WARNING
ANNUAL MEETING/VOTE
LAKE REGION UNION ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT Monday, March 11, 2024
The legal voters of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District, comprising of the towns of Albany, Barton, Brownington, Glover, Irasburg and Westmore, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Lake Region Union High School, town of Barton, on Monday, March 11, 2024, at 7:00 pm, to transact the following business to wit:
Article 1: To elect a moderator for the term ending at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Article 2: To elect a clerk for the term ending at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Article 3: To elect a treasurer for the term ending at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Article 4: To see if the voters will direct that the members of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District Board be introduced.
Article 5: Shall the voters approve the reports of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District officers as printed in the Annual Report of the District?
Article 6: To elect school directors from the legal voters of said District for the following terms of office:
A. One (1) school director who is a resident of Albany for a three-year term.
B. One (1) school director who is a resident of Brownington for a three-year term.
C. One (1) school director who is a resident of Brownington for a one-year term.
D. One (1) school director who is a resident of Glover for a three-year term.
E. One (1) school director who is a resident from within the boundaries of the former Orleans Incorporated School District for a three-year term.
F. One (1) school director from Westmore for a three-year term.
Article 7: To see if the voters will authorize payment to the members of the School Board as follows:
A. Chair of the Board — $2500
B. Vice Chair of the Board — $1400
C. Board Members (all others) — $1300
D. Clerk of the Board — Additional $400
E. District Treasurer — $1500
F. District Clerk — $200
Article 8: A. To have presented by the Board of School Directors its estimate of the expenses and revenue for the ensuing year, including an analysis of the same; allowing for recognition during the presentation, and as appropriate, questions from the floor.
B. Shall the voters of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District approve the Board of School Directors to expend $17,387,565, which is the amount the Board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year?
Article 9: A. To have presented by the Board of School Directors its capital reserve report and discussion for the ensuing year, including an analysis of the same; allowing for recognition during the for the ensuing year, including an analysis of the same; allowing for recognition during the presentation, and as appropriate, questions from the floor.
presentation, and as appropriate, questions from the floor.
B. Shall the voters of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District authorize an appropriation of an additional $500,000 to the capital reserve fund established by vote of the
District at the 1982 Annual Meeting pursuant to the provisions of 24 V.S.A. Section 2804; such funds to be used for repair, replacement and/or upgrading of structural components, and operating systems at the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District, if such repair, replacement and/or upgrading entails a projected cost in excess of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000)?
Article 10: Shall the voters authorize the Board of School Directors to borrow money to pay indebtedness and current expenses of the Lake Region Union Elementary-Middle School District?
Article 11: Shall the Annual School District Meeting be held Monday, March 10, 2025
Article 12: To transact any other school business thought proper to come before said meeting.
Article 13: To adjourn.