THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
7:00 p.m.
Present: Dale Smeltzer, Reed McCracken, Sherry Knudsen,
Scott Rathke, Tom Drake, Ben Smith, Don Schneider, Michelle Baker, Jeffrey
Kilgore, and Carla Lawrence.
Jeffrey Kilgore called the
meeting to order.
The legal voters of the Waterbury-Duxbury School District #45, consisting of the towns of Waterbury and Duxbury, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Crossett Brook Middle School cafeteria on Thursday, February 25, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. to transact any of the following business not involving voting by Australian Ballot. Upon the conclusion of the business not involving Australian Ballot, the meeting is to be adjourned and reconvened in the respective polling places and times hereinafter named for each of the above-referenced towns on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 to transact any business involving voting by Australian Ballot.
ARTICLE I: To elect a Moderator to preside at the meetings of the
Dale
Smeltzer nominated Jeffrey Kilgore as Moderator at the meetings of the
ARTICLE II: To hear and act upon
the reports of the School District Officers.
Sherry
Knudsen made a motion to accept the reports of the School District Officers as
printed, with the exception of the claim for fees or compensation for services
during the year of office ending March 2, 2010. The motion was seconded by Dale
Smeltzer and approved by all.
ARTICLE
III: To transact any business proper to come before said
meeting.
(A) To elect a Clerk and Treasurer for the
whose
terms of office shall be for one year.
Scott Rathke nominated Carla Lawrence as Clerk, and Carol Plunkett as
Treasurer for
(B) To act
with respect to claims of
officers for fees or compensation for their services during the year
ending
March 2, 2010.
Reed
McCracken made a motion that the claims of the
Chairperson $900
All Other Board Members $425 each
Treasurer $600
Clerk $300
The
motion was seconded by Sherry Knudsen and approved by all.
(C)
To see if the District will authorize the Board
of Directors to borrow money with
which to pay its lawful
debts and expenses for the fiscal year which ends
June 30, 2011, in
anticipation of the collection of taxes and the receipt of other
funds to be used for those
purposes.
Ben Smith made a motion to authorize the Board of Directors to borrow
money with which to pay its lawful debts and expenses for the fiscal year which
ends
June 30, 2011, in
anticipation of the collection of taxes and the receipt of other
funds to be used for those purposes. The motion was seconded by Dale
Smeltzer and approved by all.
(D)
Shall the
District, pursuant to the provisions of 16 V.S.A. §563(10), provide notice of
the availability of the School District’s annual report in lieu of distributing
the report; said annual notice of the availability of the annual report shall
be made by publication in the District’s newspaper of record and by posting
notice in two public places within each member town school district at least 30
days in advance of the District’s annual meeting?
Dale
Smeltzer made a motion that the District, pursuant to the provisions of 16
V.S.A. §563(10), provide notice of the availability of the School District’s
annual report in lieu of distributing the report; said annual notice of the
availability of the annual report shall be made by publication in the
District’s newspaper of record and by posting notice in two public places
within each member town school district at least 30 days in advance of the
District’s annual meeting. The motion was seconded by Ben Smith and approved by
all.
(E)
To present
Dale
Smeltzer recognized the school principals, Tom Drake and Don Schneider. Article
III(E) was passed over.
(F)
To present, for
informational purposes only, the budget for the support of
June 30, 2011.
Article III(F) was passed over.
(G)
To do any other
business that may legally come before the meeting.
ARTICLE
IV: Shall the voters of
$ 9,279,360, necessary for the support of the school for the year beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011.
J.
Kilgore gave a reminder of the following:
The
polls for voting by Australian Ballot will be open on March 2, 2010 Town Meeting
Day, at the following places:
FOR
DUXBURY VOTERS
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
FOR
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dale Smeltzer made a motion to
recess the meeting until 7:00am on March 2, 2010 at which time the polls will
open for Australian Ballot items. The motion was seconded by Ben Smith and
approved by all.
The results of the Australian Ballot items are as
follows:
ARTICLE
IV: Shall the voters of
$ 9,279,360, necessary for the support of the school for the year beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011.
Those in favor: 755
Those
opposed: 484
Ann Griffin was elected as Waterbury Town School
Director for a 3 year term.
Stephen Odefey was elected to the Waterbury-Duxbury
Union #45 School Board for a term of 3 years.
A true record of the proceedings, approved at a meeting
of the Waterbury-Duxbury School Board on March 9, 2010.
_______________________________ _____________________________
Dale Smeltzer Reed
McCracken
_______________________________ _____________________________
Scott Rathke Ben
Smith
_______________________________
Steve Odefey
Received and recorded this ____ day of March, 2010.
Carla Lawrence, Clerk