Present: Peg Stewart, Elaine Carpenter, Robin Freeman, Kim Lesny, Bruce Chattman, Michael Clark, Thomas Walsh, Lisa Delorme, Chris Sumner
Public: Chris Santee, Lea Wimette
1. Executive Session (Student Discipline) - Title 1 § 313, (7)
2. Call to Order Special Budget Meeting – Peg Stewart called the special budget meeting to order at 6:35PM.
3. Board Business
a. Approve FY11 Budget –The Board discussed various further cuts to the budget: the Technology Integration position, level funding the extracurricular coaches’ salaries, elimination of the Board stipends again this year, and the feasibility of the administration taking 0% increases for the year.
Action: Elaine Carpenter motioned to accept the administrators’ suggestion and provide the high school administrator position with a 2% increase and set the elementary and middle school administration salaries at a 0% increase for FY2011. Kim Lesny seconded. Motion passed with 2 members for and one against.
Action: Robin Freeman motioned to eliminate the Technology Integration teaching position and level fund the coaches’ salaries for FY2011. Elaine Carpenter seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Action: Robin Freeman motioned to eliminate the school board stipends for FY2011. Kim Lesny seconded. Motion passed with 2 members for and one against.
Chris Sumner calculated that these changes brought the budget amount to $11,415,155 or a .858% increase.
Action: Kim Lesny motioned to approve the FY2011 budget at $11,415,155. Robin Freeman seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
b. Approve FY11 Legal Warning
Action: Elaine Carpenter motioned to approve the Legal Public Warning 2010 with Article 2 stating “Shall the voters of said school district appropriate $ 11,415,155.00 necessary for the support of its schools for the year beginning July 1, 2010.” Kim Lesny seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
4. Other – The Board discussed their plan for their presentation of the budget.
5. Executive Session (Student Discipline) - Title 1 § 313, (7) – The Board entered Executive Session at 8:10PM. The Board exited at 8:15PM. No action was taken.
6. Adjourn - Robin Freeman motioned to adjourn. Elaine Carpenter seconded and the meeting was adjourned at 8:16PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Filiberti
