PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT

WARRANT

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Sullivan, ss:                                                                                                    School District of Plainfield

To the inhabitants of the School District of Plainfield, in the County of Sullivan and State of New Hampshire, qualified to vote in District affairs:

You are hereby notified to meet at the Plainfield Elementary School in the Village of Meriden in said Plainfield, New Hampshire, on Saturday, the eighth day of March, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. to act on the following subjects:

Article I.                         To see what action the District will take with respect to reports of District officers.

Article II.                       To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,501,460 for the support of schools, for payment of salaries to school district officials and agents, and for the payments of the statutory obligations of the District for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.  (The School Board recommends this action.)

Article III.                     To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of up to $30,000

                                    (thirty thousand dollars) toward the salary and benefits to hire an Assistant Principal for up to a 50% position for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.  (The School Board recommends this action.)

Article IV.                      To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $21,304 for the purchase of a tractor. (The School Board recommends this action.)

Article V.                       To see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate $30,000 (thirty thousand dollars), with such amount to be funded from the year end undesignated fund balance available on July 1, to be placed in the Building Maintenance Reserve Fund created in 1997 pursuant to RSA 35:1-c, for the purpose of repairs, maintenance, and/or renovations to the Plainfield Elementary School facility.  (The School Board recommends this action.)

Article VI.                      To see if the District will vote to establish a Benefits Payable expendable trust fund for the purpose of retirement and other employee benefits and to further see if the District will vote to raise and appropriate up to $20,000 (twenty thousand dollars), with such amount to be funded from the year end undesignated fund balance available on July 1, to be placed into the fund and to designate the School Board as agents to expend from this fund.  (The School Board recommends this action.)

Article VII.                    Shall we adopt the provisions of RSA 40:13 (known as SB2) to allow official ballot voting on all issues before the Plainfield School District on the Second Tuesday of March. (Petitioned Warrant Article. Requires 3/5 majority vote on March 11.) (The School Board does not recommend this action.)

Article VIII.                  To transact any other business that may come before this meeting.

(NOTE:    Election of School District officials and SB2 petitioned article will take place at the same time and place as election of town officials on Tuesday, March 11, 2008).

Given under our hands at said Plainfield this ____day of ______________, 2008.

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                                                            Carin Reynolds, Chair

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                                                            Audra Bucklin                                               

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                                                            Doug Cogan

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                                                            Myra Ferguson

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                                                            Chris Forman

A true copy.  Attest:

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