Politics & Government

Vote Tuesday, May 17th On Town And School Budgets In Referendum

The legal voters of the Town of Madison are hereby warned and notified that the referendum date for voting on the Town and Education Budgets has been set for Tuesday, May 17, 2011 for the following purposes:
1.    To consider and take action on the proposed Town Government Budget of the Town of Madison and the recommendations of its Board of Finance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012 in the amount of $20,441,981 as approved by the Board of Finance and published in The Source on May 5 and May 12, 2011.
2.    To consider and take action on the proposed Education Budget for the Town of Madison and the recommendations of its Board of Finance for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012 in the amount of $50,279,058 as approved by the Board of Finance and published in The Source on May 5 and May 12, 2011.
Pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Madison Town Charter the Board of Finance has submitted the Town and Education Budgets for vote upon voting machines on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The aforesaid resolutions will be placed on the voting machines under the following headings, respectively:
“SHALL THE TOWN GOVERNMENT BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF MADISON FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2011 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,441,981 BE APPROVED?”
“SHALL THE EDUCATION BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF MADISON FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2011 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,279,058 BE APPROVED?”
Electors residing in the First Voting District shall vote at the Surf Club, 87 Surf Club Road in Madison, Connecticut. Electors residing in the Second Voting District shall vote at the Robert H. Brown Middle School, 980 Durham Road in Madison, Connecticut. Absentee ballots will be available from the Town Clerk’s office at the Madison Town Campus, and will be counted centrally at the Madison Town Campus.
Voters approving a resolution will vote “Yes” and those opposing said resolution will vote “No.”
Dated at Madison, Connecticut, this 26th day of April, 2011


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