Process. (1) At least two members of the board of civil authority of each town within a unified union school district, or two election officials appointed by the board of civil authority of that town, shall transport ballots cast in the town in a sealed container to a […]
§ 742. Commingling and reporting of all votes cast by Australian Ballot and from the floor (a) Commingling. Votes cast by the voters of a unified union school district shall be commingled, whether cast by Australian ballot or from the floor, and shall not be counted according to the town in which a voter resides. […]
§ 743. Bond issues; debt limit (a) A unified union school district may make improvements, as defined by 24 V.S.A. § 1751 (municipal and county government; indebtedness definitions), and may incur indebtedness for improvements as provided in 24 V.S.A. chapter 53, subchapter 1 (municipal and county government; indebtedness generally). (b) The debt limit of the […]
