The School District of Mayville's Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting is held annually following Wisconsin State Statutes. This meeting, typically scheduled for the last week in October, is a meeting of the public during which School District of Mayville residents may sign in and vote on issues pertinent to an Annual Meeting - from the district's annual Auditor's Report, to school board members' salaries, to adopting local tax levies.

Annual Meeting Artifacts

State statutes set forth the basic requirements for holding the annual meeting and outline the powers of the electors at the annual meeting.

Electors have special powers reserved to them as a body at the annual meeting. Electors are individuals who are eligible to vote in school district elections.

The annual meeting also provides district residents with an opportunity to critique the operation of the school district. It is also a good time for the school board and administrative staff to help the community focus on the achievements, needs and future of the district.

State law requires that every common and union high school district hold an annual meeting.

No annual meeting may be held before May 15 or after October 31.

A notice of the meeting — stating its time and date — must be published twice by the district clerk.

If the clerk has received a proper petition requesting the annual meeting to consider a special subject or item of business, a statement of the subject or item of business must be incorporated in the notice. The last publication of such notice must not be more than eight days nor less than one day before the annual meeting.

The school board is charged by statute with the care, control, and management of the property and affairs of the school district. However, this charge is subject to the authority vested in the annual school meeting. The powers vested in the annual school meeting are, for the most part, set forth in s. 120.10 of the statutes.