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RSU 20 board calls July 23 budget meeting and Aug. 12 validation referendum
Summary
The RSU 20 board approved warrants calling a regional budget meeting for July 23, 2025, and a budget validation referendum for Aug. 12, 2025, and authorized the superintendent to deliver notices to municipal clerks for posting.
The Regional School Unit 20 Board of Directors voted to call a budget meeting for July 23, 2025, to consider the district’s annual budget, and to hold a budget validation referendum on Aug. 12, 2025, to ratify the amount adopted at that meeting. The board approved the warrant forms and authorized the superintendent to complete and deliver notices to municipal clerks for posting.
Board members debated no changes to the warrant language during the motion; a member asked for clarification on the two-step process (an evening meeting for discussion and a later town-by-town vote), and the chair confirmed the schedule. The board also approved its 2025–26 meeting calendar with a typographical correction noted in the calendar language for June 2026.
The board authorized the superintendent of schools to finalize the notice of amounts adopted and distribute it to municipal clerks and designated posting locations for the Aug. 12 referendum. The board recorded the motion and carried it by voice vote; members indicated support with an "all in favor" and the motion passed.
The next procedural step is the budget meeting on July 23; the board will finalize and adopt a proposed budget at that meeting that, if approved by the board, will then be the subject of the Aug. 12 budget validation referendum.
