What are the other Articles on the Ballot?

 Kelly Bowen, CVSD School Board Finance Committee Chair, has shared the following on Front Porch Forum in each CVSD town. It's the next in a series of posts to help inform voters about the proposed budget for 2022-2023. 

Dear CVSD Community Members and Voters,

This is the fourth post in a series to update you on the upcoming 2022-2023 proposed school district budget. Look for bi-weekly updates on Front Porch Forum or other school news outlets. Thank you for your continued support and for reading these updates.

In this post, I will talk about ballot Articles I-VI. As mentioned in prior posts, articles are simply questions and each question is listed by a Roman numeral. There are ten total articles on the ballot this year.

Articles I-VI - Typically these standard articles are voted upon in person at the CVSD Annual Meeting. Because this year's Annual Meeting will, once again, be held online, the articles will be printed on the ballot and voters will be asked to cast their vote during the regular election. Voters can cast early ballots or for those who prefer to vote in person, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2022 is the voting day.

• Articles I-III – Approves three non-voting CVSD administrative support positions: moderator, clerk, and treasurer. These positions are not full-time or salaried.
• Article IV – A yes vote allows the District to engage in short-term borrowing in anticipation of upcoming tax payments which allows CVSD to meet payment schedules during the fiscal year.
• Article V – Asks: Should CVSD continue to mail a notification announcing the availability of its annual report in lieu of distributing it to all residents?
• Article VI – Confirms the date for next year’s Annual Meeting.

You might have noticed this year that the District opted for a more detailed budget flyer in lieu of sending a full CVSD Annual Report to every home. This was done for a couple of reasons. First, the CVSD Annual Report is costly to print. Making it available online on the district’s website with the option to request a printed version (please call 985-1914) saves the taxpayers money. Second, many in our community continue to experience delays in regular mail deliveries.

As Finance Committee Chair, I appreciate and share the public’s concern for fiscal conservatism. Please reach out to me: kbowen@cvsdvt.org if I can be of assistance.

Kind regards,

Kelly A. Bowen, CVSD Finance Committee Chair


Please join the CVSD INFORMATIONAL MEETING via Zoom on Monday, February 28, 2022, at 5:00. ZOOM meeting information: https://www.cvsdvt.org/budget or directly: https://cvsdvt-org.zoom.us/j/88634652241 Meeting ID: 886 3465 2241 - Passcode: cvsd11

Phone Participation: 1-646-876-9923 - Passcode: 854788

More information:

Budget page www.cvsdvt.org/budget
Annual Report https://www.cvsdvt.org/Page/602
2022-2023 Budget Flyer https://bit.ly/CVSDBudgetFlyerFY23
Budget FAQ’s https://bit.ly/CVSDBudgetFY23FAQs

See the Annual Warning on the budget page of our website for all of the ballot articles. We encourage all eligible residents in Champlain Valley School District towns to vote on March 1st or earlier.