Winsor Central Unified Union School District Annual Warning

WARNING FOR

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE

WINDSOR CENTRAL UNIFIED UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT

The legal voters of Windsor Central Unified Union School District, comprising the voters of the Towns of Barnard, Bridgewater, Killington, Plymouth, Pomfret, Reading, and Woodstock, are hereby warned and notified that an Informational Hearing will be held via audio/video conferencing pursuant to Act 172, on Thursday, February 24, 2022, commencing at 6:30 P.M., for the purpose of explaining the 2022-2023 proposed budget.

Pursuant to Act 172 of 2022, the legal voters of the Windsor Central Unified Union School District are hereby warned and notified to meet at their respective polling places hereinafter named for the above-referenced towns on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, during the polling hours noted below, for the purpose of transacting during that time voting by Australian ballot.

The voters residing in each member district will cast their ballots in the polling places designated for their town as follows:

MARCH 1, 2022 – AUSTRALIAN BALLOT QUESTIONS

Article 1: The legal voters of the specified towns designated within this itemized Article shall elect the following:

• Barnard: one school director to assume office upon election and serve a term of three years or until their successor is elected and qualified
• Bridgewater: one school director to assume office upon election and serve a term of three years or until their successor is elected and qualified
• Plymouth: one school director to assume office upon election and serve a term of three years or until their successor is elected and qualified
• Reading: one school director to assume office upon election and serve a term of three years or until their successor is elected and qualified
• Woodstock: one school director to assume office upon election and serve the remaining year of a three-year term or until their successor is elected and qualified
• Woodstock: one school director to assume office upon election and serve the remaining two years of a three-year term or until their successor is elected and qualified
• Woodstock: two school directors to assume office upon election and serve a term of three years or until their successor is elected and qualified

Article 2:  Shall the voters of the Windsor Central Unified Union School District approve the school board to expend Twenty-Four Million Three Hundred Fourteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($24,314,318), which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $19,567 per equalized pupil. This projected spending is $1,558,680 or 6.85% higher than spending for the current year.

Article 3:  To elect an uncompensated Moderator who shall assume office upon election and shall serve for a term of one year or until their successor is elected and qualified.

Article 4:  To elect an uncompensated Clerk who shall enter upon their duties on July 1 following their election and shall serve a term of one year or until their successor is elected and qualified.

Article 5:  To elect a Treasurer, to be compensated six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500), who shall enter upon their duties on July 1 following their election and shall serve a term of one year or until their successor is elected and qualified.

Article 6:  Shall the voters of the Windsor Central Unified Union School District authorize the board of directors under 16 V.S.A. §562(9) to borrow money by issuance of bonds or notes not in excess of anticipated revenue for the school year?

Dated the 13^th day of January, 2022.

Signature, WCUUSD Chair