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Committee reiterates support for override and debates formal guidance for revolving accounts

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Summary

Mansfield School Committee urged voters to support the municipal override on the ballot and discussed whether to create formal policy or guidelines for district revolving accounts and fee-setting amid tight budgets.

Committee members used the May 6 meeting to urge residents to vote on a separate ballot question tied to the municipal override and to clarify the difference between the ballot question (a tax override) and Town Meeting Article 3 (which would specify how override funds could be spent).

Members explained that both steps — a ballot approval to raise the levy and a town‑meeting article to authorize spending — are necessary…

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