An act relating to approval of amendments to the charter of the City of Barre

The cap on undesignated fund balance retained by the City of Barre was increased from five percent to ten percent of the most recent voter-approved general fund budget expenses.

The threshold triggering mandatory tax rate reduction for excess retained funds was raised from five percent to ten percent, meaning the City can hold more surplus before being required to cut taxes in the next budget.

Added bill introduction metadata including sponsor names (Representatives Boutin and Waszazak), committee referral, subject classification, and a statement of purpose summarizing the charter amendments.

Removed the governor's signature date (June 8, 2026) and the enacted bill number header (No. M-10).

Reformatted page headers and line numbering to match the official passed-bill layout rather than the enacted-bill layout.

Header changed from 'AS PASSED BY HOUSE' to 'BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE' to reflect official formatting.

The introduction metadata section (introduced by Representatives Boutin and Waszazak, committee referral line, date field, subject line, and statement of purpose) was removed from the official version.

Removed the introductory header block containing sponsor names (Reps. Boutin and Waszazak), committee referral line, subject description, and statement of purpose. This is standard formatting when a bill advances from introduction to passage.

Line numbering and page layout were reorganized to reflect the new document structure after removal of the header block. No policy language was altered.