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r <br /> MASHPEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS <br /> JANUARY 20, 1999 <br /> JOINT MEETING - SCHOOL COMMITTEE, BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEN AICD <br /> FINANCE COMMITTEE <br /> Minutes <br /> Attendees: School Committee:tee: Chair roman Theresa Cook, Stephen Paxton, <br /> Maryanne Macdonald, Kathleen Lynch, and Janice Mills Board -Selectmen: <br /> Chairman Kenneth Marsters, Curtis Frye, David Leveille, Bayne Taylor, and <br /> Nancy Caffyn; Finance Committee:tee: Sidney Golub, Alec Watt, Stephen <br /> Cashman, Myron Kumin; absent - Nancy Go fart, Tony Gallo, Daniel Goggin. <br /> Also in attendance were Interim superintendent of Schools William C. <br /> MacDonald, Town Administrator Robert Whritenour, Jr. and Town Accountant <br /> Diane F ommeln e ger. <br /> Mr. Marsters. called the joint meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. in the selectmen's <br /> Meeting Room at Town Hall to discuss the F'Y2000 School Department budget. <br /> Mr. ll arsters introduced Mr. Whritenour who distributed the latest version of <br /> "Fiscal Year 2000 Budget -- Analysis of Available Revenues"es" dated January 21, <br /> 1999 (Exhibit . <br /> Mrs. cook then introduced Interim Superintendent Bill MacDonald who <br /> presented an FY2000 school department budget of $14,088,892. Although <br /> $369,368 in cuts were made, Mr. MacDonald noted the $14,088,892 does not <br /> include any currently on-going negotiations contract settlements with all <br /> employees, the grounds maintenance bid, the food service bid, nor the high <br /> school cleaning bid. Mrs. Cook also noted this figure is "bottom lime" and <br /> reiterated there are the variables as noted by Mr. MacDonald that exist. Mr. <br /> MacDonald stressed the need for a Business manager for the school <br /> Department. Also special education expenses are arrays a gild card. <br /> Mr. Whritenour explained that the school budget has been increasing at such a <br /> pace because the school district has been growing faster than the town's <br /> revenues. For example, one of the reasons funding the school budget for next <br /> year is more difficult is because only $137,000 teras received from the "pothole" <br /> account rather than the $500,000 received last year. <br /> Mrs. Lynch noted that the *Leacher Association and school Council requests <br /> are not included the $14,088,892 and the only "new' item is the inclusion of <br /> Grade 12 at the high school. Also, Mrs. Cook said a need exists for four <br /> additional classrooms at the elementary level. <br />