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00:08:37 - Legislative Update by Rep. Nader Hashim, Rep. Mike Mrowicki, Sen. Jeanette White
00:42:43 - Article 1: To choose all Town School District Officers required by law to be elected at the Annual School District Meeting. (Voting by Australian Ballot);
00:42:43 - Article 2: To determine what salaries the Putney Town School District will pay its officers and
directors;
00:51:39 - Article 3: TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LAW REQUIRES THE TOWN SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO VOTE A PUTNEY TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET AT THIS MEETING, THE ARTICLE IS AS FOLLOWS: Shall the voters of the school district approve the school board to expend $3,403,070, 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 $17,752 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil is 1.0% higher than spending for the current year;
02:08:02 - Article 4: To transact any other school business that may legally come before the Annual School District Meeting;
02:24:02 - Article 5: To choose all Town Officers required by law to be elected at the Annual Town Meeting. (Voting by Australian Ballot);
02:24:15 - Article 6: To see if the Town will accept the minutes of the last Town Meeting;
02:28:16 - Article 7: To hear and act upon the reports of the Town Officers;
02:28:42 - Article 8: The Town of Putney seeks voter approval to incur bonded indebtedness for the purpose of financing the joint purchase with the Town of Dummerston the 32 acre+/-"Renaud Gravel Pit" in the Town of Dummerston for the purpose of extraction of gravel for use in constructing and maintaining their highways and other lawful purposes, for a purchase price not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) shared equally (with each town paying One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) toward the purchase price); (Voting by Australian Ballot)
02:46:33 - Article 9: In the event that Article 8 passes, shall the voters authorize the Selectboard to enter into an inter-local agreement with the Town of Dummerston to own and operate the 32 +/acre gravel pit in the Town of Dummerston, currently known as Renaud Gravel Pit, for the purpose of extraction of gravel for the towns' use in constructing and maintaining their highways and other lawful purposes;
03:06:29 - Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to exempt Yellow Barn Music School from municipal and educational taxation, on the improvements and appurtenances (music studios) on land owned by the Greenwood School, Lot 07-02-48.ON, 15 Greenwood Lane, for a period of five years, beginning April 1, 2019
03:19:15 - Article 11: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectboard to borrow an amount not to exceed $175,000 to purchase a Dump Truck for the Highway Department, to be repaid over a period of not more than five (5) years;
03:46:19 - Article 12: To elect three Trustees to the Putney Public Library Board;
03:52:09 - Article 13: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of, $1,475,102.00 to defray its expenses and liabilities for the Town General Fund, ensuing fiscal year (July 1, 2019- June 30, 2020);
04:44:34 - Article 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,490,436.00 to defray its expenses and liabilities for the Highway Fund, ensuing fiscal year (July 1, 2019-June 30, 2020);
04:52:24 - Article 15: To transact any other town business that may legally come before the Annual Town Meeting.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 16:45

2019 Putney Town Mtg 3/5/19