On Mar 11, 2021 8:28 AM EST Pam Witham changed a meeting of Board of Selectmen as follows:
So that the meeting notice now reads:
NOTE: This meeting was cancelled | |
Town: | Essex, MA |
Board: | Board of Selectmen |
Time: | Thursday March 11, 2021 7:00 PM EST |
Location: | Virtual |
Agenda: | ESSEX BOARD OF SELECTMEN School Committee Meeting Via Webex March 11, 2021 AGENDA A. Call to Order 7:00 PM B. School Committee Attendance at ME All –Boards Meeting 7:00 PM • Discuss the present status of proposed FY22 apportionments for both towns, based on the most recent vote of the School Committee. o Review the actual history of operating budget apportionment increases • Reconciling FY22 budget. What do we know now that we didn’t know on Feb 2nd? What is the best strategic use of reserve funds given the advisement above? o Essex and MBTS status • Discuss, generally, what expectations should be for future fiscal years. o Mandated (fixed) vs discretionary (variable) spending o Long-term capital obligations • Discuss whether the meeting participants favor supporting annual operating increases at some level above 2.5% per year (which may require periodic Proposition 2 ½ overrides) versus restructuring the school district’s programs to keep the annual overall apportionment increase at 2.5%. o What does 2.5% mean (levy limit vs. levy increase)? o Comparative data o What is the impact to the educational program and what process does the District use in identifying programmatic and staffing cuts? o Identify a "range of reasonableness" C. Public Comment 8:45 PM D. Adjourn 9:00 PM WebEx Call-In Information available at https://www.mersd.org/domain/818 Information posts Monday afternoons before the meetings |
Scheduled By: | Pam Witham |
Posted At: | Mar 08, 2021 7:45 AM EST |
Last Modified: | Mar 11, 2021 8:28 AM EST |