West River Modified Union Education District
WARNING
SPECIAL MEETING
WEST RIVER MODIFIED UNION EDUCATION DISTRICT
June 26th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
The legal voters of the West River Modified Union Education District (the “District”), comprising the voters of the Towns of Brookline, Jamaica, Newfane, and Townshend for prekindergarten through Grade 12 and the Town of Windham for Grades 7-12, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Leland and Gray Middle High School in Townshend, VT, on the 26th day of June, 2017, in the Library, at 7:00 p.m. to conduct the following business:
Article 1: To elect a temporary presiding officer and clerk from among the qualified voters.
Article 2: To adopt Robert’s Rules of Order or other rules of order to govern the parliamentary procedures of this and subsequent meetings of the District.
Article 3: To elect the following officers to serve from their election and qualification for one year or until the election and qualification of their successors:
Moderator
Clerk
Treasurer
Article 4: To determine and approve compensation, if any, to be paid District officers.
Article 5: To establish a date of the annual meeting.
Article 6: To establish provisions for the payment of any expense incurred by the District.
Article 7: To authorize the District to borrow money pending receipt of payments from the State Education Fund by the issuance of its notes or orders payable not later than one year from date: provided, however, that the newly formed District is authorized by Vermont Statutes to borrow sufficient funds to meet pending obligations.
Article 8: To determine and approve compensation, if any, to be paid to School Board Directors.
Article 9: To determine whether to authorize the Board of School Directors, pursuant to the provisions of 16 V.S.A. §563(10) & (11)(C), to provide mailed notice to residents of the availability of the Annual Report and proposed school budget in lieu of distributing the Annual Report and proposed budget.
Article 10: To transact any other school business thought proper when met.
Dated this 24 day of May, 2017.
Rebecca Holcombe, Ed.D.
Secretary of Education