Chilmark voters zipped through their annual town meeting Monday night in 80 minutes flat, approving a $10 million annual budget and spending to pay for school repairs.

But they played spoiler on a regional request to establish a high school stabilization fund, turning it down.

Every seat in the Chilmark Community Center was filled when longtime moderator Everett Poole called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. There were 29 articles on the warrant and no hot button issues this year. A total of 148 voters attended.

The meeting began with a moment of silence for Menemsha fisherman Gregory Mayhew, who died April 11.

Two microphones were set up in the aisles for voters to use, but they were rarely used. Those with comments typically sat or stood in place to speak.

One article that saw prolonged discussion was the proposed stabilization fund for the regional high school, a regional request that drew a mixed response from Island towns this year.

School leaders said the fund is intended to collect monies for ongoing capital spending needs.

Approval was needed from four of the six Island towns for the fund to pass. Edgartown and West Tisbury had turned the proposal down while Oak Bluffs, Aquinnah and Tisbury had approved it, making Chilmark the deciding vote.

“This is a general request to set up a bucket with no accountability or process tied to it,” said selectman Jim Malkin. “It’s premature.”

The article was indefinitely postponed.

A request for $227,000 for ongoing repairs to the HVAC system at Chilmark school was approved in a standing vote 137-9.

“We’re going through a period of time when all of the school buildings on Martha’s Vineyard need extensive work,” said selectman Warren Doty. “We’ve put a lot of money into construction and not enough into maintenance. I think it’s up to us to make sure the school is in good shape,” he added.

“We are in the midst of redoing the entire heating system at the school. Stopping at this point wouldn’t be prudent,” said Robert Lionette, vice chairman of the up-Island regional school district committee.”

The work is expected to be put out to bid.

In another school spending request, voters approved $70,000 for a new big toy for the Chilmark School playground after first passing an amendment by selectman Mr. Doty to allow the funds to be available this year instead of in 2019. This will allow the playground to potentially be built in time for summer programs.

A series of small funding requests for health and human services were passed but will still need approval in the ballot box at the annual town election Wednesday.

A request from the county sheriff’s department for some $6,000 to help pay for the regional emergency communication center was indefinitely postponed.

At the close of the meeting, Mr. Poole received a standing ovation after recognition by Mr. Doty for a profile published by the Boston Globe.

The meeting adjourned just after 8:45 p.m.