504. In addition, the council of commissioner or the provisional council of a new school board shall have the following functions in particular:(1) to establish the advisory committees of the new school board;
(2) to adopt procedures for consulting the schools;
(3) to allocate the educational services among the schools;
(4) to enter into agreements on its own authority to organize pupil transportation and adult education services;
(5) to establish criteria for the registration of pupils and carry out the registration for the school year 1986-87;
(6) to allocate financial resources among the schools;
(7) to approve the budget estimates of each school;
(8) to adopt the budget of the new school board for the fiscal year 1986-87;
(9) to fix the school tax rate for the school year 1986-87, for which purpose sections 345 to 403 of this Act apply, adapted as required; in the case of school boards of the Island of Montréal, sections 428 to 433 apply, adapted as required.