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TWENTY-FIRST MEETING March 14, 2005
PRESENT: E. Innes, K. Conlon, D. Biagiotti, W. Connors, L. Dee, M. Ellis, K. Hodlin, T. Lowney, B. Mason, R. Musto, E. Redo, J. Tarvin, C. Winston.
ABSENT: M. Kelly, N. Monroe.
RESERVE FUND BALANCE $254,134
Chair Innes called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M.
The minutes of March 9, 2005 were approved 9-0-0.
The Committee received copies of the School Department 2004-05 Projected and Actual Enrollment, FY 2006 Information Technology category breakdown, FY 2006 Group Insurance Costs, and an updated FY 2006 working budget worksheet.
A conference was held with Blue Hills Regional Technical School Representative Festus Joyce, BHR Superintendent Kenneth Rocke and BHR Business Manager Stephen Dockray, who reviewed with the Committee their FY 2006 budget assessment in the amount of $606,563, a 8.5% increase from FY 2005. Mr. Dockray distributed the FY 2006 budget summary and reviewed the contents with the Committee. Also distributed was an analysis of revenue streams, educational costs and the effects of the state formula on town assessments, enrollment percentages and a description of the School to Careers Partnership Program. Chair Innes thanked Representative Joyce, Superintendent Rocke and Business Manager Dockray for their excellent presentation.
A conference was held with Milton School Committee members Laurie Stillman, Glenn Pavlicek and School Superintendent Magdalene Giffune, who discussed the School Department’s FY 2006 budget requests. Kristine Hodlin, Chair of the Warrant Committee School Subcommittee, reported that the recommendation of the Subcommittee for the FY 2006 School Department budget would be $29,459,938. Superintendent Giffune discussed special education, maintenance and operational costs for the School Department and distributed a Special Education Recap as of March 14, 2005, a FY 2005 revenue forecast indicating a shortfall of $281,943, and a list of FY 2006 bills totaling $3,189,321. Chair Innes thanked the School Committee and Superintendent Giffune for their excellent explanation of the School Department FY 2006
budget request.
The Committee discussed and agreed to review all departmental budgets requests for non-contingent reductions.
The next meeting of the Warrant Committee will be on Wednesday, March 16, 2005.
RESERVE FUND $333,064
Accounting Set Aside 750
School Department Set Aside 78,180
RESERVE FUND BALANCE $254,134
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol A. Blute, Clerk
March 16, 2005
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