The School Committee shall make available to voters who attend
the Annual Town Meeting a summary of the School Department annual
budget for the year for which appropriation is sought at the Annual
Town Meeting by providing copies of the summary budget at the Annual
Town Meeting prior to the start of the Annual Town Meeting.
The summary of the budget to be made available under §
27-7 shall contain line item amounts for the various accounts or categories used by the School Committee in establishing the budget approved by the School Committee for the fiscal year for which appropriation is sought at the Annual Town Meeting and shall also contain amounts for such line items as approved by the School Committee for the current fiscal year and amounts which have been expended with respect to such line items through March 31 of such current fiscal year.
In acting on appropriations for the School Committee budget,
the Town Meeting shall vote on the total amount of the appropriations
for the entire budget and shall not allocate appropriations among
accounts or place any restrictions on such appropriations.