Budget Planning Team

September 25th - Minutes

Minutes (Prepared September 29, 2006, adopted October 2. 2006)

Meeting Date: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 Ð 6:00 P.M.

Meeting Location: MOHAWK MIDDLE SCHOOL

Committee Attendees: David Purington (Chair), Susan Flaccus, Paula Consolo, Cindy Smith, Tom Lively

Committee Absentees: None

Guests in Attendance: Michael Buoniconti (MTRSD Superintendent), Joanne Blier (MTRSD Business Manager) (both left about 6:35)

Agenda

  1. Review/Approve meeting minutes from 9/11/06 meeting
  2. Review status of assigned action items
  3. Review outcome of 9/14 Steering Committee meeting and define Options for further review
  4. Review Task Force Progress of evaluating Options Selected by Steering Committee for further review
  5. Review New Action Items assigned
  6. Establish upcoming meeting schedule

Meeting ran from 6:00 to 8:15 pm.

Minutes were not reviewed as copies were not provided by the chair.

MBuoniconti and JBlier presented their newest version of the detailed K-5 Regional Elementary model (pink) with explanations of the accompanying summary sheet. They indicated that they hoped we could critically review both the details and the summary sheet with the purpose of making final refinements to the presentation format and content. They also distributed copies of current and projected enrollment numbers for review. They confirmed that prior draft budget numbers that had been shared with the committee should be considered out-of-date.

Group then discussed some key assumptions that need to be settled, including the rate of increase of the status quo budget. This increase rate will affect the amount of savings realized by the models. After discussion, a rate of 6.5% was adopted (in favor of 6.0 or 7.0%). This reflects most nearly the 3-year average increase that the district has actually had.

At end of meeting, agreed to schedule another meeting for Monday October 2nd at 6:00.

Action items assigned included for DPurington to get next meeting posted, for members to attend the 9/27 steering committee meeting, and for DPurington to communicate some of the agreed changes to MBuoniconti and/or JBlier.

 
 
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