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ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING

1050

The annual public hearing shall be held on a Wednesday between May 1 and June 30 at 7:30 p.m. in one of the schools in the district.  The selection of the date of the annual public hearing will be made by the action of the Board at a regular meeting.

             The Board President shall be appointed chairman of the hearing.  The District Clerk shall act as clerk of the hearing.

             The District Clerk shall publish a notice of the time and place of the annual public hearing at least four times within the seven weeks prior to the meeting.  The first publication of the notice shall be at least forty-five (45) days prior to the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation within the district.

             At the annual public hearing, the Board must present a detailed statement of the sums necessary for the various expenditures of the district for the coming year.

             Copies of the budget will be available in the District Office for taxpayers upon request at the time of the public hearing and fourteen (14) days (other than Saturday, Sunday and holidays) prior to the hearing.  Notice of the availability of copies of the budget must be included in the notice of the annual public hearing.  Additionally, the announcement and introduction of candidates for the Board will be made as well as the presentation and explanation of any special propositions contained in the notice of the annual public hearing.  At a Board meeting held before the annual public hearing, the Board shall appoint assistant clerks and election inspectors necessary for the annual public hearing and election.

 Propositions.

             The Education Law provides that school boards have the authority to adopt reasonable roles and regulations concerning the submission of petitions to the Board to place propositions on the ballot which may amend the budget.  Pursuant to those provisions, the Board establishes the following guidelines:

1. Unless otherwise provided by the Education Law, petitions for the submission of a proposition must contain a minimum of twenty-five (25) signatures of qualified voters of the district, or five percent (5%) of the number of voters at the last annual election, whichever is greater.
2. Petitions must be presented to the District Clerk at least thirty (30) days prior to the annual meeting to facilitate the preparation and printing of the ballots.
3. Propositions must include the specific appropriations necessary for the purposes listed.
4. Wording of a petition must comply with legal requirements.  If not, it may be changed or altered by the Board, or the Board may reject a petition for failure to comply.

 Propositions received in accordance with these specifications will be placed on the ballot as amendments and will be voted upon by the voters in the same manner as the proposed budget, except that the Board shall not be required to place any proposition on the ballot which is within the exclusive province of the Board, or otherwise forbidden by law.

The Board may also, on its own motion, submit propositions

 Cross-ref:  1150: School Budge and Bond Referenda Information

2120:  School Board Elections

6120:  Budget Hearing

 Ref:   Education Law Sections 1703(2); 1716; 2002; 2013 2022(2); 2035(2); 2105