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Board of Selectmen Minutes March 5, 1998 Present: Selectman Costa, Selectman Frye, Selectman Marsters, Selectman Caffyn Executive Secretary Robert Whritenour Assistant to the Executive Secretary Joyce Mason Guests: Finance Committee: Alec Watt, Tony Gallo, Mike Kumin, Sidney Golub School Committee: Kathy Lynch, Steve Paxton, Theresa Cook, Janice Mills, Maryanne Macdonald Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Lincoln A. DeMoura Meeting Called to Or er by Chairman Costa at 7:02 p.m. Town Hall, Meeting Room #1. JOINT MEETING RE: FY99 SCHOOL BI1DSrE1: The Board of Selectmen held a joint meeting with members of the Mashpee Finance Committee and School Committee for the purpose of reviewing the FY99 School budget. The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee are in agreement to recommend a budget of$11,120,000 for the School Department for FY99. The School Department initially requested appropriation in the amount of $12,092,768. The figure was revised to reflect a total request of$11,999,702. Mr. Whritenour,Executive Secretary indicated that his recommended budget provides the maximum possible funding for the School Department within x limited revenues. The budget reflects an increase of It.22%over last year. With limited funding available,the key goal of the budget process has been to preserve current service levels. The budget has been prepared to reduce the Town's dependence on non-recurring revenues such as free cash and the stabilization account informed Mr. Whritenour. As a result of the previous years budget,the sum of$1,000,917 remains in the stabilization fund. The sum of$750,000 is proposed to be used from stabilization to offset the School Department's fiscal year 1999 educational budget.