Town of Sturbridge

Finance Committee

Meeting Minutes

March 11, 2009

Tantasqua Regional Junior High School

6:30 P.M.

Meeting was called to order at 6:30 with the following members present: Kevin Smith (KS), Larry Morrison (LM), Bob Williams (BW), Mike Serio (MS), Virginia Stallone (VS), Mary Redetzke (MR), and Patricia Affenito (PA).

Questions raised by KS to the Tantasqua Regional School District Budget Subcommittee:\

Interclassroom phones in the school?

There is a direct intercom system in the High School (phones in the classrooms). In the Junior High School there are no phones in the classrooms, only whole school intercom.  This in on the capital planning schedule but not for FY10.  Superintendent Dan Durgin does not believe it is a safety issue.

Cost is about $18k

School Resource Officer?

Chief Ford working on grants to fund this position.  It was funded by grants but then they were not available.  Dan Durgin does not feel this is critical when there is no need for this officer and he cannot fund this position at the expense of education.

The Brookfield School Committee Representative stood up and stated that if Brookfield were to fund this position then they would want a Brookfield officer there.

Senior High School Communications between the interior of the school and the exterior?

There is a repeater installed but only allows 1 way communication

Dan Durgin does not have the study report commissioned by Chief Ford on this matter.

In an emergency- a mobile command center has full communication ability

$50-60k needed is not in the Capital budget for any upcoming year because the Committee has not been presented with the issue.

Inventory Control?

Requisition requests exist

They have the capacity for better control but do not practice it.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.

Respectively submitted,

Patricia Affenito