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9 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> March 26, 2007 <br /> Joint Meeting with Finance Committee: <br /> Review and Execution of Special and Annual Town Meeting Warrants: <br /> Annual Town Meeting Warrant: (continued) <br /> Omnibus Budget: Line Item 48 Herring Warden: $0 <br /> Town Manager Recommendation: $0 <br /> Finance Committee Recommendation: $0 <br /> The sum of$1200 was removed from the Herring Warden salary. <br /> It was noted the Herring Warden title will remain without salary <br /> compensation. There was no action to change the recommendation. <br /> School Budget: <br /> Correspondence was received from the School Committee Chair dated <br /> March 21, 2007 relative to agreed upon school budget recommendations. <br /> It was agreed the Town Manager would increase the budget <br /> recommendation by$98,562,made possible by a confirmed decrease in <br /> the Cape Cod Technical High School assessment, and the School <br /> Committee would reduce their budget request to $19,948,652. It was also <br /> agreed the two articles submitted by petition requesting an additional <br /> $771,000 for the School budget would be removed or be indefinitely <br /> postponed. To date, the petition articles have not been removed from the <br /> warrant. Also, if the Town should receive additional Chapter 70 aid for <br /> fiscal year 2008,the Town would agree to work with the School <br /> Committee to transfer funds at the October Town Meeting. <br /> The Finance Committee has not taken a vote on the recommended School <br /> budget. An in-depth discussion ensued regarding the School budget and <br /> related contract matters. It was noted the School budget includes a <br /> contract figure as the contract was ratified by the School Committee this <br /> past week. Members of the Finance Committee recommended that <br /> contract figures be placed as a separate line item. Discussion continued. <br /> The Finance Committee voted to support of the School budget of <br /> $19,948,652. The vote was 3-3 and did not carry. It was agreed the joint <br /> meeting would recess to allow the Finance Committee to deliberate upon <br /> this matter. <br /> Motion made by Selectman Cahalane to recess at 8:08 p.m. <br /> Motion seconded by Selectman Myers. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. 5-0. <br />