MSAD 6 certifies 2025–26 budget validation referendum, declares at‑large board winners and administers oaths

Maine School Administrative District No. 6 on Monday certified the June 10, 2025 budget validation referendum results, approved the district assessment for fiscal year 2025–26, certified the at‑large school board election winners and administered oaths to newly elected board members during a special meeting, all by roll‑call votes that the board recorded as carried and entered into the district record.

The board voted to accept the referendum tabulations and declare the passage or failure of the referendum articles related to the district’s 2025–26 budget, authorized the signing of the declaration of vote to be forwarded to municipal clerks, approved and signed the annual assessment for FY2025–26 to be submitted to municipal officers, and certified the vote tallies for the at‑large school board seats (Buxton, Hollis, Limington and Standish). Each action was taken by roll call and recorded as carrying; the board stated the certified results and declarations will be sent to municipal clerks and the commissioner of the Maine Department of Education.

During the meeting the board also administered the oath of office to a newly elected member. Newly elected board member Deborah Moran repeated the oath and was declared sworn in; the board noted that one reelected member did not take the oath remotely and will sign the oath at a later date in front of a notary. A staff member indicated that the documents would be signed after the meeting and notarized as needed.

There was no public comment recorded at the special meeting. Motions to accept the computations and declarations of votes, to sign and forward certified copies to municipal clerks, and to approve the assessment were all carried on roll‑call votes the meeting transcript records as unanimous among the members voting; the board recorded 10 members voting yes in the roll calls noted and one member excused for portions of the meeting. The meeting notice stated this was the first of two special meetings, with a brief five‑minute adjournment before the regular meeting.

No substantive debate or amendments to the budget or assessments were recorded in the transcript provided; the recorded actions were procedural certifications, approvals and sworn oaths needed to finalize the district’s administrative record and seating of elected directors.

The board said certified copies of the vote computations and declarations will be sent to each municipal clerk within the district and to the commissioner of the Maine Department of Education, and that signed documents would be collected and notarized as required before being transmitted.