Information for Meeting of Regionalization Planning Board
Thursday February 28, 2019 6:00 PM EST

Mahar Regional Agreement Committee

Location:Eileen Perkins Library at Ralph C. Mahar Regional
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019
Time: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Review and approval of minutes from 1.15.19 and 1.31.19 RAC meetings
Schedule community meetings for Orange and Mahar
Launch plan for public information outreach
Review of the Regional Agreement
Charting some simple changes in language (S. Hemman corrections)
Discussion item: under what conditions should a town be able to withdraw?
New language for Section VII (G) (4) re: grandfathered aid - explanation
Sections VIII through XI (including language re: OPEB costs)
Sections XIII through end
Overview of fiscal analysis:
Current OOD SPED costs – what will the effects of sharing of costs be?
Effects of sick leave buy-back for retiring teachers and paraprofessionals
Adjusting grandfathered Chapter 70 Aid percentages as enrollment shifts
Effects of Medicaid Reimbursement revenue migrating to the district
OPEB costs
Shared costs
TBD
Aligning salary schedules 
Regional transportation reimbursement 
Aligning health insurance costs for current employees
Effects of regionalization on Chapter 70 state aid (formula aid and grandfathered aid)
Retirement costs for non-teaching staff (municipal versus district %-age of costs)
Charting net fiscal effects of regionalization (K. Rocke)
Other agenda items