MARCH 7, 2006 ANNUAL CITY ELECTION BALLOT QUESTIONS

1. SCHOOL BUDGET AUTHORIZED

“Shall the voters support the School Department’s proposed $38,113,325 Act 68

locally adopted budget (School General Fund Budget) for Fiscal Year 2007 for

current expenses and deficit retirement?”

2. CHARTER CHANGE – LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX

“Shall Section 102d be added to the City Charter to grant the City Council

authority to annually assess a 1% sales tax upon sales within the City, such tax to

be administered in the same manner as the state sales tax with the same

exemptions as per the state sales tax, with 70% of the revenues being raised

allocated to the City and 30% allocated to the State?”

3. CHARTER CHANGE – ELIMINATING RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR

DEPARTMENT HEADS

“Shall Section 130 of the City Charter be amended by deleting sections (c) and (d)

in their entirety so as to eliminate the requirement that department heads be legal

voters of the City of Burlington?”

4. REVENUE BOND FOR WASTEWATER CAPITAL ADDITIONS AND

REPLACEMENTS

“Shall the City Council be authorized to issue revenue bonds or notes in an

amount not to exceed $1.65 Million for the purpose of accommodating capital

improvements relating to the replacement of the inverted siphon wastewater pipe

that crosses the Winooski River, it being understood that such bonds or notes will

be repaid solely from wastewater revenues and that the full faith and credit

(taxing authority) of the City shall not be pledged in connection with such bonds

or notes?”

Total Estimated Project Cost: $1,650,000

City’s Share: $1,650,000

5. ADVISORY QUESTION RE: STATEWIDE TEACHERS’ CONTRACT

“Shall the Vermont Legislature be urged to adopt legislation that would require

that bargaining for teachers contracts in Vermont be accomplished either on a

state wide basis with the possibility of allowances for legitimate regional

differences, or, alternatively, on at least a regional basis?”

6. VERMONT AIR NATIONAL GUARD

“Shall the City Council be advised to use all lawful means to keep the men and

women of the Vermont Air National Guard at home to provide air defense for the

state and nation, and to prevent their overseas deployment to drop bombs in wars

of aggression against other nations?”

7. CONFIGURATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

“Shall the Burlington School District be advised to continue to maintain its

current configuration of six neighborhood elementary schools?”

8. USE OF STATE EDUCATION FUNDS; STATE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT

“Shall the voters advise our legislative delegation to oppose any use of the State

Education Fund for non-education purposes and any reduction of existing state

general fund support to the State Education Fund?”

9. ADVISORY REFERENDUM – FLUORIDATION OF WATER

“Shall the City Council be advised by the voters to discontinue the practice of

fluoridating the public water supply?”