Public Budget Hearing and Budget Approval. After conducting a public hearing consistent with MGL, Chapter 71, Section 38N, as amended, the Committee, by a minimum two-thirds (2/3) weighted vote of all its members, shall annually approve an operating budget for the next fiscal year to maintain and operate the District. The budget will be itemized in such detail as the Committee may deem advisable. Such budget shall be adopted not later than forty-five (45) days prior to the earliest date on which the business session of the annual town meeting of any member town is to be held, but in no event later than March 31, provided that said budget need not be adopted earlier than February 1. The amounts so apportioned for each member town shall be certified by the District Treasurer to the Treasurers of the member towns within thirty (30) days from the date on which the annual operating budget is adopted by the Committee. The annual budget, as adopted by a two-thirds (2/3) weighted vote of the Committee, must be approved by a simple majority vote at two-thirds (2/3) of the member town meetings. If the Committee votes to increase the District budget after the assessments have been appropriated by the member towns, the Committee shall notify the Selectboard in each member town within seven (7) days. No increase in the budget shall be effective until the expiration of forty-five (45) days after such notification during which time the Selectboard of any member town may call and hold a town meeting for the purpose of expressing disapproval of the increase in the District budget. The proposed amendment shall be effective if it is approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the local appropriating authorities and by the local appropriating authority of any member town whose assessment is increased. If a town takes no action within forty- five (45) days, this is construed as approval. [CMR 41.05 (5) (a)]
Public Budget Hearing and Budget Approval. After conducting a public hearing consistent with MGL Chapter 71, Section 38N, as amended, the Committee by a minimum two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, shall annually approve an operating budget for the next fiscal year to maintain and operate the District during the next fiscal year. After deducting the amount of aid the District is to receive, the balance shall be apportioned among the several member towns in accordance with Section V. The budget will be itemized in such detail as the Committee may deem advisable. Such budget shall be adopted not later than forty-five (45) days prior to the earliest date on which the business session of the annual town meeting of any member town is to be held, but in no event later than March 31, provided that said budget need not be adopted earlier than February 1. The amounts so apportioned for each member town shall be certified by the District treasurer to the treasurers of the member towns within thirty (30) days from the date on which the annual operating budget is adopted by the Committee. The Annual Budget, as adopted by a minimum two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Committee’s membership, shall then require the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of the local appropriating authorities of the member towns. If the Annual Budget is not so approved, the Annual Budget shall be established in accordance with the procedures in MGL Chapter 71, Section 16B.
