Section 194-C:9-b Alternative Budget Procedure.
I. In a school administrative unit composed of 2 or more school districts which has adopted the provisions of RSA 194-C:9-a, the school administrative unit budget adopted according to RSA 194-C:9, I shall be placed before the voters of each school district of that school administrative unit in a separate warrant article at the annual school district meeting. Notwithstanding RSA 32 and RSA 40:13, the budget adopted by the school administrative unit board shall not be amended or changed in any way prior to the vote. Each school district moderator shall cause a vote to be taken, record the number of yeas and nays, and report the results to the secretary of the school administrative unit board who shall accumulate the total vote for all the school districts within the school administrative unit. The secretary of the school administrative unit board shall announce the results and certify the same to the department of revenue administration. A majority of voters voting in favor shall result in adoption of the budget proposed by the school administrative unit board. If the article receives less than a majority vote, the budget amount accepted shall be that of the previous year adjusted for continuing contracts. Wording of the warrant article shall be as follows:
""Shall the voters of ____________ (name of school district) _____ adopt a school administrative unit budget of $_______ for the forthcoming fiscal year in which $______ is assigned to the school budget of this school district?
This year's adjusted budget of $_______, with $_______ assigned to the school budget of this school district, will be adopted if the article does not receive a majority vote of all the school district voters voting in this school administrative unit.''
II. This section shall not apply to a school administrative unit that includes a city.
Source. 2003, 279:2. 2004, 75:4, eff. May 7, 2004.