What happens if the budget fails at the first referendum?
A. Simsbury Town Charter Section 910: The Board of Finance, in cooperation with the First Selectman, shall revise the annual budget, or portion thereof, which has been rejected at the referendum, as the case may be, and present it at a subsequent Town Meeting for discussion and an additional referendum for acceptance. Such subsequent Town Meeting and additional referendum shall be scheduled by the Board of Selectmen. If the budget remains unaccepted after such reconsideration meeting and referendum, the budget adopted for the then current fiscal year shall be deemed to be the temporary budget for the forthcoming fiscal year and expenditures may be made on a month-to-month basis in accordance therewith, until such time as the referendum finally adopts a new budget. Most often, if the budget does not pass it is lowered rather than increased.
