School Board, for three years, vote for two
• Helen Dutton – 870
• Judy Lamont – 973
David Getzin – 9
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School Board Clerk, for three years, vote for one
• Tina Pelletier – 1,164
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School Board Treasurer, for three years, vote for one
• Naomi Bolton – 1,179
Article 2: Shall the district set the salaries of the School Board and the compensation for any other officers of the District as printed in the 2008-09 budget? (This warrant article is supported by the School Board.) (Majority vote required.) (The 2008-09 amount is included in Article 3, the operating budget.)
• Yes................................998 No................................498
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Article 3: Shall the district raise and appropriate as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special or separate 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 $12,928,782? Should this article be defeated, the default budget shall be $12,463,776, 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 warrant article is supported by the School Board.) (Majority vote required.)
Yes................................731 • No................................806
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Article 4: To see if the district will vote to create an expendable trust fund under the provisions of RSA 198:20-c to be known as the Special Education Expendable Trust Fund to meet the expense of unanticipated special education costs and to raise and appropriate 33 percent of any surplus remaining at the close of the current fiscal year, up to the amount of $25,000 and to designate the School Board as agents to expend from this fund. (This warrant article is supported by the School Board) (This appropriation is in addition to Warrant Article 3, the operating budget). (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................765 No................................761
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Article 5: Shall the district raise and appropriate 33 percent of any surplus remaining at the close of the current fiscal year, up to the amount of $25,000 to be added to the Building, Grounds and Playing Fields Expendable Trust Fund, previously established in March 2001, for the purpose of providing for any future upgrading, maintenance or development of the grounds or fields? (This warrant article is supported by the School Board.) (This appropriation is in addition to Warrant Article 3, the operating budget). (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................857 No................................663
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Article 6: Shall the district raise and appropriate 33 percent of any surplus remaining at the close of the current fiscal year, up to the amount of $25,000 to be added to the School Building Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund, previously established in March 2001, for the purpose of major building repairs and improvements? (This warrant article is supported by the school board.) (This appropriation is in addition to Warrant Article 3, the operating budget.) (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................931 No................................601
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Article 7: To see if the district will vote to close the 2000 Building Repair and Improvement Expendable Trust Fund. (The balance in the fund is approximately $427. (Discontinuing the fund means that the balance in the fund will be returned to general revenue and used to reduce taxes by offsetting other appropriations.) (This warrant article is supported by the School Board.) (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................1,215 No................................313
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Article 2: Shall the district set the salaries of the School Board and compensation of any other agents of the district as printed in the 2008-09 budget, or to take any other action in relation thereto? (This article is supported by the School Board.) (Majority vote required.) (The 2008-09 amount is included in Article 3, the operating budget.)
• Yes................................993 No................................497
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Article 3: Shall the district raise and appropriate, as an operating budget, not including appropriations by special or separate 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 $12,484,026? Should this article be defeated, the default budget shall be $12,149,028, 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 article is supported by the School Board.) (Majority vote required.)
Yes................................672 • No................................814
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Article 4: To see if the John Stark School District will vote to approve the cost item included in the collective bargaining agreement reached between the School Board and the John Stark Teachers Association. And further raise and appropriate the sum of $364,741 for the upcoming fiscal year, such sum representing the additional costs attributable to the increase in salaries and benefits over those of the appropriation at current staffing levels paid in the prior fiscal year. (This article is supported by the School Board.) (This appropriation is in addition to Warrant Article 3, the operating budget.) (Majority vote required.)
Yes................................746 • No................................791
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Article 5: Shall the district, if Article 4 is defeated, authorize the governing body to call one special meeting, at its option, to address Article 4 cost items only? (This article is supported by the School Board.) (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................804 No................................639
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Article 6: Shall the district vote to raise and appropriate 50 percent of any surplus remaining at the close of the current fiscal year, up to $25,000 to be added to the Roof Replacement Expendable Trust as established in 1994 for the purpose of repairing and maintaining the roof at the school, or to take any other action in relation thereto? (This article is supported by the School Board.) (This appropriation is in addition to Warrant Article 3, the operating budget.) (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................971 No................................482
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Article 7: Shall the district raise and appropriate 50 percent of any surplus remaining at the close of the current fiscal year, up to the amount of $25,000 to be placed in the John Stark School District Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund as established in March 2003, for the purpose of providing for any future upgrading, maintenance or development of the grounds or fields? (This article is supported by the School Board.) (This appropriation is in addition to Warrant Article 3, the operating budget.) (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................864 No................................589
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Article 8: Shall the district authorize the School Board to continue to investigate a negotiated land lease, transfer, sale and/or purchase for the purpose of septic, wells and athletic fields and to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 for any expenses related to the above, or to take any other action in relation thereto? (This article is supported by the School Board.) (This appropriation is in addition to Warrant Article 3, the operating budget.) (Majority vote required.)
• Yes................................886 No................................563
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