4/6/1993 FINANCE COMMITTEE Minutes

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FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES 416/93 Joint Meeting with School Committee Meeting commenced at 7:30 PM Members Present: Deirdre Greelish, Chairperson; Dan Goggin, Vice Chairperson; Denise Sullivan, Clerk; Ed Baker, Tony Gallo, and Roger Dunivan, School Committee members present were: Dave Consalvi, Chairperson; Elizabeth Petti, Carole Dunivan, MaryAnne Gibbs. Superintendent Dr. Lincoln DeMoura present. Selectmen Vacarro and Mills were also present. Deirdre agreed to take the Finance Committee minutes. No votes were taken at the meeting. It was an informational meeting only, held in the Middle School library. MIDDLE SCHOOL BUDGET The Finance Committee had previously notified the School Committee of its recommendation for FY94 in the amount of$5,515,000. The School Committee has requested $128,000 in addition to that to pay for full-day, every-day kindergarten, Currently, the school provides two choices for kindergarten: half- day, every day or full-day, alternate day. Deirdre asked if the School Committee planned to institute full- day, alternate day for all children, if the full-day, every-day program was not funded. Chairman Consalvi said no, that parents would be given the same choice they have this year. Dr. DeMoura distributed information on the impact of a $5,300,000 budget. Selectman Vacarro explained that the Selectmen had not meant to imply it was recommending a level-funded budget for FY94, The Board had not prepared an actual recommendation. Dr. DeMoura then distributed information on the impact of a $5,515,000 budget. He itemized the programs that would have to be reduced or eliminated from his original $6,082,476 budget request. The Finance Committee asked for clarification on a few items, as to whether they were cuts from the current budget or reduction for the requested budget. Selectman Vacarro asked Dr. DeMoura to explain how he arrived at a Falmouth Tuition budget of $1,543,015. Falmouth said that tuition would increase 3.5% to $4,977.47 per student. Dr. DeMoura multiplied that by an estimated enrollment of 310 students to arrive at the estimate. After some discussion, the School Committee agreed that with the Executive Secretary that using; an enrollment of 300 students, for a budget of$1,500,000 would be acceptable. Selectman Vacarro felt that those funds should be transferred to the Mashpee school budget, but the Finance Committee said that it had a way to go before it could apply those funds specifically to the school. ADJOURNMENT 9:15 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted, Deirdre Greelish Acting Recording Secretary