Region 14 Budget Meeting Was Properly Noticed

The following note was published on the Region 14 website on May 8:

During the course of the annual District Budget Meeting on Monday, 5/6/13, a community member made a contention that the meeting had not been properly noticed, and that the district is obligated to notice such meetings in the same manner as town meetings and as dictated by town charter. This was taken under advisement by the Board of Education, though it was acting on the direction of counsel as well as past practice.

The resident contended the Woodbury town clerk’s office had verified that the district had improperly noticed the meeting. 

The district received a phone call this morning from the Woodbury town clerk’s office. After consulting with the State of Connecticut on the matter, she was able to verify that all the specific statutes governing the noticing of school district meetings were followed.

Like all regional school districts in Connecticut, Region 14 does not follow the town charter from any member town for the budget meeting and referendum process, but rather applicable State laws, specifically the relevant portions of CGS Sections 7-3, 7-7, 10-47 and 10-51. Therefore, the meeting was properly and appropriately noticed five days before it occurred.