Diane Pauer

requiring municipalities, towns, and cities to submit documentation to the department of revenue administration proving they are in compliance with local budget and tax caps.

increasing the maximum amount of the optional veterans' tax credit, optional combat service tax credit, and optional surviving spouse tax credit.

relative to the official ballot referendum form of town meetings.

consolidating school administrative units, making chief school administrator jobs an elected position, and defining education roles.

relative to mandatory reports to voters.

relative to the disqualification of a member of a local land use board.

relative to governmental land uses.

allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds.

allowing municipalities to vote to require that pie charts, bar charts, and QR codes be placed on property tax bills depicting where and how tax dollars are being allocated.

relative to the adopting of a municipal budget committee and electing members thereof.

allowing municipalities to adopt a requirement that property owners be given notice when the assessed value of their property changes by certain amounts.

relative to the formula of distribution of revenue from the meals and rooms tax.

encouraging municipalities with sewage systems to extend system service to neighboring communities.

relative to the notice to abutters for the intent to cut.

repealing the public school identification and accommodation of gifted and talented students reporting requirement.

relative to eliminating the default budget from the official ballot referenda.

identifying certain school district offices as incompatible for purposes of school district elections.

relative to planning board members serving on other local boards.

relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps.

relative to the default budget for official ballot town meetings.