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Sharon School Committee votes to present $56,183,477 budget at town meeting after clarification
Summary
The Sharon School Committee voted 5-2 to present the previously approved $56,183,477 school budget (about a 3.98% increase) to the annual town meeting after a two-hour remote discussion to clarify which budget the committee had approved on March 5.
The Sharon School Committee voted 5-2 Thursday to clarify that the budget it will present to the town is $56,183,477 — the figure printed in the town warrant for Article 18 — and not a lower finance-committee option.
Committee members held an extended remote discussion to resolve differing readings of the March 5 meeting minutes and the wording of the earlier motion. The vote followed debate over whether the committee had intended to send one top-line budget with contingency cuts or to present two budget options to the finance committee.
The clarification matter originated from the warrant for the annual town meeting (Article 18) and the committee’s desire to ensure its submission complied with Chapter 71 of state law, which governs school committee…
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