SCHOOL WARRANT

NEWFIELDS SCHOOL DISTRICT

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

To the inhabitants of the School District of the Town of Newfields, County of Rockingham, State of New Hampshire, qualified to vote upon District affairs:

You are hereby notified to meet as follows:

FIRST SESSION:  At the Newfields Elementary School in said Newfields on Tuesday, February 4, 2002, at 7:00 p.m. for explanation, discussion, debate, and possible amendment of the following warrant articles:

1. Shall the School District raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special warrant articles and other appropriations voted separately, the amounts set forth on the budget posted with the warrant or as amended by vote of the first session, for the purposes set forth therein, totaling  $1,736,877.47 ?  Should this article be defeated, the operating budget shall be $1,719,013.59, which is the same as last year, with certain adjustments required by previous action of the District or by law; or the governing body may hold one special meeting, in accordance with RSA 40:13, X and XVI, to take up the issue of a revised operating budget only. 
   
   (This amount includes teacher salaries and salary related benefits at 2002 levels plus
   $48, 990 as the result of a one year negotiated contract between the Newfields Staff Association and the Newfields School Board).
   
   The School Board recommends $1,736,877.47 as set forth on said budget.
   
   The Budget Advisory Committee recommends $1,736,877.47 as set forth in said budget.
2. Shall the School District raise and appropriate the sum of One-Hundred Seventy-Five thousand Dollars for the purchase of real estate, and associated fees, situated at 15 Piscassic Road, Newfields New Hampshire and shown as Lot 11 on Tax Map 103 and to authorize the School Board to acquire said real estate for said sum and on such other terms and conditions as the School Board may agree to.
   
   The School Board recommends this appropriation.
3. Shall the School District raise and appropriate the sum of the amount $10,000 for the purpose of conducting an engineering study to develop a site improvement and parking plan.
   
   The School Board recommends this appropriation.
4. Shall the School District raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000 to be added to the School Building Maintenance Fund established at the 1992 School District meeting for the purpose of repairing and maintaining school buildings? 
   
   The School Board recommends this appropriation.
5. Shall we rescind the provisions of RSA 40:13 (known as SB 2), as adopted by the School District on March 14, 2000, so that the official ballot will no longer be used for voting on all questions, but only for the election of officers and certain other questions for the which the official ballot is required by state law?
6. To hear reports of agents and committees or officers heretofore chosen.
7. To transact any other business which may legally come before the meeting.

SECOND SESSION:  At the Newfields Town Hall in said Newfields on Tuesday, March 11, 2003, to choose the following School District Officers:  One School Board Member for a three year term, One School District Auditor for a one year term; and vote on the articles listed as 1, 2, 3, 4 ,and 5 above, as those articles may be amended at the First Session; by ballot, the polls to open at 10:00 a.m. and to close no earlier than 7:00 p.m. 

Given under our hands at said Newfields on this ______ day of January, 2003.

                                                                                   
                                                                                    NEWFIELDS SCHOOL BOARD

Michael Grant , Chairperson

 

Jan Trueman

 

Mark Bouzianis

 

TRUE COPY OF WARRANT – ATTEST:

NEWFIELDS SCHOOL BOARD

 

Michael Grant , Chairperson

 

Jan Trueman

 

Mark Bouzianis