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RSU 18 board approves warrants to call district budget meeting and budget-validation referendum
Summary
The RSU 18 board voted to call the district budget meeting and approve warrants and notices for the FY27 budget-validation referendum, with staff to deliver warrants to towns and plan informational materials for voters.
The RSU 18 school board voted to call the district budget meeting and approve the warrants and notices necessary to begin the FY27 budget-validation referendum process.
Superintendent Zipporah explained the process and the logistical steps that follow the vote, including signatures and delivery of documents to town clerks. She said staff will provide a one-page informational summary to towns to help voters understand how articles affect taxpayers. As presented in the meeting packet, the motion "to call and approve the warrants for the budget meeting and the budget validation referendum and to authorize the notice of amounts adopted" was approved by the board.
Board members asked for clarifications about specific line items and local assessments, particularly how an insured-value factor and tuition assessments for China are shown in the warrant documents. Staff responded that those figures reflect historical data used in the EPS calculation and that administrators had confirmed the presentation with the Department of Education. The board arranged for signatures and a follow-up distribution to town officials ahead of the district budget meeting.
