- OFFICIAL BALLOT - ANNUAL TOWN & SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING - FAIRFAX, VERMONT MARCH 7, 2017 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: TO VOTE, completely fill in the OVAL to the RIGHT of your choice(s) like this: Follow directions as to the number of candidates to be marked for each office. ‘To vote for a person whose name is not printed on the ballot, write the candidate's name in the blank space provided and fil n the oval, I you wrongly mark, tear or deface the ballot, retum it to the ballot clerk and obtain another. =| FOR TOWN MODERATOR | FOR TOWN AGENT FOR CEMETERY a Pee ee COMMISSIONER . Jeciveantern noo aroha 7 THOMAS FONTAINE. 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ARTICLE 3 Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax vote to take advantage ofthe provisions Of yess 4977 Chapter 37 of Tile 24 V.S.A. § 1241 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated and authorize the Select Board to employ a Town Manager? NO 825 ARTICLE 4 ves 407) ‘Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax vote to eliminate the elected positions of No aay” "Lister" and hire and contract with or ernploy a professionally qualified Assessor? SCHOOL MEETING BALLOT ARTICLE 2 Shall the voters of said schoo! district approve the school board to expend $12,107,122, which isthe amount the schoo! board has determined to be necessary forthe ensuing fiscal year? yes gly Its estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $13,292.77 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupil Is 4.39% highor NO.SS7 than spending for the current year. BY AUSTRALIAN BALLOT, ary ‘school expenses in anticioation of revenue for the ensuing year? BY AUSTRALIAN BALLOT NO&@#Y VOTE BOTH SIDES OF BALLOTChecklygy Soke, Vorgs! WARNING 2017 FAIKFAX, VT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING & LOCAL ELECTION ‘The inhabitants of the Town of Fairfax who are legal voters in the ANNUAL TOWN MEETING are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Elementary Auditorium of Bellows Free Academy, 75 Hunt Street, Fairfax on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 10:00 a.m, for the purpose of voting upon or transacting such business not involving voting by Australian ballot. These consist of ARTICLE 5 through ARTICLE 12. ARTICLE 1- ARTICLE 4 are to be voted upon by the use of the official Australian ballot. The polls will be ‘open on Tuesday, March 7, 2027 at 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Middle Schoo! Gymnasium of Bellows Free Academy, 75 Hunt Street, Fairfax. To elect from the legal voters of the Town of Fairfax the following officers: ARTICLE 1 ‘Town Moderator ‘One Year Term Selectperson Three Year Term Selectperson Two Year Term Lister Three Year Term* Lister ‘One Year remaining of a Three Year Term* Town Agent One Year Term ‘Town Grand Juror ‘One Year Term Community Library Trustee Three Year Term Community Library Trustee Three Year Term First Constable ‘One Year remaining of a Three Year Term ‘Cemetery Commissioner Five Year Term pending the outcome of Article 4 Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax approve the elghteen (18) month Transitional Budget covering the period from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, as recommended by the Select Board, of $4,018,488.08 of which $2,452,415.06 is to be raised by taxes and $959,677.00 to be raised by the previously approved trash fee (Article 3, 2016)? Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax vote to take advantage of the provisions of Chapter 37 of Title 24 V.S.A. § 1241 of the Vermont Statutes Annotated and authorize the Select Board to employ a Town Manager? ARTICLE 2 ARTICLE 3 Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax vote to eliminate the elected positions ARTICLE 4 ‘of “Lister” and hire and contract with or employ a professionally qualified Assessor? Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax vote to raise, appropriate and expend id. the sum of $22,877.50 for the support of social contributions to provide services to the residents of the Town? ARTICLE 5 Fairfax Success by Six- Franklin County Home Health Agency- Franklin County Industrial Developmer $8,998.50 -- $500.00 mooGrand Isle Restorative Justice Center~ $300.00 iends of Northern Lake Champlain $300.00 Green Mountain Transit/CCTA $2,229.00 $300.00 Green Up Vermont- Northwestern Counseling Samaritan House, inc./Tim's Houst Vermont Association of Conservation District Vermont Center for independent Living- Voices Against Violence Laurie’s House: Vermont Association for the Blind & Visually impaired- Vermont Council on Rural Development- POZEr RSS ran $22,877.50 TOTAL: ARTICLE 6 Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax approve the eighteen (18) month pascal ‘Transitional Budget of $108,674.00 covering the period from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 in support of the Fairfax Rescue toward operation expense? ARTICLE7 Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax authorize all the Town current and passed contingent expenses be voted upon by the use of the Australian ballot beginning in the year 2018? ARTICLES Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax act on the reports of the town pessed officers? Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax authorize the Select Board to place the ARTICLE 9 ;€2 tax ills in the hands ofthe Town Treasurer as heretofore? pass Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax authorize the Select Board to borrow ARTICLE 10 passecl. ‘money in anticipation of property taxes for the current year expenses? ARTICLE 11 _ Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax act on any other business? PECL ARTICLE12___/Shall the registered voters of the Town of Fairfax recess Town Meeting until March 7, Pp 2017 at 7:00 A.M.? Dated at eee Franklin, State of Vermont, this 27th day of January 2017. ‘Thomas Fontaine, Chair ri Fisher, Vice Chair Kentef ba ar anil Src Sasa Leh thle ‘Duane Leach test: Deborah Woodward, Town Clerk/TreasurerREVISED 2017 WARNING ANNUAL FAIRFAX TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING ‘The inhabitants of the Town of Fairfax who are legal voters in the Annual Town School District Meeting are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Elementary Auditorium of Bellows Free Academy, 75 Hunt Street, Fairfax on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 10:00am for the purpose of voting upon or transacting such business rot involving voting by Australian Ballot and for a public hearing and presentation of the proposed school budget. Arlicle 1 through Article 3 fo be voted upon by use ofthe official Australian ballot. The polls willbe be open ‘on Tuesday, March 6, 2017 at 7:00am to 7:00nm at the Old Gymnasium of Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax. ARTICLE 1: Shall the legal voters of said school district elect the following officers? BY AUSTRALIAN BALLOT. = School Moderator for one-year term = School Director for two-year term = School Director for three-year term ~ BFA Trustee for five-year term ARTICLE 2: Shall the voters of sald school district approve the school board to expend $12,107,122, Which is the amount the school beard has determined to be necessary forthe ensuing fiscal year? It is estimated that this proposed budget, if approved, will result in education spending of $13,292.77 per equalized pupil. This projected spending per equalized pupilis ‘4.39% higher than spending for the current year. BY AUSTRALIAN BALLOT. ARTICLE 3: Shall the voters of said school district authorize the School Directors to borrow money for school expenses in anticipation of revenue for the ensuing year? ‘BY AUSTRALIAN BALLOT ARTICLE 4: To approve repots of School icectrs tom the previous year, 2¢SSEAL, ARTICLE 5: To conduct any other legal business to come before said meeting. passed ARTICLE6: To adjourn past. ‘The legal voters of the Fairfax Town School District are further notified that voter qualification, registration, ‘and absentee voting relative to said meeting shall be as provided in Chapters 43, 81 and 55 of Title 17, Vermont Statutes Annotated. ‘Adopted and approved at a meeting of the Board of Schoo! Directors of the Fairfax Town School District duly called, noticed, and held on February _, 2017. Jasen Boyd Elaine Stone Carpenter Rachelle LeVau Scott Mitchell Kathi Muehl Received by Falrfox Town Cle’s Office for record and thie. th day of February 2017 at Falfax, VT and same is recorded inthe posted records.