Chapter 70 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6 the following section:-
Section 6A. Preliminary local contribution shall be the municipality's minimum required local contribution, increased or decreased by the municipal revenue growth factor; provided however, that any contribution over 2.5 per cent shall require an override vote by the town at a ballot election.
If regional school district requests an additional contribution over the permitted 2.5 per cent, all of the municipalities affected by said increase shall be required to vote on the override at a ballot election. A majority of the municipalities must vote yes for the override to carry. In the event of a tie, the override shall fail.
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