Notice: HUUSD Annual Meeting Warning and Sample Ballot for March 6 and March 7, 2023
The inhabitants and legal voters of the Towns of Warren, Waitsfield, Fayston, Moretown, Waterbury and Duxbury, being the inhabitants and legal voters of Harwood Unified Union School District, are notified and warned to meet at Harwood Union High School in the Town of Duxbury on Monday, March 6, at 6:00PM or via Zoom to transact any of the following business not involving voting by Australian ballot, and to conduct an informational hearing with respect to Articles of business to be considered by Australian ballot on March 7, 2023.
To participate remotely via Zoom, use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/386460007
To view live broadcast, use this link: tinyurl.com/huwebapp-youtube-live.
ARTICLE I: To elect the following officers:
A Moderator for a term of one (1) year commencing immediately
A Clerk for a term of one (1) year commencing July 1, 2023
A Treasurer for a term of one (1) year commencing July 1, 2023
ARTICLE II: To receive and act upon the reports of the District officers.
ARTICLE Ill: To fix the compensation to be paid to the District officers for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE IV: To authorize the Board of School Directors to retain a licensed public accountant to examine the accounts of the District Treasurer and Board of School Directors as of June 30, 2023.
ARTICLE V: To authorize the Board of School Directors to borrow in anticipation of the receipt of taxes and other revenue.
ARTICLE VI: To act by Australian ballot on the following proposition "Shall the voters of the school district approve the school board to expend $45,422,241 which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $22,322 per equalized pupil."
Article VII: To act by Australian ballot on the following proposition: "Shall the voters of the Harwood Unified Union School District authorize the Board of School Directors to allocate its FY2022 unassigned audited fund balance as follows: assign $696,931 to the school district's Maintenance Reserve Fund per 24 VSA §2804.
The annual meeting shall be recessed until Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at which time Articles to be considered by Australian ballot shall be voted at the usual polling places and during usual polling hours (7:00am -7:00pm) in the Towns located within the District.
Polling Places:
Duxbury — Duxbury Town Clerk's Office
Fayston — Fayston Elementary School
Moretown — Moretown Town Hall
Waitsfield — Waitsfield Elementary School
Warren — Warren Elementary School
Waterbury — Brookside Primary School
ABSENTEE AND EARLY BALLOTS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE TOWN CLERKS ON AND AFTER FEBRUARY 6, 2023.
The legal voters of the Harwood Unified Union School District are further notified that voter registration, and absentee/early voting shall be as provided in Section 706u of Title 16 and Chapters 43, 51 , and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated.
Approved at a regular meeting of the Board of School Directors of the Harwood Unified Union School District held on February 1, 2023.