AUBURN — After months of hearings and meetings, Auburn residents will vote on a school budget Tuesday, June 9, at Auburn Hall.

Balloting will be from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The proposed budget is $39.06 million, which is 1.8 percent more than this fiscal year. That translates to $28 a year more in property taxes for a home valued at $150,000.

When counting state and local money for education, the school budget is up 2.15 percent. It’s about $625,000 less than what was recommended by Superintendent Katy Grondin to maintain programs.

Budget reductions include closing the Auburn Land Lab, cutting facilities maintenance, the Discovery Education program and one technology integrator position. The assistant principal position at East Auburn will be reduced to a half-time principal. A grant-writer’s position will be reduced to half time.

Also, four school police officer positions that were in the budget will be covered by the city budget.

Several city councilors complained that the school budget was too high. School Committee Chairman Tom Kendall said the initial budget recommended by Grondin was a maintenance plan, necessary to cover higher special education costs and higher salaries.

The budget did not add positions or programs, he said. Capping it to a 1.8 percent increase on property taxes “is bending to the requirements of the City Council to meet their number. And it hurts,” Kendall said May 6. “What we are doing is taking away from where we are.”

When residents vote Tuesday, they’ll be asked two questions. The first is whether they approve the budget, yes or no. The second asks if the budget is too high, acceptable or too low.

The School Department has 3,600 students from prekindergarten to 12th grade in 10 facilities.