School Committee: March 28, 2026

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0:07 Okay, just waiting for YouTube. Just Okay, just waiting for YouTube. Just give<00:00:07.359> me<00:00:07.440> a<00:00:07.600> moment. give me a moment. give me a moment. » Live<00:00:08.480> stream.<00:00:08.720> It » Live stream. It » Live stream. It » is<00:00:08.960> live.<00:00:09.280> Okay.<00:00:10.080> All<00:00:10.080> right.<00:00:10.400> Since<00:00:10.559> we<00:00:10.719> do » is live. Okay. All right. Since we do » is live. Okay. All right. Since we do have<00:00:10.960> a<00:00:11.120> flag<00:00:11.280> in<00:00:11.440> this<00:00:11.599> room,<00:00:11.840> we'll<00:00:12.000> start have a flag in this room, we’ll start have a flag in this room, we’ll start with<00:00:12.320> the<00:00:12.480> code<00:00:12.639> of<00:00:12.719> allegiance.

0:20 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United<00:00:20.960> States<00:00:21.199> of<00:00:21.439> America<00:00:22.400> and<00:00:22.640> to<00:00:22.800> the United States of America and to the United States of America and to the republic<00:00:23.840> for<00:00:23.920> which<00:00:24.000> it<00:00:24.240> stands.<00:00:25.279> One<00:00:25.519> nation republic for which it stands. One nation republic for which it stands. One nation under<00:00:26.640> God,<00:00:27.439> indivisible,<00:00:28.480> with<00:00:28.720> liberty<00:00:29.119> and under God, indivisible, with liberty and under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice<00:00:29.840> for<00:00:30.080> all. » Um, » Um, sorry<00:00:38.239> that<00:00:38.480> we<00:00:38.559> don't<00:00:38.719> have<00:00:38.719> a<00:00:38.879> sign<00:00:39.200> sheet, sorry that we don’t have a sign sheet, sorry that we don’t have a sign sheet, but<00:00:39.520> we<00:00:39.680> will<00:00:39.760> start<00:00:40.000> with<00:00:40.160> public<00:00:40.480> comment. but we will start with public comment. but we will start with public comment. Um,<00:00:41.920> would<00:00:42.160> anyone<00:00:42.559> like<00:00:42.719> to<00:00:43.120> Mary,<00:00:43.600> please?

0:50 Mary McCarristen, Pine Cliff Drive. I’m Mary McCarristen, Pine Cliff Drive. I’m here<00:00:50.239> to<00:00:50.480> say<00:00:50.719> thank<00:00:50.960> you<00:00:51.120> to<00:00:51.360> all<00:00:51.600> of<00:00:51.760> you<00:00:51.920> that here to say thank you to all of you that here to say thank you to all of you that have<00:00:52.399> worked<00:00:52.879> so<00:00:53.360> hard<00:00:54.079> and<00:00:54.320> try<00:00:54.559> to<00:00:54.800> get<00:00:54.960> the have worked so hard and try to get the have worked so hard and try to get the budget budget budget under<00:00:57.520> control.<00:00:58.480> We<00:00:58.719> need<00:00:58.879> an<00:00:59.120> override.<00:01:00.399> So, under control. We need an override. So, under control. We need an override. So, I<00:01:00.879> want<00:01:00.960> to<00:01:01.120> give<00:01:01.359> kudos<00:01:01.840> because<00:01:02.160> it<00:01:02.399> wasn't I want to give kudos because it wasn’t I want to give kudos because it wasn’t easy<00:01:02.879> for<00:01:03.039> you<00:01:03.280> guys.<00:01:03.520> You<00:01:03.680> were<00:01:03.920> handed<00:01:04.400> a easy for you guys. You were handed a easy for you guys. You were handed a mess<00:01:05.760> from<00:01:06.080> the<00:01:06.240> last<00:01:06.560> three<00:01:06.799> years.<00:01:07.920> you've mess from the last three years. you’ve mess from the last three years. you’ve I’ve<00:01:09.439> noticed<00:01:10.080> kind<00:01:10.320> of<00:01:10.479> some<00:01:10.799> bullying<00:01:12.240> and<00:01:13.119> I I’ve noticed kind of some bullying and I I’ve noticed kind of some bullying and I just<00:01:13.760> want<00:01:13.920> to<00:01:14.080> say<00:01:14.400> thank<00:01:14.640> you<00:01:15.360> and<00:01:15.600> a<00:01:15.840> lot<00:01:15.920> of just want to say thank you and a lot of just want to say thank you and a lot of other<00:01:16.400> people<00:01:16.720> said<00:01:17.280> thank<00:01:17.520> you<00:01:17.840> too<00:01:18.560> and<00:01:18.720> I've other people said thank you too and I’ve other people said thank you too and I’ve been<00:01:19.119> talking<00:01:19.360> to<00:01:19.520> the<00:01:19.680> senior<00:01:20.080> citizens<00:01:20.960> tell been talking to the senior citizens tell been talking to the senior citizens tell them<00:01:21.360> we<00:01:21.600> need<00:01:21.759> an<00:01:22.000> override<00:01:22.880> and<00:01:23.200> I'm<00:01:23.439> they them we need an override and I’m they them we need an override and I’m they were<00:01:23.920> actually<00:01:24.880> listening<00:01:25.520> cuz<00:01:25.759> they<00:01:26.000> I<00:01:26.240> told were actually listening cuz they I told were actually listening cuz they I told them<00:01:26.560> we're<00:01:26.799> in<00:01:27.040> really<00:01:27.439> bad<00:01:27.759> trouble<00:01:28.400> so<00:01:28.799> keep them we’re in really bad trouble so keep them we’re in really bad trouble so keep up<00:01:29.280> the<00:01:29.759> good<00:01:30.080> work<00:01:31.280> glad<00:01:31.600> you're<00:01:31.840> staying up the good work glad you’re staying up the good work glad you’re staying you’re<00:01:33.600> running<00:01:33.920> again<00:01:34.320> right

1:35 you’re running again right you’re running again right » I’m<00:01:35.520> not<00:01:35.680> up<00:01:35.840> this<00:01:36.320> Oh,<00:01:36.479> wait.<00:01:37.920> I'm<00:01:38.079> running » I’m not up this Oh, wait. I’m running » I’m not up this Oh, wait. I’m running again.<00:01:38.799> Yes,<00:01:39.119> Mary.<00:01:39.600> Thank<00:01:39.759> you. again. Yes, Mary. Thank you. again. Yes, Mary. Thank you. » Yes,<00:01:43.119> I'll<00:01:43.439> take<00:01:43.600> a<00:01:43.759> sign.<00:01:44.479> Okay. » Yes, I’ll take a sign. Okay. » Yes, I’ll take a sign. Okay. » When<00:01:47.520> I<00:01:47.680> have<00:01:47.759> them,<00:01:48.000> you<00:01:48.159> will<00:01:48.320> get<00:01:48.479> one. » When I have them, you will get one. » When I have them, you will get one. Thank<00:01:48.880> you. » Anybody else in the room? » Anybody else in the room? » I<00:01:55.040> guess<00:01:55.280> any<00:01:55.520> hands<00:01:55.759> raised? » I guess any hands raised? » I guess any hands raised? » Don’t<00:01:56.320> see<00:01:56.479> any<00:01:56.640> hands<00:01:56.960> online. » Don’t see any hands online. » Don’t see any hands online. » Okay.<00:01:58.479> Uh<00:01:58.799> we<00:01:58.960> will<00:01:59.119> then<00:01:59.280> move<00:01:59.439> on<00:01:59.680> to<00:01:59.920> our » Okay. Uh we will then move on to our » Okay. Uh we will then move on to our fiscal<00:02:00.560> year<00:02:00.960> 27 fiscal year 27 fiscal year 27 budget.<00:02:03.840> Um, budget. Um, budget. Um, so<00:02:06.719> for<00:02:06.880> our<00:02:07.119> budget<00:02:07.360> subcommittee,<00:02:07.920> would so for our budget subcommittee, would so for our budget subcommittee, would you<00:02:08.239> like<00:02:08.319> to<00:02:08.399> update<00:02:08.720> us<00:02:08.800> on<00:02:08.959> the<00:02:09.119> work<00:02:09.280> done you like to update us on the work done you like to update us on the work done since<00:02:09.759> our<00:02:09.920> last<00:02:10.160> meeting<00:02:10.560> or<00:02:11.039> turn<00:02:11.280> it since our last meeting or turn it since our last meeting or turn it directly<00:02:11.760> over<00:02:11.920> to<00:02:12.160> John<00:02:12.400> and<00:02:12.959> Mike?<00:02:13.520> What directly over to John and Mike? What directly over to John and Mike? What would<00:02:13.840> you<00:02:14.000> prefer? would you prefer? would you prefer? » Um,<00:02:16.720> yeah.<00:02:16.959> Well,<00:02:17.120> I<00:02:17.280> think<00:02:17.360> maybe<00:02:17.599> just<00:02:17.760> a » Um, yeah. Well, I think maybe just a » Um, yeah. Well, I think maybe just a quick<00:02:18.080> recap<00:02:19.040> um<00:02:19.680> if<00:02:20.080> if<00:02:20.560> the<00:02:20.720> if<00:02:20.959> that's<00:02:21.200> the

2:21 quick recap um if if the if that’s the quick recap um if if the if that’s the will<00:02:21.520> of<00:02:21.599> the<00:02:21.760> committee.<00:02:22.400> But<00:02:22.560> I<00:02:22.800> do<00:02:22.959> think<00:02:23.120> we will of the committee. But I do think we will of the committee. But I do think we were<00:02:23.440> going<00:02:23.520> to<00:02:23.680> have<00:02:23.760> Mike<00:02:24.160> present<00:02:25.360> um<00:02:25.599> what were going to have Mike present um what were going to have Mike present um what we<00:02:26.000> discussed.<00:02:26.560> I<00:02:26.800> think<00:02:26.959> probably<00:02:27.200> is<00:02:27.360> the we discussed. I think probably is the we discussed. I think probably is the best<00:02:27.599> thing.<00:02:27.760> Melissa,<00:02:28.160> what<00:02:28.239> do<00:02:28.319> you<00:02:28.480> think? best thing. Melissa, what do you think? best thing. Melissa, what do you think? » Yeah,<00:02:30.000> I<00:02:30.160> think<00:02:30.239> a<00:02:30.480> quick<00:02:30.640> recap<00:02:31.040> and<00:02:31.200> then » Yeah, I think a quick recap and then » Yeah, I think a quick recap and then have<00:02:31.599> Mike<00:02:31.840> present<00:02:32.160> would<00:02:32.400> be<00:02:32.560> helpful. have Mike present would be helpful. have Mike present would be helpful. Okay.<00:02:34.319> So,<00:02:34.560> we<00:02:35.200> um<00:02:35.680> well,<00:02:35.920> we<00:02:36.160> had<00:02:36.319> Mike Okay. So, we um well, we had Mike Okay. So, we um well, we had Mike present<00:02:36.959> to<00:02:37.120> us<00:02:37.280> on<00:02:38.160> um<00:02:38.560> oh<00:02:38.720> my<00:02:38.879> gosh,<00:02:39.120> was<00:02:39.200> it present to us on um oh my gosh, was it present to us on um oh my gosh, was it Wednesday?<00:02:39.760> I<00:02:39.920> guess<00:02:40.080> I'm<00:02:40.239> losing<00:02:40.560> track<00:02:40.720> of Wednesday? I guess I’m losing track of Wednesday? I guess I’m losing track of days.<00:02:41.599> Um<00:02:42.400> and<00:02:43.040> he's<00:02:43.360> going<00:02:43.519> to<00:02:43.680> present<00:02:44.160> his days. Um and he’s going to present his days. Um and he’s going to present his um<00:02:45.280> his<00:02:45.680> numbers<00:02:46.000> or<00:02:46.319> his<00:02:46.560> presentation<00:02:47.040> in um his numbers or his presentation in um his numbers or his presentation in just<00:02:47.440> a<00:02:47.599> second.<00:02:48.160> Um,<00:02:48.800> so<00:02:49.360> basically,<00:02:49.840> and just a second. Um, so basically, and just a second. Um, so basically, and jump<00:02:50.319> in<00:02:50.480> here<00:02:50.560> if<00:02:50.720> you<00:02:50.879> don't<00:02:51.120> if<00:02:51.280> if<00:02:51.519> you<00:02:51.840> if jump in here if you don’t if if you if jump in here if you don’t if if you if you<00:02:52.640> don't<00:02:52.800> think<00:02:52.959> I'm<00:02:53.120> accurate,<00:02:53.760> Melissa you don’t think I’m accurate, Melissa you don’t think I’m accurate, Melissa Mike<00:02:55.120> um<00:02:55.360> had<00:02:55.680> gone<00:02:55.920> through<00:02:56.160> and<00:02:56.400> had Mike um had gone through and had Mike um had gone through and had calculated<00:02:57.840> the<00:02:58.800> um<00:03:00.000> I<00:03:00.239> think<00:03:00.319> there<00:03:00.480> were<00:03:00.560> six calculated the um I think there were six calculated the um I think there were six or<00:03:00.959> seven<00:03:01.599> benefit<00:03:02.080> line<00:03:02.400> items<00:03:03.680> um<00:03:04.000> that<00:03:04.239> were or seven benefit line items um that were or seven benefit line items um that were in<00:03:05.920> discussion<00:03:06.480> in<00:03:06.800> regards<00:03:07.120> to<00:03:07.760> um<00:03:08.000> what<00:03:08.239> we

3:08 in discussion in regards to um what we in discussion in regards to um what we were<00:03:08.720> being<00:03:08.879> asked<00:03:09.120> to<00:03:09.280> look<00:03:09.440> at<00:03:10.000> in<00:03:10.400> in were being asked to look at in in were being asked to look at in in regards<00:03:10.879> to<00:03:11.040> our<00:03:11.200> budget<00:03:12.000> and<00:03:12.640> those<00:03:12.959> numbers. regards to our budget and those numbers. regards to our budget and those numbers. He<00:03:13.599> actually<00:03:13.840> had<00:03:14.080> gone<00:03:14.239> back<00:03:14.400> and<00:03:14.560> forth<00:03:14.720> with He actually had gone back and forth with He actually had gone back and forth with I<00:03:15.120> don't<00:03:15.280> think<00:03:15.360> he<00:03:15.519> actually<00:03:15.680> sat<00:03:15.920> down<00:03:16.000> with I don’t think he actually sat down with I don’t think he actually sat down with Alicia,<00:03:16.480> but<00:03:16.640> I<00:03:16.800> think<00:03:17.040> might<00:03:17.360> correct<00:03:17.519> me<00:03:17.599> if Alicia, but I think might correct me if Alicia, but I think might correct me if I’m<00:03:17.840> wrong.<00:03:18.080> You<00:03:18.239> guys<00:03:18.400> went<00:03:18.560> back<00:03:18.640> and<00:03:18.879> forth I’m wrong. You guys went back and forth I’m wrong. You guys went back and forth and<00:03:19.200> and<00:03:19.599> basically<00:03:20.000> came<00:03:20.239> to<00:03:21.120> um<00:03:21.280> the<00:03:21.680> same<00:03:22.800> um and and basically came to um the same um and and basically came to um the same um bottom<00:03:23.680> line<00:03:23.840> number.<00:03:24.159> I<00:03:24.319> think<00:03:24.400> there<00:03:24.720> you bottom line number. I think there you bottom line number. I think there you were<00:03:25.040> off<00:03:25.280> by<00:03:25.519> maybe<00:03:26.000> $45,000<00:03:26.720> or<00:03:27.040> $50,000. were off by maybe $45,000 or $50,000. were off by maybe $45,000 or $50,000. Um<00:03:29.200> is<00:03:29.360> that<00:03:29.680> is<00:03:29.840> that<00:03:30.080> correct? Um is that is that correct? Um is that is that correct? » Yes.<00:03:31.440> Correct. » Yes. Correct. » Yes. Correct. » Yeah.<00:03:32.640> So<00:03:33.040> So<00:03:33.280> we<00:03:33.440> had<00:03:33.599> that<00:03:33.840> number.<00:03:34.239> Um<00:03:34.560> I » Yeah. So So we had that number. Um I » Yeah. So So we had that number. Um I think<00:03:34.959> what<00:03:35.360> so<00:03:35.519> then<00:03:35.760> so<00:03:35.920> then<00:03:36.159> what<00:03:36.640> the think what so then so then what the think what so then so then what the discussion<00:03:37.360> led<00:03:37.680> into<00:03:38.000> and<00:03:38.239> we<00:03:38.400> had<00:03:38.799> um<00:03:38.879> folks discussion led into and we had um folks discussion led into and we had um folks from<00:03:39.280> the<00:03:39.440> finance<00:03:39.760> committee<00:03:40.080> there<00:03:40.720> was from the finance committee there was from the finance committee there was that<00:03:41.280> the<00:03:41.840> select<00:03:42.239> board<00:03:42.799> is<00:03:43.760> um<00:03:43.920> and<00:03:44.080> that that the select board is um and that that the select board is um and that number<00:03:44.400> is<00:03:44.560> a<00:03:44.720> little<00:03:44.799> over<00:03:44.959> a<00:03:45.120> million number is a little over a million number is a little over a million dollars.<00:03:45.519> It<00:03:45.680> was<00:03:45.760> like<00:03:45.840> a<00:03:46.080> million40,000 dollars. It was like a million40,000 dollars. It was like a million40,000 or<00:03:47.920> something.<00:03:48.720> Um<00:03:49.599> and<00:03:50.239> the<00:03:50.560> select<00:03:50.799> board or something. Um and the select board or something. Um and the select board » it’s<00:03:51.200> a<00:03:51.440> it's<00:03:51.599> a<00:03:51.760> million<00:03:52.319> it's<00:03:52.560> 1.4<00:03:52.959> for, » it’s a it’s a million it’s 1.4 for, » it’s a it’s a million it’s 1.4 for, right?

3:54 right? right? » Um<00:03:55.120> well,<00:03:55.599> for<00:03:55.920> just<00:03:56.080> the<00:03:56.319> benefit<00:03:56.720> costs, » Um well, for just the benefit costs, » Um well, for just the benefit costs, right?<00:03:58.080> So<00:03:58.239> then<00:03:58.720> what<00:03:59.040> we're<00:03:59.439> what<00:03:59.760> the<00:04:00.319> uh right? So then what we’re what the uh right? So then what we’re what the uh finance<00:04:01.200> uh<00:04:01.519> director<00:04:02.239> also<00:04:02.799> built<00:04:03.120> in<00:04:03.920> is<00:04:04.159> a finance uh director also built in is a finance uh director also built in is a buffer,<00:04:04.959> right,<00:04:05.200> of<00:04:05.439> I<00:04:05.599> think<00:04:05.760> about buffer, right, of I think about buffer, right, of I think about $750,000. $750,000. $750,000. So<00:04:08.319> what<00:04:08.480> we<00:04:08.720> were<00:04:08.959> also<00:04:09.360> being<00:04:09.680> asked<00:04:10.159> to<00:04:10.879> um So what we were also being asked to um So what we were also being asked to um include<00:04:11.599> in<00:04:11.840> that<00:04:12.080> benefits<00:04:12.480> number<00:04:12.720> was<00:04:12.959> not include in that benefits number was not include in that benefits number was not just<00:04:13.360> the<00:04:13.599> actual<00:04:14.080> number<00:04:14.560> cost<00:04:14.799> of<00:04:14.959> the just the actual number cost of the just the actual number cost of the benefits<00:04:15.519> but<00:04:15.760> also<00:04:16.880> um<00:04:17.280> a benefits but also um a benefits but also um a an<00:04:19.120> extra<00:04:19.519> buffer<00:04:19.919> if<00:04:20.079> you<00:04:20.160> will<00:04:20.479> and<00:04:20.560> that's an extra buffer if you will and that’s an extra buffer if you will and that’s the<00:04:20.880> word<00:04:21.040> they're<00:04:21.280> using<00:04:21.759> of<00:04:22.000> about<00:04:22.400> $470,000 the word they’re using of about $470,000 the word they’re using of about $470,000 to<00:04:24.720> cover<00:04:25.040> what<00:04:25.360> could<00:04:25.600> be<00:04:26.639> um<00:04:27.440> any<00:04:27.840> changes to cover what could be um any changes to cover what could be um any changes next<00:04:28.560> year<00:04:29.520> um<00:04:29.840> in<00:04:30.160> the<00:04:30.400> benefit<00:04:30.720> costs.<00:04:31.280> Does next year um in the benefit costs. Does next year um in the benefit costs. Does that<00:04:31.840> sound<00:04:32.320> accurate,<00:04:32.720> Melissa? that sound accurate, Melissa? that sound accurate, Melissa? Uh<00:04:35.040> yeah,<00:04:35.360> I<00:04:35.440> I<00:04:35.759> would<00:04:35.840> just<00:04:36.000> Yeah,<00:04:36.240> I<00:04:36.400> would Uh yeah, I I would just Yeah, I would Uh yeah, I I would just Yeah, I would just<00:04:36.639> add<00:04:36.880> that<00:04:37.199> the<00:04:37.600> buffer<00:04:38.639> has<00:04:38.960> always<00:04:39.520> been just add that the buffer has always been just add that the buffer has always been in<00:04:39.919> the<00:04:40.000> budget<00:04:40.320> every<00:04:40.560> year.<00:04:40.880> It<00:04:41.040> was

4:41 in the budget every year. It was in the budget every year. It was $630,000<00:04:42.479> this<00:04:42.720> year.<00:04:42.880> So<00:04:43.040> it's<00:04:43.199> not<00:04:43.280> a<00:04:43.520> new $630,000 this year. So it’s not a new $630,000 this year. So it’s not a new buffer.<00:04:44.320> It's<00:04:44.560> just<00:04:44.720> kind<00:04:44.880> of<00:04:45.040> typical buffer. It’s just kind of typical buffer. It’s just kind of typical budgeting<00:04:46.240> best<00:04:46.479> practice.<00:04:47.040> Yeah. budgeting best practice. Yeah. budgeting best practice. Yeah. » Right.<00:04:48.240> So<00:04:48.720> um<00:04:48.880> so<00:04:49.040> then<00:04:49.280> we're<00:04:49.440> being<00:04:49.600> asked » Right. So um so then we’re being asked » Right. So um so then we’re being asked to<00:04:50.639> um<00:04:50.800> take<00:04:51.040> on<00:04:51.840> 63%<00:04:52.560> of<00:04:52.639> that,<00:04:52.960> right?<00:04:53.120> I to um take on 63% of that, right? I to um take on 63% of that, right? I think<00:04:53.360> that<00:04:53.520> was<00:04:53.759> the<00:04:53.919> math<00:04:54.160> was. think that was the math was. think that was the math was. » Yeah.<00:04:55.120> Um<00:04:55.759> so<00:04:56.160> what<00:04:57.040> um<00:04:57.199> and<00:04:57.600> so<00:04:57.919> Melissa<00:04:58.240> and<00:04:58.479> I » Yeah. Um so what um and so Melissa and I » Yeah. Um so what um and so Melissa and I basically<00:04:59.280> so<00:04:59.440> we<00:04:59.520> all<00:04:59.759> sort<00:04:59.840> of<00:04:59.919> went<00:05:00.080> back basically so we all sort of went back basically so we all sort of went back and<00:05:00.400> forth<00:05:00.720> and<00:05:01.360> did<00:05:01.680> not<00:05:02.639> agree<00:05:03.360> on<00:05:04.240> um<00:05:04.479> that and forth and did not agree on um that and forth and did not agree on um that concept<00:05:06.639> of<00:05:06.800> of<00:05:07.120> us<00:05:07.280> taking<00:05:07.520> on<00:05:07.759> and<00:05:07.919> there<00:05:08.080> was concept of of us taking on and there was concept of of us taking on and there was some<00:05:08.320> reasons<00:05:08.479> for<00:05:08.639> that<00:05:08.800> and<00:05:08.960> I<00:05:09.039> don't<00:05:09.120> know some reasons for that and I don’t know some reasons for that and I don’t know we<00:05:09.520> can<00:05:09.600> talk<00:05:09.759> about<00:05:09.919> that<00:05:10.160> well<00:05:10.320> maybe<00:05:10.479> when we can talk about that well maybe when we can talk about that well maybe when Mike<00:05:10.880> gets<00:05:11.039> into<00:05:11.280> his<00:05:11.440> his<00:05:12.080> um<00:05:12.400> his Mike gets into his his um his Mike gets into his his um his presentation.<00:05:13.280> So<00:05:13.520> basically<00:05:13.919> we<00:05:14.240> came<00:05:14.400> out presentation. So basically we came out presentation. So basically we came out of<00:05:14.720> this<00:05:14.960> with<00:05:16.080> effectively<00:05:16.800> a<00:05:17.039> motion<00:05:17.600> to of this with effectively a motion to of this with effectively a motion to present<00:05:18.240> two<00:05:18.479> different<00:05:18.720> numbers<00:05:19.199> to<00:05:19.440> the<00:05:20.000> to present two different numbers to the to present two different numbers to the to the<00:05:20.479> select<00:05:20.800> board<00:05:20.960> to<00:05:21.120> the<00:05:21.280> school<00:05:21.440> committee the select board to the school committee the select board to the school committee this<00:05:22.080> morning.<00:05:22.960> Um<00:05:23.360> and<00:05:23.600> the<00:05:23.840> difference<00:05:24.160> is this morning. Um and the difference is this morning. Um and the difference is uh<00:05:25.440> basically<00:05:25.919> that<00:05:26.240> that<00:05:26.639> buffer<00:05:26.960> and<00:05:27.120> we<00:05:27.280> can

5:27 uh basically that that buffer and we can uh basically that that buffer and we can get<00:05:27.520> into<00:05:27.759> the<00:05:28.080> reasoning<00:05:28.479> why<00:05:28.720> in<00:05:28.880> just<00:05:29.039> a get into the reasoning why in just a get into the reasoning why in just a minute.<00:05:29.440> So<00:05:29.600> there's<00:05:29.919> basically<00:05:30.320> two minute. So there’s basically two minute. So there’s basically two different<00:05:30.800> numbers<00:05:31.199> for<00:05:31.440> this<00:05:31.680> committee<00:05:32.080> to different numbers for this committee to different numbers for this committee to consider<00:05:32.800> and<00:05:33.039> I<00:05:33.199> would<00:05:33.360> like<00:05:33.440> to<00:05:33.600> hear<00:05:33.840> you consider and I would like to hear you consider and I would like to hear you know<00:05:34.080> what<00:05:34.240> the<00:05:34.400> what<00:05:34.639> the<00:05:34.960> what<00:05:35.280> the know what the what the what the know what the what the what the committee<00:05:35.759> thinks<00:05:36.000> about<00:05:36.160> this.<00:05:36.880> Um<00:05:37.280> because committee thinks about this. Um because committee thinks about this. Um because there’s<00:05:37.759> a<00:05:37.919> lot<00:05:38.080> of<00:05:38.160> different<00:05:38.400> moving<00:05:38.720> parts there’s a lot of different moving parts there’s a lot of different moving parts to<00:05:39.199> this.<00:05:39.840> Um,<00:05:40.240> and<00:05:40.479> I<00:05:40.720> will<00:05:40.880> say<00:05:41.120> I<00:05:41.280> I<00:05:41.680> think to this. Um, and I will say I I think to this. Um, and I will say I I think what<00:05:42.479> I<00:05:42.720> believe<00:05:42.960> what<00:05:43.199> we<00:05:43.360> left<00:05:43.520> there<00:05:43.840> too<00:05:44.080> is what I believe what we left there too is what I believe what we left there too is that<00:05:44.560> I<00:05:44.800> had<00:05:45.039> gone<00:05:45.199> into<00:05:45.520> this<00:05:45.759> meeting<00:05:46.000> on that I had gone into this meeting on that I had gone into this meeting on Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday thinking<00:05:48.720> that<00:05:49.759> what<00:05:50.000> was<00:05:50.240> presented<00:05:50.560> to<00:05:50.720> us thinking that what was presented to us thinking that what was presented to us on<00:05:51.120> March<00:05:51.600> 12th,<00:05:52.160> which<00:05:52.400> was<00:05:52.560> about<00:05:52.720> a<00:05:52.880> $61 on March 12th, which was about a $61 on March 12th, which was about a $61 million<00:05:53.919> budget<00:05:54.560> presentation<00:05:55.120> from<00:05:55.440> the million budget presentation from the million budget presentation from the finance<00:05:56.000> committee<00:05:56.320> chair<00:05:57.360> was finance committee chair was finance committee chair was to<00:05:59.199> be<00:05:59.360> considered.<00:05:59.840> You<00:06:00.000> know,<00:06:00.080> in<00:06:00.240> other to be considered. You know, in other to be considered. You know, in other words,<00:06:00.560> for<00:06:00.720> us<00:06:00.880> to<00:06:01.039> bring<00:06:01.199> over<00:06:01.759> the<00:06:01.919> the<00:06:02.320> full words, for us to bring over the the full words, for us to bring over the the full amount<00:06:02.880> of<00:06:03.120> the<00:06:03.759> expenses<00:06:04.400> as<00:06:04.639> well<00:06:04.800> as<00:06:04.960> the amount of the expenses as well as the amount of the expenses as well as the revenue<00:06:05.520> side<00:06:05.759> for<00:06:05.919> the<00:06:06.160> budget<00:06:06.720> for<00:06:06.960> the revenue side for the budget for the revenue side for the budget for the school<00:06:07.440> that<00:06:07.600> would<00:06:07.759> be<00:06:07.919> reflective<00:06:08.400> or<00:06:08.720> would school that would be reflective or would school that would be reflective or would conclude<00:06:10.319> all<00:06:10.880> employee<00:06:11.280> benefit<00:06:11.680> or<00:06:12.400> almost

6:12 conclude all employee benefit or almost conclude all employee benefit or almost all<00:06:12.960> employee<00:06:13.360> benefits<00:06:14.000> for<00:06:14.240> the<00:06:14.400> employees all employee benefits for the employees all employee benefits for the employees of<00:06:14.800> the<00:06:14.960> school<00:06:15.120> district<00:06:15.919> that<00:06:16.240> I<00:06:16.479> think<00:06:16.560> we of the school district that I think we of the school district that I think we all<00:06:16.880> agreed<00:06:17.680> um<00:06:18.160> is<00:06:19.039> maybe<00:06:19.440> premature. all agreed um is maybe premature. all agreed um is maybe premature. There’s<00:06:20.319> some<00:06:20.479> work<00:06:20.560> that<00:06:20.800> needs<00:06:20.960> to<00:06:21.039> be<00:06:21.199> done There’s some work that needs to be done There’s some work that needs to be done to<00:06:21.520> do<00:06:21.680> that.<00:06:22.080> So<00:06:22.880> the to do that. So the to do that. So the recommendation<00:06:25.199> would<00:06:25.440> be<00:06:25.600> to<00:06:25.840> not<00:06:26.160> bring recommendation would be to not bring recommendation would be to not bring over<00:06:26.800> all<00:06:27.039> of<00:06:27.199> the<00:06:27.440> expenses<00:06:28.000> as<00:06:28.240> well<00:06:28.479> as over all of the expenses as well as over all of the expenses as well as revenue<00:06:29.120> for<00:06:29.360> that,<00:06:29.919> but<00:06:30.160> to<00:06:30.479> still<00:06:31.520> um<00:06:32.000> make revenue for that, but to still um make revenue for that, but to still um make the<00:06:32.479> cuts<00:06:32.880> based<00:06:33.280> on<00:06:33.919> the<00:06:34.319> calculation<00:06:34.960> of<00:06:35.520> the the cuts based on the calculation of the the cuts based on the calculation of the benefits<00:06:36.160> of<00:06:36.400> our<00:06:36.639> employees.<00:06:37.680> So<00:06:37.919> that's benefits of our employees. So that’s benefits of our employees. So that’s where<00:06:38.319> we<00:06:38.479> are<00:06:38.639> and<00:06:38.720> those<00:06:38.960> are<00:06:39.039> the<00:06:39.199> two where we are and those are the two where we are and those are the two numbers<00:06:39.520> you're<00:06:39.759> going<00:06:39.840> to<00:06:39.919> have<00:06:40.080> presented numbers you’re going to have presented numbers you’re going to have presented to<00:06:40.639> you<00:06:40.880> this<00:06:41.120> morning. to you this morning. to you this morning. » Did<00:06:42.639> I? » Did I? » Did I? » Yeah.<00:06:44.479> No,<00:06:44.720> I<00:06:44.880> don't<00:06:45.039> think<00:06:45.120> you<00:06:45.280> did.<00:06:45.440> I<00:06:45.600> just » Yeah. No, I don’t think you did. I just » Yeah. No, I don’t think you did. I just want<00:06:45.919> to<00:06:46.080> like<00:06:46.560> kind<00:06:46.800> of<00:06:46.880> double<00:06:47.199> click<00:06:47.440> on want to like kind of double click on want to like kind of double click on some<00:06:47.759> of<00:06:47.840> the<00:06:47.919> points<00:06:48.080> that<00:06:48.240> you<00:06:48.400> already some of the points that you already some of the points that you already mentioned.<00:06:48.960> So,<00:06:49.520> like<00:06:49.759> Jen<00:06:50.160> said,<00:06:50.800> we<00:06:51.039> were mentioned. So, like Jen said, we were mentioned. So, like Jen said, we were tasked<00:06:51.759> with<00:06:52.160> kind<00:06:52.319> of<00:06:52.479> validating<00:06:52.960> the tasked with kind of validating the tasked with kind of validating the benefits<00:06:53.680> number.<00:06:54.240> Like<00:06:54.479> Jen<00:06:54.800> said,<00:06:55.199> Mike, benefits number. Like Jen said, Mike, benefits number. Like Jen said, Mike, Alicia,<00:06:56.000> and<00:06:56.080> Fincom<00:06:57.360> all<00:06:57.600> looked<00:06:57.840> at<00:06:58.000> this

6:58 Alicia, and Fincom all looked at this Alicia, and Fincom all looked at this number<00:06:58.319> and<00:06:58.639> came<00:06:58.800> within<00:06:59.120> kind<00:06:59.280> of<00:06:59.440> 45,000<00:07:00.000> of number and came within kind of 45,000 of number and came within kind of 45,000 of one<00:07:00.319> another.<00:07:00.800> So,<00:07:01.520> we<00:07:01.759> can<00:07:01.840> all<00:07:02.080> feel<00:07:02.240> good one another. So, we can all feel good one another. So, we can all feel good that<00:07:02.639> the<00:07:02.880> 1.5<00:07:03.680> million<00:07:04.240> in<00:07:04.479> total<00:07:04.880> if<00:07:05.039> we<00:07:05.199> were that the 1.5 million in total if we were that the 1.5 million in total if we were to<00:07:05.440> assume<00:07:05.680> the<00:07:05.840> buffer<00:07:06.160> stays<00:07:06.400> included. to assume the buffer stays included. to assume the buffer stays included. Like,<00:07:07.199> we<00:07:07.440> feel<00:07:07.680> good<00:07:07.840> about<00:07:08.000> that<00:07:08.240> number Like, we feel good about that number Like, we feel good about that number because<00:07:08.720> everybody's<00:07:09.120> done<00:07:09.280> the<00:07:09.440> math<00:07:09.599> and because everybody’s done the math and because everybody’s done the math and like<00:07:10.479> um<00:07:11.520> have<00:07:11.680> have<00:07:11.919> done<00:07:12.080> the<00:07:12.160> work<00:07:12.319> and<00:07:12.479> feel like um have have done the work and feel like um have have done the work and feel good<00:07:12.880> about<00:07:13.039> it.<00:07:13.440> I<00:07:13.680> just<00:07:13.840> on<00:07:14.080> the<00:07:14.240> buffer good about it. I just on the buffer good about it. I just on the buffer piece<00:07:15.280> just<00:07:15.440> so<00:07:15.599> you<00:07:15.759> guys<00:07:15.919> have<00:07:16.000> the<00:07:16.240> context piece just so you guys have the context piece just so you guys have the context that<00:07:16.800> we<00:07:17.039> got<00:07:17.280> from<00:07:17.680> Fincom<00:07:18.319> was<00:07:18.560> that<00:07:19.599> Alicia that we got from Fincom was that Alicia that we got from Fincom was that Alicia and<00:07:20.400> our<00:07:20.560> town<00:07:20.800> finance<00:07:21.199> director<00:07:21.759> recommends and our town finance director recommends and our town finance director recommends a<00:07:22.400> 5%<00:07:23.680> buffer<00:07:24.160> on<00:07:24.800> health<00:07:25.120> insurance<00:07:25.680> is<00:07:25.919> just a 5% buffer on health insurance is just a 5% buffer on health insurance is just kind<00:07:26.319> of<00:07:26.479> best<00:07:26.800> practice.<00:07:27.360> It's<00:07:27.680> not<00:07:27.759> a kind of best practice. It’s not a kind of best practice. It’s not a theoretical<00:07:28.639> number.<00:07:29.039> We've<00:07:29.440> consumed theoretical number. We’ve consumed theoretical number. We’ve consumed $300,000<00:07:31.520> through<00:07:31.840> mid-March<00:07:32.400> of<00:07:32.560> the $300,000 through mid-March of the $300,000 through mid-March of the $630,000 $630,000 $630,000 cushion<00:07:35.120> that<00:07:35.360> was<00:07:35.520> budgeted<00:07:36.000> this<00:07:36.319> year.<00:07:36.800> So, cushion that was budgeted this year. So, cushion that was budgeted this year. So, we’ll<00:07:38.639> talk<00:07:38.800> obviously<00:07:39.199> more<00:07:39.360> about<00:07:39.599> if<00:07:39.759> we we’ll talk obviously more about if we we’ll talk obviously more about if we include<00:07:40.080> it<00:07:40.240> or<00:07:40.479> we<00:07:40.639> don't<00:07:40.800> include<00:07:41.120> it,<00:07:41.360> but include it or we don’t include it, but include it or we don’t include it, but there<00:07:41.759> is<00:07:42.880> a<00:07:43.199> situation<00:07:43.599> where<00:07:43.919> if<00:07:44.080> we'd

7:44 there is a situation where if we’d there is a situation where if we’d removed<00:07:44.720> the<00:07:44.880> buffer<00:07:45.680> um<00:07:45.919> in<00:07:46.160> actuals<00:07:46.560> played removed the buffer um in actuals played removed the buffer um in actuals played out<00:07:46.960> this<00:07:47.120> year,<00:07:47.360> we'd<00:07:47.520> be<00:07:47.680> underbudgeted<00:07:48.319> on out this year, we’d be underbudgeted on out this year, we’d be underbudgeted on insurance<00:07:48.960> before<00:07:49.280> the<00:07:49.440> year<00:07:49.599> is<00:07:49.759> over.<00:07:50.080> And insurance before the year is over. And insurance before the year is over. And so,<00:07:50.880> it<00:07:51.199> is<00:07:51.360> like<00:07:51.599> from<00:07:51.840> their<00:07:52.160> side<00:07:53.280> best so, it is like from their side best so, it is like from their side best practice<00:07:53.919> in<00:07:54.160> terms<00:07:54.319> of<00:07:54.479> budgeting<00:07:54.960> to<00:07:55.280> have<00:07:55.440> a practice in terms of budgeting to have a practice in terms of budgeting to have a buffer<00:07:56.000> on<00:07:56.240> the<00:07:56.400> health<00:07:56.720> insurance<00:07:57.440> number. buffer on the health insurance number. buffer on the health insurance number. Um,<00:07:58.879> which<00:07:59.120> is<00:07:59.280> just<00:07:59.840> like<00:08:00.080> the<00:08:00.319> points<00:08:00.560> that<00:08:00.800> I Um, which is just like the points that I Um, which is just like the points that I think<00:08:01.120> Molly<00:08:01.520> and<00:08:01.759> Alec<00:08:02.240> were<00:08:02.720> underscoring think Molly and Alec were underscoring think Molly and Alec were underscoring in<00:08:03.599> the<00:08:03.759> meeting<00:08:04.080> on<00:08:04.400> Wednesday. in the meeting on Wednesday. in the meeting on Wednesday. » Yeah.<00:08:06.319> and<00:08:06.479> then<00:08:06.720> well<00:08:06.879> I'll<00:08:07.039> just<00:08:07.120> jump<00:08:07.280> in » Yeah. and then well I’ll just jump in » Yeah. and then well I’ll just jump in and<00:08:07.680> just<00:08:08.160> then<00:08:08.400> go<00:08:08.479> through<00:08:08.639> this.<00:08:08.879> So<00:08:09.199> my and just then go through this. So my and just then go through this. So my feeling<00:08:09.680> is<00:08:09.840> I<00:08:09.919> I<00:08:10.319> totally<00:08:10.639> agree<00:08:10.960> right<00:08:11.120> we<00:08:11.280> we feeling is I I totally agree right we we feeling is I I totally agree right we we have<00:08:11.680> buffers<00:08:12.080> on<00:08:12.240> almost<00:08:12.479> all<00:08:12.639> of<00:08:12.720> our<00:08:12.879> line have buffers on almost all of our line have buffers on almost all of our line items<00:08:13.840> so<00:08:14.000> we<00:08:14.240> understand<00:08:14.560> that<00:08:14.720> you<00:08:14.960> you<00:08:15.120> know items so we understand that you you know items so we understand that you you know you<00:08:15.360> would<00:08:15.520> have<00:08:15.599> that<00:08:15.840> but<00:08:16.080> my<00:08:16.319> concern<00:08:16.720> was you would have that but my concern was you would have that but my concern was for<00:08:17.360> the<00:08:17.520> school<00:08:17.840> side<00:08:18.639> is<00:08:18.879> a<00:08:19.120> couple<00:08:19.280> of for the school side is a couple of for the school side is a couple of things.<00:08:20.160> One<00:08:21.199> um<00:08:22.319> to<00:08:22.560> my<00:08:22.800> knowledge<00:08:23.520> and<00:08:23.840> I things. One um to my knowledge and I things. One um to my knowledge and I don’t<00:08:24.160> know<00:08:24.400> if<00:08:24.560> if<00:08:25.120> uh<00:08:25.199> the<00:08:25.360> town<00:08:25.599> side<00:08:25.840> has don’t know if if uh the town side has don’t know if if uh the town side has actually<00:08:26.240> run<00:08:26.560> their<00:08:26.879> actual<00:08:27.199> costs.<00:08:27.520> I'm<00:08:27.680> not actually run their actual costs. I’m not actually run their actual costs. I’m not I’m<00:08:28.080> not<00:08:28.319> sure<00:08:28.879> um<00:08:28.960> in<00:08:29.199> terms<00:08:29.280> of<00:08:29.440> what<00:08:29.599> their

8:29 I’m not sure um in terms of what their I’m not sure um in terms of what their costs<00:08:30.080> were<00:08:30.319> this<00:08:30.479> year,<00:08:30.879> what<00:08:31.120> they're costs were this year, what they’re costs were this year, what they’re projecting. projecting. projecting. » They<00:08:31.919> did<00:08:32.080> that<00:08:32.240> was<00:08:32.320> what<00:08:32.479> Alex<00:08:32.959> that<00:08:33.120> was » They did that was what Alex that was » They did that was what Alex that was what<00:08:33.440> Alex<00:08:33.760> said<00:08:33.919> that<00:08:34.159> they<00:08:34.320> did<00:08:34.640> through what Alex said that they did through what Alex said that they did through mid-March. mid-March. mid-March. » Okay.<00:08:36.240> Because<00:08:36.399> I<00:08:36.640> haven't<00:08:36.880> seen<00:08:37.039> that » Okay. Because I haven’t seen that » Okay. Because I haven’t seen that number.<00:08:37.440> I<00:08:37.599> don't<00:08:37.680> think<00:08:37.760> it's number. I don’t think it’s number. I don’t think it’s » they<00:08:38.399> said<00:08:38.560> they<00:08:38.719> did<00:08:38.800> do<00:08:38.959> that.<00:08:39.200> Yeah. » they said they did do that. Yeah. » they said they did do that. Yeah. » With<00:08:40.000> the<00:08:40.159> public<00:08:40.399> yet. » With the public yet. » With the public yet. » Um<00:08:41.760> but<00:08:42.000> what<00:08:42.320> my<00:08:42.640> concern<00:08:42.959> was<00:08:43.200> is<00:08:43.519> that<00:08:43.839> there » Um but what my concern was is that there » Um but what my concern was is that there there<00:08:44.399> has<00:08:44.640> been<00:08:44.800> no<00:08:45.760> um<00:08:46.560> and<00:08:46.720> this<00:08:46.959> isn't,<00:08:47.360> you there has been no um and this isn’t, you there has been no um and this isn’t, you know,<00:08:47.600> I'm<00:08:47.760> not<00:08:48.000> like<00:08:48.320> trying<00:08:48.480> to<00:08:48.640> criticize. know, I’m not like trying to criticize. know, I’m not like trying to criticize. I’m<00:08:49.200> just<00:08:49.360> saying<00:08:49.600> the<00:08:49.760> fact<00:08:49.839> is<00:08:50.080> that<00:08:50.240> there's I’m just saying the fact is that there’s I’m just saying the fact is that there’s been<00:08:50.560> no<00:08:50.959> there's<00:08:51.200> been<00:08:51.440> no<00:08:52.560> um<00:08:53.120> calculation been no there’s been no um calculation been no there’s been no um calculation or<00:08:54.240> consideration<00:08:54.800> for<00:08:55.040> the<00:08:55.200> fact<00:08:55.440> that<00:08:56.640> um or consideration for the fact that um or consideration for the fact that um going<00:08:57.680> forward<00:08:58.000> with<00:08:58.240> this<00:08:58.480> budget<00:08:59.600> whatever going forward with this budget whatever going forward with this budget whatever we<00:09:00.240> end<00:09:00.399> up<00:09:00.640> you<00:09:00.720> know<00:09:00.880> we<00:09:01.040> end<00:09:01.200> up<00:09:01.279> with<00:09:01.440> with we end up you know we end up with with we end up you know we end up with with these<00:09:01.920> cuts<00:09:02.160> and<00:09:02.320> the<00:09:02.399> town<00:09:02.640> side<00:09:02.800> is<00:09:03.040> too<00:09:03.680> is these cuts and the town side is too is these cuts and the town side is too is going<00:09:04.000> to<00:09:04.160> include<00:09:04.640> I<00:09:04.800> mean<00:09:04.880> I<00:09:05.040> I<00:09:05.279> know<00:09:05.360> this<00:09:05.760> is going to include I mean I I know this is going to include I mean I I know this is hard<00:09:06.320> to<00:09:06.640> talk<00:09:06.880> about<00:09:07.040> but<00:09:07.279> it's<00:09:07.519> going<00:09:07.600> to hard to talk about but it’s going to hard to talk about but it’s going to include<00:09:08.080> dozens<00:09:08.480> of<00:09:08.640> employees<00:09:09.200> or<00:09:09.440> dozens<00:09:09.680> of include dozens of employees or dozens of include dozens of employees or dozens of positions<00:09:10.320> being<00:09:10.560> lost<00:09:11.440> and<00:09:11.680> so<00:09:12.480> the positions being lost and so the positions being lost and so the corresponding

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10:47 on the school side, then and they don’t on the school side, then and they don’t go<00:10:48.000> over,<00:10:48.320> then,<00:10:48.720> you<00:10:48.800> know,<00:10:48.959> we've,<00:10:49.440> you go over, then, you know, we’ve, you go over, then, you know, we’ve, you know,<00:10:49.760> we<00:10:49.920> we<00:10:50.640> that's<00:10:50.959> money<00:10:51.200> we've<00:10:51.519> these<00:10:51.680> are know, we we that’s money we’ve these are know, we we that’s money we’ve these are jobs.<00:10:52.320> You<00:10:52.399> know,<00:10:52.480> a<00:10:52.800> $500,000<00:10:53.839> cut jobs. You know, a $500,000 cut jobs. You know, a $500,000 cut additional<00:10:55.200> on<00:10:55.440> top<00:10:55.600> of<00:10:55.680> our<00:10:55.920> million-doll additional on top of our million-doll additional on top of our million-doll hard<00:10:56.720> costs<00:10:56.959> of<00:10:57.120> our<00:10:57.360> of<00:10:57.680> our<00:10:57.839> employee hard costs of our of our employee hard costs of our of our employee benefits<00:10:58.640> is,<00:10:59.360> you<00:10:59.519> know,<00:11:00.000> eight<00:11:00.320> jobs.<00:11:01.360> So, benefits is, you know, eight jobs. So, benefits is, you know, eight jobs. So, I’m<00:11:01.920> just<00:11:02.160> trying<00:11:02.399> to<00:11:02.640> be<00:11:03.600> um<00:11:03.839> you<00:11:04.000> know,<00:11:04.160> I've I’m just trying to be um you know, I’ve I’m just trying to be um you know, I’ve jumped<00:11:04.560> into<00:11:04.720> the<00:11:04.959> discussion<00:11:05.200> here.<00:11:05.440> trying jumped into the discussion here. trying jumped into the discussion here. trying to<00:11:05.839> be,<00:11:06.480> you<00:11:06.560> know,<00:11:06.720> kind<00:11:06.880> of<00:11:06.959> weighing<00:11:07.440> the to be, you know, kind of weighing the to be, you know, kind of weighing the both<00:11:07.839> sides.<00:11:08.160> So,<00:11:08.399> I<00:11:08.560> think<00:11:08.640> we<00:11:08.959> probably,<00:11:09.440> you both sides. So, I think we probably, you both sides. So, I think we probably, you know,<00:11:09.680> this<00:11:09.920> is<00:11:10.079> sounds<00:11:10.399> all<00:11:10.720> conceptual,<00:11:11.200> so know, this is sounds all conceptual, so know, this is sounds all conceptual, so be<00:11:11.680> able<00:11:11.920> to<00:11:12.320> just<00:11:12.560> go<00:11:12.800> through<00:11:12.959> it.<00:11:13.279> Um,<00:11:14.079> and be able to just go through it. Um, and be able to just go through it. Um, and maybe<00:11:14.560> have<00:11:14.720> Mike,<00:11:14.959> I<00:11:15.040> don't<00:11:15.120> know,<00:11:15.360> share maybe have Mike, I don’t know, share maybe have Mike, I don’t know, share your<00:11:15.680> screen<00:11:15.839> or<00:11:16.000> I<00:11:16.160> don't<00:11:16.160> know<00:11:16.240> if<00:11:16.399> you<00:11:16.560> have your screen or I don’t know if you have your screen or I don’t know if you have the<00:11:16.959> document<00:11:17.279> we<00:11:17.519> had<00:11:17.680> from<00:11:17.839> the<00:11:18.000> other<00:11:18.160> day the document we had from the other day the document we had from the other day and<00:11:19.519> just<00:11:19.680> walk<00:11:19.920> through<00:11:20.160> the<00:11:20.399> committee and just walk through the committee and just walk through the committee members<00:11:21.040> through<00:11:21.519> it's<00:11:21.760> a<00:11:21.920> one<00:11:22.160> pager.<00:11:22.640> It's members through it’s a one pager. It’s members through it’s a one pager. It’s not not not it’s<00:11:25.680> not<00:11:25.760> a<00:11:25.920> lot<00:11:26.079> of<00:11:27.200> heavy<00:11:27.600> detail. it’s not a lot of heavy detail. it’s not a lot of heavy detail. » Yes,<00:11:29.519> I'm<00:11:29.680> bring<00:11:29.920> up<00:11:30.079> right<00:11:30.160> now. » Yes, I’m bring up right now. » Yes, I’m bring up right now. » Thank<00:11:30.880> you,<00:11:31.120> Mike. » Thank you, Mike. » Thank you, Mike. » Yeah.<00:11:32.240> Yeah.<00:11:32.399> And<00:11:32.480> then<00:11:32.640> when<00:11:32.800> Mike's<00:11:33.040> done,<00:11:33.279> I

11:33 » Yeah. Yeah. And then when Mike’s done, I » Yeah. Yeah. And then when Mike’s done, I would<00:11:33.600> love<00:11:33.760> to<00:11:34.079> kind<00:11:34.399> of<00:11:35.200> um would love to kind of um would love to kind of um share<00:11:37.279> my<00:11:37.680> perspective<00:11:38.560> on share my perspective on share my perspective on the<00:11:40.399> specific<00:11:40.800> budget<00:11:41.600> or<00:11:41.760> a<00:11:41.920> specific<00:11:42.320> buffer the specific budget or a specific buffer the specific budget or a specific buffer um<00:11:43.120> and<00:11:43.360> how<00:11:43.519> I'm<00:11:43.680> viewing<00:11:43.920> it.

11:49 So um So um I<00:11:50.000> was<00:11:50.160> I<00:11:50.399> was<00:11:50.560> asked<00:11:51.120> by<00:11:51.360> the<00:11:51.519> committee<00:11:52.160> to I was I was asked by the committee to I was I was asked by the committee to review<00:11:54.320> the<00:11:54.480> numbers<00:11:54.720> that<00:11:54.959> were<00:11:55.120> presented review the numbers that were presented review the numbers that were presented by<00:11:56.079> the<00:11:56.320> finance<00:11:56.640> committee,<00:11:57.360> slug<00:11:57.760> board, by the finance committee, slug board, by the finance committee, slug board, town<00:11:58.560> administration town administration town administration related<00:12:00.560> to<00:12:00.720> the<00:12:00.880> costs<00:12:01.360> that<00:12:01.600> are<00:12:01.839> covered related to the costs that are covered related to the costs that are covered by<00:12:04.000> the<00:12:04.240> town<00:12:04.880> but<00:12:05.120> are<00:12:05.279> attributed<00:12:05.600> to<00:12:05.760> the by the town but are attributed to the by the town but are attributed to the school<00:12:06.079> committee<00:12:06.560> or<00:12:06.800> the<00:12:06.959> school school committee or the school school committee or the school department.<00:12:08.079> So<00:12:08.320> there<00:12:08.560> were<00:12:08.880> six<00:12:09.040> items.<00:12:09.519> Um department. So there were six items. Um department. So there were six items. Um I’ve<00:12:10.079> condensed<00:12:10.399> them<00:12:10.639> down<00:12:10.800> into<00:12:11.120> five.<00:12:11.839> Um, I’ve condensed them down into five. Um, I’ve condensed them down into five. Um, as<00:12:12.480> I've<00:12:12.639> reported<00:12:13.040> earlier,<00:12:13.519> life as I’ve reported earlier, life as I’ve reported earlier, life insurance,<00:12:14.320> I<00:12:14.560> confirm<00:12:14.880> that<00:12:15.040> that<00:12:15.360> number<00:12:15.680> is insurance, I confirm that that number is insurance, I confirm that that number is accurate.<00:12:17.680> Uh,<00:12:18.720> other<00:12:19.040> post-employment,<00:12:20.079> um, accurate. Uh, other post-employment, um, accurate. Uh, other post-employment, um, it<00:12:20.880> should<00:12:21.040> be<00:12:21.200> OPED,<00:12:21.760> not<00:12:22.000> OP,<00:12:22.480> no<00:12:22.800> op.<00:12:23.519> Uh, it should be OPED, not OP, no op. Uh, it should be OPED, not OP, no op. Uh, OPE,<00:12:24.320> other<00:12:24.639> post-employment<00:12:25.279> benefits, OPE, other post-employment benefits, OPE, other post-employment benefits, 1525.<00:12:27.200> Uh,<00:12:27.519> that's<00:12:27.760> a<00:12:27.920> it's<00:12:28.160> a<00:12:28.320> they<00:12:28.560> use<00:12:28.720> a<00:12:29.040> a 1525. Uh, that’s a it’s a they use a a 1525. Uh, that’s a it’s a they use a a um<00:12:30.639> formula<00:12:31.120> for<00:12:31.279> that.<00:12:31.920> Um,<00:12:32.320> so,<00:12:32.800> and<00:12:33.040> again, um formula for that. Um, so, and again, um formula for that. Um, so, and again, it’s<00:12:33.440> a<00:12:33.600> relatively<00:12:34.000> small<00:12:34.240> number<00:12:34.399> in<00:12:34.560> the it’s a relatively small number in the it’s a relatively small number in the grand<00:12:34.800> scheme<00:12:34.959> of<00:12:35.120> things.<00:12:35.839> Uh,<00:12:36.160> the<00:12:36.320> pension

12:37 grand scheme of things. Uh, the pension grand scheme of things. Uh, the pension that<00:12:37.360> is<00:12:37.519> done<00:12:37.680> by<00:12:37.760> an<00:12:37.920> actuary<00:12:38.399> in<00:12:38.560> Boston.<00:12:39.120> I that is done by an actuary in Boston. I that is done by an actuary in Boston. I understand<00:12:39.920> that<00:12:40.480> it<00:12:40.720> has<00:12:40.959> been<00:12:41.040> requested understand that it has been requested understand that it has been requested and<00:12:41.680> in<00:12:41.920> future<00:12:42.240> years<00:12:42.639> they<00:12:42.880> break<00:12:43.200> out<00:12:43.519> the and in future years they break out the and in future years they break out the school<00:12:44.160> department<00:12:44.560> from<00:12:44.880> the<00:12:45.040> town<00:12:45.600> when school department from the town when school department from the town when they<00:12:46.079> report<00:12:46.480> what<00:12:46.720> the<00:12:46.959> school<00:12:47.200> department's they report what the school department’s they report what the school department’s pension<00:12:48.079> liability<00:12:48.800> is.<00:12:49.360> Uh<00:12:49.600> so<00:12:49.760> that'll<00:12:50.079> be pension liability is. Uh so that’ll be pension liability is. Uh so that’ll be good<00:12:50.320> to<00:12:50.480> have.<00:12:50.800> So<00:12:51.040> right<00:12:51.200> now<00:12:51.279> I<00:12:51.519> think good to have. So right now I think good to have. So right now I think they’re<00:12:51.760> using<00:12:51.920> a<00:12:52.160> percentage<00:12:52.560> because<00:12:53.040> the they’re using a percentage because the they’re using a percentage because the actuary<00:12:53.680> has<00:12:53.839> not<00:12:54.000> and<00:12:54.240> it's<00:12:54.399> not<00:12:54.639> any<00:12:54.880> fault actuary has not and it’s not any fault actuary has not and it’s not any fault of<00:12:55.279> the<00:12:55.440> town<00:12:55.680> or<00:12:55.839> anything.<00:12:56.079> It's<00:12:56.240> just<00:12:56.639> the of the town or anything. It’s just the of the town or anything. It’s just the actuary<00:12:57.279> did<00:12:57.440> not<00:12:57.600> provide<00:12:57.839> it<00:12:58.079> broken<00:12:58.480> out. actuary did not provide it broken out. actuary did not provide it broken out. Uh<00:12:59.120> I<00:12:59.279> understand<00:12:59.519> like<00:12:59.760> they<00:12:59.920> break<00:13:00.160> off<00:13:00.639> for Uh I understand like they break off for Uh I understand like they break off for light<00:13:01.200> department.<00:13:01.760> They<00:13:01.920> break<00:13:02.079> out<00:13:02.240> for<00:13:02.399> the light department. They break out for the light department. They break out for the water<00:13:02.800> department.<00:13:03.279> So<00:13:03.519> the<00:13:03.680> the<00:13:04.079> departments water department. So the the departments water department. So the the departments that<00:13:04.720> are<00:13:05.680> um<00:13:05.920> I<00:13:06.160> forget<00:13:06.320> the<00:13:06.560> word<00:13:06.639> that<00:13:06.880> they that are um I forget the word that they that are um I forget the word that they use<00:13:07.200> for<00:13:07.519> the<00:13:07.760> those<00:13:08.079> departments<00:13:08.480> but use for the those departments but use for the those departments but they’re<00:13:09.040> um<00:13:10.000> special<00:13:10.320> funds<00:13:11.680> blanking<00:13:12.079> on<00:13:12.240> it they’re um special funds blanking on it they’re um special funds blanking on it right<00:13:12.560> now.<00:13:12.880> So<00:13:13.040> in<00:13:13.200> the<00:13:13.279> future<00:13:13.519> they<00:13:13.680> are right now. So in the future they are right now. So in the future they are going<00:13:13.839> to<00:13:13.920> break<00:13:14.079> that<00:13:14.399> so<00:13:14.480> we<00:13:14.560> can<00:13:14.639> get<00:13:14.720> a<00:13:14.880> more going to break that so we can get a more going to break that so we can get a more accurate<00:13:15.360> number<00:13:15.920> um<00:13:16.639> or<00:13:16.880> a<00:13:17.120> more<00:13:17.279> relative accurate number um or a more relative accurate number um or a more relative number<00:13:17.839> directly<00:13:18.079> to<00:13:18.240> the<00:13:18.560> school.<00:13:18.880> I'm<00:13:18.959> not number directly to the school. I’m not number directly to the school. I’m not saying<00:13:19.200> it's<00:13:19.440> not<00:13:19.600> accurate<00:13:19.839> but<00:13:20.399> a<00:13:20.560> number saying it’s not accurate but a number saying it’s not accurate but a number that’s<00:13:20.959> more<00:13:21.120> relative<00:13:21.360> to<00:13:21.519> the<00:13:21.680> school that’s more relative to the school that’s more relative to the school committee.<00:13:22.720> Um<00:13:23.519> Medicare<00:13:24.320> uh<00:13:24.480> this<00:13:24.639> is<00:13:24.800> for

13:24 committee. Um Medicare uh this is for committee. Um Medicare uh this is for the<00:13:25.440> public<00:13:25.680> employees<00:13:26.160> committee.<00:13:26.959> um the public employees committee. um the public employees committee. um retirees retirees retirees get<00:13:29.519> a<00:13:30.639> part<00:13:30.800> of<00:13:30.880> the<00:13:31.040> pack<00:13:31.600> um<00:13:31.760> a get a part of the pack um a get a part of the pack um a reimbursement<00:13:33.040> and<00:13:33.440> I<00:13:33.680> was<00:13:33.839> able<00:13:34.000> to<00:13:34.160> confirm reimbursement and I was able to confirm reimbursement and I was able to confirm that<00:13:34.639> that<00:13:34.880> number<00:13:35.040> is<00:13:35.279> accurate.<00:13:36.240> So<00:13:36.480> when<00:13:36.639> we that that number is accurate. So when we that that number is accurate. So when we get<00:13:36.800> into<00:13:37.040> health<00:13:37.279> insurance<00:13:37.920> um<00:13:38.240> you<00:13:38.399> know get into health insurance um you know get into health insurance um you know and<00:13:39.360> I<00:13:39.519> have<00:13:39.600> to<00:13:39.760> say<00:13:40.320> health<00:13:40.560> insurance<00:13:41.040> is<00:13:41.279> a and I have to say health insurance is a and I have to say health insurance is a moment<00:13:42.000> in<00:13:42.320> time<00:13:42.720> analysis.<00:13:44.160> Um<00:13:44.880> when<00:13:45.120> these moment in time analysis. Um when these moment in time analysis. Um when these numbers<00:13:45.680> were<00:13:45.839> originally<00:13:46.240> presented<00:13:46.720> to<00:13:46.880> us numbers were originally presented to us numbers were originally presented to us they<00:13:47.600> were<00:13:47.760> using<00:13:48.000> January's<00:13:48.560> numbers<00:13:49.040> of they were using January’s numbers of they were using January’s numbers of enrolles<00:13:49.839> and<00:13:49.920> and<00:13:50.320> what<00:13:50.560> plans<00:13:50.880> people<00:13:51.120> were enrolles and and what plans people were enrolles and and what plans people were on.<00:13:52.240> And<00:13:52.480> granted,<00:13:52.800> for<00:13:52.959> the<00:13:53.040> most<00:13:53.200> part,<00:13:53.440> you on. And granted, for the most part, you on. And granted, for the most part, you can’t<00:13:54.000> change<00:13:54.240> your<00:13:54.399> plan<00:13:54.959> mid<00:13:55.279> year<00:13:56.160> unless can’t change your plan mid year unless can’t change your plan mid year unless you<00:13:56.639> have<00:13:56.800> a<00:13:56.959> life<00:13:57.920> changing<00:13:58.240> event.<00:13:59.279> A<00:13:59.440> spouse you have a life changing event. A spouse you have a life changing event. A spouse loses<00:14:00.720> their<00:14:00.959> benefits.<00:14:02.079> Um<00:14:03.120> we<00:14:03.360> hire loses their benefits. Um we hire loses their benefits. Um we hire somebody,<00:14:04.399> somebody<00:14:04.720> gets<00:14:05.519> somebody<00:14:05.760> leaves somebody, somebody gets somebody leaves somebody, somebody gets somebody leaves the<00:14:06.399> school<00:14:06.560> department<00:14:06.880> or<00:14:06.959> the<00:14:07.120> town.<00:14:07.680> Those the school department or the town. Those the school department or the town. Those would<00:14:08.079> be<00:14:08.240> changing<00:14:08.639> events.<00:14:09.360> Um,<00:14:10.160> so<00:14:11.440> using

14:11 would be changing events. Um, so using would be changing events. Um, so using March’s<00:14:12.240> numbers<00:14:13.600> on<00:14:13.920> 317,<00:14:15.279> I<00:14:15.519> came<00:14:15.680> up<00:14:15.839> with<00:14:16.000> a March’s numbers on 317, I came up with a March’s numbers on 317, I came up with a active<00:14:16.880> and<00:14:17.120> retired<00:14:18.160> employment<00:14:19.040> uh<00:14:19.279> benefit active and retired employment uh benefit active and retired employment uh benefit cost<00:14:19.920> of<00:14:20.160> $10.195<00:14:21.360> million. cost of $10.195 million. cost of $10.195 million. Um,<00:14:24.160> the<00:14:24.399> town<00:14:24.639> administration<00:14:25.440> came<00:14:25.680> up<00:14:25.839> with Um, the town administration came up with Um, the town administration came up with 10.241,<00:14:27.360> which<00:14:27.519> is<00:14:27.600> a<00:14:27.839> difference<00:14:28.000> of<00:14:28.240> $45,000 10.241, which is a difference of $45,000 10.241, which is a difference of $45,000 in<00:14:29.680> in<00:14:30.000> the<00:14:30.160> grand<00:14:30.399> scheme<00:14:30.639> of<00:14:30.800> things<00:14:31.760> is<00:14:32.480> um in in the grand scheme of things is um in in the grand scheme of things is um very<00:14:33.120> very<00:14:33.360> negligible.<00:14:34.399> Um,<00:14:34.880> it's<00:14:35.120> it's<00:14:35.199> it's very very negligible. Um, it’s it’s it’s very very negligible. Um, it’s it’s it’s it’s<00:14:36.160> so<00:14:36.399> minute.<00:14:37.360> Um,<00:14:37.680> I<00:14:37.920> included<00:14:38.240> the it’s so minute. Um, I included the it’s so minute. Um, I included the $462,000<00:14:39.519> buffer.<00:14:39.839> They<00:14:39.920> included<00:14:40.160> a $462,000 buffer. They included a $462,000 buffer. They included a $462,000<00:14:41.519> buffer.<00:14:42.639> Uh,<00:14:42.959> the<00:14:43.199> town<00:14:43.519> finance $462,000 buffer. Uh, the town finance $462,000 buffer. Uh, the town finance committee,<00:14:44.399> I<00:14:44.639> understand,<00:14:45.360> uh,<00:14:45.519> also<00:14:45.760> ran<00:14:46.000> an committee, I understand, uh, also ran an committee, I understand, uh, also ran an analysis<00:14:46.639> and<00:14:46.880> they<00:14:47.120> came<00:14:47.199> up<00:14:47.360> with<00:14:47.600> $10.7 analysis and they came up with $10.7 analysis and they came up with $10.7 million,<00:14:49.920> um,<00:14:50.560> including<00:14:50.959> the<00:14:51.120> buffer.<00:14:52.160> So, million, um, including the buffer. So, million, um, including the buffer. So, uh,<00:14:52.720> at<00:14:52.880> the<00:14:52.959> end<00:14:53.040> of<00:14:53.120> the<00:14:53.199> day,<00:14:53.360> I<00:14:53.600> was<00:14:53.680> at<00:14:53.920> 106 uh, at the end of the day, I was at 106 uh, at the end of the day, I was at 106 with<00:14:54.880> the<00:14:55.040> buffer.<00:14:55.600> The<00:14:55.760> town<00:14:56.000> was<00:14:56.160> at<00:14:56.320> 10703

14:57 with the buffer. The town was at 10703 with the buffer. The town was at 10703 and<00:14:58.000> FINCOM<00:14:58.480> was<00:14:58.639> at<00:14:58.880> 10707. and FINCOM was at 10707. and FINCOM was at 10707. So, So, So, » down<00:15:02.000> a<00:15:02.160> little<00:15:02.320> bit.<00:15:02.480> Oh,<00:15:02.720> I'm<00:15:02.959> sorry.<00:15:03.279> Okay. » down a little bit. Oh, I’m sorry. Okay. » down a little bit. Oh, I’m sorry. Okay. Sorry,<00:15:05.040> Mike. Sorry, Mike. Sorry, Mike. » No.<00:15:05.920> Okay.<00:15:06.399> Uh<00:15:06.800> so<00:15:08.079> all<00:15:08.320> total<00:15:08.639> between<00:15:09.040> the » No. Okay. Uh so all total between the » No. Okay. Uh so all total between the highest<00:15:09.519> and<00:15:09.680> lowest<00:15:09.920> number<00:15:10.079> is<00:15:10.320> $50,000 highest and lowest number is $50,000 highest and lowest number is $50,000 difference<00:15:11.279> less<00:15:11.519> than<00:15:11.600> $50,000<00:15:12.240> 49<00:15:12.639> change. difference less than $50,000 49 change. difference less than $50,000 49 change. So<00:15:14.399> um<00:15:14.959> I<00:15:15.199> can<00:15:15.360> see<00:15:15.519> that<00:15:16.959> anything<00:15:17.360> can<00:15:17.600> change So um I can see that anything can change So um I can see that anything can change with<00:15:18.000> numbers.<00:15:18.720> Um<00:15:19.360> so<00:15:19.600> the<00:15:19.920> so<00:15:20.079> when<00:15:20.240> we<00:15:20.480> we're with numbers. Um so the so when we we’re with numbers. Um so the so when we we’re talking<00:15:21.040> about<00:15:21.199> today<00:15:21.519> I<00:15:21.760> went<00:15:21.920> with<00:15:22.000> the<00:15:22.160> town talking about today I went with the town talking about today I went with the town finance<00:15:22.800> committee<00:15:23.040> which<00:15:23.199> is<00:15:23.360> the<00:15:23.440> highest finance committee which is the highest finance committee which is the highest number.<00:15:24.160> Just<00:15:24.480> wanted<00:15:24.720> to<00:15:25.279> say<00:15:25.519> it<00:15:25.760> you<00:15:25.839> know number. Just wanted to say it you know number. Just wanted to say it you know willing<00:15:27.120> to<00:15:27.279> concede<00:15:27.600> that<00:15:27.760> that's<00:15:27.920> the willing to concede that that’s the willing to concede that that’s the number<00:15:28.560> that<00:15:28.800> we<00:15:28.959> should<00:15:29.120> be<00:15:29.279> working<00:15:29.440> on<00:15:29.600> for number that we should be working on for number that we should be working on for benefits. benefits. benefits. So<00:15:31.680> all<00:15:31.920> total<00:15:33.279> um<00:15:33.519> for<00:15:33.839> all<00:15:34.480> buckets<00:15:35.040> which So all total um for all buckets which So all total um for all buckets which are<00:15:35.519> those<00:15:35.839> five<00:15:36.079> bullets<00:15:36.880> is<00:15:37.120> $13.466 are those five bullets is $13.466 are those five bullets is $13.466 million.<00:15:39.600> Um<00:15:40.000> and<00:15:40.160> that's<00:15:40.399> using<00:15:40.639> the<00:15:40.800> town million. Um and that’s using the town million. Um and that’s using the town finance<00:15:41.360> committee<00:15:41.680> numbers.

15:43 finance committee numbers. finance committee numbers. Then<00:15:43.440> we<00:15:43.680> understood<00:15:44.160> that<00:15:44.399> the<00:15:45.839> select<00:15:46.240> board Then we understood that the select board Then we understood that the select board and<00:15:46.880> finance<00:15:47.360> committee<00:15:48.160> removed and finance committee removed and finance committee removed paying<00:15:50.560> uh<00:15:50.720> OPED<00:15:51.279> in<00:15:51.519> next<00:15:51.759> year's<00:15:52.079> budget<00:15:52.880> and paying uh OPED in next year’s budget and paying uh OPED in next year’s budget and that<00:15:53.279> was<00:15:53.759> 152,500<00:15:55.040> attributed<00:15:55.519> to<00:15:55.600> the that was 152,500 attributed to the that was 152,500 attributed to the schools.<00:15:56.639> So<00:15:56.800> when<00:15:56.959> I<00:15:57.120> remove<00:15:57.440> that<00:15:57.839> it<00:15:58.000> comes schools. So when I remove that it comes schools. So when I remove that it comes down<00:15:58.399> to<00:15:58.720> $13.3<00:15:59.839> million.<00:16:00.720> Again,<00:16:01.440> using<00:16:01.600> the down to $13.3 million. Again, using the down to $13.3 million. Again, using the town<00:16:02.079> finance<00:16:02.399> committee<00:16:02.880> calculation, town finance committee calculation, town finance committee calculation, I’ll<00:16:05.120> just<00:16:05.279> step<00:16:05.519> into<00:16:06.320> uh<00:16:06.560> our<00:16:06.880> budget.<00:16:08.000> Our I’ll just step into uh our budget. Our I’ll just step into uh our budget. Our budget<00:16:08.639> this<00:16:08.880> year<00:16:09.199> that<00:16:09.519> was<00:16:09.680> presented<00:16:10.000> by budget this year that was presented by budget this year that was presented by the<00:16:10.320> superintendent<00:16:10.959> back<00:16:11.120> in<00:16:11.360> February<00:16:12.240> is the superintendent back in February is the superintendent back in February is $49,120,285.

16:20 That is a um level That is a um level funded<00:16:21.120> budget.<00:16:21.600> There<00:16:21.759> is<00:16:21.920> no<00:16:22.480> additional funded budget. There is no additional funded budget. There is no additional funds<00:16:23.759> added<00:16:24.079> to<00:16:24.240> our<00:16:24.480> FY26<00:16:25.360> budget. funds added to our FY26 budget. funds added to our FY26 budget. Then<00:16:27.199> we<00:16:27.360> add<00:16:27.519> in<00:16:27.680> the<00:16:27.759> town<00:16:28.079> side<00:16:28.320> costs<00:16:29.199> using Then we add in the town side costs using Then we add in the town side costs using the<00:16:29.600> F<00:16:29.920> finance<00:16:30.320> committee's<00:16:31.199> calculation<00:16:32.399> is the F finance committee’s calculation is the F finance committee’s calculation is our<00:16:32.959> estimated<00:16:33.519> cost<00:16:33.759> of<00:16:33.920> the<00:16:34.079> town<00:16:34.399> is<00:16:34.720> 62.43 our estimated cost of the town is 62.43 our estimated cost of the town is 62.43 million

16:43 according to the best estimates for according to the best estimates for revenues<00:16:44.160> and<00:16:44.399> the<00:16:44.639> formula<00:16:45.120> of<00:16:45.440> 63%<00:16:46.480> 37%<00:16:47.440> 63% revenues and the formula of 63% 37% 63% revenues and the formula of 63% 37% 63% for<00:16:48.399> the<00:16:48.560> school<00:16:48.880> side<00:16:49.680> and<00:16:50.399> 37%<00:16:51.120> to<00:16:51.279> reside<00:16:51.600> on for the school side and 37% to reside on for the school side and 37% to reside on the<00:16:51.839> town<00:16:52.160> side.<00:16:52.880> Um<00:16:53.279> the<00:16:53.600> 63%<00:16:54.399> of<00:16:54.720> in<00:16:55.360> of the town side. Um the 63% of in of the town side. Um the 63% of in of projected<00:16:56.079> revenues<00:16:56.560> is<00:16:56.880> just<00:16:57.120> shy<00:16:57.360> of<00:16:57.600> $61 projected revenues is just shy of $61 projected revenues is just shy of $61 million.<00:16:58.639> $60.948<00:17:00.000> million.<00:17:01.440> Again,<00:17:01.759> that<00:17:01.920> is million. $60.948 million. Again, that is million. $60.948 million. Again, that is from<00:17:02.720> finance<00:17:03.199> committee<00:17:03.519> on<00:17:03.920> March<00:17:04.240> 18th. from finance committee on March 18th. from finance committee on March 18th. So<00:17:06.400> I<00:17:06.640> have<00:17:06.720> a<00:17:06.880> difference<00:17:07.039> of<00:17:07.280> four<00:17:07.760> $1.486 So I have a difference of four $1.486 So I have a difference of four $1.486 million million million right<00:17:10.720> on<00:17:11.199> target<00:17:11.600> for<00:17:11.919> $1.5<00:17:12.480> million<00:17:13.039> that right on target for $1.5 million that right on target for $1.5 million that they<00:17:13.439> were<00:17:13.600> requesting.<00:17:14.160> So<00:17:14.959> um<00:17:15.679> so<00:17:15.919> so<00:17:16.160> I'll they were requesting. So um so so I’ll they were requesting. So um so so I’ll stop<00:17:16.559> there<00:17:16.799> for<00:17:16.959> a<00:17:17.120> second<00:17:17.280> and<00:17:17.439> just<00:17:17.679> say<00:17:18.640> we stop there for a second and just say we stop there for a second and just say we are<00:17:19.039> aligned<00:17:19.360> with<00:17:19.439> the<00:17:19.679> town<00:17:20.000> as<00:17:20.160> far<00:17:20.319> as<00:17:20.480> the are aligned with the town as far as the are aligned with the town as far as the numbers<00:17:21.039> are<00:17:21.199> concerned.<00:17:22.000> things<00:17:22.160> we<00:17:22.480> can't numbers are concerned. things we can’t numbers are concerned. things we can’t control<00:17:22.959> are<00:17:23.120> projections,<00:17:23.839> revenue control are projections, revenue control are projections, revenue projections.<00:17:24.880> And<00:17:25.199> I<00:17:25.360> I<00:17:25.839> it's<00:17:26.079> not<00:17:26.240> my<00:17:26.400> job<00:17:26.559> to projections. And I I it’s not my job to projections. And I I it’s not my job to project<00:17:27.120> revenues.<00:17:27.600> It's<00:17:27.760> not<00:17:28.000> my<00:17:28.559> say<00:17:28.720> it's

17:28 project revenues. It’s not my say it’s project revenues. It’s not my say it’s my<00:17:29.039> job.<00:17:29.200> That's<00:17:29.440> very<00:17:29.760> rude,<00:17:30.480> crude.<00:17:31.120> It's my job. That’s very rude, crude. It’s my job. That’s very rude, crude. It’s not<00:17:31.600> my<00:17:31.840> area<00:17:32.080> of<00:17:32.240> expertise<00:17:32.880> to<00:17:33.200> to<00:17:33.679> project not my area of expertise to to project not my area of expertise to to project revenues.<00:17:34.640> So<00:17:34.799> I<00:17:35.039> leave<00:17:35.200> that<00:17:35.360> to<00:17:35.440> the revenues. So I leave that to the revenues. So I leave that to the experts,<00:17:36.000> which<00:17:36.160> is<00:17:36.799> uh<00:17:36.880> this<00:17:37.120> town<00:17:37.360> CFO<00:17:37.919> and experts, which is uh this town CFO and experts, which is uh this town CFO and uh<00:17:38.559> the<00:17:38.799> finance<00:17:39.120> committee.<00:17:40.080> So<00:17:41.120> So<00:17:41.360> we<00:17:41.520> are uh the finance committee. So So we are uh the finance committee. So So we are in<00:17:41.760> alignment.<00:17:42.960> That's<00:17:43.200> kind<00:17:43.360> of<00:17:43.440> where<00:17:43.600> we<00:17:43.760> we in alignment. That’s kind of where we we in alignment. That’s kind of where we we we<00:17:44.000> we<00:17:44.559> wanted<00:17:44.799> to<00:17:44.960> stop<00:17:45.200> for<00:17:45.360> a<00:17:45.520> second.<00:17:46.559> Then we we wanted to stop for a second. Then we we wanted to stop for a second. Then we<00:17:46.960> said,<00:17:47.120> "Okay,<00:17:48.080> I<00:17:48.320> think<00:17:48.880> Miss<00:17:49.120> Shaner we said, “Okay, I think Miss Shaner we said, “Okay, I think Miss Shaner alluded<00:17:50.400> to<00:17:50.559> this<00:17:50.960> in<00:17:51.280> her<00:17:51.760> summary.<00:17:52.720> We alluded to this in her summary. We alluded to this in her summary. We said,”Well,<00:17:53.520> the<00:17:53.679> town<00:17:53.919> told<00:17:54.160> them<00:17:54.320> $462,000 said,”Well, the town told them $462,000 said,”Well, the town told them $462,000 of<00:17:55.679> our<00:17:55.840> money<00:17:56.000> on<00:17:56.160> their<00:17:56.400> side<00:17:57.440> um<00:17:57.679> of<00:17:57.919> our<00:17:58.720> of of our money on their side um of our of of our money on their side um of our of our<00:17:59.120> It's<00:17:59.360> not<00:17:59.440> our<00:17:59.600> money.<00:17:59.919> It's<00:18:00.240> our<00:18:01.039> um our It’s not our money. It’s our um our It’s not our money. It’s our um of<00:18:02.960> our<00:18:03.520> um<00:18:03.919> 62<00:18:05.039> I'm<00:18:05.280> sorry<00:18:05.600> $60.9<00:18:06.320> million<00:18:06.880> is of our um 62 I’m sorry $60.9 million is of our um 62 I’m sorry $60.9 million is on<00:18:07.280> their<00:18:07.440> side<00:18:08.320> with<00:18:08.640> the on their side with the on their side with the with<00:18:10.799> with<00:18:11.120> the<00:18:11.360> knowledge<00:18:11.760> of<00:18:12.720> how<00:18:12.960> much<00:18:13.120> is with with the knowledge of how much is with with the knowledge of how much is actually<00:18:13.520> going<00:18:13.600> to<00:18:13.760> be<00:18:13.840> needed.

18:15 actually going to be needed. actually going to be needed. You<00:18:16.080> know,<00:18:16.400> I<00:18:16.559> I<00:18:16.720> I<00:18:16.720> I<00:18:18.080> heard<00:18:18.320> the<00:18:18.480> $300,000 You know, I I I I heard the $300,000 You know, I I I I heard the $300,000 number<00:18:19.520> that<00:18:19.679> we're<00:18:19.840> at.<00:18:20.880> Also,<00:18:21.200> I<00:18:21.440> did<00:18:21.600> not number that we’re at. Also, I did not number that we’re at. Also, I did not understand<00:18:22.240> nor<00:18:22.480> did<00:18:22.640> I<00:18:22.720> ask<00:18:22.880> for understand nor did I ask for understand nor did I ask for clarification<00:18:23.600> from<00:18:23.840> the<00:18:24.000> finance clarification from the finance clarification from the finance committee.<00:18:25.039> Um committee. Um committee. Um we<00:18:26.880> are<00:18:27.200> 9<00:18:27.440> months<00:18:27.679> through<00:18:27.919> the<00:18:28.080> year.<00:18:28.480> So,<00:18:28.720> if we are 9 months through the year. So, if we are 9 months through the year. So, if we’re<00:18:29.039> at<00:18:29.200> 300,000, we’re at 300,000, we’re at 300,000, is<00:18:31.120> that<00:18:31.280> just<00:18:31.440> for<00:18:31.600> the<00:18:31.760> schools<00:18:31.919> or<00:18:32.080> is<00:18:32.240> that is that just for the schools or is that is that just for the schools or is that for<00:18:32.559> the<00:18:32.720> schools<00:18:33.039> in<00:18:33.280> town?<00:18:33.600> I<00:18:33.760> don't<00:18:33.840> know, for the schools in town? I don’t know, for the schools in town? I don’t know, and<00:18:34.240> I'm<00:18:34.400> not<00:18:34.480> going<00:18:34.559> to<00:18:34.640> make<00:18:34.799> assumptions. and I’m not going to make assumptions. and I’m not going to make assumptions. Um, Um, Um, we<00:18:37.760> need<00:18:37.919> to<00:18:38.000> get<00:18:38.080> to<00:18:38.240> the<00:18:38.400> bottom<00:18:38.640> line<00:18:38.799> here. we need to get to the bottom line here. we need to get to the bottom line here. We<00:18:40.000> can't<00:18:40.160> keep<00:18:40.400> keep<00:18:40.640> going<00:18:40.799> back<00:18:40.960> and<00:18:41.120> forth. We can’t keep keep going back and forth. We can’t keep keep going back and forth. So,<00:18:42.240> um,<00:18:42.480> our<00:18:42.799> my<00:18:42.960> my<00:18:43.520> recommendation<00:18:44.400> to<00:18:44.640> the So, um, our my my recommendation to the So, um, our my my recommendation to the committee<00:18:45.120> on<00:18:45.360> Wednesday<00:18:45.760> was<00:18:46.080> to<00:18:46.240> cut<00:18:46.559> the committee on Wednesday was to cut the committee on Wednesday was to cut the 462,000.<00:18:48.000> Tell<00:18:48.160> them<00:18:48.320> just<00:18:48.480> to<00:18:48.640> cut<00:18:48.720> it<00:18:48.880> off<00:18:49.039> at 462,000. Tell them just to cut it off at 462,000. Tell them just to cut it off at their<00:18:49.440> budget.<00:18:50.720> You<00:18:50.880> know,<00:18:51.120> don't<00:18:51.280> hold<00:18:51.440> a their budget. You know, don’t hold a their budget. You know, don’t hold a buffer<00:18:51.919> for<00:18:52.080> us<00:18:52.240> or<00:18:52.480> a<00:18:52.640> cushion.<00:18:53.039> They're buffer for us or a cushion. They’re buffer for us or a cushion. They’re calling<00:18:53.440> it<00:18:53.600> a<00:18:53.760> cushion,<00:18:54.000> by<00:18:54.080> the<00:18:54.160> way,<00:18:54.320> a calling it a cushion, by the way, a calling it a cushion, by the way, a cushion<00:18:55.120> in<00:18:55.360> their<00:18:55.600> budget,<00:18:56.080> but<00:18:56.400> don't<00:18:56.559> hold cushion in their budget, but don’t hold cushion in their budget, but don’t hold us<00:18:56.960> accountable<00:18:57.280> for<00:18:57.440> it.<00:18:57.600> to<00:18:57.919> reduce<00:18:58.320> our<00:18:58.720> you us accountable for it. to reduce our you us accountable for it. to reduce our you were<00:18:58.960> asked<00:18:59.200> for<00:18:59.360> us<00:18:59.520> to<00:18:59.679> cut<00:18:59.919> by<00:19:00.640> um<00:19:02.080> $462,000.

19:08 Um we we were explained as to why that Um we we were explained as to why that could<00:19:08.640> not<00:19:08.799> happen<00:19:09.440> and<00:19:09.679> the<00:19:09.840> reasons<00:19:10.160> were<00:19:11.120> a could not happen and the reasons were a could not happen and the reasons were a couple.<00:19:11.919> One<00:19:12.160> was<00:19:12.960> the<00:19:13.120> town<00:19:13.440> CFO<00:19:13.840> advised<00:19:14.240> for couple. One was the town CFO advised for couple. One was the town CFO advised for a<00:19:14.720> cushion<00:19:15.120> and<00:19:15.360> they<00:19:15.600> are<00:19:15.840> following<00:19:16.160> the a cushion and they are following the a cushion and they are following the town<00:19:16.559> CFO's<00:19:17.360> recommendation.<00:19:18.480> This<00:19:18.720> is<00:19:18.799> the town CFO’s recommendation. This is the town CFO’s recommendation. This is the finance<00:19:19.360> committee<00:19:20.320> that<00:19:20.480> they<00:19:20.720> can<00:19:20.960> choose finance committee that they can choose finance committee that they can choose to<00:19:21.520> follow<00:19:21.840> the<00:19:22.000> recommendations<00:19:22.480> of<00:19:22.640> whoever to follow the recommendations of whoever to follow the recommendations of whoever they<00:19:23.120> want.<00:19:23.520> you<00:19:23.679> know,<00:19:23.840> whatever.<00:19:24.480> It's<00:19:24.640> it's they want. you know, whatever. It’s it’s they want. you know, whatever. It’s it’s not<00:19:25.200> our<00:19:25.520> not<00:19:25.760> my<00:19:26.000> my<00:19:26.160> my<00:19:26.400> battle<00:19:26.720> to<00:19:26.880> fight.<00:19:27.679> Um not our not my my my battle to fight. Um not our not my my my battle to fight. Um the<00:19:28.480> other<00:19:28.720> the<00:19:29.039> other<00:19:29.200> reason<00:19:29.520> was<00:19:29.760> is<00:19:29.840> is the other the other reason was is is the other the other reason was is is that<00:19:30.640> that<00:19:30.880> I<00:19:31.039> heard<00:19:31.360> is<00:19:31.600> that<00:19:32.240> we<00:19:32.400> need<00:19:32.559> to<00:19:32.640> cut that that I heard is that we need to cut that that I heard is that we need to cut $1.5<00:19:33.520> million<00:19:34.000> because<00:19:34.160> the<00:19:34.400> select<00:19:34.640> board $1.5 million because the select board $1.5 million because the select board has<00:19:35.039> already<00:19:35.200> voted<00:19:35.520> their<00:19:35.679> budget<00:19:36.240> with<00:19:36.480> the has already voted their budget with the has already voted their budget with the assumption<00:19:37.120> that<00:19:38.080> we<00:19:38.320> cut<00:19:38.640> $<00:19:38.720> 1.5<00:19:39.200> million assumption that we cut $ 1.5 million assumption that we cut $ 1.5 million additional<00:19:40.160> from<00:19:40.320> our<00:19:40.559> budget.<00:19:41.039> So,<00:19:42.160> what<00:19:42.320> our additional from our budget. So, what our additional from our budget. So, what our what<00:19:42.799> our<00:19:43.120> what<00:19:43.360> our<00:19:43.600> recommendation<00:19:44.000> to what our what our recommendation to what our what our recommendation to them,<00:19:44.400> what<00:19:44.480> my<00:19:44.720> sorry,<00:19:44.960> what<00:19:45.120> my them, what my sorry, what my them, what my sorry, what my recommendation<00:19:45.679> to<00:19:46.000> to<00:19:46.240> them<00:19:46.480> was<00:19:47.280> um<00:19:47.520> was<00:19:47.760> to recommendation to to them was um was to recommendation to to them was um was to cut<00:19:48.160> the<00:19:48.320> the<00:19:48.720> 462,000<00:19:49.840> from<00:19:50.160> your<00:19:50.400> side,<00:19:50.960> take cut the the 462,000 from your side, take cut the the 462,000 from your side, take it<00:19:51.280> off<00:19:51.440> of<00:19:51.600> our<00:19:51.840> side.<00:19:52.640> And<00:19:52.880> in<00:19:53.039> the

19:54 it off of our side. And in the it off of our side. And in the possibility<00:19:55.200> that<00:19:55.440> we<00:19:55.679> exceed<00:19:56.480> the possibility that we exceed the possibility that we exceed the 10,245,000 10,245,000 10,245,000 allocated<00:20:00.160> from<00:20:00.320> the<00:20:00.480> school<00:20:00.720> department<00:20:01.200> in allocated from the school department in allocated from the school department in health<00:20:01.600> insurance<00:20:02.000> benefits,<00:20:02.720> if<00:20:02.960> we<00:20:03.200> exceed health insurance benefits, if we exceed health insurance benefits, if we exceed that,<00:20:04.080> we<00:20:04.320> would<00:20:04.480> have<00:20:04.559> to<00:20:04.720> use<00:20:04.880> some<00:20:05.039> of<00:20:05.280> our

20:10 general fund money to pay back the town general fund money to pay back the town overage.<00:20:11.919> And<00:20:12.080> and<00:20:12.320> I<00:20:12.480> think<00:20:12.559> that<00:20:12.720> kind<00:20:12.880> of overage. And and I think that kind of overage. And and I think that kind of happens<00:20:13.200> now<00:20:13.600> like<00:20:13.760> we<00:20:13.919> budget<00:20:14.240> for happens now like we budget for happens now like we budget for unemployment.<00:20:15.120> If<00:20:15.360> we<00:20:15.520> go<00:20:15.679> over<00:20:15.840> an unemployment. If we go over an unemployment. If we go over an unemployment,<00:20:17.360> we<00:20:17.679> cover<00:20:17.919> the<00:20:18.160> overage<00:20:18.559> from unemployment, we cover the overage from unemployment, we cover the overage from our<00:20:19.039> budget.<00:20:20.320> So<00:20:20.720> uh<00:20:20.880> Medicare<00:20:21.280> is<00:20:21.360> the<00:20:21.520> same our budget. So uh Medicare is the same our budget. So uh Medicare is the same way.<00:20:21.760> Medicare<00:20:22.160> is<00:20:22.320> in<00:20:22.400> our<00:20:22.559> budget<00:20:22.799> if<00:20:22.960> we<00:20:23.200> go way. Medicare is in our budget if we go way. Medicare is in our budget if we go over<00:20:23.600> the<00:20:23.760> Medicare<00:20:24.400> which<00:20:24.640> is<00:20:25.360> it's<00:20:25.520> a over the Medicare which is it’s a over the Medicare which is it’s a payroll<00:20:26.000> tax.<00:20:26.799> Um<00:20:28.000> we<00:20:28.320> cover<00:20:28.559> that<00:20:28.880> from<00:20:29.120> our payroll tax. Um we cover that from our payroll tax. Um we cover that from our budget.<00:20:29.919> So<00:20:30.960> um<00:20:31.200> that<00:20:31.520> was<00:20:31.600> my<00:20:31.840> recommendation budget. So um that was my recommendation budget. So um that was my recommendation and<00:20:34.159> that<00:20:34.480> is<00:20:34.720> where<00:20:34.960> I<00:20:35.200> will<00:20:35.919> end and that is where I will end and that is where I will end and<00:20:38.000> leave<00:20:38.159> it<00:20:38.320> leave<00:20:38.559> it<00:20:38.720> back<00:20:38.880> to and leave it leave it back to and leave it leave it back to uh<00:20:40.640> Miss<00:20:40.880> Shapner<00:20:41.280> and<00:20:41.440> Miss<00:20:41.600> Glucas<00:20:42.080> to uh Miss Shapner and Miss Glucas to uh Miss Shapner and Miss Glucas to correct<00:20:43.120> anything<00:20:43.360> I<00:20:43.520> may<00:20:43.679> have<00:20:43.840> misspoken<00:20:44.720> or correct anything I may have misspoken or correct anything I may have misspoken or clarify<00:20:45.600> or<00:20:46.000> enhance<00:20:46.400> upon. clarify or enhance upon. clarify or enhance upon. » I<00:20:48.720> don't<00:20:48.880> have<00:20:48.960> anything.<00:20:49.760> Yeah,<00:20:50.080> thanks » I don’t have anything. Yeah, thanks » I don’t have anything. Yeah, thanks Mike.<00:20:50.480> I<00:20:50.720> don't<00:20:50.799> have<00:20:50.880> anything<00:20:51.120> to<00:20:51.360> clarify Mike. I don’t have anything to clarify Mike. I don’t have anything to clarify it,<00:20:51.919> but<00:20:52.080> I<00:20:52.240> just<00:20:52.400> want<00:20:52.559> to<00:20:52.880> so<00:20:53.360> what<00:20:53.520> we<00:20:54.480> Jen it, but I just want to so what we Jen it, but I just want to so what we Jen and<00:20:54.880> I<00:20:55.039> had<00:20:55.200> differing<00:20:55.600> opinions<00:20:55.919> on<00:20:56.159> this,

20:56 and I had differing opinions on this, and I had differing opinions on this, which<00:20:56.640> is<00:20:56.880> I<00:20:57.200> think<00:20:57.360> we<00:20:57.600> should<00:20:57.840> keep<00:20:58.000> the which is I think we should keep the which is I think we should keep the buffer<00:20:58.480> and<00:20:58.720> kind<00:20:58.799> of<00:20:58.880> move<00:20:59.039> forward<00:20:59.280> and<00:20:59.520> Jen buffer and kind of move forward and Jen buffer and kind of move forward and Jen thinks<00:21:00.000> we<00:21:00.240> should<00:21:00.400> remove<00:21:00.640> it.<00:21:00.880> And<00:21:01.039> I<00:21:01.200> just thinks we should remove it. And I just thinks we should remove it. And I just wanted<00:21:01.600> to<00:21:01.760> explain<00:21:02.159> a<00:21:02.400> little<00:21:02.559> bit<00:21:03.520> about wanted to explain a little bit about wanted to explain a little bit about why<00:21:05.760> my<00:21:06.080> position<00:21:07.120> differs<00:21:07.520> from<00:21:07.840> the<00:21:08.080> school why my position differs from the school why my position differs from the school admins.<00:21:09.919> Um,<00:21:10.559> I<00:21:10.960> 100%<00:21:11.760> in<00:21:12.000> support<00:21:12.320> and<00:21:12.480> think admins. Um, I 100% in support and think admins. Um, I 100% in support and think Mike<00:21:12.880> and<00:21:13.039> John<00:21:13.200> have<00:21:13.360> done<00:21:13.440> a<00:21:13.600> wonderful<00:21:13.919> job Mike and John have done a wonderful job Mike and John have done a wonderful job throughout<00:21:14.320> this.<00:21:14.480> So,<00:21:14.720> it's<00:21:14.880> not<00:21:14.960> that<00:21:15.120> I throughout this. So, it’s not that I throughout this. So, it’s not that I think<00:21:15.360> there's<00:21:15.600> kind<00:21:15.760> of<00:21:15.919> anything<00:21:16.240> wrong think there’s kind of anything wrong think there’s kind of anything wrong there,<00:21:17.600> but<00:21:18.720> and<00:21:18.960> I<00:21:19.200> understand<00:21:19.600> from<00:21:19.840> the there, but and I understand from the there, but and I understand from the administration’s<00:21:20.799> standpoint<00:21:21.679> why<00:21:22.559> you<00:21:22.799> want administration’s standpoint why you want administration’s standpoint why you want to<00:21:23.280> remove<00:21:23.520> this<00:21:23.760> buffer.<00:21:24.320> Every<00:21:24.559> dollar to remove this buffer. Every dollar to remove this buffer. Every dollar obviously<00:21:25.520> matters<00:21:25.919> and<00:21:26.559> um<00:21:27.120> your<00:21:27.360> instinct obviously matters and um your instinct obviously matters and um your instinct is<00:21:27.840> coming<00:21:28.080> from<00:21:28.240> the<00:21:28.400> right<00:21:28.640> place,<00:21:28.960> but<00:21:29.919> I is coming from the right place, but I is coming from the right place, but I don’t<00:21:30.320> think<00:21:30.400> this<00:21:30.640> is<00:21:30.799> the<00:21:30.960> right<00:21:31.679> path don’t think this is the right path don’t think this is the right path forward<00:21:32.480> for<00:21:32.799> two<00:21:33.039> reasons.<00:21:33.679> First,<00:21:34.080> the forward for two reasons. First, the forward for two reasons. First, the select<00:21:34.640> board,<00:21:34.960> like<00:21:35.200> Mike<00:21:35.440> outlined, select board, like Mike outlined, select board, like Mike outlined, already<00:21:36.240> voted<00:21:36.559> a<00:21:36.720> budget<00:21:37.280> that<00:21:37.600> assumes<00:21:38.000> the already voted a budget that assumes the already voted a budget that assumes the schools<00:21:38.559> absorb<00:21:39.039> that<00:21:39.360> $462,000 schools absorb that $462,000 schools absorb that $462,000 cushion.<00:21:41.840> It's<00:21:42.080> the<00:21:42.240> reality<00:21:42.640> of<00:21:42.960> kind<00:21:43.120> of

21:43 cushion. It’s the reality of kind of cushion. It’s the reality of kind of what<00:21:43.440> we're<00:21:43.679> working<00:21:43.840> with.<00:21:44.960> Second,<00:21:46.320> I<00:21:46.640> don't what we’re working with. Second, I don’t what we’re working with. Second, I don’t think<00:21:46.880> that<00:21:47.039> we're<00:21:47.280> in<00:21:47.440> a<00:21:47.600> position<00:21:47.840> to<00:21:48.080> go think that we’re in a position to go think that we’re in a position to go against against against the<00:21:50.480> town<00:21:50.880> CFO<00:21:51.520> who<00:21:51.840> has<00:21:52.000> lived<00:21:52.240> and<00:21:52.480> breathed the town CFO who has lived and breathed the town CFO who has lived and breathed this<00:21:53.760> and<00:21:54.000> her<00:21:54.240> experience<00:21:54.640> and<00:21:54.880> kind<00:21:54.960> of this and her experience and kind of this and her experience and kind of what’s<00:21:55.360> best<00:21:55.600> practice<00:21:56.000> for<00:21:56.320> having<00:21:57.039> a what’s best practice for having a what’s best practice for having a cushion,<00:21:58.720> $300,000<00:21:59.600> of<00:21:59.760> the<00:22:00.000> 630<00:22:00.559> being<00:22:00.799> used cushion, $300,000 of the 630 being used cushion, $300,000 of the 630 being used this<00:22:01.280> year.<00:22:02.480> If<00:22:02.720> we<00:22:02.880> go<00:22:03.039> over<00:22:03.280> that,<00:22:03.600> we<00:22:03.840> have this year. If we go over that, we have this year. If we go over that, we have to<00:22:04.080> pay<00:22:04.320> for<00:22:04.480> that<00:22:04.640> in<00:22:04.799> some<00:22:04.960> way<00:22:05.039> within<00:22:05.360> our to pay for that in some way within our to pay for that in some way within our existing<00:22:06.000> budget.<00:22:06.400> And<00:22:06.559> I<00:22:06.720> think<00:22:06.880> that<00:22:07.520> leaves existing budget. And I think that leaves existing budget. And I think that leaves us<00:22:08.000> with<00:22:08.240> no<00:22:08.640> protection.<00:22:09.280> and<00:22:09.440> that's us with no protection. and that’s us with no protection. and that’s something<00:22:09.919> that<00:22:10.159> I'm<00:22:10.960> I<00:22:11.280> don't<00:22:11.440> think<00:22:11.679> is<00:22:12.400> um<00:22:13.039> a something that I’m I don’t think is um a something that I’m I don’t think is um a position<00:22:13.520> that<00:22:13.760> I'm<00:22:14.080> comfortable<00:22:14.400> with.<00:22:15.360> So, position that I’m comfortable with. So, position that I’m comfortable with. So, I<00:22:15.919> think<00:22:16.000> while<00:22:16.320> I'm I think while I’m I think while I’m going<00:22:18.400> against<00:22:18.960> the<00:22:19.520> admin's going against the admin’s going against the admin’s recommendation,<00:22:20.960> I'm<00:22:21.200> doing<00:22:21.360> it<00:22:21.520> because<00:22:21.760> the recommendation, I’m doing it because the recommendation, I’m doing it because the math,<00:22:22.240> the<00:22:22.480> actuals,<00:22:22.880> and<00:22:23.039> the<00:22:23.200> town's math, the actuals, and the town’s math, the actuals, and the town’s already<00:22:23.840> voted<00:22:24.240> budget<00:22:24.880> all<00:22:25.200> point<00:22:25.440> to<00:22:25.679> me<00:22:25.760> in already voted budget all point to me in already voted budget all point to me in the<00:22:26.159> same<00:22:26.320> direction.<00:22:26.720> And<00:22:26.880> I<00:22:27.039> did<00:22:27.360> I<00:22:27.679> I

22:28 the same direction. And I did I I the same direction. And I did I I support<00:22:28.720> that<00:22:28.960> because<00:22:30.080> I<00:22:30.400> think<00:22:31.440> having<00:22:31.679> that support that because I think having that support that because I think having that buffer<00:22:32.240> in<00:22:32.640> protects<00:22:33.120> the<00:22:33.360> schools.<00:22:33.840> We<00:22:34.080> know buffer in protects the schools. We know buffer in protects the schools. We know that<00:22:34.400> the<00:22:34.640> the<00:22:34.960> health<00:22:35.200> insurance<00:22:35.600> is<00:22:35.840> kind<00:22:36.000> of that the the health insurance is kind of that the the health insurance is kind of volatile.<00:22:36.720> We<00:22:37.039> know<00:22:37.200> how<00:22:37.440> much<00:22:37.520> it's<00:22:37.760> going<00:22:37.919> up volatile. We know how much it’s going up volatile. We know how much it’s going up next<00:22:38.320> year.<00:22:38.640> We<00:22:38.880> don't<00:22:38.960> know<00:22:39.039> kind<00:22:39.200> of<00:22:39.280> what next year. We don’t know kind of what next year. We don’t know kind of what that<00:22:40.000> that<00:22:40.400> delta<00:22:40.799> would<00:22:40.960> be,<00:22:41.120> but<00:22:41.520> um<00:22:42.000> I<00:22:42.240> do that that delta would be, but um I do that that delta would be, but um I do want<00:22:42.559> to<00:22:42.720> be<00:22:42.960> kind<00:22:43.120> of<00:22:43.200> unequivocal<00:22:43.840> that<00:22:44.080> I want to be kind of unequivocal that I want to be kind of unequivocal that I don’t<00:22:44.400> want<00:22:44.480> to<00:22:44.559> cut<00:22:44.720> any<00:22:44.960> money<00:22:45.200> from<00:22:45.520> our don’t want to cut any money from our don’t want to cut any money from our schools.<00:22:46.159> I<00:22:46.400> don't<00:22:46.480> want<00:22:46.559> to<00:22:46.720> cut<00:22:46.960> $500,000.<00:22:48.000> I schools. I don’t want to cut $500,000. I schools. I don’t want to cut $500,000. I don’t<00:22:48.240> want<00:22:48.320> to<00:22:48.480> cut<00:22:48.640> a<00:22:48.880> million.<00:22:50.000> Every don’t want to cut a million. Every don’t want to cut a million. Every dollar<00:22:50.880> matters<00:22:51.200> and<00:22:51.520> every<00:22:51.760> person<00:22:51.919> in<00:22:52.159> this dollar matters and every person in this dollar matters and every person in this room<00:22:52.720> knows<00:22:53.200> what's<00:22:53.520> at<00:22:53.679> stake<00:22:54.000> when<00:22:54.240> we<00:22:54.480> lose room knows what’s at stake when we lose room knows what’s at stake when we lose those<00:22:54.960> dollars.<00:22:55.440> A<00:22:55.600> teacher,<00:22:55.919> a<00:22:56.159> classroom,<00:22:57.200> a those dollars. A teacher, a classroom, a those dollars. A teacher, a classroom, a relationship,<00:22:57.919> a<00:22:58.159> kid<00:22:58.320> who<00:22:58.480> doesn't<00:22:58.640> get<00:22:58.799> the relationship, a kid who doesn’t get the relationship, a kid who doesn’t get the support<00:22:59.200> that<00:22:59.360> they<00:22:59.520> need.<00:22:59.840> Like<00:23:00.080> this<00:23:00.240> does support that they need. Like this does support that they need. Like this does not not not This<00:23:02.640> weighs<00:23:03.039> heavily<00:23:03.360> on<00:23:03.520> me<00:23:03.679> and<00:23:03.840> it's<00:23:04.080> not<00:23:04.159> a This weighs heavily on me and it’s not a This weighs heavily on me and it’s not a decision<00:23:04.640> that<00:23:04.799> I<00:23:05.039> kind<00:23:05.200> of<00:23:05.360> take<00:23:05.840> lightly.<00:23:06.960> Um decision that I kind of take lightly. Um decision that I kind of take lightly. Um but<00:23:08.159> this<00:23:08.400> number<00:23:08.559> has<00:23:08.720> been<00:23:08.880> validated<00:23:09.600> by but this number has been validated by but this number has been validated by multiple<00:23:11.919> folks<00:23:12.159> on<00:23:12.320> the<00:23:12.480> benefit<00:23:12.960> side.<00:23:13.520> Our

23:13 multiple folks on the benefit side. Our multiple folks on the benefit side. Our town<00:23:14.320> um<00:23:14.559> CFO<00:23:15.280> and<00:23:15.600> finance<00:23:16.159> director town um CFO and finance director town um CFO and finance director I<00:23:18.000> think<00:23:18.240> continuing<00:23:18.799> to<00:23:19.039> like<00:23:19.280> battle<00:23:19.679> and I think continuing to like battle and I think continuing to like battle and nickel<00:23:20.159> and<00:23:20.400> dime<00:23:20.720> these<00:23:21.120> shortterm<00:23:21.840> things nickel and dime these shortterm things nickel and dime these shortterm things doesn’t doesn’t doesn’t just<00:23:25.200> not<00:23:25.440> help<00:23:25.679> us.<00:23:25.919> It<00:23:26.080> actively<00:23:26.400> hurts<00:23:26.720> us. just not help us. It actively hurts us. just not help us. It actively hurts us. I<00:23:27.120> think<00:23:27.200> it<00:23:27.440> will<00:23:27.600> risk<00:23:27.840> our<00:23:28.080> relationship I think it will risk our relationship I think it will risk our relationship with<00:23:28.720> the<00:23:28.880> town.<00:23:29.200> It'll<00:23:29.520> risk<00:23:29.679> our<00:23:29.919> seat<00:23:30.159> at with the town. It’ll risk our seat at with the town. It’ll risk our seat at the<00:23:30.480> table<00:23:31.200> on<00:23:31.440> an<00:23:31.679> override.<00:23:32.159> We'll<00:23:32.400> lose the table on an override. We’ll lose the table on an override. We’ll lose time.<00:23:33.200> It<00:23:33.360> minim<00:23:33.840> minimizes<00:23:34.320> our<00:23:34.559> chances<00:23:34.799> of time. It minim minimizes our chances of time. It minim minimizes our chances of getting<00:23:35.840> a<00:23:36.159> long-term<00:23:36.799> solution<00:23:37.200> of<00:23:37.440> our getting a long-term solution of our getting a long-term solution of our schools<00:23:38.000> that<00:23:38.240> we<00:23:38.480> actually<00:23:38.799> need.<00:23:39.200> I<00:23:39.360> think schools that we actually need. I think schools that we actually need. I think the<00:23:39.760> cost<00:23:40.000> of<00:23:40.240> continuing<00:23:40.720> to<00:23:40.880> like<00:23:41.120> nickel the cost of continuing to like nickel the cost of continuing to like nickel and<00:23:41.600> dime<00:23:42.159> this<00:23:42.480> small<00:23:42.799> amount.<00:23:43.840> It<00:23:44.159> could and dime this small amount. It could and dime this small amount. It could cost<00:23:44.720> us<00:23:44.960> quite<00:23:45.200> a<00:23:45.440> bit.<00:23:46.080> Um<00:23:46.880> so<00:23:47.120> I<00:23:47.440> don't cost us quite a bit. Um so I don’t cost us quite a bit. Um so I don’t support<00:23:48.159> cutting<00:23:48.559> the<00:23:48.720> schools.<00:23:49.120> I<00:23:49.280> don't support cutting the schools. I don’t support cutting the schools. I don’t support<00:23:49.600> this<00:23:49.840> number<00:23:50.080> because<00:23:50.320> it's<00:23:50.640> easy.<00:23:51.120> I support this number because it’s easy. I support this number because it’s easy. I recommend<00:23:51.919> it<00:23:52.159> because<00:23:53.360> I<00:23:53.679> think recommend it because I think recommend it because I think continuing<00:23:56.000> to<00:23:56.159> fight<00:23:56.400> it<00:23:56.640> is<00:23:56.799> a<00:23:57.039> cost<00:23:57.200> that<00:23:57.440> we continuing to fight it is a cost that we continuing to fight it is a cost that we can’t<00:23:57.760> afford<00:23:58.080> right<00:23:58.320> now.<00:23:58.559> And<00:23:58.720> this<00:23:58.960> gives

23:59 can’t afford right now. And this gives can’t afford right now. And this gives us<00:23:59.280> the<00:23:59.440> be<00:24:00.159> best<00:24:00.559> path<00:24:01.520> best<00:24:01.919> path<00:24:02.400> forward us the be best path best path forward us the be best path best path forward for<00:24:03.919> supporting<00:24:04.320> our<00:24:04.559> students,<00:24:04.880> our for supporting our students, our for supporting our students, our teachers<00:24:05.360> and<00:24:05.520> this<00:24:05.760> community<00:24:06.000> and<00:24:06.240> giving teachers and this community and giving teachers and this community and giving us<00:24:06.559> the<00:24:06.799> best<00:24:07.039> chance<00:24:07.520> at<00:24:08.240> a<00:24:08.559> successful<00:24:09.440> right us the best chance at a successful right us the best chance at a successful right sizing<00:24:10.240> for<00:24:10.559> multiple<00:24:11.039> years<00:24:11.600> to<00:24:11.840> come.<00:24:12.799> Um sizing for multiple years to come. Um sizing for multiple years to come. Um that’s<00:24:15.440> kind<00:24:15.679> of<00:24:16.000> why<00:24:16.960> that's<00:24:17.279> why<00:24:17.520> I<00:24:17.840> support that’s kind of why that’s why I support that’s kind of why that’s why I support keeping<00:24:18.960> the<00:24:19.120> buffer<00:24:19.520> included<00:24:19.840> and<00:24:20.159> moving keeping the buffer included and moving keeping the buffer included and moving forward<00:24:20.720> with<00:24:20.960> it<00:24:21.120> as<00:24:21.279> is<00:24:21.520> and<00:24:21.760> going<00:24:22.320> uh forward with it as is and going uh forward with it as is and going uh against<00:24:22.880> I<00:24:23.120> guess<00:24:23.200> the<00:24:23.440> administration<00:24:24.000> team. against I guess the administration team. against I guess the administration team. » Um<00:24:26.320> so<00:24:26.480> can<00:24:26.720> I<00:24:26.799> just<00:24:26.960> make<00:24:27.120> a<00:24:27.360> couple<00:24:27.520> quick » Um so can I just make a couple quick » Um so can I just make a couple quick points?<00:24:28.000> Thanks,<00:24:28.320> Melissa.<00:24:28.640> I<00:24:28.799> I<00:24:29.039> appreciate points? Thanks, Melissa. I I appreciate points? Thanks, Melissa. I I appreciate that<00:24:29.440> and<00:24:29.679> I that and I that and I » I<00:24:30.480> totally<00:24:30.799> get<00:24:30.880> it.<00:24:30.960> I<00:24:31.120> mean,<00:24:31.200> we're,<00:24:31.600> you » I totally get it. I mean, we’re, you » I totally get it. I mean, we’re, you know,<00:24:32.159> we<00:24:32.480> are<00:24:32.720> both<00:24:32.960> in<00:24:33.200> agreement<00:24:33.520> on,<00:24:33.919> you know, we are both in agreement on, you know, we are both in agreement on, you know,<00:24:34.159> 99%<00:24:34.799> of<00:24:34.880> this.<00:24:35.120> I<00:24:35.279> think<00:24:35.360> this<00:24:35.520> is<00:24:35.679> just know, 99% of this. I think this is just know, 99% of this. I think this is just this<00:24:36.000> one<00:24:36.240> issue. this one issue. this one issue. » Um,<00:24:37.200> one<00:24:37.440> thing<00:24:37.520> I<00:24:37.760> will<00:24:38.000> mention<00:24:38.240> is<00:24:38.720> the » Um, one thing I will mention is the » Um, one thing I will mention is the select<00:24:39.200> board<00:24:39.520> actually<00:24:39.760> hasn't<00:24:40.080> voted<00:24:40.320> their select board actually hasn’t voted their select board actually hasn’t voted their full<00:24:40.720> budget<00:24:40.960> yet.<00:24:41.200> They<00:24:41.360> have<00:24:41.360> a<00:24:41.520> meeting<00:24:41.679> at full budget yet. They have a meeting at full budget yet. They have a meeting at 1:00<00:24:42.320> today<00:24:42.960> um<00:24:43.039> to<00:24:43.200> vote<00:24:43.440> the<00:24:43.679> remaining<00:24:44.000> of

24:44 1:00 today um to vote the remaining of 1:00 today um to vote the remaining of their<00:24:44.400> budget.<00:24:44.720> So,<00:24:44.880> I<00:24:45.039> just<00:24:45.120> thought<00:24:45.279> I'd their budget. So, I just thought I’d their budget. So, I just thought I’d make<00:24:45.600> that<00:24:45.840> at<00:24:45.840> least<00:24:46.159> that's<00:24:46.320> what's<00:24:46.640> posted make that at least that’s what’s posted make that at least that’s what’s posted on<00:24:47.520> the<00:24:47.840> town<00:24:48.159> calendar<00:24:48.559> today.<00:24:49.440> Um,<00:24:50.000> so<00:24:50.240> that on the town calendar today. Um, so that on the town calendar today. Um, so that um um um so<00:24:52.559> I<00:24:52.720> think<00:24:52.799> they<00:24:52.960> voted<00:24:53.200> part<00:24:53.279> of<00:24:53.360> it,<00:24:53.520> but so I think they voted part of it, but so I think they voted part of it, but they<00:24:53.840> haven't<00:24:54.000> voted<00:24:54.240> the<00:24:54.400> entire<00:24:54.720> thing.<00:24:55.279> Um they haven’t voted the entire thing. Um they haven’t voted the entire thing. Um but<00:24:55.919> either<00:24:56.240> way<00:24:56.559> I<00:24:56.720> mean<00:24:56.799> it<00:24:57.039> would<00:24:57.279> you<00:24:57.520> know but either way I mean it would you know but either way I mean it would you know um<00:24:59.200> there'd<00:24:59.520> have<00:24:59.679> to<00:24:59.760> be<00:24:59.919> some<00:25:00.159> shifting<00:25:00.559> g<00:25:01.200> if um there’d have to be some shifting g if um there’d have to be some shifting g if if<00:25:01.679> we<00:25:01.840> were<00:25:01.919> to<00:25:02.080> make<00:25:02.240> this<00:25:02.400> change.<00:25:02.720> They<00:25:02.960> are if we were to make this change. They are if we were to make this change. They are expecting<00:25:03.919> this<00:25:04.320> from<00:25:04.559> us.<00:25:04.799> There's<00:25:05.039> that expecting this from us. There’s that expecting this from us. There’s that that’s<00:25:05.520> that's<00:25:05.919> certainly<00:25:06.240> clear.<00:25:07.120> Um<00:25:07.679> the that’s that’s certainly clear. Um the that’s that’s certainly clear. Um the other<00:25:08.080> thing<00:25:08.159> I<00:25:08.400> would<00:25:08.480> just<00:25:08.640> want<00:25:09.039> to<00:25:09.279> let<00:25:09.360> the other thing I would just want to let the other thing I would just want to let the other<00:25:09.760> committee<00:25:10.000> members<00:25:10.400> know<00:25:10.720> is<00:25:11.120> one<00:25:11.360> of other committee members know is one of other committee members know is one of the<00:25:11.600> things<00:25:11.840> that<00:25:12.400> um<00:25:12.640> the<00:25:12.880> chair<00:25:13.039> of<00:25:13.200> the the things that um the chair of the the things that um the chair of the finance<00:25:13.679> committee<00:25:13.919> alleg<00:25:14.880> uh<00:25:15.039> talked<00:25:15.279> about finance committee alleg uh talked about finance committee alleg uh talked about is<00:25:15.760> that<00:25:16.240> you<00:25:16.400> know<00:25:16.559> in<00:25:16.799> the<00:25:16.960> event<00:25:18.000> um<00:25:18.880> that is that you know in the event um that is that you know in the event um that there<00:25:20.559> was<00:25:20.720> no<00:25:20.880> buffer<00:25:21.200> and<00:25:21.360> that's<00:25:21.440> not<00:25:21.600> what there was no buffer and that’s not what there was no buffer and that’s not what I’m<00:25:21.919> suggesting.<00:25:22.240> I'm<00:25:22.480> suggesting<00:25:22.799> that<00:25:22.960> we I’m suggesting. I’m suggesting that we I’m suggesting. I’m suggesting that we should<00:25:23.360> not<00:25:23.520> be<00:25:23.679> h<00:25:23.919> held<00:25:24.640> responsible<00:25:25.120> for should not be h held responsible for should not be h held responsible for full<00:25:25.760> 63%<00:25:26.799> of<00:25:26.960> that<00:25:27.120> buffer.<00:25:27.919> But<00:25:28.000> if<00:25:28.240> at<00:25:28.480> any full 63% of that buffer. But if at any full 63% of that buffer. But if at any point<00:25:28.880> in<00:25:29.120> time<00:25:29.440> there<00:25:29.760> there<00:25:30.080> was<00:25:30.240> an<00:25:30.480> overage

25:31 point in time there there was an overage point in time there there was an overage in<00:25:31.279> any<00:25:31.520> line<00:25:31.760> item<00:25:32.720> um<00:25:33.279> in<00:25:33.520> any<00:25:33.760> department<00:25:34.640> in in any line item um in any department in in any line item um in any department in the<00:25:35.039> town<00:25:35.360> there<00:25:35.520> is<00:25:35.679> a<00:25:35.840> finance<00:25:36.720> finance the town there is a finance finance the town there is a finance finance committee<00:25:38.080> reserve<00:25:38.480> fund.<00:25:38.880> I<00:25:39.039> think<00:25:39.120> there's committee reserve fund. I think there’s committee reserve fund. I think there’s around<00:25:39.520> a<00:25:39.679> half<00:25:39.840> a<00:25:40.000> million<00:25:40.159> dollars<00:25:40.400> in<00:25:40.559> it. around a half a million dollars in it. around a half a million dollars in it. And<00:25:40.880> he<00:25:41.200> so<00:25:41.360> what<00:25:41.679> you<00:25:41.840> know<00:25:42.000> he<00:25:42.159> had<00:25:42.400> said<00:25:42.720> Alan And he so what you know he had said Alan And he so what you know he had said Alan said<00:25:43.279> is<00:25:43.520> that<00:25:44.320> um<00:25:45.120> you<00:25:45.279> know<00:25:45.440> the<00:25:45.600> the<00:25:45.679> the said is that um you know the the the said is that um you know the the the school<00:25:46.559> board<00:25:46.960> the<00:25:47.200> school<00:25:47.360> committee<00:25:47.679> could school board the school committee could school board the school committee could come<00:25:48.240> to<00:25:48.480> fin<00:25:48.960> if<00:25:49.120> we<00:25:49.279> needed<00:25:49.440> that<00:25:49.679> for come to fin if we needed that for come to fin if we needed that for employee<00:25:50.480> benefits<00:25:51.039> and<00:25:51.360> request<00:25:51.679> that<00:25:51.919> of employee benefits and request that of employee benefits and request that of the<00:25:52.159> finance<00:25:52.400> committee.<00:25:52.720> So<00:25:52.880> there<00:25:53.039> is<00:25:53.679> you the finance committee. So there is you the finance committee. So there is you know<00:25:53.919> there<00:25:54.159> is<00:25:54.720> I<00:25:54.880> guess<00:25:55.039> a<00:25:55.200> reserve<00:25:55.520> and<00:25:55.679> I know there is I guess a reserve and I know there is I guess a reserve and I don’t<00:25:56.000> think<00:25:56.159> that's<00:25:56.640> what<00:25:56.960> they're don’t think that’s what they’re don’t think that’s what they’re suggesting<00:25:57.919> but<00:25:58.240> that<00:25:58.480> certainly<00:25:58.960> you<00:25:59.120> know suggesting but that certainly you know suggesting but that certainly you know was<00:25:59.440> out<00:25:59.679> there.<00:26:00.080> So,<00:26:00.799> um,<00:26:00.880> and<00:26:01.120> the<00:26:01.360> only was out there. So, um, and the only was out there. So, um, and the only other<00:26:01.679> thing<00:26:01.760> I<00:26:02.000> would<00:26:02.159> ask<00:26:02.400> the<00:26:02.640> committee<00:26:03.039> to other thing I would ask the committee to other thing I would ask the committee to consider,<00:26:03.919> this<00:26:04.080> was<00:26:04.240> at<00:26:04.400> the<00:26:04.640> I<00:26:04.880> think<00:26:04.960> at<00:26:05.120> the consider, this was at the I think at the consider, this was at the I think at the bottom<00:26:05.440> of<00:26:05.600> this<00:26:05.840> page,<00:26:06.720> um,<00:26:07.039> regardless<00:26:07.520> of bottom of this page, um, regardless of bottom of this page, um, regardless of what<00:26:08.640> necessarily<00:26:09.200> what<00:26:09.360> we<00:26:09.600> we<00:26:09.919> go<00:26:10.080> forward what necessarily what we we go forward what necessarily what we we go forward with,<00:26:10.880> I<00:26:11.120> I<00:26:11.520> you<00:26:11.679> know,<00:26:12.480> I<00:26:12.720> do<00:26:12.880> think<00:26:13.039> this with, I I you know, I do think this with, I I you know, I do think this committee<00:26:13.679> should<00:26:13.919> work<00:26:14.080> hard<00:26:14.799> to<00:26:15.120> con<00:26:15.360> to<00:26:15.440> to

26:16 committee should work hard to con to to committee should work hard to con to to over<00:26:16.320> the<00:26:16.480> course<00:26:16.640> of<00:26:16.720> the<00:26:16.880> next<00:26:17.120> year<00:26:17.520> to<00:26:17.840> have over the course of the next year to have over the course of the next year to have the<00:26:18.320> active<00:26:18.720> insurance<00:26:19.120> or<00:26:19.279> at<00:26:19.279> least<00:26:19.440> the the active insurance or at least the the active insurance or at least the health<00:26:19.840> insurance<00:26:20.240> reside<00:26:20.559> in<00:26:20.720> the<00:26:20.799> school health insurance reside in the school health insurance reside in the school department<00:26:21.440> budget.<00:26:21.840> I<00:26:22.080> think<00:26:22.159> that<00:26:22.960> would<00:26:23.120> be department budget. I think that would be department budget. I think that would be in<00:26:23.360> the<00:26:23.520> best<00:26:23.679> interest<00:26:23.919> of<00:26:24.080> the<00:26:24.240> school in the best interest of the school in the best interest of the school district<00:26:25.440> um,<00:26:25.600> going<00:26:25.919> forward<00:26:26.240> so<00:26:26.480> that<00:26:26.880> you district um, going forward so that you district um, going forward so that you aren’t<00:26:27.760> faced<00:26:28.000> with<00:26:28.159> this<00:26:28.480> next<00:26:28.720> year.<00:26:29.520> Um, aren’t faced with this next year. Um, aren’t faced with this next year. Um, and<00:26:30.400> I<00:26:30.640> think<00:26:30.880> also<00:26:31.760> I<00:26:31.919> I<00:26:32.400> really<00:26:33.039> strongly and I think also I I really strongly and I think also I I really strongly encourage<00:26:34.159> the<00:26:34.400> school<00:26:34.640> committee<00:26:35.039> to<00:26:36.080> um encourage the school committee to um encourage the school committee to um determine<00:26:38.880> um<00:26:39.520> how<00:26:39.760> to<00:26:39.919> go<00:26:40.080> about<00:26:40.320> getting<00:26:40.559> a determine um how to go about getting a determine um how to go about getting a representative<00:26:41.440> on<00:26:41.760> the<00:26:42.159> PEC,<00:26:42.720> which<00:26:42.880> is<00:26:43.039> the representative on the PEC, which is the representative on the PEC, which is the public<00:26:43.440> employees<00:26:43.919> committee,<00:26:44.400> which<00:26:44.640> is<00:26:44.799> in public employees committee, which is in public employees committee, which is in current<00:26:45.279> negotiations.<00:26:46.159> This<00:26:46.400> health current negotiations. This health current negotiations. This health insurance<00:26:47.120> contract<00:26:47.919> or<00:26:48.159> the<00:26:48.320> I<00:26:48.480> shouldn't insurance contract or the I shouldn’t insurance contract or the I shouldn’t say<00:26:48.799> health<00:26:48.880> insurance,<00:26:49.200> the<00:26:49.360> the<00:26:49.760> benefits say health insurance, the the benefits say health insurance, the the benefits contract<00:26:51.279> um<00:26:51.440> is<00:26:51.679> expiring<00:26:52.240> June<00:26:52.559> 30th.<00:26:52.880> So contract um is expiring June 30th. So contract um is expiring June 30th. So there’s<00:26:53.279> current<00:26:53.600> active<00:26:54.000> negotiations there’s current active negotiations there’s current active negotiations going<00:26:54.799> on<00:26:55.039> right<00:26:55.279> now.<00:26:56.159> And<00:26:56.720> I<00:26:57.039> I<00:26:57.440> think<00:26:57.600> if going on right now. And I I think if going on right now. And I I think if this<00:26:58.320> is<00:26:58.480> the<00:26:58.640> path<00:26:58.880> forward<00:26:59.279> that<00:27:00.559> whether this is the path forward that whether this is the path forward that whether these<00:27:01.200> benefits<00:27:01.679> are<00:27:01.840> held<00:27:02.480> actually<00:27:02.799> in<00:27:03.039> our

27:03 these benefits are held actually in our these benefits are held actually in our budget<00:27:03.440> or<00:27:03.679> we<00:27:03.840> are<00:27:04.000> just<00:27:04.159> held<00:27:04.400> to<00:27:04.559> the<00:27:04.720> number budget or we are just held to the number budget or we are just held to the number like<00:27:05.120> we<00:27:05.279> are<00:27:05.440> this<00:27:05.600> year<00:27:05.760> for<00:27:06.000> the<00:27:06.159> first<00:27:06.320> time like we are this year for the first time like we are this year for the first time ever<00:27:07.679> um<00:27:08.240> we<00:27:08.559> ought<00:27:08.640> to<00:27:08.960> you<00:27:09.120> the<00:27:09.360> school ever um we ought to you the school ever um we ought to you the school committee<00:27:10.240> ought<00:27:10.320> to<00:27:10.480> have<00:27:11.120> a<00:27:11.440> representative committee ought to have a representative committee ought to have a representative I<00:27:12.240> don't<00:27:12.320> know<00:27:12.400> whether<00:27:12.640> it's<00:27:12.960> Mike<00:27:13.279> or<00:27:13.440> John I don’t know whether it’s Mike or John I don’t know whether it’s Mike or John or<00:27:14.000> or<00:27:14.080> or<00:27:14.320> a<00:27:14.480> committee<00:27:14.799> member<00:27:15.600> um<00:27:16.240> actively or or or a committee member um actively or or or a committee member um actively um<00:27:17.520> involved<00:27:17.840> in<00:27:18.000> this<00:27:18.159> because<00:27:18.400> one<00:27:18.559> of<00:27:18.640> the um involved in this because one of the um involved in this because one of the things<00:27:18.960> that's<00:27:19.200> not<00:27:19.360> lost<00:27:19.600> on<00:27:19.760> me<00:27:20.000> Melissa things that’s not lost on me Melissa things that’s not lost on me Melissa sure<00:27:21.039> not<00:27:21.279> you<00:27:21.520> either<00:27:21.919> is<00:27:22.080> that<00:27:22.559> I<00:27:22.799> don't<00:27:22.880> know sure not you either is that I don’t know sure not you either is that I don’t know what<00:27:23.200> the<00:27:23.360> town<00:27:23.760> side<00:27:24.720> um<00:27:24.880> of<00:27:25.120> their<00:27:25.360> benefits what the town side um of their benefits what the town side um of their benefits Sorry,<00:27:25.919> I<00:27:26.080> should<00:27:26.240> probably<00:27:26.559> know<00:27:26.720> that.<00:27:27.039> But Sorry, I should probably know that. But Sorry, I should probably know that. But if<00:27:27.279> our<00:27:27.520> side<00:27:27.679> is<00:27:27.919> 13<00:27:28.240> million,<00:27:28.640> theirs<00:27:28.880> might if our side is 13 million, theirs might if our side is 13 million, theirs might be,<00:27:29.600> I<00:27:29.840> don't<00:27:29.919> know,<00:27:30.400> 10<00:27:30.559> million,<00:27:30.960> whatever be, I don’t know, 10 million, whatever be, I don’t know, 10 million, whatever it<00:27:31.440> is<00:27:32.080> that<00:27:32.400> I<00:27:32.559> mean,<00:27:32.880> we<00:27:33.120> have<00:27:33.200> a<00:27:33.279> hund00 it is that I mean, we have a hund00 it is that I mean, we have a hund00 million<00:27:34.000> budget<00:27:34.240> in<00:27:34.400> this<00:27:34.559> town.<00:27:35.520> Employee million budget in this town. Employee million budget in this town. Employee benefits<00:27:36.400> is<00:27:36.720> a<00:27:37.039> very<00:27:37.440> large<00:27:37.840> portion<00:27:38.720> of<00:27:39.360> the benefits is a very large portion of the benefits is a very large portion of the overall<00:27:40.000> town<00:27:40.240> budget.<00:27:40.720> This<00:27:40.880> is<00:27:41.440> this overall town budget. This is this overall town budget. This is this supersedes<00:27:42.799> any<00:27:43.360> other<00:27:44.159> to<00:27:44.320> me.<00:27:44.559> It<00:27:44.799> it's<00:27:45.039> been supersedes any other to me. It it’s been supersedes any other to me. It it’s been eye<00:27:45.840> openening,<00:27:46.159> which<00:27:46.480> shouldn't<00:27:46.799> have eye openening, which shouldn’t have eye openening, which shouldn’t have been.<00:27:47.279> Um,<00:27:47.600> shame<00:27:47.840> on<00:27:48.000> me<00:27:48.159> that<00:27:48.480> I<00:27:48.720> didn't

27:48 been. Um, shame on me that I didn’t been. Um, shame on me that I didn’t realize<00:27:49.200> this,<00:27:49.440> but<00:27:49.840> it<00:27:50.080> is<00:27:50.240> a<00:27:50.400> very<00:27:50.640> very<00:27:50.720> very realize this, but it is a very very very realize this, but it is a very very very um,<00:27:52.400> large<00:27:52.720> part<00:27:52.880> of<00:27:53.039> our<00:27:53.279> budget<00:27:54.080> and<00:27:54.799> needs um, large part of our budget and needs um, large part of our budget and needs to<00:27:55.360> be,<00:27:56.399> you<00:27:56.640> know,<00:27:57.039> and<00:27:57.279> I<00:27:57.440> think<00:27:57.600> all<00:27:57.840> sides to be, you know, and I think all sides to be, you know, and I think all sides agree,<00:27:58.559> you<00:27:58.720> know,<00:27:58.880> actively<00:28:00.000> um,<00:28:00.799> looked<00:28:01.039> at agree, you know, actively um, looked at agree, you know, actively um, looked at and<00:28:01.919> find<00:28:02.240> ways<00:28:02.640> to<00:28:03.120> meet<00:28:03.279> the<00:28:03.520> needs<00:28:04.000> number and find ways to meet the needs number and find ways to meet the needs number one<00:28:04.399> of<00:28:04.559> our<00:28:04.799> employees.<00:28:05.360> Obviously,<00:28:05.919> we<00:28:06.159> need one of our employees. Obviously, we need one of our employees. Obviously, we need to<00:28:06.399> provide<00:28:07.120> competitive<00:28:07.840> benefits<00:28:08.320> that to provide competitive benefits that to provide competitive benefits that that<00:28:09.279> support<00:28:09.600> our<00:28:09.840> employees<00:28:10.240> and<00:28:10.480> their that support our employees and their that support our employees and their health<00:28:11.039> and<00:28:11.279> well-being.<00:28:12.240> Um<00:28:13.600> and<00:28:14.000> but<00:28:14.399> also health and well-being. Um and but also health and well-being. Um and but also recognizing<00:28:16.080> um<00:28:16.240> what<00:28:16.480> a<00:28:16.720> major recognizing um what a major recognizing um what a major pressure<00:28:18.559> point<00:28:18.799> it<00:28:18.960> is<00:28:19.039> on<00:28:19.279> our<00:28:19.440> budget pressure point it is on our budget pressure point it is on our budget because<00:28:20.720> that's<00:28:21.039> got<00:28:21.200> to<00:28:21.279> be<00:28:21.360> paid<00:28:21.679> along<00:28:21.919> with because that’s got to be paid along with because that’s got to be paid along with salaries<00:28:22.559> and<00:28:22.880> you<00:28:22.960> know<00:28:23.120> and<00:28:23.200> payroll<00:28:23.600> and salaries and you know and payroll and salaries and you know and payroll and then<00:28:24.000> what's<00:28:24.240> left<00:28:24.559> is<00:28:24.880> what<00:28:25.600> you<00:28:25.679> know<00:28:25.840> we then what’s left is what you know we then what’s left is what you know we educate<00:28:26.480> our<00:28:26.640> students<00:28:26.880> with<00:28:27.360> curriculum educate our students with curriculum educate our students with curriculum filling<00:28:28.960> potholes<00:28:30.240> uh<00:28:30.480> you<00:28:30.640> know<00:28:30.799> removing filling potholes uh you know removing filling potholes uh you know removing snow.<00:28:31.520> I<00:28:31.679> mean<00:28:31.840> it's<00:28:32.080> really<00:28:32.720> um<00:28:33.039> you<00:28:33.200> know<00:28:33.360> the snow. I mean it’s really um you know the snow. I mean it’s really um you know the the<00:28:34.159> pressure<00:28:34.399> is<00:28:34.559> immense<00:28:35.039> which<00:28:35.919> you<00:28:36.159> know

28:36 the pressure is immense which you know the pressure is immense which you know leads<00:28:37.200> us<00:28:37.360> to<00:28:37.840> you<00:28:38.000> know<00:28:38.080> the<00:28:38.240> discussions leads us to you know the discussions leads us to you know the discussions around<00:28:38.880> needing<00:28:39.200> to<00:28:39.279> raise<00:28:39.520> the<00:28:39.679> tax<00:28:39.840> levy around needing to raise the tax levy around needing to raise the tax levy which<00:28:40.799> is<00:28:40.960> the<00:28:41.120> second<00:28:41.279> part<00:28:41.440> of<00:28:41.679> today's which is the second part of today’s which is the second part of today’s discussion.<00:28:42.559> So<00:28:43.600> anyway<00:28:44.000> I<00:28:44.240> will<00:28:44.320> leave<00:28:44.399> it discussion. So anyway I will leave it discussion. So anyway I will leave it that.<00:28:44.720> So<00:28:44.799> I<00:28:44.880> wonder<00:28:45.039> if<00:28:45.200> anyone<00:28:45.440> has that. So I wonder if anyone has that. So I wonder if anyone has questions<00:28:46.320> or questions or questions or » can<00:28:48.240> I<00:28:48.399> just<00:28:48.559> add<00:28:48.799> one<00:28:49.440> those<00:28:49.600> are<00:28:49.760> two<00:28:50.080> points » can I just add one those are two points » can I just add one those are two points I<00:28:50.320> think<00:28:50.399> you<00:28:50.559> just<00:28:50.720> raised<00:28:51.039> Jen<00:28:51.360> we<00:28:51.520> did<00:28:51.679> talk I think you just raised Jen we did talk I think you just raised Jen we did talk about<00:28:51.919> it<00:28:52.080> in<00:28:52.240> Wednesday.<00:28:52.640> I<00:28:52.799> think<00:28:52.880> there<00:28:53.039> is about it in Wednesday. I think there is about it in Wednesday. I think there is general<00:28:53.679> agreement<00:28:54.159> that<00:28:54.880> the<00:28:55.120> health general agreement that the health general agreement that the health insurance<00:28:55.679> should<00:28:55.919> reside<00:28:56.240> in<00:28:56.480> the<00:28:56.640> school insurance should reside in the school insurance should reside in the school budget<00:28:57.360> for<00:28:57.600> FY28.<00:28:58.559> We<00:28:58.720> just<00:28:58.880> can't<00:28:59.120> get<00:28:59.200> that budget for FY28. We just can’t get that budget for FY28. We just can’t get that framework<00:28:59.760> and<00:29:00.000> operationalize<00:29:00.720> it<00:29:00.799> in<00:29:01.039> this framework and operationalize it in this framework and operationalize it in this short<00:29:01.360> of<00:29:01.520> a<00:29:01.679> time<00:29:01.919> frame.<00:29:02.320> So<00:29:02.480> I<00:29:02.640> think<00:29:02.720> that's short of a time frame. So I think that’s short of a time frame. So I think that’s what<00:29:03.120> we<00:29:03.279> will<00:29:03.600> work<00:29:03.840> to<00:29:04.159> do<00:29:04.880> moving<00:29:05.279> forward. what we will work to do moving forward. what we will work to do moving forward. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. » Yeah.<00:29:06.640> Good. » Yeah. Good. » Yeah. Good. » We<00:29:08.960> can<00:29:09.120> you<00:29:09.279> hear<00:29:09.360> me?<00:29:09.600> We<00:29:09.760> also<00:29:10.559> can<00:29:10.720> you<00:29:10.880> guys » We can you hear me? We also can you guys » We can you hear me? We also can you guys hear<00:29:11.120> me?<00:29:11.360> Yeah.<00:29:11.600> We<00:29:12.000> um<00:29:12.799> I<00:29:13.039> know<00:29:13.200> you<00:29:13.360> got<00:29:13.600> me. hear me? Yeah. We um I know you got me. hear me? Yeah. We um I know you got me. Um

29:19 what I was saying for a while, right? Um what I was saying for a while, right? Um you<00:29:19.760> know,<00:29:19.840> we<00:29:20.000> we<00:29:20.240> also<00:29:20.559> we<00:29:20.799> also<00:29:21.039> discussed you know, we we also we also discussed you know, we we also we also discussed um<00:29:22.720> being<00:29:22.960> a<00:29:23.120> little<00:29:23.200> bit<00:29:23.360> more<00:29:23.520> planful um being a little bit more planful um being a little bit more planful moving<00:29:24.159> forward<00:29:24.480> too.<00:29:24.799> So<00:29:24.960> having moving forward too. So having moving forward too. So having conversations<00:29:25.840> early<00:29:26.159> on<00:29:26.480> with<00:29:26.799> everybody<00:29:27.520> um conversations early on with everybody um conversations early on with everybody um making<00:29:27.919> sure<00:29:28.080> that<00:29:28.320> everyone<00:29:28.720> knows<00:29:29.039> where<00:29:29.679> um making sure that everyone knows where um making sure that everyone knows where um all<00:29:30.000> the<00:29:30.159> monies<00:29:30.640> stand<00:29:31.120> and<00:29:31.440> who<00:29:31.679> is all the monies stand and who is all the monies stand and who is responsible<00:29:32.480> for<00:29:32.799> what.<00:29:33.440> Um<00:29:33.679> that<00:29:33.840> was<00:29:34.000> the responsible for what. Um that was the responsible for what. Um that was the one<00:29:34.240> thing<00:29:34.320> I<00:29:34.480> said<00:29:34.559> in<00:29:34.720> the<00:29:34.880> meeting<00:29:35.039> the one thing I said in the meeting the one thing I said in the meeting the other<00:29:35.360> day<00:29:35.440> was<00:29:35.679> that<00:29:36.159> I<00:29:36.399> think<00:29:36.559> moving other day was that I think moving other day was that I think moving forward<00:29:38.000> the<00:29:38.240> only<00:29:38.480> way<00:29:38.559> we<00:29:38.799> can<00:29:38.880> do<00:29:39.039> so<00:29:39.360> in<00:29:39.679> in forward the only way we can do so in in forward the only way we can do so in in full<00:29:40.399> collaboration<00:29:41.360> is<00:29:41.600> is<00:29:42.000> having<00:29:42.320> solid full collaboration is is having solid full collaboration is is having solid communication<00:29:43.919> with<00:29:44.159> the<00:29:44.320> town<00:29:44.640> side<00:29:44.960> with communication with the town side with communication with the town side with the<00:29:45.279> school<00:29:45.600> side<00:29:46.240> with<00:29:46.399> the<00:29:46.720> all<00:29:46.880> the the school side with the all the the school side with the all the departments<00:29:47.600> saying<00:29:48.000> you<00:29:48.159> know<00:29:48.320> here<00:29:48.559> here's departments saying you know here here’s departments saying you know here here’s where<00:29:48.960> the<00:29:49.200> insurance<00:29:49.520> is<00:29:49.760> now<00:29:50.159> here's<00:29:50.399> where where the insurance is now here’s where where the insurance is now here’s where it<00:29:50.640> is<00:29:50.799> now<00:29:51.120> here's<00:29:51.440> where<00:29:51.679> you<00:29:51.760> know<00:29:51.919> here's it is now here’s where you know here’s it is now here’s where you know here’s you<00:29:52.720> know<00:29:52.880> all<00:29:53.120> those<00:29:53.360> conversations<00:29:54.000> and<00:29:54.159> not you know all those conversations and not you know all those conversations and not and<00:29:55.200> this<00:29:55.360> isn't<00:29:55.679> blameful<00:29:56.080> so<00:29:56.240> I<00:29:56.399> don't<00:29:56.480> want and this isn’t blameful so I don’t want and this isn’t blameful so I don’t want to<00:29:57.039> have<00:29:57.200> another<00:29:57.440> quote<00:29:57.600> in<00:29:57.760> the<00:29:57.840> paper<00:29:58.480> how to have another quote in the paper how to have another quote in the paper how horrible<00:29:59.120> I<00:29:59.360> am<00:29:59.520> but<00:29:59.679> I<00:29:59.919> think<00:30:00.559> um<00:30:01.200> I<00:30:01.440> think<00:30:02.080> uh horrible I am but I think um I think uh horrible I am but I think um I think uh you<00:30:02.799> know<00:30:03.039> having<00:30:03.200> the<00:30:03.440> conversations<00:30:03.840> to you know having the conversations to you know having the conversations to make<00:30:04.320> sure<00:30:04.480> that<00:30:04.720> we're<00:30:05.039> we<00:30:05.440> know<00:30:06.080> so<00:30:06.240> that

30:06 make sure that we’re we know so that make sure that we’re we know so that we’re<00:30:06.640> not<00:30:06.720> in<00:30:06.960> the<00:30:07.200> 11th<00:30:07.600> hour<00:30:07.919> again<00:30:08.240> next we’re not in the 11th hour again next we’re not in the 11th hour again next year<00:30:09.200> um<00:30:09.600> trying<00:30:09.840> to<00:30:10.000> figure<00:30:10.159> this<00:30:10.399> out.<00:30:11.120> This year um trying to figure this out. This year um trying to figure this out. This is<00:30:11.600> uh<00:30:11.679> we<00:30:11.919> know<00:30:12.080> next<00:30:12.240> year<00:30:12.399> is<00:30:12.559> going<00:30:12.640> to<00:30:12.720> be is uh we know next year is going to be is uh we know next year is going to be bad.<00:30:13.600> This<00:30:13.760> year<00:30:14.000> you<00:30:14.240> this<00:30:14.399> coming<00:30:14.640> year<00:30:14.880> and bad. This year you this coming year and bad. This year you this coming year and you<00:30:15.360> know<00:30:15.440> the<00:30:15.600> following<00:30:15.840> year<00:30:15.919> FY28<00:30:16.640> is you know the following year FY28 is you know the following year FY28 is going<00:30:16.960> to<00:30:17.039> be<00:30:17.200> worse.<00:30:17.760> Um<00:30:18.080> so<00:30:18.240> we<00:30:18.399> have<00:30:18.559> to<00:30:18.640> have going to be worse. Um so we have to have going to be worse. Um so we have to have these<00:30:19.039> discussions<00:30:19.520> early<00:30:19.840> on<00:30:20.240> and these discussions early on and these discussions early on and frequently<00:30:20.960> with<00:30:21.200> all<00:30:21.440> the<00:30:21.600> parties<00:30:21.919> that frequently with all the parties that frequently with all the parties that need<00:30:22.240> to<00:30:22.399> be<00:30:22.480> involved<00:30:23.200> um<00:30:23.520> so<00:30:23.679> that<00:30:23.840> we're<00:30:24.000> not need to be involved um so that we’re not need to be involved um so that we’re not in<00:30:24.240> this<00:30:24.480> situation<00:30:24.880> next<00:30:25.120> year.<00:30:25.440> And<00:30:25.600> I<00:30:25.840> just in this situation next year. And I just in this situation next year. And I just feel<00:30:26.559> it's<00:30:26.799> important<00:30:27.039> to<00:30:27.200> have<00:30:27.279> that feel it’s important to have that feel it’s important to have that conversation<00:30:28.000> now<00:30:29.039> um<00:30:29.200> so<00:30:29.360> that<00:30:29.600> we're<00:30:29.760> not conversation now um so that we’re not conversation now um so that we’re not we’re<00:30:30.559> starting<00:30:30.799> on<00:30:30.960> the<00:30:31.120> right<00:30:31.279> foot<00:30:32.240> moving we’re starting on the right foot moving we’re starting on the right foot moving forward.<00:30:32.960> So,<00:30:34.399> but<00:30:34.640> yeah,<00:30:34.960> that's<00:30:35.120> all<00:30:35.279> I<00:30:35.440> have forward. So, but yeah, that’s all I have forward. So, but yeah, that’s all I have to<00:30:35.679> say<00:30:35.760> about<00:30:35.919> that<00:30:36.159> right<00:30:36.320> now.<00:30:36.480> I<00:30:36.640> think<00:30:36.799> the to say about that right now. I think the to say about that right now. I think the rest<00:30:37.039> of<00:30:37.200> it<00:30:37.360> is<00:30:37.760> um<00:30:38.000> you<00:30:38.080> know,<00:30:38.240> I<00:30:38.399> think<00:30:38.559> I rest of it is um you know, I think I rest of it is um you know, I think I think<00:30:39.120> Jen<00:30:39.440> and<00:30:39.760> Melissa's<00:30:40.640> uh<00:30:41.200> overview<00:30:41.679> of think Jen and Melissa’s uh overview of think Jen and Melissa’s uh overview of the<00:30:41.919> subcommittee<00:30:42.480> was<00:30:42.640> was<00:30:43.039> accurate.<00:30:43.440> I the subcommittee was was accurate. I the subcommittee was was accurate. I think<00:30:43.760> we<00:30:43.919> got<00:30:44.000> to<00:30:44.159> a<00:30:44.399> point<00:30:44.480> where<00:30:45.120> there<00:30:45.360> was think we got to a point where there was think we got to a point where there was general<00:30:46.000> agreement<00:30:46.399> upon<00:30:46.799> where<00:30:46.960> the<00:30:47.120> numbers general agreement upon where the numbers general agreement upon where the numbers landed.<00:30:47.760> So,<00:30:47.919> I<00:30:48.080> think<00:30:48.159> that<00:30:48.320> was<00:30:48.480> good.<00:30:48.799> Um,<00:30:49.120> I landed. So, I think that was good. Um, I landed. So, I think that was good. Um, I know<00:30:49.440> Mike's<00:30:49.840> done<00:30:50.000> an<00:30:50.399> enor<00:30:51.120> enormous<00:30:51.760> amount

30:51 know Mike’s done an enor enormous amount know Mike’s done an enor enormous amount of<00:30:52.080> work<00:30:52.240> trying<00:30:52.480> to<00:30:52.640> get<00:30:52.799> to<00:30:52.960> this<00:30:53.440> uh<00:30:53.840> this of work trying to get to this uh this of work trying to get to this uh this this<00:30:54.399> piece<00:30:54.640> and<00:30:54.880> to<00:30:55.039> get<00:30:55.120> the<00:30:55.440> budget<00:30:55.840> numbers this piece and to get the budget numbers this piece and to get the budget numbers where<00:30:56.320> they<00:30:56.480> need<00:30:56.559> to<00:30:56.640> be<00:30:56.799> for<00:30:56.960> the where they need to be for the where they need to be for the consideration<00:30:57.600> of<00:30:57.679> the<00:30:57.840> committee<00:30:58.159> today. consideration of the committee today. consideration of the committee today. So,<00:30:59.039> I<00:30:59.279> want<00:30:59.360> to<00:30:59.520> thank<00:30:59.679> him<00:30:59.919> again<00:31:00.399> publicly. So, I want to thank him again publicly. So, I want to thank him again publicly. So,<00:31:02.720> that's<00:31:02.880> all<00:31:03.039> I<00:31:03.200> have. So, that’s all I have. So, that’s all I have. » Okay.<00:31:05.440> So,<00:31:05.679> in<00:31:05.919> terms<00:31:06.080> of<00:31:06.240> us<00:31:07.200> approving<00:31:07.679> a » Okay. So, in terms of us approving a » Okay. So, in terms of us approving a budget,<00:31:08.480> we're<00:31:08.720> kind<00:31:08.880> of<00:31:08.960> at<00:31:09.520> I<00:31:09.760> think<00:31:09.919> two budget, we’re kind of at I think two budget, we’re kind of at I think two possibilities<00:31:10.720> right<00:31:10.880> now.<00:31:11.200> May<00:31:11.600> tell<00:31:11.760> me<00:31:11.840> if possibilities right now. May tell me if possibilities right now. May tell me if I’m<00:31:12.159> oversimplifying<00:31:12.880> it,<00:31:13.039> but<00:31:13.200> it's<00:31:13.440> one I’m oversimplifying it, but it’s one I’m oversimplifying it, but it’s one with<00:31:13.840> the<00:31:14.000> buffer<00:31:15.120> and<00:31:15.360> one<00:31:15.600> without<00:31:15.840> the with the buffer and one without the with the buffer and one without the buffer.<00:31:16.399> Right.<00:31:16.559> That's<00:31:16.720> where<00:31:16.880> we<00:31:17.039> are<00:31:17.200> right buffer. Right. That’s where we are right buffer. Right. That’s where we are right now. now. now. » Correct.<00:31:18.159> Correct. » Correct. Correct. » Correct. Correct. » Okay.<00:31:20.159> So, » Okay. So, » Okay. So, » does<00:31:20.720> anyone<00:31:21.039> have<00:31:21.200> any<00:31:21.440> questions<00:31:21.840> or<00:31:22.240> I<00:31:22.480> mean » does anyone have any questions or I mean » does anyone have any questions or I mean any<00:31:23.440> you<00:31:23.600> know<00:31:23.840> this<00:31:24.159> we<00:31:24.399> just<00:31:24.480> kind<00:31:24.720> of<00:31:24.960> threw any you know this we just kind of threw any you know this we just kind of threw a<00:31:25.440> lot<00:31:25.600> at<00:31:25.760> you? a lot at you? a lot at you? » No,<00:31:29.039> thank<00:31:29.200> you<00:31:29.360> for<00:31:29.600> the<00:31:29.840> recap,<00:31:30.240> but<00:31:30.480> I<00:31:30.640> did<00:31:31.600> I » No, thank you for the recap, but I did I » No, thank you for the recap, but I did I did<00:31:32.080> watch<00:31:32.320> the<00:31:32.559> meeting<00:31:33.200> uh<00:31:33.360> recording.<00:31:34.480> So, did watch the meeting uh recording. So, did watch the meeting uh recording. So, I<00:31:34.960> I<00:31:35.039> I<00:31:35.520> I<00:31:36.080> followed<00:31:36.480> along<00:31:37.279> um<00:31:37.600> and<00:31:37.760> it<00:31:38.480> you

31:38 I I I I followed along um and it you I I I I followed along um and it you know<00:31:38.720> it<00:31:38.880> was<00:31:39.039> a<00:31:39.200> good<00:31:39.360> recap.<00:31:40.480> I<00:31:40.880> do<00:31:41.279> have<00:31:42.080> I know it was a good recap. I do have I know it was a good recap. I do have I kind<00:31:42.559> of<00:31:42.720> share<00:31:43.279> Melissa's<00:31:43.919> concerns<00:31:44.559> about kind of share Melissa’s concerns about kind of share Melissa’s concerns about about<00:31:46.399> removing<00:31:46.799> this<00:31:47.120> buffer<00:31:47.679> because<00:31:49.039> I'm about removing this buffer because I’m about removing this buffer because I’m worried<00:31:50.559> about<00:31:50.720> a<00:31:50.960> couple<00:31:51.120> things.<00:31:51.440> One<00:31:51.679> is worried about a couple things. One is worried about a couple things. One is sort<00:31:52.399> of sort of sort of long-term, long-term, long-term, you<00:31:56.480> know,<00:31:56.799> stability<00:31:57.360> of<00:31:57.600> our<00:31:57.840> budget<00:31:58.880> and you know, stability of our budget and you know, stability of our budget and sort<00:31:59.519> of<00:32:00.159> create<00:32:00.480> like<00:32:00.640> hollowing<00:32:01.120> out<00:32:01.279> a sort of create like hollowing out a sort of create like hollowing out a little<00:32:01.760> space<00:32:02.240> that<00:32:02.480> where<00:32:03.200> we<00:32:03.519> don't<00:32:03.760> know little space that where we don’t know little space that where we don’t know what<00:32:05.039> can<00:32:05.279> go<00:32:05.440> wrong.<00:32:05.840> I<00:32:06.000> mean,<00:32:06.159> we<00:32:06.399> know<00:32:06.559> that what can go wrong. I mean, we know that what can go wrong. I mean, we know that there’s<00:32:07.039> going<00:32:07.120> to<00:32:07.200> be<00:32:07.360> volatility.<00:32:08.080> we<00:32:08.320> know there’s going to be volatility. we know there’s going to be volatility. we know that<00:32:08.640> that<00:32:08.960> is<00:32:09.600> unlikely<00:32:10.559> to<00:32:11.600> be<00:32:11.840> reduced. that that is unlikely to be reduced. that that is unlikely to be reduced. It’s<00:32:12.720> probably<00:32:12.960> going<00:32:13.039> to<00:32:13.360> increase.<00:32:14.640> And<00:32:15.360> um It’s probably going to increase. And um It’s probably going to increase. And um I<00:32:17.360> also, I also, I also, you<00:32:19.120> know,<00:32:19.200> if<00:32:19.440> we're<00:32:19.760> going<00:32:20.000> to<00:32:20.960> take<00:32:21.200> on<00:32:21.440> the you know, if we’re going to take on the you know, if we’re going to take on the the<00:32:22.399> benefits,

32:24 the benefits, the benefits, you<00:32:24.480> know,<00:32:24.640> part<00:32:24.880> of<00:32:25.039> that<00:32:25.279> is<00:32:26.240> including<00:32:26.720> it you know, part of that is including it you know, part of that is including it in<00:32:27.120> our<00:32:27.279> budget.<00:32:27.840> And<00:32:28.559> um in our budget. And um in our budget. And um and<00:32:30.640> I<00:32:30.960> think<00:32:31.120> that

32:37 hoping for some kind of relief from the hoping for some kind of relief from the town<00:32:38.320> from<00:32:38.480> an<00:32:38.720> emergency<00:32:39.279> fund.<00:32:40.480> You<00:32:40.559> know,<00:32:40.880> I town from an emergency fund. You know, I town from an emergency fund. You know, I can<00:32:41.360> hear<00:32:41.600> people<00:32:41.919> saying,<00:32:42.399> you<00:32:42.559> know,<00:32:42.640> that can hear people saying, you know, that can hear people saying, you know, that the<00:32:43.039> the<00:32:43.360> school<00:32:43.679> department<00:32:44.240> can't,<00:32:45.120> you the the school department can’t, you the the school department can’t, you know,<00:32:45.440> they're<00:32:45.679> not<00:32:45.840> providing<00:32:46.240> us<00:32:46.399> with<00:32:46.640> a<00:32:46.880> a know, they’re not providing us with a a know, they’re not providing us with a a realistic<00:32:48.159> budget.

32:53 » I like Henry, you know, sort of followed » I like Henry, you know, sort of followed the<00:32:54.159> process.<00:32:54.559> So<00:32:54.799> I'm<00:32:55.600> don't<00:32:55.760> necessarily the process. So I’m don’t necessarily the process. So I’m don’t necessarily have<00:32:56.399> questions<00:32:56.720> at<00:32:56.880> this<00:32:57.039> point.<00:32:57.200> And<00:32:57.279> I have questions at this point. And I have questions at this point. And I think<00:32:57.679> I<00:32:58.080> you<00:32:58.240> know<00:32:58.480> understand<00:32:58.880> the<00:32:59.120> options think I you know understand the options think I you know understand the options that<00:32:59.600> are<00:32:59.679> on<00:32:59.919> the<00:33:00.080> table.<00:33:01.120> Um that are on the table. Um that are on the table. Um and<00:33:02.960> I<00:33:03.200> think<00:33:03.840> to<00:33:04.080> me<00:33:04.320> what<00:33:04.559> this<00:33:04.799> exposes<00:33:05.360> is and I think to me what this exposes is and I think to me what this exposes is that<00:33:05.760> the<00:33:06.000> fact<00:33:06.080> that<00:33:06.320> we<00:33:06.559> are<00:33:06.720> at<00:33:07.039> this<00:33:07.919> faced that the fact that we are at this faced that the fact that we are at this faced with<00:33:08.480> this<00:33:09.760> decision<00:33:10.399> around<00:33:10.799> bringing<00:33:11.200> the with this decision around bringing the with this decision around bringing the benefits<00:33:12.080> onto<00:33:12.480> our<00:33:12.640> side<00:33:12.880> of<00:33:12.960> the<00:33:13.120> budget<00:33:13.519> at benefits onto our side of the budget at benefits onto our side of the budget at this<00:33:14.080> juncture<00:33:14.640> in<00:33:14.880> the<00:33:15.120> process. this juncture in the process. this juncture in the process. There<00:33:17.039> are<00:33:17.200> a<00:33:17.360> lot<00:33:17.440> of<00:33:17.600> things<00:33:17.760> that<00:33:18.000> need<00:33:18.159> to There are a lot of things that need to There are a lot of things that need to be<00:33:18.960> worked<00:33:19.279> out<00:33:19.600> around<00:33:20.399> how<00:33:20.720> that<00:33:20.960> line<00:33:21.760> is be worked out around how that line is be worked out around how that line is budgeted,<00:33:22.960> how<00:33:23.120> the<00:33:23.360> funds<00:33:23.600> in<00:33:23.840> it<00:33:24.080> are budgeted, how the funds in it are budgeted, how the funds in it are managed.<00:33:25.760> And managed. And managed. And the<00:33:27.679> reality<00:33:28.080> is<00:33:28.399> that<00:33:28.960> I<00:33:29.279> don't<00:33:29.440> think<00:33:29.600> it's the reality is that I don’t think it’s the reality is that I don’t think it’s in<00:33:30.000> the<00:33:30.159> best<00:33:30.399> interest<00:33:30.880> of<00:33:31.120> our<00:33:31.440> schools<00:33:32.320> to in the best interest of our schools to in the best interest of our schools to spend<00:33:32.960> more<00:33:33.360> time<00:33:34.000> now<00:33:35.200> debating<00:33:35.679> it<00:33:35.840> with<00:33:36.080> the spend more time now debating it with the spend more time now debating it with the town<00:33:36.480> and<00:33:36.720> trying<00:33:36.880> to<00:33:37.120> figure<00:33:37.360> it<00:33:37.600> this<00:33:37.919> out<00:33:38.399> as town and trying to figure it this out as town and trying to figure it this out as opposed<00:33:38.960> to<00:33:39.200> accepting<00:33:39.679> that<00:33:40.000> this<00:33:40.159> is<00:33:40.559> the

33:40 opposed to accepting that this is the opposed to accepting that this is the situation<00:33:41.279> we're<00:33:41.519> faced<00:33:41.760> with<00:33:42.000> and<00:33:42.240> we<00:33:42.559> need situation we’re faced with and we need situation we’re faced with and we need to<00:33:42.960> really<00:33:43.360> work<00:33:44.640> to<00:33:44.960> come<00:33:45.120> to<00:33:45.279> an<00:33:45.440> agreement. to really work to come to an agreement. to really work to come to an agreement. um<00:33:46.720> with<00:33:46.880> FINCOM<00:33:47.360> and<00:33:47.519> the<00:33:47.600> select<00:33:47.919> board um with FINCOM and the select board um with FINCOM and the select board about<00:33:48.640> how<00:33:48.960> those<00:33:49.279> funds<00:33:49.600> will<00:33:49.840> be<00:33:50.000> managed<00:33:50.640> in about how those funds will be managed in about how those funds will be managed in FY27<00:33:52.399> um<00:33:52.640> how<00:33:52.880> we<00:33:53.039> can<00:33:53.279> sort<00:33:53.519> of<00:33:53.600> hold<00:33:53.919> them FY27 um how we can sort of hold them FY27 um how we can sort of hold them accountable<00:33:55.600> to<00:33:55.840> the<00:33:56.320> things<00:33:56.480> that<00:33:56.720> we<00:33:56.960> were accountable to the things that we were accountable to the things that we were told<00:33:57.600> two<00:33:57.760> weeks<00:33:57.919> ago<00:33:58.320> around<00:33:59.519> you<00:33:59.760> know<00:33:59.919> if told two weeks ago around you know if told two weeks ago around you know if there’s<00:34:00.799> ends<00:34:01.039> up<00:34:01.200> being<00:34:01.440> surplus<00:34:02.399> it<00:34:02.640> will there’s ends up being surplus it will there’s ends up being surplus it will come<00:34:02.960> back<00:34:03.120> to<00:34:03.279> the<00:34:03.519> schools<00:34:04.080> those<00:34:04.320> sorts<00:34:04.559> of come back to the schools those sorts of come back to the schools those sorts of things<00:34:04.880> and<00:34:05.200> figuring<00:34:05.600> out<00:34:05.840> how<00:34:06.159> we're<00:34:06.320> going things and figuring out how we’re going things and figuring out how we’re going to<00:34:06.559> manage<00:34:07.200> budgeting<00:34:07.760> for<00:34:08.000> next<00:34:08.320> year<00:34:08.639> I to manage budgeting for next year I to manage budgeting for next year I agree<00:34:09.200> with<00:34:10.000> you<00:34:10.079> know<00:34:10.159> if<00:34:10.399> this<00:34:10.639> is<00:34:10.800> going<00:34:10.879> to agree with you know if this is going to agree with you know if this is going to sit<00:34:11.119> on<00:34:11.280> our<00:34:11.440> side<00:34:11.599> of<00:34:11.760> the<00:34:11.919> budget<00:34:12.560> I<00:34:12.800> would sit on our side of the budget I would sit on our side of the budget I would like<00:34:13.040> to<00:34:13.200> see<00:34:13.359> those<00:34:13.599> lines<00:34:13.919> come<00:34:14.159> over like to see those lines come over like to see those lines come over operationally operationally operationally I<00:34:16.720> think<00:34:16.879> we<00:34:17.040> should<00:34:17.200> have<00:34:17.280> a<00:34:17.520> seat<00:34:17.679> at<00:34:17.839> the I think we should have a seat at the I think we should have a seat at the table<00:34:18.159> in<00:34:18.399> negotiating<00:34:18.960> these<00:34:19.280> benefits.<00:34:19.679> All table in negotiating these benefits. All table in negotiating these benefits. All of<00:34:20.000> those<00:34:20.159> are<00:34:20.320> things<00:34:20.480> we<00:34:20.800> need<00:34:20.879> to<00:34:21.119> really, of those are things we need to really, of those are things we need to really, you<00:34:22.320> know,<00:34:22.480> put<00:34:22.639> some<00:34:22.879> effort<00:34:23.200> into<00:34:23.599> figuring you know, put some effort into figuring you know, put some effort into figuring out,<00:34:24.800> but<00:34:25.040> we<00:34:25.280> have<00:34:25.440> to<00:34:25.599> get<00:34:25.760> through.<00:34:26.159> I<00:34:26.320> mean,

34:26 out, but we have to get through. I mean, out, but we have to get through. I mean, town<00:34:26.639> meeting<00:34:26.879> is<00:34:27.119> less<00:34:27.280> than<00:34:27.440> 6<00:34:27.679> weeks<00:34:28.079> away. town meeting is less than 6 weeks away. town meeting is less than 6 weeks away. We<00:34:28.800> have<00:34:28.879> to<00:34:29.040> get<00:34:29.200> through<00:34:29.440> this<00:34:29.760> process<00:34:30.000> of We have to get through this process of We have to get through this process of creating<00:34:30.639> a<00:34:30.800> budget.<00:34:32.000> And creating a budget. And creating a budget. And you<00:34:33.839> know,<00:34:34.399> like<00:34:34.639> Melissa,<00:34:36.079> you<00:34:36.320> know,<00:34:36.639> I you know, like Melissa, you know, I you know, like Melissa, you know, I don’t<00:34:37.200> want<00:34:37.919> to<00:34:38.159> cut<00:34:38.480> a<00:34:38.720> single<00:34:39.440> dime<00:34:39.839> from<00:34:40.159> the don’t want to cut a single dime from the don’t want to cut a single dime from the school<00:34:40.560> budget.<00:34:40.879> And<00:34:41.040> it<00:34:41.280> is<00:34:42.320> very<00:34:42.720> appealing school budget. And it is very appealing school budget. And it is very appealing to<00:34:43.760> say,<00:34:44.000> okay,<00:34:44.320> here's<00:34:44.560> an<00:34:44.720> option<00:34:45.040> where<00:34:45.359> we to say, okay, here’s an option where we to say, okay, here’s an option where we can,<00:34:46.079> you<00:34:46.240> know,<00:34:46.800> reduce<00:34:47.119> the<00:34:47.359> amount<00:34:47.599> that<00:34:47.839> we can, you know, reduce the amount that we can, you know, reduce the amount that we have<00:34:48.399> to<00:34:48.639> cut,<00:34:49.599> but<00:34:49.839> I<00:34:50.079> think<00:34:50.159> doing<00:34:50.399> that<00:34:50.560> is have to cut, but I think doing that is have to cut, but I think doing that is shortsighted<00:34:51.359> and<00:34:51.599> it's<00:34:51.839> not<00:34:52.079> in<00:34:52.240> the shortsighted and it’s not in the shortsighted and it’s not in the long-term<00:34:52.800> best<00:34:53.119> interest<00:34:53.599> of<00:34:53.839> the<00:34:54.000> district. long-term best interest of the district. long-term best interest of the district. And<00:34:54.960> you<00:34:55.119> know,<00:34:55.280> I've<00:34:55.520> sort<00:34:55.679> of<00:34:55.760> observed<00:34:56.159> over And you know, I’ve sort of observed over And you know, I’ve sort of observed over the<00:34:56.639> years<00:34:56.800> that<00:34:57.280> as<00:34:57.520> the<00:34:57.760> town's the years that as the town’s the years that as the town’s finances<00:34:59.839> have<00:35:00.079> become<00:35:00.400> tighter<00:35:00.800> and<00:35:01.040> there's finances have become tighter and there’s finances have become tighter and there’s less<00:35:01.680> flexibility, less flexibility, less flexibility, advocacy<00:35:04.720> for<00:35:04.960> school<00:35:05.280> funding<00:35:05.760> has<00:35:06.240> really advocacy for school funding has really advocacy for school funding has really started<00:35:06.960> to<00:35:07.280> operate<00:35:07.839> from<00:35:08.000> a<00:35:08.320> scarcity started to operate from a scarcity started to operate from a scarcity mentality<00:35:09.839> that<00:35:10.240> focuses<00:35:10.880> on<00:35:11.520> like<00:35:11.920> what<00:35:12.160> can

35:12 mentality that focuses on like what can mentality that focuses on like what can we<00:35:12.480> do<00:35:12.800> to<00:35:13.119> fix<00:35:13.440> this<00:35:14.079> right<00:35:14.400> now<00:35:15.200> and<00:35:15.520> make we do to fix this right now and make we do to fix this right now and make sure<00:35:15.839> that<00:35:16.160> things<00:35:16.400> are<00:35:16.640> okay<00:35:17.040> in<00:35:17.359> the<00:35:17.520> right sure that things are okay in the right sure that things are okay in the right now.<00:35:18.720> And<00:35:18.880> it<00:35:19.119> takes<00:35:19.440> the<00:35:19.680> precedent<00:35:20.160> over now. And it takes the precedent over now. And it takes the precedent over dealing<00:35:21.119> with<00:35:21.359> longer<00:35:21.680> term<00:35:22.000> planning<00:35:22.560> and, dealing with longer term planning and, dealing with longer term planning and, you<00:35:23.040> know,<00:35:23.200> more you know, more you know, more fixes<00:35:24.960> that<00:35:25.119> are<00:35:25.359> really<00:35:25.520> going<00:35:25.680> to<00:35:25.760> address fixes that are really going to address fixes that are really going to address the<00:35:26.400> overarching<00:35:27.680> situation<00:35:28.160> that<00:35:28.400> we<00:35:28.560> find the overarching situation that we find the overarching situation that we find ourselves<00:35:29.119> facing<00:35:29.599> year<00:35:29.839> after<00:35:30.079> year.<00:35:30.480> So<00:35:31.119> I ourselves facing year after year. So I ourselves facing year after year. So I am<00:35:31.920> ready<00:35:32.160> to<00:35:32.320> move<00:35:32.480> forward<00:35:33.040> even<00:35:33.280> though am ready to move forward even though am ready to move forward even though this<00:35:33.680> is<00:35:33.839> going<00:35:33.920> to<00:35:34.000> be<00:35:34.079> a<00:35:34.320> really<00:35:34.480> painful this is going to be a really painful this is going to be a really painful process<00:35:36.880> so<00:35:37.119> that<00:35:37.280> we<00:35:37.520> can<00:35:37.599> turn<00:35:37.839> our process so that we can turn our process so that we can turn our attention<00:35:38.480> towards<00:35:39.359> you<00:35:39.520> know<00:35:39.680> crafting<00:35:40.079> and attention towards you know crafting and attention towards you know crafting and advocating<00:35:40.720> for<00:35:41.040> something<00:35:41.200> that<00:35:41.440> has<00:35:41.680> the advocating for something that has the advocating for something that has the potential<00:35:42.160> to<00:35:42.560> actually<00:35:43.119> fix<00:35:43.440> the<00:35:43.680> problem potential to actually fix the problem potential to actually fix the problem that<00:35:44.160> we're<00:35:44.400> facing<00:35:44.800> as<00:35:45.040> opposed<00:35:45.280> to<00:35:45.440> just that we’re facing as opposed to just that we’re facing as opposed to just minimizing<00:35:47.040> the<00:35:47.359> pain.<00:35:47.920> Um,<00:35:48.240> I<00:35:48.480> would<00:35:48.640> like<00:35:48.720> to minimizing the pain. Um, I would like to minimizing the pain. Um, I would like to put<00:35:49.040> our<00:35:49.280> district<00:35:49.520> into<00:35:49.760> a<00:35:50.000> position<00:35:50.240> where put our district into a position where put our district into a position where we<00:35:50.720> can,<00:35:51.200> you<00:35:51.359> know,<00:35:51.599> see<00:35:51.839> some<00:35:52.480> stronger we can, you know, see some stronger we can, you know, see some stronger future<00:35:54.640> budgeting<00:35:55.119> years.<00:35:55.920> That's<00:35:56.240> sort<00:35:56.320> of future budgeting years. That’s sort of future budgeting years. That’s sort of where<00:35:56.640> I<00:35:56.800> am<00:35:56.880> on<00:35:57.119> all<00:35:57.200> of<00:35:57.359> this.

35:59 where I am on all of this. where I am on all of this. » Yeah.<00:35:59.440> I<00:35:59.599> mean,<00:35:59.760> I<00:35:59.839> I<00:36:00.240> understand<00:36:00.640> that<00:36:00.960> we » Yeah. I mean, I I understand that we » Yeah. I mean, I I understand that we have<00:36:01.359> to<00:36:01.920> we<00:36:02.240> can't<00:36:02.480> rely<00:36:02.800> on<00:36:02.960> an<00:36:03.119> override.<00:36:04.240> We have to we can’t rely on an override. We have to we can’t rely on an override. We have<00:36:04.640> to<00:36:04.880> bring<00:36:05.680> a<00:36:05.920> balanced<00:36:06.320> budget<00:36:06.720> to<00:36:06.960> town have to bring a balanced budget to town have to bring a balanced budget to town meeting. meeting. meeting. um<00:36:09.440> and<00:36:09.680> we<00:36:10.000> want<00:36:10.160> to<00:36:10.320> minimize<00:36:10.880> the<00:36:11.119> impact<00:36:11.440> of um and we want to minimize the impact of um and we want to minimize the impact of that<00:36:11.920> knowing<00:36:12.320> that<00:36:13.520> knowing<00:36:13.920> that<00:36:14.079> the that knowing that knowing that the that knowing that knowing that the override<00:36:14.720> is<00:36:15.440> certainly<00:36:16.400> not<00:36:16.720> even<00:36:16.960> close<00:36:17.119> to override is certainly not even close to override is certainly not even close to a<00:36:17.520> guarantee. a guarantee. a guarantee. However,<00:36:20.000> I<00:36:20.240> do<00:36:20.480> think<00:36:20.720> we<00:36:20.960> want<00:36:21.119> to<00:36:21.359> give<00:36:21.599> the However, I do think we want to give the However, I do think we want to give the override<00:36:22.320> the<00:36:22.560> best<00:36:22.720> chance<00:36:22.960> that<00:36:23.280> we<00:36:23.440> can. override the best chance that we can. override the best chance that we can. And<00:36:24.240> I<00:36:24.480> think,<00:36:25.359> you<00:36:25.520> know,<00:36:26.000> it<00:36:26.720> we<00:36:27.040> finally<00:36:27.440> got And I think, you know, it we finally got And I think, you know, it we finally got the<00:36:27.839> town<00:36:28.079> to<00:36:28.320> agree the town to agree the town to agree to<00:36:30.480> work<00:36:30.720> together<00:36:31.040> with<00:36:31.200> the<00:36:31.440> schools<00:36:31.760> and to work together with the schools and to work together with the schools and work<00:36:32.240> as<00:36:32.480> one<00:36:32.720> town<00:36:34.160> to<00:36:35.520> to<00:36:35.920> develop<00:36:36.240> an work as one town to to develop an work as one town to to develop an override<00:36:37.200> that<00:36:38.240> will<00:36:38.720> at<00:36:38.800> least<00:36:39.680> bring<00:36:39.920> us override that will at least bring us override that will at least bring us back<00:36:40.240> to<00:36:40.400> where<00:36:40.640> we<00:36:40.800> were<00:36:40.960> and<00:36:41.280> hopefully back to where we were and hopefully back to where we were and hopefully beyond. beyond. beyond. And<00:36:44.000> I<00:36:44.240> don't<00:36:44.560> think<00:36:44.720> that<00:36:45.040> us<00:36:45.440> continuing<00:36:46.000> to

36:46 And I don’t think that us continuing to And I don’t think that us continuing to argue<00:36:46.480> about<00:36:46.720> this<00:36:46.960> number argue about this number argue about this number is<00:36:48.960> helpful<00:36:49.920> to<00:36:50.240> that<00:36:50.400> end.

36:58 I’d like to make a motion to I’d like to make a motion to approve<00:36:59.040> the<00:36:59.359> budget<00:37:00.000> of

37:14 » It would be so um it would be the the » It would be so um it would be the the 47620. 47620. 47620. » Thank<00:37:16.800> you.<00:37:17.119> Yeah,<00:37:17.440> just<00:37:17.599> so<00:37:17.760> you<00:37:17.839> know, » Thank you. Yeah, just so you know, » Thank you. Yeah, just so you know, Henry,<00:37:18.480> the<00:37:18.720> administration<00:37:19.520> is Henry, the administration is Henry, the administration is recommending<00:37:20.240> a<00:37:20.480> budget<00:37:20.720> of<00:37:21.040> 48,95,896.

37:28 » The select board and the finance » The select board and the finance committee<00:37:29.200> is<00:37:29.520> making<00:37:29.760> a<00:37:30.000> recommendation<00:37:30.640> of committee is making a recommendation of committee is making a recommendation of $47,620,287

37:38 » and me as well. » and me as well. » And » And » And » yes, » yes, » yes, » and<00:37:39.920> as<00:37:40.160> well<00:37:40.640> yes.<00:37:41.040> Um,<00:37:41.440> so<00:37:41.680> I<00:37:42.000> just<00:37:42.160> want<00:37:42.320> to, » and as well yes. Um, so I just want to, » and as well yes. Um, so I just want to, you<00:37:42.800> know,<00:37:42.880> I<00:37:43.119> was<00:37:43.280> going<00:37:43.359> to<00:37:43.440> go<00:37:43.599> forward.<00:37:43.920> I, you know, I was going to go forward. I, you know, I was going to go forward. I, it<00:37:44.320> obviously<00:37:44.720> sounds<00:37:45.040> like<00:37:45.280> it<00:37:45.440> will<00:37:45.599> be<00:37:45.760> an it obviously sounds like it will be an it obviously sounds like it will be an exercise<00:37:46.400> in<00:37:46.560> futility<00:37:47.040> to<00:37:47.200> go<00:37:47.359> forward<00:37:47.599> with exercise in futility to go forward with exercise in futility to go forward with the<00:37:47.920> administration<00:37:48.560> recommendation the administration recommendation the administration recommendation um,<00:37:50.640> budget<00:37:51.040> of<00:37:51.200> 48,95,896. um, budget of 48,95,896. um, budget of 48,95,896. I<00:37:54.160> would<00:37:54.320> like<00:37:54.480> the<00:37:54.640> record<00:37:54.880> and<00:37:55.040> the<00:37:55.200> minutes I would like the record and the minutes I would like the record and the minutes to<00:37:55.680> reflect<00:37:56.079> that<00:37:56.320> that<00:37:56.560> is<00:37:56.720> the<00:37:57.040> number<00:37:57.280> that to reflect that that is the number that to reflect that that is the number that I<00:37:57.680> support.<00:37:58.720> Um,<00:37:59.119> but<00:37:59.359> it<00:37:59.520> is<00:37:59.680> clear<00:37:59.920> that I support. Um, but it is clear that I support. Um, but it is clear that there’s<00:38:00.640> no<00:38:00.880> additional<00:38:01.280> support<00:38:01.599> for<00:38:01.760> the there’s no additional support for the there’s no additional support for the administration’s<00:38:03.119> recommendation. administration’s recommendation. administration’s recommendation. » Yeah.<00:38:05.040> So,<00:38:05.359> why<00:38:05.520> don't<00:38:05.680> you<00:38:05.920> finish<00:38:06.160> your » Yeah. So, why don’t you finish your » Yeah. So, why don’t you finish your » your<00:38:07.200> motion<00:38:08.160> if<00:38:08.320> you're<00:38:08.480> so<00:38:08.640> inclined? » your motion if you’re so inclined? » your motion if you’re so inclined? Um,<00:38:11.040> as<00:38:11.359> long<00:38:11.520> as<00:38:11.839> Jen's<00:38:13.040> um,<00:38:13.440> number<00:38:14.079> is Um, as long as Jen’s um, number is Um, as long as Jen’s um, number is reflected<00:38:14.720> in<00:38:14.880> the<00:38:15.040> record,<00:38:16.079> um,<00:38:16.400> I<00:38:16.720> would reflected in the record, um, I would reflected in the record, um, I would like<00:38:17.040> to<00:38:17.200> make<00:38:17.359> a<00:38:17.599> motion<00:38:18.000> to<00:38:18.320> approve<00:38:19.680> the like to make a motion to approve the like to make a motion to approve the budget<00:38:20.480> of<00:38:20.800> $47,620,

38:23 budget of $47,620, budget of $47,620, 287<00:38:24.720> for 287 for 287 for um, um, um, by<00:38:28.160> 27. by 27. by 27. » I’ll<00:38:29.760> second<00:38:30.240> that. » I’ll second that. » I’ll second that. » All<00:38:31.760> right.<00:38:32.000> So,<00:38:32.160> a<00:38:32.320> motion<00:38:32.560> has<00:38:32.800> been<00:38:32.960> made<00:38:34.079> by » All right. So, a motion has been made by » All right. So, a motion has been made by Henry,<00:38:34.960> seconded Henry, seconded Henry, seconded by<00:38:36.800> Kate.<00:38:37.520> Uh<00:38:37.839> is<00:38:37.920> there<00:38:38.079> any<00:38:38.320> further by Kate. Uh is there any further by Kate. Uh is there any further discussion? discussion? discussion? Can<00:38:40.880> you<00:38:41.040> go<00:38:41.119> ahead? Can you go ahead? Can you go ahead? » I<00:38:42.000> just<00:38:42.240> want<00:38:42.320> to<00:38:42.480> be<00:38:43.760> clear<00:38:44.079> that<00:38:45.280> this » I just want to be clear that this » I just want to be clear that this proposal<00:38:46.480> that<00:38:46.720> I<00:38:46.960> I<00:38:47.359> presented<00:38:47.839> on<00:38:48.000> Wednesday proposal that I I presented on Wednesday proposal that I I presented on Wednesday was<00:38:48.640> was<00:38:49.200> in<00:38:49.440> my<00:38:49.680> opinion<00:38:50.079> budget<00:38:50.480> neutral.<00:38:50.800> It was was in my opinion budget neutral. It was was in my opinion budget neutral. It was<00:38:51.119> not<00:38:51.440> meant<00:38:51.760> to<00:38:52.560> divide<00:38:52.880> the<00:38:53.040> town<00:38:53.280> any was not meant to divide the town any was not meant to divide the town any further.<00:38:54.000> This<00:38:54.240> was<00:38:54.640> we<00:38:54.880> thought<00:38:54.960> it<00:38:55.119> was further. This was we thought it was further. This was we thought it was budget<00:38:55.520> neutral.<00:38:55.839> Hey,<00:38:55.920> it<00:38:56.000> comes<00:38:56.240> off<00:38:56.320> your budget neutral. Hey, it comes off your budget neutral. Hey, it comes off your side,<00:38:56.640> it<00:38:56.800> comes<00:38:56.960> off<00:38:57.040> our<00:38:57.280> side.<00:38:57.839> It<00:38:58.079> was<00:38:58.240> not side, it comes off our side. It was not side, it comes off our side. It was not intended<00:38:58.800> to<00:38:58.960> to<00:38:59.280> cause<00:38:59.440> a<00:38:59.599> big<00:38:59.760> stir.<00:39:00.240> So,<00:39:00.560> the intended to to cause a big stir. So, the intended to to cause a big stir. So, the our<00:39:01.440> intentions<00:39:01.839> were<00:39:02.000> were<00:39:02.400> genuine,<00:39:03.359> not<00:39:03.599> to our intentions were were genuine, not to our intentions were were genuine, not to upset<00:39:05.440> any<00:39:05.760> any<00:39:06.160> plans<00:39:06.400> that<00:39:06.560> were<00:39:06.720> in<00:39:06.800> the<00:39:06.960> in upset any any plans that were in the in upset any any plans that were in the in the<00:39:07.200> works.<00:39:07.440> I<00:39:07.599> just<00:39:07.680> want<00:39:07.839> to<00:39:07.920> say<00:39:08.000> that. the works. I just want to say that. the works. I just want to say that. Okay.<00:39:08.560> This<00:39:08.720> was<00:39:08.880> Yeah,<00:39:09.040> I'll<00:39:09.280> reiterate.

39:09 Okay. This was Yeah, I’ll reiterate. Okay. This was Yeah, I’ll reiterate. » This<00:39:10.079> was<00:39:10.160> not<00:39:10.320> malic<00:39:10.720> this<00:39:10.880> was<00:39:11.040> not » This was not malic this was not » This was not malic this was not malicious<00:39:11.680> or<00:39:12.160> or<00:39:12.560> intentional.<00:39:13.119> We<00:39:13.359> thought malicious or or intentional. We thought malicious or or intentional. We thought we<00:39:13.680> were<00:39:13.839> actually<00:39:14.240> helping<00:39:14.720> the<00:39:14.960> situation. we were actually helping the situation. we were actually helping the situation. I<00:39:15.599> thought<00:39:15.839> that<00:39:16.000> was<00:39:16.079> helping<00:39:16.240> the I thought that was helping the I thought that was helping the situation.<00:39:16.720> This<00:39:16.880> was<00:39:17.040> my<00:39:17.200> recommendation. situation. This was my recommendation. situation. This was my recommendation. Um,<00:39:18.640> so<00:39:19.040> yeah,<00:39:19.280> I<00:39:19.520> I<00:39:19.599> I<00:39:20.160> will<00:39:20.480> add<00:39:20.720> to<00:39:21.359> what<00:39:22.240> Mary Um, so yeah, I I I will add to what Mary Um, so yeah, I I I will add to what Mary said<00:39:22.880> in<00:39:23.200> public<00:39:23.440> comment<00:39:23.839> earlier.<00:39:24.320> I'm said in public comment earlier. I’m said in public comment earlier. I’m incredibly<00:39:25.520> proud<00:39:25.760> of<00:39:25.920> the<00:39:26.079> work<00:39:26.240> that<00:39:26.480> you've incredibly proud of the work that you’ve incredibly proud of the work that you’ve put<00:39:26.880> into<00:39:27.200> this<00:39:27.839> and<00:39:28.160> the<00:39:28.320> work<00:39:28.560> that<00:39:29.119> and<00:39:29.280> the put into this and the work that and the put into this and the work that and the work<00:39:29.599> you've<00:39:29.920> done<00:39:30.000> with<00:39:30.240> the<00:39:30.400> town.<00:39:30.880> It<00:39:31.200> has work you’ve done with the town. It has work you’ve done with the town. It has not<00:39:32.079> been<00:39:32.480> easy<00:39:33.680> and<00:39:34.480> um<00:39:35.440> I<00:39:35.680> I<00:39:36.320> appreciate<00:39:36.800> it. not been easy and um I I appreciate it. not been easy and um I I appreciate it. I<00:39:37.280> think<00:39:37.440> that I think that I think that the<00:39:39.599> work<00:39:39.839> that<00:39:40.079> you've<00:39:40.400> done<00:39:40.640> is<00:39:40.960> what's the work that you’ve done is what’s the work that you’ve done is what’s going<00:39:41.520> to<00:39:41.839> empower<00:39:42.320> us<00:39:42.640> to<00:39:42.960> get,<00:39:44.079> you<00:39:44.240> know, going to empower us to get, you know, going to empower us to get, you know, the<00:39:44.800> funding<00:39:45.119> that<00:39:45.280> we<00:39:45.599> really<00:39:45.839> need.<00:39:46.320> It's the funding that we really need. It’s the funding that we really need. It’s it’s<00:39:47.680> things<00:39:48.000> that<00:39:48.320> people<00:39:48.880> demand<00:39:49.359> to<00:39:49.599> see it’s things that people demand to see it’s things that people demand to see and<00:39:50.240> we've<00:39:50.560> been<00:39:50.720> showing<00:39:51.040> it<00:39:51.200> to<00:39:51.359> them.<00:39:51.920> So<00:39:52.160> I and we’ve been showing it to them. So I and we’ve been showing it to them. So I I<00:39:52.320> I<00:39:52.880> appreciate<00:39:53.280> it<00:39:53.520> from<00:39:53.680> from<00:39:54.000> the<00:39:54.160> bottom I I appreciate it from from the bottom I I appreciate it from from the bottom of<00:39:54.480> my<00:39:54.560> heart.<00:39:54.960> So<00:39:55.839> wasn't<00:39:56.160> looking<00:39:56.320> for<00:39:56.720> I

39:56 of my heart. So wasn’t looking for I of my heart. So wasn’t looking for I just just just » I<00:39:57.440> wanted<00:39:58.240> I<00:39:58.400> wanted<00:39:58.640> to<00:39:59.040> you<00:39:59.200> know<00:39:59.680> any » I wanted I wanted to you know any » I wanted I wanted to you know any » this<00:40:00.240> was<00:40:00.800> Thank<00:40:00.880> you. » this was Thank you. » this was Thank you. » Any<00:40:01.440> further<00:40:01.839> discussion? » Any further discussion? » Any further discussion? » All<00:40:03.680> right<00:40:03.920> we'll<00:40:04.320> go<00:40:04.480> to<00:40:04.720> a<00:40:05.040> roll<00:40:05.280> call<00:40:05.520> vote. » All right we’ll go to a roll call vote. » All right we’ll go to a roll call vote. Um Um Um » Melissa<00:40:08.079> start<00:40:08.240> with<00:40:08.400> you » Melissa start with you » Melissa start with you » in<00:40:09.520> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Jen » Jen » Jen » in<00:40:12.320> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Henry » Henry » Henry » in<00:40:14.960> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Kate » Kate » Kate » in<00:40:16.320> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Al<00:40:17.440> is<00:40:17.680> in<00:40:17.839> favor.<00:40:18.160> So<00:40:18.400> the<00:40:18.560> motion<00:40:18.880> passes » Al is in favor. So the motion passes » Al is in favor. So the motion passes five<00:40:19.920> to<00:40:20.160> zero. five to zero. five to zero. Thanks<00:40:22.960> everyone. Thanks everyone. Thanks everyone. » Yeah,<00:40:24.160> thank<00:40:24.480> thank<00:40:24.640> you.<00:40:25.040> Thank<00:40:25.119> you<00:40:25.359> budget » Yeah, thank thank you. Thank you budget » Yeah, thank thank you. Thank you budget subcommittee. subcommittee. subcommittee. » Thank<00:40:27.119> you<00:40:27.280> Melissa.<00:40:27.760> That<00:40:27.920> was<00:40:28.320> you<00:40:28.400> know<00:40:28.560> I » Thank you Melissa. That was you know I » Thank you Melissa. That was you know I think<00:40:28.880> we think we think we » No,<00:40:29.920> I<00:40:30.079> agree.<00:40:30.400> Jen » No, I agree. Jen » No, I agree. Jen » got<00:40:30.880> a<00:40:31.040> little<00:40:31.200> heated<00:40:31.520> but<00:40:31.839> you<00:40:32.000> know<00:40:32.400> you » got a little heated but you know you » got a little heated but you know you know<00:40:32.640> we<00:40:32.880> got<00:40:33.040> through<00:40:33.280> it know we got through it know we got through it » and<00:40:34.400> it's<00:40:34.720> this<00:40:34.960> is<00:40:35.119> just<00:40:35.839> it's<00:40:36.160> hard<00:40:36.400> these » and it’s this is just it’s hard these » and it’s this is just it’s hard these are<00:40:36.720> hard. are hard. are hard. » It’s<00:40:37.200> the<00:40:37.359> reality<00:40:37.599> of<00:40:37.760> an<00:40:37.920> unfortunate » It’s the reality of an unfortunate » It’s the reality of an unfortunate situation.<00:40:39.520> Yeah.

40:42 situation. Yeah. situation. Yeah. » Okay.<00:40:42.960> Um<00:40:43.359> so<00:40:43.520> we'll<00:40:43.839> move<00:40:44.000> on<00:40:44.160> to<00:40:44.480> the » Okay. Um so we’ll move on to the » Okay. Um so we’ll move on to the override.<00:40:45.520> Did<00:40:45.680> the<00:40:45.839> budget<00:40:46.160> subcommittee override. Did the budget subcommittee override. Did the budget subcommittee address<00:40:46.960> this<00:40:47.119> at<00:40:47.280> all<00:40:47.440> or<00:40:47.680> is<00:40:47.920> it<00:40:48.160> something address this at all or is it something address this at all or is it something » you<00:40:50.400> can<00:40:50.480> just<00:40:50.640> start<00:40:50.800> the<00:40:50.960> process?<00:40:51.359> Is<00:40:51.520> it » you can just start the process? Is it » you can just start the process? Is it » Well,<00:40:52.880> I » Well, I » Well, I » No,<00:40:55.040> we<00:40:55.200> didn't<00:40:55.359> we<00:40:55.599> didn't<00:40:55.920> talk<00:40:56.160> about » No, we didn’t we didn’t talk about » No, we didn’t we didn’t talk about » Okay.<00:40:56.720> Just<00:40:56.880> wanted<00:40:56.960> to<00:40:57.040> make<00:40:57.200> sure<00:40:57.280> that<00:40:57.440> was » Okay. Just wanted to make sure that was » Okay. Just wanted to make sure that was the<00:40:57.680> case.<00:40:57.920> Thank<00:40:58.000> you,<00:40:58.160> Melissa.<00:40:58.640> So, the case. Thank you, Melissa. So, the case. Thank you, Melissa. So, » and<00:40:59.839> I<00:41:00.000> haven't<00:41:00.160> caught<00:41:00.400> up<00:41:00.480> on<00:41:00.640> all<00:41:00.800> the » and I haven’t caught up on all the » and I haven’t caught up on all the meetings,<00:41:01.280> but<00:41:01.440> my<00:41:01.680> understanding<00:41:02.079> is<00:41:02.240> that meetings, but my understanding is that meetings, but my understanding is that there’s<00:41:02.640> going<00:41:02.720> to<00:41:02.880> be<00:41:02.960> a<00:41:03.119> committee<00:41:04.079> from<00:41:04.319> the there’s going to be a committee from the there’s going to be a committee from the town<00:41:05.440> that<00:41:05.680> will<00:41:05.920> address<00:41:06.160> the<00:41:06.400> override<00:41:07.119> and town that will address the override and town that will address the override and it<00:41:07.520> was<00:41:07.680> discussed<00:41:08.000> at<00:41:08.160> the<00:41:08.319> select<00:41:08.640> board. it was discussed at the select board. it was discussed at the select board. » Yeah,<00:41:09.599> I<00:41:09.920> believe<00:41:10.079> they<00:41:10.400> proposed<00:41:10.800> that<00:41:11.040> they » Yeah, I believe they proposed that they » Yeah, I believe they proposed that they would<00:41:11.440> start<00:41:11.680> meeting<00:41:12.000> next<00:41:12.319> week.<00:41:13.520> Okay.<00:41:13.839> Um, would start meeting next week. Okay. Um, would start meeting next week. Okay. Um, so so so » I<00:41:16.319> believe<00:41:16.720> that<00:41:17.119> I<00:41:17.200> I<00:41:17.520> didn't<00:41:17.839> see<00:41:18.000> the » I believe that I I didn’t see the » I believe that I I didn’t see the meeting,<00:41:18.400> but<00:41:18.640> I<00:41:18.880> saw<00:41:19.119> some<00:41:19.359> recaps<00:41:19.760> of<00:41:19.920> it<00:41:20.160> in meeting, but I saw some recaps of it in meeting, but I saw some recaps of it in the<00:41:20.560> press,<00:41:21.040> etc.<00:41:21.760> It<00:41:22.079> sounds<00:41:22.400> like<00:41:22.560> they the press, etc. It sounds like they the press, etc. It sounds like they presented<00:41:23.440> and<00:41:23.680> I<00:41:23.839> don't<00:41:23.920> know<00:41:23.920> if<00:41:24.079> anyone<00:41:24.880> was presented and I don’t know if anyone was presented and I don’t know if anyone was there. there. there. » Yeah,<00:41:25.680> Henry<00:41:26.000> and<00:41:26.079> I<00:41:26.240> were<00:41:26.319> there,<00:41:26.480> so<00:41:26.720> I'm » Yeah, Henry and I were there, so I’m » Yeah, Henry and I were there, so I’m happy<00:41:26.960> to<00:41:27.040> give<00:41:27.200> a<00:41:27.359> recap,<00:41:27.839> too.<00:41:28.240> Yeah.

41:28 happy to give a recap, too. Yeah. happy to give a recap, too. Yeah. » Yeah.<00:41:29.040> Did<00:41:29.200> they<00:41:29.280> do<00:41:29.440> tiers<00:41:29.760> or<00:41:30.000> I<00:41:30.079> don't<00:41:30.160> know » Yeah. Did they do tiers or I don’t know » Yeah. Did they do tiers or I don’t know if<00:41:30.240> you if you if you » Yeah.<00:41:30.640> So,<00:41:30.800> they<00:41:30.960> agreed<00:41:31.280> to<00:41:31.920> three<00:41:32.240> tiers. » Yeah. So, they agreed to three tiers. » Yeah. So, they agreed to three tiers. The<00:41:33.119> tiers<00:41:33.440> would<00:41:33.680> be<00:41:33.920> multi-year<00:41:34.880> kind<00:41:35.119> of The tiers would be multi-year kind of The tiers would be multi-year kind of comprehensive.<00:41:36.079> They<00:41:36.240> made<00:41:36.400> a<00:41:36.560> motion<00:41:36.800> to comprehensive. They made a motion to comprehensive. They made a motion to include<00:41:37.280> the<00:41:37.440> schools<00:41:37.839> and<00:41:38.000> the<00:41:38.240> town include the schools and the town include the schools and the town override.<00:41:40.560> So,<00:41:40.720> I<00:41:40.960> think<00:41:41.040> we<00:41:41.280> now<00:41:41.520> need<00:41:41.839> need override. So, I think we now need need override. So, I think we now need need to<00:41:42.240> just<00:41:42.400> start<00:41:42.640> the<00:41:42.880> conversation<00:41:43.359> on<00:41:43.680> what to just start the conversation on what to just start the conversation on what would<00:41:44.079> we<00:41:44.319> want<00:41:44.480> in<00:41:44.720> those<00:41:44.960> tiers.<00:41:45.359> And<00:41:45.599> they would we want in those tiers. And they would we want in those tiers. And they they<00:41:46.160> tasked<00:41:46.720> Thatcher<00:41:47.119> with<00:41:47.359> establishing<00:41:47.839> a they tasked Thatcher with establishing a they tasked Thatcher with establishing a working<00:41:48.240> group,<00:41:48.480> which<00:41:48.640> I<00:41:48.800> think<00:41:48.960> would<00:41:49.119> be working group, which I think would be working group, which I think would be two<00:41:49.839> school<00:41:50.079> committee<00:41:50.400> members,<00:41:50.880> two<00:41:51.119> select two school committee members, two select two school committee members, two select board<00:41:51.599> members,<00:41:52.800> um,<00:41:53.040> FINCOM,<00:41:54.319> um,<00:41:54.720> a<00:41:54.880> couple board members, um, FINCOM, um, a couple board members, um, FINCOM, um, a couple of<00:41:55.119> FINCOM<00:41:55.599> members,<00:41:55.920> and<00:41:56.160> then<00:41:56.319> obviously of FINCOM members, and then obviously of FINCOM members, and then obviously the<00:41:56.880> other<00:41:57.119> town<00:41:57.440> departments<00:41:57.839> to<00:41:58.000> basically the other town departments to basically the other town departments to basically come<00:41:58.480> to<00:41:58.640> the<00:41:58.800> table<00:41:59.119> next<00:41:59.440> week<00:42:00.560> with<00:42:00.800> those come to the table next week with those come to the table next week with those dollar<00:42:01.359> amounts<00:42:01.760> and<00:42:01.920> kind<00:42:02.079> of<00:42:02.240> start dollar amounts and kind of start dollar amounts and kind of start hammering<00:42:03.040> out<00:42:03.280> what<00:42:03.520> would<00:42:03.680> be<00:42:03.760> included<00:42:04.079> in hammering out what would be included in hammering out what would be included in each<00:42:04.480> of<00:42:04.640> those<00:42:04.800> tiers. each of those tiers. each of those tiers. » Yeah.<00:42:06.480> And<00:42:06.640> just » Yeah. And just » Yeah. And just » probably<00:42:07.280> talk<00:42:07.440> about<00:42:07.599> who<00:42:07.760> we<00:42:07.920> want<00:42:08.000> to<00:42:08.160> be » probably talk about who we want to be » probably talk about who we want to be involved<00:42:08.640> on<00:42:08.880> our<00:42:09.040> side.<00:42:09.520> Yeah. involved on our side. Yeah. involved on our side. Yeah. » Yeah.<00:42:10.640> And<00:42:10.800> and<00:42:11.119> the<00:42:11.280> the<00:42:11.599> tiers<00:42:12.000> that<00:42:12.240> they » Yeah. And and the the tiers that they » Yeah. And and the the tiers that they sort<00:42:13.040> of<00:42:13.200> outlined<00:42:13.680> and<00:42:13.920> again<00:42:14.160> they<00:42:14.640> this<00:42:14.960> is

42:15 sort of outlined and again they this is sort of outlined and again they this is rough<00:42:15.839> outlines<00:42:16.400> but<00:42:16.720> tier<00:42:17.040> one<00:42:17.359> was<00:42:17.680> a<00:42:18.000> resto rough outlines but tier one was a resto rough outlines but tier one was a resto was<00:42:18.640> called<00:42:18.880> restore.<00:42:20.319> So<00:42:21.280> you<00:42:21.440> know<00:42:21.599> again<00:42:21.839> I was called restore. So you know again I was called restore. So you know again I won’t<00:42:22.319> speak<00:42:22.560> to<00:42:23.359> the<00:42:23.680> specifics<00:42:24.079> of<00:42:24.240> that won’t speak to the specifics of that won’t speak to the specifics of that because<00:42:24.640> there<00:42:24.880> are<00:42:26.160> um<00:42:26.400> tier<00:42:26.720> 2<00:42:27.040> was<00:42:27.520> titled because there are um tier 2 was titled because there are um tier 2 was titled stabilize<00:42:28.560> and<00:42:28.800> build.<00:42:29.839> So<00:42:30.079> that's<00:42:30.400> sort<00:42:30.560> of stabilize and build. So that’s sort of stabilize and build. So that’s sort of restore<00:42:32.079> plus<00:42:33.040> and<00:42:33.200> then<00:42:33.440> tier<00:42:33.760> three<00:42:34.000> was restore plus and then tier three was restore plus and then tier three was called<00:42:34.400> invest<00:42:34.720> and<00:42:34.960> improve.<00:42:35.520> And<00:42:36.319> I<00:42:36.560> mean,<00:42:36.720> I called invest and improve. And I mean, I called invest and improve. And I mean, I don’t<00:42:37.359> know<00:42:37.520> if<00:42:37.680> we<00:42:37.920> need<00:42:38.000> to<00:42:38.160> get<00:42:38.319> into<00:42:38.560> the don’t know if we need to get into the don’t know if we need to get into the specifics<00:42:39.200> of<00:42:39.440> how<00:42:39.760> those<00:42:40.319> three<00:42:40.640> tiers<00:42:41.119> work specifics of how those three tiers work specifics of how those three tiers work when<00:42:41.599> they're<00:42:41.839> being<00:42:42.000> voted<00:42:42.400> on,<00:42:42.640> but when they’re being voted on, but when they’re being voted on, but essentially<00:42:44.160> the<00:42:44.480> tier<00:42:45.599> that essentially the tier that essentially the tier that has<00:42:48.160> that<00:42:48.560> passes<00:42:49.359> a<00:42:50.640> majority<00:42:51.040> of<00:42:51.280> the<00:42:51.520> or<00:42:51.839> not has that passes a majority of the or not has that passes a majority of the or not majority<00:42:52.960> passes majority passes majority passes » the<00:42:54.000> highest » the highest » the highest » the<00:42:54.720> highest<00:42:55.119> tier<00:42:55.920> tier<00:42:56.240> that<00:42:56.480> gets<00:42:56.960> more » the highest tier tier that gets more » the highest tier tier that gets more than<00:42:57.440> 50%<00:42:58.079> of<00:42:58.240> the<00:42:58.400> vote<00:42:59.040> is<00:42:59.359> the<00:42:59.520> amount<00:43:00.000> that than 50% of the vote is the amount that than 50% of the vote is the amount that gets

43:00 gets gets » correct.<00:43:01.119> And<00:43:01.280> the<00:43:01.520> the<00:43:02.240> higher<00:43:02.640> tiers » correct. And the the higher tiers » correct. And the the higher tiers include<00:43:03.839> everything<00:43:04.319> in<00:43:04.560> the<00:43:04.720> lower<00:43:04.960> tiers. include everything in the lower tiers. include everything in the lower tiers. So<00:43:05.599> tier<00:43:05.920> three<00:43:06.319> includes<00:43:06.880> tier So tier three includes tier So tier three includes tier uh<00:43:08.720> two<00:43:08.960> and<00:43:09.200> one,<00:43:10.079> you<00:43:10.240> know,<00:43:10.480> in<00:43:10.720> in<00:43:11.040> the<00:43:11.200> case uh two and one, you know, in in the case uh two and one, you know, in in the case where<00:43:11.760> tier<00:43:12.079> 1<00:43:12.480> gets<00:43:13.520> let's<00:43:13.839> say<00:43:14.400> 75%<00:43:15.440> of<00:43:15.599> the where tier 1 gets let’s say 75% of the where tier 1 gets let’s say 75% of the vote<00:43:16.560> and<00:43:16.880> tier<00:43:17.280> 2<00:43:17.599> gets<00:43:18.000> 52%<00:43:18.800> of<00:43:18.960> the<00:43:19.200> vote, vote and tier 2 gets 52% of the vote, vote and tier 2 gets 52% of the vote, tier<00:43:20.079> 2<00:43:20.800> would<00:43:21.119> be<00:43:22.079> the<00:43:22.480> the<00:43:22.960> override<00:43:23.280> that tier 2 would be the the override that tier 2 would be the the override that passes.

43:31 I think um to go back a little bit, I think um to go back a little bit, we<00:43:31.839> need<00:43:32.160> it's<00:43:32.480> good<00:43:32.640> for<00:43:32.800> us<00:43:32.960> to<00:43:33.280> start<00:43:33.599> having we need it’s good for us to start having we need it’s good for us to start having conversations<00:43:34.880> about<00:43:35.200> how<00:43:35.359> we<00:43:35.599> want<00:43:35.680> to conversations about how we want to conversations about how we want to approach<00:43:36.160> the<00:43:36.319> override.<00:43:36.960> I<00:43:37.119> think<00:43:37.200> we approach the override. I think we approach the override. I think we shouldn’t<00:43:37.680> lose<00:43:37.839> sight<00:43:38.000> of<00:43:38.160> the<00:43:38.319> fact<00:43:38.480> that<00:43:38.640> we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that we do<00:43:39.040> still<00:43:39.359> need<00:43:40.720> to<00:43:40.960> work<00:43:41.200> with<00:43:41.440> our<00:43:41.920> admin do still need to work with our admin do still need to work with our admin team,<00:43:43.359> you<00:43:43.599> know,<00:43:43.920> to<00:43:44.720> eventually<00:43:45.200> approve<00:43:45.599> a team, you know, to eventually approve a team, you know, to eventually approve a line<00:43:46.000> item<00:43:46.400> budget<00:43:46.800> and<00:43:47.040> to<00:43:47.280> some<00:43:47.520> extent<00:43:47.839> the line item budget and to some extent the line item budget and to some extent the decisions<00:43:48.480> that<00:43:48.720> we<00:43:48.960> make<00:43:49.280> around<00:43:49.599> that<00:43:50.000> and decisions that we make around that and decisions that we make around that and how<00:43:50.560> we<00:43:50.800> are,<00:43:51.440> you<00:43:51.599> know,<00:43:51.760> getting<00:43:52.160> to<00:43:52.640> the<00:43:53.440> 47 how we are, you know, getting to the 47 how we are, you know, getting to the 47 million<00:43:54.240> that<00:43:54.480> we<00:43:54.640> just<00:43:54.880> approved<00:43:56.079> is<00:43:56.400> going million that we just approved is going million that we just approved is going to<00:43:56.640> influence<00:43:57.280> what<00:43:57.599> we<00:43:58.720> need<00:43:59.280> to<00:43:59.599> include<00:44:00.319> in to influence what we need to include in to influence what we need to include in an<00:44:00.800> override. an override. an override. Um Um Um and<00:44:04.400> I<00:44:04.640> think<00:44:04.720> we<00:44:05.040> still and I think we still and I think we still don’t<00:44:08.319> entirely<00:44:09.040> know<00:44:09.440> you<00:44:09.520> know<00:44:09.680> this<00:44:10.240> my don’t entirely know you know this my don’t entirely know you know this my understanding<00:44:10.960> is<00:44:11.200> that<00:44:11.520> this<00:44:12.079> advisory understanding is that this advisory understanding is that this advisory committee<00:44:13.119> or<00:44:13.280> working<00:44:13.520> group<00:44:13.760> whatever<00:44:14.000> it's committee or working group whatever it’s committee or working group whatever it’s being<00:44:14.319> followed<00:44:14.640> is<00:44:14.800> sort<00:44:14.960> of

44:16 being followed is sort of being followed is sort of responsibility. responsibility. responsibility. Um<00:44:18.960> so<00:44:19.119> I<00:44:19.359> don't<00:44:19.440> know<00:44:19.520> that<00:44:19.760> we<00:44:20.000> should<00:44:20.640> be Um so I don’t know that we should be Um so I don’t know that we should be selecting<00:44:21.520> people<00:44:21.760> to<00:44:22.079> participate<00:44:22.640> so<00:44:22.880> much selecting people to participate so much selecting people to participate so much as<00:44:23.280> maybe<00:44:24.079> confirming<00:44:24.720> that<00:44:25.040> the<00:44:25.280> committee as maybe confirming that the committee as maybe confirming that the committee as<00:44:25.760> a<00:44:25.920> whole<00:44:26.240> is<00:44:26.480> in<00:44:26.720> favor<00:44:27.440> of<00:44:27.760> exploring<00:44:28.160> this as a whole is in favor of exploring this as a whole is in favor of exploring this option<00:44:28.720> with<00:44:28.880> the<00:44:29.040> town<00:44:29.280> and<00:44:29.599> participating option with the town and participating option with the town and participating in<00:44:30.240> that<00:44:30.480> working<00:44:30.800> group.<00:44:31.680> Um,<00:44:32.000> and<00:44:32.240> I<00:44:32.400> think in that working group. Um, and I think in that working group. Um, and I think as<00:44:32.800> chair<00:44:33.200> Al<00:44:33.520> can<00:44:33.760> sort<00:44:33.920> of as chair Al can sort of as chair Al can sort of communicate<00:44:36.160> with<00:44:36.400> that<00:44:36.800> and<00:44:36.960> figure<00:44:37.200> out, communicate with that and figure out, communicate with that and figure out, you<00:44:37.680> know,<00:44:37.839> what<00:44:38.000> this<00:44:38.240> is<00:44:38.400> going<00:44:38.480> to<00:44:38.560> look you know, what this is going to look you know, what this is going to look like<00:44:38.880> and<00:44:39.119> what<00:44:39.280> they<00:44:39.520> need<00:44:39.680> from<00:44:39.920> us,<00:44:40.400> you like and what they need from us, you like and what they need from us, you know,<00:44:40.960> whether<00:44:41.200> it's<00:44:41.440> committee<00:44:41.760> members know, whether it’s committee members know, whether it’s committee members participation<00:44:42.880> or,<00:44:43.839> you<00:44:44.000> know, participation or, you know, participation or, you know, administrators<00:44:45.280> and<00:44:45.839> obviously<00:44:46.240> whatever's, administrators and obviously whatever’s, administrators and obviously whatever’s, you<00:44:47.520> know,<00:44:47.680> put<00:44:47.920> together<00:44:48.160> by<00:44:48.400> that<00:44:48.640> group<00:44:48.880> is you know, put together by that group is you know, put together by that group is going<00:44:49.119> to<00:44:49.200> have<00:44:49.359> to<00:44:49.520> come<00:44:49.680> back<00:44:49.839> before<00:44:51.280> our going to have to come back before our going to have to come back before our committee<00:44:51.839> for,<00:44:52.480> you<00:44:52.640> know,<00:44:52.800> discussion<00:44:53.119> and committee for, you know, discussion and committee for, you know, discussion and deliberation<00:44:54.000> and<00:44:54.560> hopefully<00:44:54.960> ultimately. deliberation and hopefully ultimately. deliberation and hopefully ultimately. » Yeah.<00:44:55.839> Is<00:44:56.000> that<00:44:56.240> I<00:44:56.400> mean<00:44:56.480> I<00:44:56.640> wonder<00:44:56.720> if<00:44:56.880> that<00:44:57.119> is » Yeah. Is that I mean I wonder if that is » Yeah. Is that I mean I wonder if that is that<00:44:57.440> how<00:44:57.599> it<00:44:57.839> works<00:44:58.160> because<00:44:59.440> we<00:44:59.760> have<00:44:59.839> a that how it works because we have a that how it works because we have a warrant<00:45:01.119> article<00:45:01.760> you<00:45:01.920> know<00:45:02.160> placeholder

45:03 warrant article you know placeholder warrant article you know placeholder but<00:45:04.240> if<00:45:04.400> it's<00:45:04.560> going<00:45:04.640> to<00:45:04.720> if<00:45:04.960> the<00:45:05.200> slip<00:45:05.440> board but if it’s going to if the slip board but if it’s going to if the slip board it’s<00:45:06.160> you<00:45:06.319> said<00:45:06.480> Melissa<00:45:06.880> they<00:45:07.040> actually it’s you said Melissa they actually it’s you said Melissa they actually voted voted voted » they<00:45:07.599> made<00:45:07.760> a<00:45:07.920> motion.<00:45:08.480> Yeah. » they made a motion. Yeah. » they made a motion. Yeah. » Okay.<00:45:09.200> Yeah. » Okay. Yeah. » Okay. Yeah. » Okay.<00:45:09.760> So<00:45:09.839> that<00:45:10.000> they<00:45:10.160> would<00:45:10.319> include<00:45:10.480> the » Okay. So that they would include the » Okay. So that they would include the school.<00:45:10.960> So<00:45:11.119> I'll<00:45:11.440> in<00:45:11.760> in<00:45:12.079> theory<00:45:12.319> if<00:45:12.480> we<00:45:12.640> went school. So I’ll in in theory if we went school. So I’ll in in theory if we went along<00:45:13.119> with<00:45:13.680> we<00:45:13.920> agreed<00:45:14.160> with<00:45:14.319> that<00:45:14.480> which<00:45:15.599> I along with we agreed with that which I along with we agreed with that which I don’t<00:45:15.760> know<00:45:15.839> if<00:45:16.000> that's<00:45:16.160> what<00:45:16.319> this<00:45:16.480> committee don’t know if that’s what this committee don’t know if that’s what this committee want<00:45:16.880> but<00:45:17.040> if<00:45:17.200> we<00:45:17.280> do<00:45:17.680> we<00:45:17.920> would<00:45:18.079> need<00:45:18.240> to<00:45:18.319> vote want but if we do we would need to vote want but if we do we would need to vote to<00:45:18.720> indefinitely<00:45:19.200> postpone<00:45:19.760> ours.<00:45:20.960> Um,<00:45:21.520> and<00:45:21.760> I to indefinitely postpone ours. Um, and I to indefinitely postpone ours. Um, and I guess<00:45:22.640> the<00:45:22.960> only<00:45:23.119> the<00:45:23.440> question<00:45:23.599> I<00:45:23.839> would<00:45:24.000> have guess the only the question I would have guess the only the question I would have too<00:45:24.400> is<00:45:24.640> around<00:45:25.599> like<00:45:25.920> Hem<00:45:26.240> you<00:45:26.400> mentioned too is around like Hem you mentioned too is around like Hem you mentioned tier<00:45:27.359> one<00:45:27.680> is<00:45:28.000> a<00:45:29.119> restore<00:45:30.319> but<00:45:30.560> the<00:45:30.720> question tier one is a restore but the question tier one is a restore but the question is<00:45:31.119> restore<00:45:31.520> what<00:45:31.760> I<00:45:31.920> mean<00:45:32.079> we<00:45:32.400> you<00:45:32.480> know<00:45:32.640> we is restore what I mean we you know we is restore what I mean we you know we made<00:45:33.200> cuts<00:45:33.680> back<00:45:34.000> in<00:45:34.400> you<00:45:34.560> know<00:45:34.880> January<00:45:36.079> of made cuts back in you know January of made cuts back in you know January of $2.6<00:45:37.040> $6<00:45:37.280> million<00:45:38.560> then<00:45:38.800> we<00:45:39.040> did<00:45:39.200> additional $2.6 $6 million then we did additional $2.6 $6 million then we did additional cuts.<00:45:40.000> So,<00:45:40.240> you<00:45:40.400> know<00:45:40.960> what's<00:45:41.440> considered? cuts. So, you know what’s considered? cuts. So, you know what’s considered? » They<00:45:42.319> talked<00:45:42.560> about<00:45:42.640> that,<00:45:42.880> Jen,<00:45:43.200> on<00:45:43.359> the<00:45:43.520> town » They talked about that, Jen, on the town » They talked about that, Jen, on the town side<00:45:44.160> where<00:45:44.480> there<00:45:44.720> definitely<00:45:45.119> has<00:45:45.440> been side where there definitely has been side where there definitely has been efficiencies<00:45:46.240> that<00:45:46.480> were<00:45:46.640> gained<00:45:46.880> in<00:45:47.040> the efficiencies that were gained in the efficiencies that were gained in the process<00:45:47.440> that<00:45:47.680> they<00:45:47.920> don't<00:45:48.079> want<00:45:48.160> to<00:45:48.319> restore process that they don’t want to restore process that they don’t want to restore the<00:45:48.880> efficiencies<00:45:49.440> that<00:45:49.599> were<00:45:49.760> found.<00:45:50.000> And<00:45:50.160> I

45:50 the efficiencies that were found. And I the efficiencies that were found. And I think<00:45:50.480> I<00:45:50.880> I<00:45:51.200> feel<00:45:51.359> the<00:45:51.520> same<00:45:51.599> way<00:45:51.680> on<00:45:51.839> the think I I feel the same way on the think I I feel the same way on the school<00:45:52.160> side,<00:45:52.400> like<00:45:52.560> efficiencies<00:45:53.119> that<00:45:53.280> we school side, like efficiencies that we school side, like efficiencies that we found,<00:45:53.920> we<00:45:54.160> would<00:45:54.319> not<00:45:54.560> restore<00:45:54.960> back,<00:45:55.200> but found, we would not restore back, but found, we would not restore back, but maybe<00:45:55.680> there's<00:45:55.920> some<00:45:56.079> amount.<00:45:56.560> So,<00:45:56.720> I<00:45:56.960> think maybe there’s some amount. So, I think maybe there’s some amount. So, I think they<00:45:57.280> intentionally<00:45:57.839> left<00:45:58.079> the<00:45:58.240> restore they intentionally left the restore they intentionally left the restore language<00:45:59.200> a<00:45:59.440> bit<00:45:59.599> vague. language a bit vague. language a bit vague. » Okay. » Okay. » Okay. » Purposely<00:46:02.000> because<00:46:02.240> we<00:46:02.400> don't<00:46:02.480> want<00:46:02.560> to » Purposely because we don’t want to » Purposely because we don’t want to restore<00:46:03.040> everything<00:46:03.280> that<00:46:03.520> we<00:46:03.760> know<00:46:04.000> like restore everything that we know like restore everything that we know like spend<00:46:04.640> that<00:46:04.800> was<00:46:04.960> not<00:46:05.119> being<00:46:05.359> used spend that was not being used spend that was not being used efficiently<00:46:06.160> and<00:46:06.480> kind<00:46:06.640> of<00:46:06.800> can<00:46:06.960> walk<00:46:07.200> that efficiently and kind of can walk that efficiently and kind of can walk that line<00:46:07.680> the<00:46:07.920> right<00:46:08.079> way.<00:46:09.119> And<00:46:09.280> that<00:46:09.520> I<00:46:09.760> think<00:46:09.839> we line the right way. And that I think we line the right way. And that I think we would<00:46:10.240> need<00:46:10.880> input<00:46:11.280> from<00:46:11.440> our<00:46:12.000> clearly<00:46:12.400> from would need input from our clearly from would need input from our clearly from the<00:46:12.720> administration, the administration, the administration, » right?<00:46:13.680> Yeah, » right? Yeah, » right? Yeah, » we<00:46:14.160> would<00:46:14.400> I<00:46:14.800> I<00:46:14.960> would<00:46:15.200> be<00:46:15.359> depending<00:46:15.680> on<00:46:15.920> that. » we would I I would be depending on that. » we would I I would be depending on that. So So So » seem<00:46:18.079> a<00:46:18.319> little<00:46:18.560> premature.<00:46:19.200> I<00:46:19.440> don't<00:46:19.440> know<00:46:19.520> if » seem a little premature. I don’t know if » seem a little premature. I don’t know if that’s<00:46:19.839> a<00:46:20.000> word,<00:46:20.160> but<00:46:21.119> I<00:46:21.359> don't<00:46:21.440> know.<00:46:21.599> I<00:46:21.839> guess that’s a word, but I don’t know. I guess that’s a word, but I don’t know. I guess yeah,<00:46:22.240> I<00:46:22.400> guess<00:46:22.560> we<00:46:22.800> probably<00:46:23.040> might<00:46:23.280> want<00:46:23.440> to yeah, I guess we probably might want to yeah, I guess we probably might want to see<00:46:23.760> how<00:46:23.920> they<00:46:24.240> how<00:46:24.480> they<00:46:24.640> want<00:46:24.720> to<00:46:24.880> go see how they how they want to go see how they how they want to go forward. forward. forward. » So<00:46:26.720> I<00:46:26.880> think<00:46:27.040> having<00:46:27.280> an<00:46:27.520> understanding<00:46:27.920> of<00:46:28.079> of » So I think having an understanding of of » So I think having an understanding of of that<00:46:28.800> a<00:46:29.040> little<00:46:29.119> bit<00:46:29.280> more<00:46:29.920> a<00:46:30.079> better that a little bit more a better that a little bit more a better understanding<00:46:30.720> of<00:46:30.960> that<00:46:31.200> piece.<00:46:31.520> I understanding of that piece. I understanding of that piece. I understood<00:46:32.000> the<00:46:32.160> tier,<00:46:32.640> understood<00:46:32.960> the understood the tier, understood the understood the tier, understood the restore,<00:46:33.440> but<00:46:33.680> those<00:46:33.920> questions<00:46:34.319> are<00:46:34.480> are restore, but those questions are are restore, but those questions are are valid.<00:46:35.200> Jen,<00:46:35.520> is<00:46:35.599> it<00:46:35.839> restored<00:46:36.240> back<00:46:36.400> to<00:46:36.800> our

46:37 valid. Jen, is it restored back to our valid. Jen, is it restored back to our starting<00:46:37.760> point<00:46:37.920> of<00:46:38.079> a<00:46:38.240> level<00:46:38.560> service<00:46:38.800> budget starting point of a level service budget starting point of a level service budget or<00:46:39.200> is<00:46:39.359> restored<00:46:39.680> back<00:46:39.839> to<00:46:39.920> the<00:46:40.079> level<00:46:40.319> fund or is restored back to the level fund or is restored back to the level fund budget?<00:46:41.520> That's<00:46:41.680> that's<00:46:42.240> the<00:46:42.560> biggest budget? That’s that’s the biggest budget? That’s that’s the biggest question,<00:46:43.280> right?<00:46:43.839> So,<00:46:44.400> um,<00:46:44.800> and<00:46:44.960> those<00:46:45.200> are question, right? So, um, and those are question, right? So, um, and those are conversations<00:46:45.920> like<00:46:46.240> I<00:46:46.400> mean<00:46:47.440> the<00:46:47.599> school conversations like I mean the school conversations like I mean the school committee<00:46:48.160> just<00:46:48.319> voted<00:46:48.640> on<00:46:48.800> on<00:46:49.040> the<00:46:49.280> budget committee just voted on on the budget committee just voted on on the budget number<00:46:49.920> that<00:46:50.079> Mike<00:46:50.319> and<00:46:50.480> I<00:46:50.640> now<00:46:50.800> have<00:46:50.960> to<00:46:51.119> work number that Mike and I now have to work number that Mike and I now have to work with.<00:46:51.599> So,<00:46:52.000> like<00:46:52.400> 30<00:46:52.640> seconds<00:46:52.880> ago.<00:46:53.200> So, with. So, like 30 seconds ago. So, with. So, like 30 seconds ago. So, obviously<00:46:53.680> we<00:46:53.760> have<00:46:54.000> we<00:46:54.160> have<00:46:54.240> a<00:46:54.400> little<00:46:54.480> bit obviously we have we have a little bit obviously we have we have a little bit of<00:46:54.640> work<00:46:54.800> to<00:46:54.960> do.<00:46:55.359> We<00:46:55.599> started<00:46:55.920> some<00:46:56.000> of<00:46:56.079> that of work to do. We started some of that of work to do. We started some of that work.<00:46:56.800> the<00:46:57.200> um work. the um work. the um » the<00:46:58.240> presentation<00:46:58.640> that<00:46:58.880> we<00:46:59.040> kind<00:46:59.200> of<00:46:59.359> sort<00:46:59.520> of » the presentation that we kind of sort of » the presentation that we kind of sort of had<00:46:59.839> ready<00:47:00.000> to<00:47:00.240> go<00:47:00.400> last<00:47:00.720> time<00:47:01.200> is<00:47:01.440> this<00:47:01.680> kind had ready to go last time is this kind had ready to go last time is this kind of<00:47:01.920> gave<00:47:02.160> us<00:47:02.319> some<00:47:02.560> options,<00:47:02.880> but<00:47:03.119> I<00:47:03.359> think of gave us some options, but I think of gave us some options, but I think Mike<00:47:04.160> and<00:47:04.319> I<00:47:04.480> need<00:47:04.640> you<00:47:04.720> know<00:47:04.800> we're<00:47:04.880> gonna Mike and I need you know we’re gonna Mike and I need you know we’re gonna have<00:47:05.200> to<00:47:05.280> come<00:47:05.359> back<00:47:05.520> with<00:47:05.680> a<00:47:05.839> level<00:47:06.240> line<00:47:06.720> of have to come back with a level line of have to come back with a level line of budget<00:47:07.040> for<00:47:07.200> the<00:47:07.359> school<00:47:07.599> committee's<00:47:08.319> um budget for the school committee’s um budget for the school committee’s um edification<00:47:09.760> and<00:47:10.000> vote<00:47:10.319> at<00:47:10.560> some<00:47:10.800> point<00:47:11.119> and<00:47:11.359> I edification and vote at some point and I edification and vote at some point and I think<00:47:11.599> part<00:47:11.839> of<00:47:11.920> that<00:47:12.079> has<00:47:12.240> to<00:47:12.400> be<00:47:12.640> what<00:47:12.800> would think part of that has to be what would think part of that has to be what would what<00:47:13.440> would<00:47:13.680> restore<00:47:14.160> look<00:47:14.319> like?<00:47:14.640> What<00:47:14.880> would what would restore look like? What would what would restore look like? What would tier<00:47:16.079> 2<00:47:16.319> look<00:47:16.480> like?<00:47:16.720> What<00:47:16.800> would<00:47:17.040> tier<00:47:17.359> three tier 2 look like? What would tier three tier 2 look like? What would tier three look<00:47:17.760> like<00:47:18.000> from<00:47:18.160> from<00:47:18.480> our<00:47:18.720> perspective?<00:47:19.440> Um look like from from our perspective? Um look like from from our perspective? Um » well<00:47:20.400> yeah<00:47:20.640> especially<00:47:20.960> tier<00:47:21.280> three<00:47:21.520> which<00:47:21.760> is » well yeah especially tier three which is » well yeah especially tier three which is a<00:47:22.160> what<00:47:22.319> is<00:47:22.480> it?<00:47:23.440> like<00:47:23.680> that<00:47:23.920> sounds<00:47:24.240> like<00:47:24.480> it's

47:24 a what is it? like that sounds like it’s a what is it? like that sounds like it’s even<00:47:25.440> more<00:47:25.760> than<00:47:26.240> potentially<00:47:26.720> a<00:47:26.960> level even more than potentially a level even more than potentially a level services<00:47:28.240> budget. services budget. services budget. » That’s<00:47:29.119> how<00:47:29.359> it<00:47:30.000> sounded<00:47:30.400> to<00:47:30.560> me<00:47:30.800> too<00:47:30.880> when<00:47:31.119> I » That’s how it sounded to me too when I » That’s how it sounded to me too when I when<00:47:31.359> I<00:47:31.520> read<00:47:31.680> when<00:47:31.920> I<00:47:32.000> read<00:47:32.240> through<00:47:32.400> the when I read when I read through the when I read when I read through the materials<00:47:32.880> and<00:47:33.119> stuff.<00:47:33.359> Um<00:47:33.920> so<00:47:34.079> I<00:47:34.240> I<00:47:34.480> just<00:47:34.640> I<00:47:34.800> we materials and stuff. Um so I I just I we materials and stuff. Um so I I just I we would<00:47:35.200> need<00:47:35.359> to<00:47:35.440> have<00:47:35.520> a<00:47:35.680> little<00:47:35.680> bit<00:47:35.839> more would need to have a little bit more would need to have a little bit more clarification<00:47:36.560> on<00:47:36.720> that.<00:47:37.040> Is<00:47:37.200> that<00:47:37.440> what<00:47:37.599> it clarification on that. Is that what it clarification on that. Is that what it is?<00:47:38.000> Um<00:47:38.319> cuz<00:47:38.480> I<00:47:39.200> again<00:47:39.599> you<00:47:40.160> 11th<00:47:40.560> hour<00:47:40.800> stuff<00:47:41.119> I is? Um cuz I again you 11th hour stuff I is? Um cuz I again you 11th hour stuff I I<00:47:41.280> I<00:47:41.760> don't<00:47:41.920> really<00:47:42.400> I<00:47:42.720> want<00:47:42.880> to<00:47:42.960> be<00:47:43.040> able<00:47:43.119> to<00:47:43.280> do I I don’t really I want to be able to do I I don’t really I want to be able to do the<00:47:43.599> work<00:47:43.680> we<00:47:43.920> need<00:47:44.000> to<00:47:44.160> do<00:47:44.560> that's<00:47:44.880> focused<00:47:45.200> on the work we need to do that’s focused on the work we need to do that’s focused on what<00:47:46.079> it<00:47:46.240> is<00:47:46.400> we're<00:47:46.640> trying<00:47:46.800> to<00:47:46.960> accomplish, what it is we’re trying to accomplish, what it is we’re trying to accomplish, right?<00:47:47.680> So<00:47:47.839> I<00:47:47.920> I<00:47:48.240> don't<00:47:48.319> want<00:47:48.560> I<00:47:48.800> this<00:47:49.040> can't<00:47:49.200> be right? So I I don’t want I this can’t be right? So I I don’t want I this can’t be guesswork<00:47:49.760> at<00:47:50.000> this<00:47:50.160> point.<00:47:50.400> Like<00:47:50.640> what<00:47:50.800> is<00:47:50.880> a guesswork at this point. Like what is a guesswork at this point. Like what is a tier<00:47:51.359> three?<00:47:51.520> cuz<00:47:51.760> my<00:47:52.000> my<00:47:52.319> idea<00:47:52.640> might<00:47:52.880> be tier three? cuz my my idea might be tier three? cuz my my idea might be vastly<00:47:53.520> different<00:47:53.680> than<00:47:53.839> the<00:47:54.000> school vastly different than the school vastly different than the school committee’s<00:47:54.560> idea,<00:47:54.960> might<00:47:55.200> be<00:47:55.280> vastly committee’s idea, might be vastly committee’s idea, might be vastly different<00:47:55.920> than<00:47:56.720> the<00:47:56.960> town<00:47:57.200> idea<00:47:57.520> or<00:47:57.839> the different than the town idea or the different than the town idea or the union’s<00:47:58.800> idea.<00:47:59.200> So,<00:47:59.920> um<00:48:00.079> that's<00:48:00.400> important union’s idea. So, um that’s important union’s idea. So, um that’s important piece.<00:48:00.960> So,<00:48:01.119> I<00:48:01.280> think<00:48:01.359> now<00:48:01.520> that<00:48:01.680> we<00:48:01.839> know<00:48:01.920> the piece. So, I think now that we know the piece. So, I think now that we know the number<00:48:02.800> um<00:48:02.880> that's<00:48:03.200> helpful<00:48:03.599> and<00:48:03.839> then<00:48:04.079> I number um that’s helpful and then I number um that’s helpful and then I think<00:48:04.960> we<00:48:05.280> can<00:48:05.520> we<00:48:05.760> can<00:48:05.920> start<00:48:06.160> honing<00:48:06.480> in<00:48:06.720> on think we can we can start honing in on think we can we can start honing in on some<00:48:07.119> of<00:48:07.200> the<00:48:07.520> um<00:48:08.160> some<00:48:08.400> of<00:48:08.480> the<00:48:08.720> items<00:48:09.119> from some of the um some of the items from some of the um some of the items from the<00:48:09.760> presentation<00:48:10.480> that<00:48:10.720> Mike<00:48:11.040> put<00:48:11.200> together

48:11 the presentation that Mike put together the presentation that Mike put together for<00:48:12.079> the<00:48:12.319> last<00:48:12.560> meeting<00:48:12.720> or<00:48:12.880> the<00:48:13.040> two<00:48:13.200> meetings for the last meeting or the two meetings for the last meeting or the two meetings ago.<00:48:14.319> Um<00:48:15.359> and<00:48:15.680> just<00:48:15.920> kind<00:48:16.079> of<00:48:16.160> really<00:48:16.400> start ago. Um and just kind of really start ago. Um and just kind of really start figuring<00:48:17.119> out<00:48:17.359> where<00:48:17.599> the<00:48:17.760> dollars<00:48:18.079> and<00:48:18.240> cents figuring out where the dollars and cents figuring out where the dollars and cents go.<00:48:19.119> you<00:48:19.200> know,<00:48:19.359> that's<00:48:20.079> combinations<00:48:20.800> of, go. you know, that’s combinations of, go. you know, that’s combinations of, you<00:48:21.200> know,<00:48:21.359> could<00:48:21.520> be<00:48:21.680> combinations<00:48:22.160> of<00:48:22.559> of you know, could be combinations of of you know, could be combinations of of staffing<00:48:23.599> cuts,<00:48:24.160> more<00:48:24.400> staffing<00:48:24.800> cuts<00:48:25.119> and staffing cuts, more staffing cuts and staffing cuts, more staffing cuts and programming<00:48:26.400> and<00:48:27.280> prepays.<00:48:28.000> It<00:48:28.160> could<00:48:28.319> be, programming and prepays. It could be, programming and prepays. It could be, you<00:48:29.359> know,<00:48:30.160> different<00:48:30.400> menu<00:48:30.640> items.<00:48:30.960> So,<00:48:31.119> we you know, different menu items. So, we you know, different menu items. So, we we<00:48:31.520> need<00:48:31.599> to<00:48:31.760> do<00:48:31.839> that<00:48:32.079> work,<00:48:32.480> I<00:48:32.640> think,<00:48:32.800> to we need to do that work, I think, to we need to do that work, I think, to have<00:48:33.119> a<00:48:33.440> full-fledged<00:48:34.160> conversation<00:48:34.720> to<00:48:34.880> be have a full-fledged conversation to be have a full-fledged conversation to be honest<00:48:35.119> with<00:48:35.280> you.<00:48:35.680> But honest with you. But honest with you. But » just<00:48:36.480> so<00:48:36.720> that » just so that » just so that » I<00:48:38.000> like<00:48:38.079> the<00:48:38.319> idea<00:48:38.480> that<00:48:38.880> you<00:48:38.960> know<00:48:39.200> I<00:48:39.920> and<00:48:40.000> so » I like the idea that you know I and so » I like the idea that you know I and so we<00:48:40.319> have<00:48:40.400> a<00:48:40.559> little<00:48:40.640> bit<00:48:40.800> more<00:48:40.960> detail<00:48:41.359> from we have a little bit more detail from we have a little bit more detail from Thatcher<00:48:42.160> it<00:48:42.319> sounds<00:48:42.480> like<00:48:42.640> in<00:48:42.800> this Thatcher it sounds like in this Thatcher it sounds like in this particular<00:48:43.359> case<00:48:43.839> I<00:48:44.160> will<00:48:44.319> work<00:48:44.480> with<00:48:44.720> him particular case I will work with him particular case I will work with him around<00:48:45.359> who<00:48:45.599> would<00:48:45.760> be<00:48:45.920> the<00:48:46.079> right<00:48:46.640> the<00:48:46.960> right around who would be the right the right around who would be the right the right membership<00:48:47.599> both<00:48:47.760> from<00:48:47.920> the<00:48:48.079> school membership both from the school membership both from the school committee<00:48:49.359> and<00:48:49.599> the<00:48:49.839> administration. committee and the administration. committee and the administration. Well,<00:48:52.160> do<00:48:52.319> we<00:48:53.040> want<00:48:53.599> do<00:48:53.839> we<00:48:53.920> have<00:48:54.079> to<00:48:54.240> make<00:48:54.319> a Well, do we want do we have to make a Well, do we want do we have to make a motion<00:48:54.880> to<00:48:55.359> participate<00:48:55.839> in<00:48:56.079> this<00:48:57.119> uh<00:48:57.680> working

48:58 motion to participate in this uh working motion to participate in this uh working group<00:48:58.480> next<00:48:58.800> week<00:48:59.520> and<00:48:59.920> to<00:49:00.160> assign<00:49:00.559> someone<00:49:01.040> to group next week and to assign someone to group next week and to assign someone to like<00:49:02.559> do<00:49:02.720> we<00:49:02.880> want<00:49:03.040> to<00:49:03.200> assign<00:49:03.599> the<00:49:03.920> chair<00:49:04.160> to like do we want to assign the chair to like do we want to assign the chair to assign<00:49:04.720> members<00:49:05.599> and<00:49:05.760> just<00:49:06.079> be<00:49:06.319> ready<00:49:06.480> to assign members and just be ready to assign members and just be ready to » Well,<00:49:06.880> do<00:49:07.040> we<00:49:07.119> need<00:49:07.359> school<00:49:07.599> committee?<00:49:08.000> I » Well, do we need school committee? I » Well, do we need school committee? I mean,<00:49:08.240> I<00:49:08.319> don't<00:49:08.400> know.<00:49:08.559> Is<00:49:08.720> that<00:49:08.800> what<00:49:09.119> it mean, I don’t know. Is that what it mean, I don’t know. Is that what it would<00:49:09.440> seem<00:49:09.680> to<00:49:09.760> me<00:49:09.920> it<00:49:10.079> would<00:49:10.240> be would seem to me it would be would seem to me it would be administrative<00:49:12.160> folks?<00:49:13.040> I<00:49:13.280> think<00:49:13.440> where<00:49:13.599> a administrative folks? I think where a administrative folks? I think where a school<00:49:14.079> committee<00:49:14.400> would<00:49:14.559> come<00:49:14.720> into<00:49:15.040> play school committee would come into play school committee would come into play probably<00:49:16.079> is<00:49:16.400> like<00:49:16.559> if<00:49:16.800> we're<00:49:17.040> looking<00:49:17.200> at<00:49:17.359> the probably is like if we’re looking at the probably is like if we’re looking at the tiers<00:49:17.839> and<00:49:18.000> the<00:49:18.160> tiers<00:49:18.559> wind<00:49:18.800> up<00:49:18.880> the<00:49:19.119> amounts tiers and the tiers wind up the amounts tiers and the tiers wind up the amounts being<00:49:19.680> too<00:49:19.920> high<00:49:20.079> or<00:49:20.319> something,<00:49:20.640> there's being too high or something, there’s being too high or something, there’s going<00:49:20.880> to<00:49:20.960> be<00:49:21.040> a<00:49:21.200> little<00:49:21.280> bit<00:49:21.359> of<00:49:21.440> horse going to be a little bit of horse going to be a little bit of horse trading<00:49:22.079> that<00:49:22.319> has<00:49:22.480> to<00:49:22.640> take<00:49:22.800> place<00:49:23.119> with<00:49:23.359> like trading that has to take place with like trading that has to take place with like » I<00:49:24.800> don't<00:49:24.960> know » I don’t know » I don’t know who<00:49:26.800> gets<00:49:27.040> what<00:49:27.280> in<00:49:27.520> each<00:49:27.680> of<00:49:27.760> the<00:49:27.920> tiers.<00:49:28.400> I who gets what in each of the tiers. I who gets what in each of the tiers. I would<00:49:28.720> hope<00:49:28.880> that<00:49:29.119> like<00:49:29.359> directionally<00:49:30.160> 63% would hope that like directionally 63% would hope that like directionally 63% of<00:49:31.040> the<00:49:31.200> tiers<00:49:31.520> should<00:49:31.760> be<00:49:31.839> the<00:49:32.000> schools<00:49:32.319> and of the tiers should be the schools and of the tiers should be the schools and whatnot<00:49:32.960> like<00:49:33.040> that<00:49:33.280> should<00:49:33.440> probably<00:49:34.000> there whatnot like that should probably there whatnot like that should probably there should<00:49:34.400> be<00:49:34.480> some<00:49:34.720> framework<00:49:35.200> going<00:49:35.440> into<00:49:35.680> it. should be some framework going into it. should be some framework going into it. But<00:49:36.160> maybe<00:49:36.400> that's<00:49:36.800> what<00:49:37.920> maybe<00:49:38.240> that's<00:49:38.400> where But maybe that’s what maybe that’s where But maybe that’s what maybe that’s where it<00:49:38.640> would<00:49:38.800> come<00:49:38.880> into<00:49:39.119> play.<00:49:39.359> I<00:49:39.520> don't<00:49:39.599> know. it would come into play. I don’t know. it would come into play. I don’t know. I<00:49:41.040> do<00:49:41.280> just<00:49:41.359> want<00:49:41.440> to<00:49:41.599> say<00:49:41.760> just<00:49:41.920> so<00:49:42.079> everyone I do just want to say just so everyone I do just want to say just so everyone understands<00:49:42.800> and<00:49:43.040> has<00:49:43.119> the<00:49:43.359> kind<00:49:43.520> of<00:49:43.599> baseline

49:43 understands and has the kind of baseline understands and has the kind of baseline understanding.<00:49:44.480> I<00:49:44.640> spoke<00:49:44.880> to<00:49:45.040> Alec<00:49:45.359> and<00:49:45.520> Molly understanding. I spoke to Alec and Molly understanding. I spoke to Alec and Molly after<00:49:46.000> the<00:49:46.240> meeting<00:49:46.480> on<00:49:46.880> Wednesday<00:49:48.240> and after the meeting on Wednesday and after the meeting on Wednesday and basically<00:49:49.760> because<00:49:50.000> I<00:49:50.160> was<00:49:50.240> like<00:49:50.480> how<00:49:50.640> is<00:49:50.800> Mike basically because I was like how is Mike basically because I was like how is Mike going<00:49:51.280> to<00:49:51.359> know<00:49:51.520> what<00:49:51.760> the<00:49:51.920> override<00:49:52.319> amounts going to know what the override amounts going to know what the override amounts are?<00:49:53.040> He<00:49:53.200> has<00:49:53.280> the<00:49:53.440> budget<00:49:53.680> amounts<00:49:54.000> but<00:49:54.160> he are? He has the budget amounts but he are? He has the budget amounts but he doesn’t<00:49:54.480> have<00:49:54.559> the<00:49:54.720> projected<00:49:55.119> revenue doesn’t have the projected revenue doesn’t have the projected revenue amounts<00:49:55.760> and<00:49:55.920> what<00:49:56.160> allocation<00:49:56.640> will<00:49:56.800> be amounts and what allocation will be amounts and what allocation will be coming<00:49:57.040> to<00:49:57.359> the<00:49:57.520> schools<00:49:57.839> to<00:49:58.079> inform<00:49:58.559> what coming to the schools to inform what coming to the schools to inform what that<00:49:59.119> override<00:49:59.680> amount<00:49:59.920> would<00:50:00.160> be.<00:50:00.800> So<00:50:00.960> I that override amount would be. So I that override amount would be. So I asked<00:50:01.440> them<00:50:01.680> to<00:50:01.839> put<00:50:02.000> together<00:50:02.319> a<00:50:02.559> framework asked them to put together a framework asked them to put together a framework of<00:50:03.359> what<00:50:03.680> they<00:50:04.800> expect<00:50:05.200> free<00:50:05.440> cash<00:50:05.680> to<00:50:05.760> be<00:50:05.920> over of what they expect free cash to be over of what they expect free cash to be over the<00:50:06.160> next<00:50:06.319> few<00:50:06.400> years,<00:50:06.640> what<00:50:06.800> they<00:50:06.960> expect the next few years, what they expect the next few years, what they expect kind<00:50:07.440> of<00:50:07.599> revenue<00:50:07.920> to<00:50:08.160> look<00:50:08.319> like<00:50:08.559> so<00:50:08.720> that<00:50:08.880> the kind of revenue to look like so that the kind of revenue to look like so that the town<00:50:09.200> and<00:50:09.440> the<00:50:09.599> schools<00:50:09.920> are<00:50:10.160> starting<00:50:10.480> from town and the schools are starting from town and the schools are starting from the<00:50:10.880> same<00:50:11.040> assumptions<00:50:11.440> on<00:50:11.760> topline<00:50:12.319> revenue the same assumptions on topline revenue the same assumptions on topline revenue and<00:50:13.359> allocation<00:50:14.319> to<00:50:14.559> inform<00:50:15.119> what<00:50:15.359> those and allocation to inform what those and allocation to inform what those calculations<00:50:16.319> could<00:50:16.559> be.<00:50:16.800> So<00:50:16.960> we're<00:50:17.280> not calculations could be. So we’re not calculations could be. So we’re not again<00:50:18.400> like<00:50:18.720> swirling<00:50:19.119> a<00:50:19.280> bit<00:50:19.359> at<00:50:19.440> the<00:50:19.520> end<00:50:19.680> and again like swirling a bit at the end and again like swirling a bit at the end and saying<00:50:20.000> like<00:50:20.160> we<00:50:20.319> use<00:50:20.480> different<00:50:20.720> inputs<00:50:21.040> than saying like we use different inputs than saying like we use different inputs than they<00:50:21.359> did<00:50:21.520> and<00:50:21.760> we're<00:50:21.920> all<00:50:22.079> kind<00:50:22.160> of<00:50:22.319> using<00:50:22.559> the they did and we’re all kind of using the they did and we’re all kind of using the same<00:50:23.040> foundational<00:50:24.079> um<00:50:24.319> framework<00:50:24.720> and<00:50:24.960> they same foundational um framework and they same foundational um framework and they thought<00:50:25.359> that<00:50:25.520> was<00:50:25.599> a<00:50:25.760> good<00:50:25.839> idea<00:50:26.079> and<00:50:26.240> they're thought that was a good idea and they’re thought that was a good idea and they’re going<00:50:26.480> to<00:50:26.559> move<00:50:26.720> forward<00:50:26.960> with<00:50:27.119> putting<00:50:27.359> that going to move forward with putting that going to move forward with putting that together.

50:35 Um well, I’ll make a motion um to move Um well, I’ll make a motion um to move forward<00:50:37.200> with<00:50:37.440> the<00:50:37.680> select<00:50:38.079> board<00:50:38.480> in forward with the select board in forward with the select board in preparing<00:50:39.680> a<00:50:40.000> joint<00:50:40.400> override preparing a joint override preparing a joint override » um<00:50:42.400> and<00:50:42.720> to<00:50:43.119> have<00:50:43.359> the<00:50:43.599> chair<00:50:44.480> coordinate<00:50:45.760> the » um and to have the chair coordinate the » um and to have the chair coordinate the committee’s<00:50:46.800> participation<00:50:47.680> in<00:50:48.319> the<00:50:48.559> town committee’s participation in the town committee’s participation in the town administrator’s<00:50:49.599> advisory<00:50:50.559> group. administrator’s advisory group. administrator’s advisory group. » I’ll<00:50:52.480> second. » I’ll second. » I’ll second. » Right.<00:50:54.559> So,<00:50:54.720> we<00:50:54.880> have<00:50:54.960> a<00:50:55.119> motion<00:50:55.599> made<00:50:55.839> by » Right. So, we have a motion made by » Right. So, we have a motion made by Kate,<00:50:56.480> seconded<00:50:57.760> by<00:50:58.079> Melissa.<00:50:59.040> Uh<00:50:59.359> any Kate, seconded by Melissa. Uh any Kate, seconded by Melissa. Uh any discussion,<00:51:00.079> further<00:51:00.480> discussion? All right, we’ll move to a vote. Uh All right, we’ll move to a vote. Uh Melissa,<00:51:06.480> we'll<00:51:06.640> start<00:51:06.800> with<00:51:06.960> you. Melissa, we’ll start with you. Melissa, we’ll start with you. » In<00:51:07.680> favor, » In favor, » In favor, » Jen » Jen » Jen » in<00:51:10.240> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Henry<00:51:12.240> in<00:51:12.400> favor. » Henry in favor. » Henry in favor. » Kate » Kate » Kate » in<00:51:13.920> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Al<00:51:14.800> in<00:51:15.040> favor.<00:51:15.520> The<00:51:15.760> motion<00:51:16.079> passes<00:51:16.960> 5. » Al in favor. The motion passes 5. » Al in favor. The motion passes 5. » Um<00:51:20.559> we're<00:51:21.040> going<00:51:21.280> to<00:51:21.440> be<00:51:21.599> asking<00:51:21.920> a<00:51:22.240> a<00:51:22.559> lot<00:51:22.720> of

51:22 » Um we’re going to be asking a a lot of » Um we’re going to be asking a a lot of you<00:51:23.599> over<00:51:23.920> the<00:51:24.160> next<00:51:24.480> couple<00:51:24.800> weeks.<00:51:25.520> Um

51:34 I I I<00:51:34.960> hate<00:51:35.200> the<00:51:35.359> idea<00:51:35.520> of<00:51:35.760> coming<00:51:35.920> to<00:51:36.079> you<00:51:36.240> and I hate the idea of coming to you and I hate the idea of coming to you and saying,<00:51:36.640> "Hey,<00:51:37.200> in<00:51:37.680> in<00:51:38.079> two<00:51:38.319> weeks,<00:51:38.800> can<00:51:39.040> you saying, “Hey, in in two weeks, can you saying, “Hey, in in two weeks, can you envision envision envision what<00:51:41.680> you<00:51:41.920> want<00:51:42.160> the<00:51:42.480> schools<00:51:42.960> to<00:51:43.119> look<00:51:43.359> like what you want the schools to look like what you want the schools to look like in<00:51:43.839> three<00:51:44.079> years<00:51:44.559> and<00:51:44.960> please<00:51:45.280> give<00:51:45.520> us in three years and please give us in three years and please give us specific<00:51:46.480> dollar<00:51:46.880> amounts<00:51:47.200> of<00:51:47.359> what<00:51:47.599> that specific dollar amounts of what that specific dollar amounts of what that costs?”<00:51:48.240> But<00:51:48.880> essentially costs?” But essentially costs?” But essentially that’s<00:51:50.880> sort<00:51:51.119> of<00:51:51.280> what that’s sort of what that’s sort of what » I<00:51:51.839> think<00:51:51.920> we<00:51:52.160> understand<00:51:52.480> the<00:51:52.800> the<00:51:53.280> the<00:51:53.520> timing » I think we understand the the the timing » I think we understand the the the timing of<00:51:54.160> the<00:51:54.319> world<00:51:54.640> right<00:51:54.880> now<00:51:55.200> of<00:51:55.440> of<00:51:55.680> town<00:51:56.000> time of the world right now of of town time of the world right now of of town time meeting<00:51:56.880> right<00:51:57.200> we<00:51:57.440> I<00:51:57.680> think<00:51:57.760> we meeting right we I think we meeting right we I think we » I<00:51:59.200> did<00:52:00.079> prepare<00:52:01.040> some<00:52:01.440> sort<00:52:01.680> of » I did prepare some sort of » I did prepare some sort of overview<00:52:03.920> notes<00:52:04.400> of<00:52:04.800> of<00:52:05.280> what<00:52:05.760> I<00:52:06.079> thought<00:52:06.800> an overview notes of of what I thought an overview notes of of what I thought an an<00:52:07.599> override<00:52:08.640> could<00:52:09.119> look<00:52:09.359> like<00:52:09.839> in<00:52:10.160> terms<00:52:10.319> of an override could look like in terms of an override could look like in terms of broad<00:52:11.839> strokes<00:52:12.240> and<00:52:12.559> areas<00:52:13.440> if<00:52:13.599> if<00:52:14.000> that's broad strokes and areas if if that’s broad strokes and areas if if that’s something<00:52:14.480> you're<00:52:14.800> interested<00:52:15.440> but<00:52:16.079> I<00:52:16.400> think something you’re interested but I think something you’re interested but I think we<00:52:17.520> have<00:52:17.839> to<00:52:18.240> be<00:52:18.480> sure<00:52:19.520> that<00:52:20.800> tier<00:52:21.200> one

52:21 we have to be sure that tier one we have to be sure that tier one provides<00:52:22.160> us<00:52:22.480> with<00:52:23.520> what<00:52:23.760> we<00:52:24.000> need.<00:52:24.240> I<00:52:24.480> mean, provides us with what we need. I mean, provides us with what we need. I mean, we<00:52:24.800> have<00:52:24.960> to<00:52:25.119> be<00:52:25.680> happy<00:52:25.920> if<00:52:26.160> tier<00:52:26.480> one<00:52:26.800> passes we have to be happy if tier one passes we have to be happy if tier one passes and<00:52:28.319> ecstatic<00:52:28.960> if<00:52:29.520> tier<00:52:29.839> two<00:52:30.079> passes<00:52:30.480> and<00:52:30.720> and and ecstatic if tier two passes and and and ecstatic if tier two passes and and so<00:52:31.040> on. so on. so on. » Or<00:52:31.440> tier<00:52:31.680> three. » Or tier three. » Or tier three. » Yeah.<00:52:32.720> Right.<00:52:33.040> Exactly. » Yeah. Right. Exactly. » Yeah. Right. Exactly. » Over<00:52:33.599> the<00:52:33.760> moon<00:52:34.240> that, » Over the moon that, » Over the moon that, you<00:52:36.400> know,<00:52:36.559> because<00:52:36.800> we<00:52:37.119> can't

52:44 we can’t ask for another override in two we can’t ask for another override in two years.<00:52:45.359> You<00:52:45.599> know,<00:52:45.760> we<00:52:46.000> know<00:52:46.160> we<00:52:46.480> have<00:52:47.359> um<00:52:48.400> we years. You know, we know we have um we years. You know, we know we have um we have<00:52:48.960> projected<00:52:49.520> salary<00:52:49.920> obligations<00:52:50.640> and have projected salary obligations and have projected salary obligations and benefits<00:52:52.160> increases<00:52:52.800> that<00:52:53.119> that<00:52:53.520> are benefits increases that that are benefits increases that that are musthaves<00:52:55.119> in<00:52:55.440> addition<00:52:55.680> to musthaves in addition to musthaves in addition to obviously<00:52:57.920> restoring<00:52:58.400> the<00:52:58.559> cuts<00:52:58.880> that<00:52:59.040> that obviously restoring the cuts that that obviously restoring the cuts that that you’re<00:52:59.680> going<00:52:59.760> to<00:52:59.839> be<00:53:00.000> proposing<00:53:00.480> with<00:53:00.640> the you’re going to be proposing with the you’re going to be proposing with the the<00:53:01.280> new<00:53:01.520> budget<00:53:02.960> and<00:53:03.839> what<00:53:04.240> may<00:53:04.480> be<00:53:04.720> salvaged the new budget and what may be salvaged the new budget and what may be salvaged from<00:53:05.920> the<00:53:06.079> level<00:53:06.480> funded<00:53:06.800> budget<00:53:07.359> that<00:53:07.520> you from the level funded budget that you from the level funded budget that you presented<00:53:08.079> in<00:53:08.640> February. presented in February. presented in February. Um,<00:53:10.720> in<00:53:10.960> tier<00:53:11.359> 2,<00:53:12.480> I<00:53:12.800> was<00:53:12.960> hoping<00:53:13.200> to<00:53:13.520> include Um, in tier 2, I was hoping to include Um, in tier 2, I was hoping to include full<00:53:14.559> day<00:53:14.800> kindergarten.<00:53:15.839> You've<00:53:16.160> priced full day kindergarten. You’ve priced full day kindergarten. You’ve priced that<00:53:16.640> out.<00:53:17.040> It's<00:53:17.200> it's<00:53:17.599> a<00:53:17.760> number<00:53:18.000> that<00:53:18.400> is that out. It’s it’s a number that is that out. It’s it’s a number that is easy<00:53:19.520> for<00:53:19.760> people<00:53:20.000> to<00:53:20.240> digest.<00:53:21.040> It<00:53:21.440> were<00:53:21.599> the easy for people to digest. It were the easy for people to digest. It were the outliers<00:53:22.559> in,<00:53:23.920> you<00:53:24.079> know,<00:53:24.240> not<00:53:24.559> funding<00:53:24.880> that. outliers in, you know, not funding that. outliers in, you know, not funding that. Um,<00:53:26.079> I<00:53:26.400> think<00:53:26.559> that<00:53:27.440> if<00:53:27.760> we<00:53:28.000> could<00:53:28.960> ask<00:53:29.280> Lisa

53:29 Um, I think that if we could ask Lisa Um, I think that if we could ask Lisa Marie<00:53:30.400> what<00:53:30.800> programs<00:53:31.839> she<00:53:32.160> would<00:53:32.400> recommend Marie what programs she would recommend Marie what programs she would recommend in<00:53:33.119> special<00:53:33.440> ed<00:53:33.760> to<00:53:34.079> help<00:53:34.319> reduce<00:53:34.720> our<00:53:34.960> out<00:53:35.119> of in special ed to help reduce our out of in special ed to help reduce our out of district<00:53:35.680> tuition,<00:53:36.400> that's<00:53:36.720> something<00:53:37.119> that district tuition, that’s something that district tuition, that’s something that hopefully<00:53:39.440> starts<00:53:39.760> to<00:53:40.000> pay<00:53:40.160> for<00:53:40.400> itself<00:53:41.119> and hopefully starts to pay for itself and hopefully starts to pay for itself and again<00:53:42.079> makes<00:53:42.559> fiscal<00:53:42.960> sense<00:53:43.200> to<00:53:43.440> voters.<00:53:44.559> I again makes fiscal sense to voters. I again makes fiscal sense to voters. I think think think » you<00:53:45.119> want<00:53:45.280> that<00:53:45.440> in<00:53:45.599> tier<00:53:45.839> two,<00:53:46.160> Henry.<00:53:46.559> This » you want that in tier two, Henry. This » you want that in tier two, Henry. This is<00:53:46.800> all is all is all » Yeah,<00:53:47.680> I<00:53:47.839> think<00:53:47.920> this<00:53:48.160> is<00:53:48.400> Yeah,<00:53:48.559> I<00:53:48.720> think<00:53:48.880> tier » Yeah, I think this is Yeah, I think tier » Yeah, I think this is Yeah, I think tier one<00:53:49.440> is<00:53:49.680> like,<00:53:51.119> you<00:53:51.359> know,<00:53:52.079> restoring.<00:53:52.800> I<00:53:53.040> mean one is like, you know, restoring. I mean one is like, you know, restoring. I mean it’s<00:53:53.359> called<00:53:53.599> the<00:53:53.760> the<00:53:53.920> select<00:53:54.240> board<00:53:54.480> called it’s called the the select board called it’s called the the select board called it<00:53:54.800> restore.<00:53:55.440> So<00:53:55.680> so<00:53:56.800> let's<00:53:57.520> take<00:53:57.839> that<00:53:59.200> as<00:53:59.520> the it restore. So so let’s take that as the it restore. So so let’s take that as the spirit<00:54:00.079> of<00:54:00.240> that<00:54:00.480> tier.<00:54:00.880> I<00:54:01.040> mean<00:54:01.280> we<00:54:01.520> haven't spirit of that tier. I mean we haven’t spirit of that tier. I mean we haven’t had<00:54:01.839> any<00:54:02.160> conversations<00:54:02.720> so<00:54:03.119> I'm had any conversations so I’m had any conversations so I’m » the<00:54:04.480> 1.7<00:54:05.200> and<00:54:05.359> the<00:54:05.520> 1.5<00:54:06.400> maybe.<00:54:07.040> I<00:54:07.200> don't<00:54:07.280> know » the 1.7 and the 1.5 maybe. I don’t know » the 1.7 and the 1.5 maybe. I don’t know like<00:54:07.680> in<00:54:07.839> other<00:54:08.000> words like in other words like in other words » yeah<00:54:08.480> that's » yeah that’s » yeah that’s » exactly.<00:54:10.400> Yeah » exactly. Yeah » exactly. Yeah » the<00:54:10.960> original<00:54:11.359> 2.6<00:54:12.319> again<00:54:13.680> Mike<00:54:13.920> and<00:54:14.240> John » the original 2.6 again Mike and John » the original 2.6 again Mike and John don’t<00:54:14.960> like<00:54:15.440> take<00:54:15.680> this<00:54:15.920> as<00:54:16.079> gospel<00:54:16.480> but<00:54:16.640> we

54:16 don’t like take this as gospel but we don’t like take this as gospel but we did<00:54:17.119> 2.6<00:54:17.599> six<00:54:18.880> that<00:54:19.119> seemed<00:54:19.760> maybe<00:54:20.079> that<00:54:20.559> maybe did 2.6 six that seemed maybe that maybe did 2.6 six that seemed maybe that maybe that<00:54:21.440> is<00:54:22.079> um<00:54:22.240> some<00:54:22.400> right<00:54:22.640> sizing<00:54:23.119> and<00:54:23.200> stuff that is um some right sizing and stuff that is um some right sizing and stuff but<00:54:23.520> then<00:54:23.680> we<00:54:23.839> did<00:54:23.920> another<00:54:24.240> 1.7<00:54:24.880> and<00:54:25.040> then but then we did another 1.7 and then but then we did another 1.7 and then today<00:54:25.440> we<00:54:25.599> did<00:54:25.760> another<00:54:26.000> 1.5<00:54:26.800> so today we did another 1.5 so today we did another 1.5 so » that’s<00:54:28.559> 3.2<00:54:29.040> too<00:54:29.359> that » that’s 3.2 too that » that’s 3.2 too that » so<00:54:30.800> so<00:54:31.040> I<00:54:31.200> think<00:54:31.359> I<00:54:31.680> think<00:54:31.760> part<00:54:32.000> of<00:54:32.160> this » so so I think I think part of this » so so I think I think part of this discussion<00:54:32.640> I<00:54:32.880> think<00:54:32.960> it's<00:54:33.119> great<00:54:33.280> to<00:54:33.440> have discussion I think it’s great to have discussion I think it’s great to have you<00:54:34.160> know<00:54:34.400> these<00:54:34.720> thoughts<00:54:34.880> and<00:54:35.119> I<00:54:35.359> I'd<00:54:35.520> love you know these thoughts and I I’d love you know these thoughts and I I’d love I’d<00:54:35.920> love<00:54:36.079> to<00:54:36.240> kind<00:54:36.400> of<00:54:36.559> go<00:54:36.640> through<00:54:36.800> to<00:54:37.040> see I’d love to kind of go through to see I’d love to kind of go through to see what<00:54:37.359> folks<00:54:37.599> are<00:54:37.760> thinking<00:54:38.160> I<00:54:38.319> think<00:54:38.559> you<00:54:38.720> know what folks are thinking I think you know what folks are thinking I think you know there’s<00:54:39.359> some<00:54:39.599> similar<00:54:39.920> thought<00:54:40.240> processes there’s some similar thought processes there’s some similar thought processes um<00:54:42.240> to<00:54:42.480> what<00:54:42.640> you<00:54:42.800> were<00:54:42.880> saying<00:54:43.119> Henry<00:54:43.520> I<00:54:43.680> think um to what you were saying Henry I think um to what you were saying Henry I think I<00:54:44.000> think<00:54:44.079> when<00:54:44.240> we<00:54:44.319> start<00:54:44.480> getting<00:54:44.720> level<00:54:44.960> two I think when we start getting level two I think when we start getting level two level<00:54:45.520> three<00:54:46.240> um<00:54:47.200> it<00:54:47.440> just<00:54:47.599> gets<00:54:47.839> a<00:54:48.000> little<00:54:48.079> bit level three um it just gets a little bit level three um it just gets a little bit more<00:54:48.559> I<00:54:48.720> think<00:54:48.880> the<00:54:49.040> more<00:54:49.200> tangible<00:54:49.599> we<00:54:49.839> can<00:54:50.000> be more I think the more tangible we can be more I think the more tangible we can be like<00:54:50.400> special<00:54:50.640> ed<00:54:50.960> stuff<00:54:51.200> absolutely<00:54:51.680> I<00:54:51.839> think like special ed stuff absolutely I think like special ed stuff absolutely I think you<00:54:52.160> know<00:54:52.240> but<00:54:52.480> the you know but the you know but the » putting<00:54:53.839> a<00:54:54.000> tangible<00:54:54.559> number<00:54:54.800> on<00:54:54.960> that<00:54:55.119> is » putting a tangible number on that is » putting a tangible number on that is almost<00:54:55.680> an<00:54:55.760> impossibility<00:54:56.480> right<00:54:56.720> so<00:54:57.280> in almost an impossibility right so in almost an impossibility right so in someone<00:54:57.839> that<00:54:58.000> a<00:54:58.240> lot<00:54:58.319> of<00:54:58.480> the<00:54:58.720> work<00:54:58.880> that<00:54:59.440> is someone that a lot of the work that is someone that a lot of the work that is already<00:54:59.920> being<00:55:00.160> done<00:55:00.480> as<00:55:00.720> a<00:55:00.880> matter<00:55:01.040> of<00:55:01.200> course already being done as a matter of course already being done as a matter of course since<00:55:02.079> Lisa<00:55:02.400> Marie<00:55:02.640> and<00:55:03.119> Victoria<00:55:03.520> and<00:55:03.680> myself

55:03 since Lisa Marie and Victoria and myself since Lisa Marie and Victoria and myself got<00:55:04.240> here<00:55:04.559> around<00:55:04.880> the<00:55:05.040> specialized<00:55:05.599> stuff<00:55:05.839> is got here around the specialized stuff is got here around the specialized stuff is is<00:55:06.720> already<00:55:06.960> in<00:55:07.280> process.<00:55:07.680> So,<00:55:08.079> you<00:55:08.240> know, is already in process. So, you know, is already in process. So, you know, there’s<00:55:08.559> things<00:55:08.720> like<00:55:08.800> that.<00:55:08.880> I<00:55:09.040> think<00:55:09.119> we there’s things like that. I think we there’s things like that. I think we just<00:55:09.359> need<00:55:09.520> to<00:55:09.599> have<00:55:10.000> further<00:55:10.400> conversations. just need to have further conversations. just need to have further conversations. I<00:55:11.200> think<00:55:11.680> the,<00:55:12.079> you<00:55:12.319> know,<00:55:13.440> I<00:55:13.680> would<00:55:13.839> hope<00:55:14.000> that I think the, you know, I would hope that I think the, you know, I would hope that the<00:55:14.400> committee<00:55:14.640> would<00:55:14.880> kind<00:55:15.040> of,<00:55:15.280> you<00:55:15.440> know, the committee would kind of, you know, the committee would kind of, you know, um<00:55:16.400> allow<00:55:16.720> me<00:55:16.880> to<00:55:17.119> kind<00:55:17.280> of<00:55:17.680> reflect<00:55:18.079> to<00:55:18.319> you<00:55:19.040> of um allow me to kind of reflect to you of um allow me to kind of reflect to you of what<00:55:19.359> I<00:55:19.599> feel<00:55:20.079> would<00:55:20.319> be<00:55:20.559> necessary<00:55:21.119> to<00:55:21.839> in<00:55:22.000> a what I feel would be necessary to in a what I feel would be necessary to in a restore<00:55:22.800> and<00:55:23.040> then<00:55:23.200> a,<00:55:23.440> you<00:55:23.599> know,<00:55:23.760> level<00:55:24.400> of restore and then a, you know, level of restore and then a, you know, level of tier<00:55:25.440> two<00:55:25.599> or<00:55:25.760> tier<00:55:26.079> three<00:55:26.640> as<00:55:26.880> part<00:55:27.040> of<00:55:27.200> the tier two or tier three as part of the tier two or tier three as part of the discussion.<00:55:28.000> Um, discussion. Um, discussion. Um, » oh,<00:55:28.800> absolutely. » oh, absolutely. » oh, absolutely. » Because<00:55:29.359> I<00:55:29.440> think<00:55:29.520> it's<00:55:29.680> I<00:55:29.920> think<00:55:30.000> it's » Because I think it’s I think it’s » Because I think it’s I think it’s important<00:55:30.559> to<00:55:30.800> kind<00:55:31.040> of, important to kind of, important to kind of, » you<00:55:32.160> know,<00:55:32.319> we<00:55:32.559> haven't<00:55:33.040> Mike<00:55:33.200> and<00:55:33.359> I<00:55:33.599> haven't » you know, we haven’t Mike and I haven’t » you know, we haven’t Mike and I haven’t had<00:55:34.160> a<00:55:34.400> chance<00:55:34.559> to<00:55:34.720> sit<00:55:34.960> with<00:55:35.119> our<00:55:35.280> own<00:55:35.520> team, had a chance to sit with our own team, had a chance to sit with our own team, honestly,<00:55:36.800> in<00:55:36.960> the<00:55:37.119> last<00:55:37.280> two<00:55:37.440> weeks<00:55:37.599> to<00:55:37.839> kind honestly, in the last two weeks to kind honestly, in the last two weeks to kind of<00:55:38.079> even<00:55:38.319> re<00:55:38.640> revisit<00:55:39.520> any<00:55:39.760> of<00:55:39.839> this of even re revisit any of this of even re revisit any of this discussion.<00:55:40.480> So,<00:55:40.720> now<00:55:40.800> that<00:55:40.960> we<00:55:41.119> have<00:55:41.200> the discussion. So, now that we have the discussion. So, now that we have the number<00:55:42.079> and<00:55:42.319> now<00:55:42.480> that<00:55:42.640> we<00:55:42.800> can<00:55:42.880> look<00:55:43.040> at<00:55:43.200> what number and now that we can look at what number and now that we can look at what our<00:55:43.599> level,<00:55:44.160> what<00:55:44.400> we<00:55:44.559> had<00:55:44.720> to<00:55:45.200> cut<00:55:45.440> and<00:55:45.599> reduce our level, what we had to cut and reduce our level, what we had to cut and reduce to<00:55:46.160> get<00:55:46.240> to<00:55:46.400> level<00:55:46.720> funded,<00:55:47.520> what<00:55:47.760> we<00:55:47.920> kind<00:55:48.160> of to get to level funded, what we kind of to get to level funded, what we kind of need<00:55:48.400> to<00:55:48.559> cut<00:55:48.799> and<00:55:48.960> reduce<00:55:49.280> to<00:55:49.440> get<00:55:49.599> to<00:55:49.839> the

55:50 need to cut and reduce to get to the need to cut and reduce to get to the 1.5.<00:55:51.599> And<00:55:51.760> then<00:55:52.000> what<00:55:52.160> does<00:55:52.319> that<00:55:52.480> look<00:55:52.640> like? 1.5. And then what does that look like? 1.5. And then what does that look like? And<00:55:52.960> what<00:55:53.119> do<00:55:53.280> we<00:55:53.440> actually<00:55:53.680> need<00:55:53.839> to<00:55:54.000> restore? And what do we actually need to restore? And what do we actually need to restore? What<00:55:54.720> we<00:55:54.960> want<00:55:55.119> to<00:55:55.280> restore?<00:55:55.839> what<00:55:56.160> it's What we want to restore? what it’s What we want to restore? what it’s potential<00:55:57.200> to<00:55:57.359> restore.<00:55:58.240> Um<00:55:58.960> I<00:55:59.119> think<00:55:59.280> I<00:55:59.440> think potential to restore. Um I think I think potential to restore. Um I think I think Jen<00:55:59.839> just<00:56:00.000> used<00:56:00.240> the<00:56:00.480> used<00:56:00.720> the<00:56:00.960> word<00:56:01.200> right Jen just used the used the word right Jen just used the used the word right size.<00:56:01.839> There's<00:56:02.079> that<00:56:02.240> that<00:56:02.640> initial<00:56:03.359> that size. There’s that that initial that size. There’s that that initial that initial<00:56:04.240> level<00:56:04.559> fund<00:56:05.440> number<00:56:05.920> is<00:56:06.319> including initial level fund number is including initial level fund number is including right<00:56:07.599> sizing<00:56:07.920> that<00:56:08.079> we<00:56:08.240> need<00:56:08.319> to<00:56:08.400> do right sizing that we need to do right sizing that we need to do regardless<00:56:09.040> of<00:56:09.200> any<00:56:09.359> of<00:56:09.440> this<00:56:09.599> other<00:56:09.839> budget regardless of any of this other budget regardless of any of this other budget discussion.<00:56:11.040> Absolutely.<00:56:11.440> Like<00:56:11.680> even<00:56:11.839> if<00:56:12.000> we discussion. Absolutely. Like even if we discussion. Absolutely. Like even if we weren’t<00:56:12.319> talking<00:56:12.559> an<00:56:12.720> override<00:56:13.119> or<00:56:13.359> anything weren’t talking an override or anything weren’t talking an override or anything like<00:56:13.680> that.<00:56:14.480> Um<00:56:15.119> you<00:56:15.200> know<00:56:15.359> we<00:56:15.599> started<00:56:16.000> here like that. Um you know we started here like that. Um you know we started here together<00:56:16.559> doing<00:56:16.799> a<00:56:17.040> level<00:56:17.280> service<00:56:17.599> budget together doing a level service budget together doing a level service budget going<00:56:18.240> into<00:56:18.480> the<00:56:18.720> school<00:56:18.960> year.<00:56:19.599> You<00:56:19.680> know<00:56:19.839> we going into the school year. You know we going into the school year. You know we were<00:56:20.160> already<00:56:20.400> looking<00:56:20.559> at<00:56:20.799> where<00:56:21.040> are<00:56:21.119> the were already looking at where are the were already looking at where are the efficiencies<00:56:22.000> where<00:56:22.319> some<00:56:22.480> of<00:56:22.480> the<00:56:22.640> things<00:56:22.799> we efficiencies where some of the things we efficiencies where some of the things we need<00:56:23.200> to<00:56:23.520> how<00:56:23.760> do<00:56:23.839> we<00:56:24.000> need<00:56:24.160> to<00:56:24.240> rightize<00:56:24.720> some need to how do we need to rightize some need to how do we need to rightize some of<00:56:24.960> that<00:56:25.119> stuff.<00:56:25.359> So,<00:56:25.599> we<00:56:26.160> were<00:56:26.400> forced<00:56:26.720> to<00:56:26.880> do of that stuff. So, we were forced to do of that stuff. So, we were forced to do that<00:56:27.119> through<00:56:27.680> being<00:56:27.839> asked<00:56:28.079> to<00:56:28.319> level<00:56:28.559> fund<00:56:28.720> a that through being asked to level fund a that through being asked to level fund a budget.<00:56:29.760> Um,<00:56:30.400> and<00:56:31.520> I<00:56:31.760> I<00:56:31.920> I'm<00:56:32.160> sure<00:56:32.400> folks<00:56:32.640> won't budget. Um, and I I I’m sure folks won’t budget. Um, and I I I’m sure folks won’t be<00:56:32.960> happy<00:56:33.119> they<00:56:33.280> say<00:56:33.440> this,<00:56:33.520> but<00:56:33.760> like<00:56:34.319> it's be happy they say this, but like it’s be happy they say this, but like it’s it’s<00:56:34.880> almost<00:56:35.119> it's<00:56:35.440> almost<00:56:35.680> a<00:56:35.839> good<00:56:36.000> thing

56:36 it’s almost it’s almost a good thing it’s almost it’s almost a good thing that<00:56:36.319> we<00:56:36.480> were<00:56:36.640> forced<00:56:36.880> to<00:56:36.960> kind<00:56:37.119> of<00:56:37.280> really that we were forced to kind of really that we were forced to kind of really look<00:56:37.760> at<00:56:37.920> some<00:56:38.160> of<00:56:38.240> those<00:56:38.559> some<00:56:38.799> of<00:56:38.880> those<00:56:39.359> um look at some of those some of those um look at some of those some of those um efficiencies<00:56:40.319> because,<00:56:41.280> you<00:56:41.359> know,<00:56:41.520> I<00:56:41.680> think efficiencies because, you know, I think efficiencies because, you know, I think some<00:56:42.079> of<00:56:42.160> the<00:56:42.559> narrative<00:56:42.960> in<00:56:43.119> the<00:56:43.280> town<00:56:43.440> has some of the narrative in the town has some of the narrative in the town has been<00:56:44.000> schools<00:56:44.319> just<00:56:44.559> keep<00:56:45.200> you<00:56:45.440> know,<00:56:45.599> they been schools just keep you know, they been schools just keep you know, they they<00:56:46.079> never<00:56:46.240> do<00:56:46.400> that.<00:56:46.559> They<00:56:46.799> never<00:56:46.960> do<00:56:47.040> the they never do that. They never do the they never do that. They never do the right<00:56:47.359> sizing.<00:56:47.760> They<00:56:47.920> haven't<00:56:48.079> done<00:56:48.160> the right sizing. They haven’t done the right sizing. They haven’t done the right<00:56:48.400> size.<00:56:48.640> They<00:56:48.799> just<00:56:48.960> keep<00:56:49.119> adding<00:56:49.280> on right size. They just keep adding on right size. They just keep adding on adding<00:56:49.760> on<00:56:50.000> adding<00:56:50.240> on.<00:56:50.400> So<00:56:50.640> I<00:56:50.799> think<00:56:51.440> being adding on adding on. So I think being adding on adding on. So I think being newer<00:56:52.000> to<00:56:52.160> the<00:56:52.319> district<00:56:52.640> but<00:56:52.880> knowing<00:56:53.200> that newer to the district but knowing that newer to the district but knowing that there<00:56:53.760> are<00:56:54.000> always<00:56:54.400> efficiencies<00:56:54.960> we<00:56:55.119> need<00:56:55.200> to there are always efficiencies we need to there are always efficiencies we need to look<00:56:55.520> at<00:56:56.240> um<00:56:56.480> and<00:56:56.720> over<00:56:57.200> a<00:56:57.440> period<00:56:57.839> of<00:56:58.079> time<00:56:58.480> you look at um and over a period of time you look at um and over a period of time you do<00:56:58.799> a<00:56:58.960> lot<00:56:59.040> of<00:56:59.119> those<00:56:59.280> efficiencies<00:57:00.000> through do a lot of those efficiencies through do a lot of those efficiencies through attrition<00:57:01.280> right<00:57:01.440> we<00:57:01.680> don't<00:57:01.760> have<00:57:01.839> the<00:57:02.079> luxury attrition right we don’t have the luxury attrition right we don’t have the luxury of<00:57:02.559> attrition<00:57:02.960> right<00:57:03.119> now<00:57:03.280> with<00:57:03.440> with<00:57:03.680> the of attrition right now with with the of attrition right now with with the budget<00:57:04.079> crunch<00:57:04.400> the<00:57:04.640> town<00:57:04.799> is<00:57:04.960> in<00:57:05.599> so<00:57:06.160> forcing budget crunch the town is in so forcing budget crunch the town is in so forcing us<00:57:06.720> on<00:57:06.960> the<00:57:07.119> level<00:57:07.359> funded<00:57:07.760> piece<00:57:08.480> forc<00:57:08.799> us<00:57:08.960> to us on the level funded piece forc us to us on the level funded piece forc us to do<00:57:09.280> some<00:57:09.440> of<00:57:09.520> that<00:57:09.760> right<00:57:10.000> sizing<00:57:10.799> quicker do some of that right sizing quicker do some of that right sizing quicker than<00:57:11.359> we<00:57:11.599> would<00:57:11.920> like<00:57:12.160> to<00:57:12.640> however<00:57:13.040> I<00:57:13.200> think<00:57:13.359> it than we would like to however I think it than we would like to however I think it that<00:57:14.000> becomes<00:57:14.319> this<00:57:14.720> my<00:57:14.960> opinion<00:57:15.280> that that becomes this my opinion that that becomes this my opinion that becomes<00:57:15.760> almost<00:57:16.000> the<00:57:16.160> starting<00:57:16.480> point<00:57:17.359> you becomes almost the starting point you becomes almost the starting point you know<00:57:17.920> um<00:57:18.079> just<00:57:18.480> but<00:57:18.640> that's<00:57:18.799> that's<00:57:19.119> my know um just but that’s that’s my know um just but that’s that’s my unadulterated<00:57:20.079> without<00:57:20.640> really

57:23 unadulterated without really unadulterated without really » absolutely<00:57:24.240> um<00:57:24.400> I<00:57:24.720> just<00:57:24.880> want<00:57:24.960> to<00:57:25.119> add » absolutely um I just want to add » absolutely um I just want to add anything<00:57:26.240> that<00:57:26.480> I<00:57:26.640> was<00:57:26.799> sharing<00:57:27.200> here<00:57:27.520> is anything that I was sharing here is anything that I was sharing here is really<00:57:28.240> just<00:57:28.559> meant<00:57:28.880> to<00:57:29.359> I'm<00:57:29.680> I'm<00:57:30.079> trying<00:57:30.319> to really just meant to I’m I’m trying to really just meant to I’m I’m trying to provide<00:57:31.200> some provide some provide some » some<00:57:32.559> initial<00:57:32.960> guidance<00:57:33.359> because<00:57:33.680> I<00:57:33.839> know » some initial guidance because I know » some initial guidance because I know we’re<00:57:34.240> asking<00:57:34.720> a<00:57:34.960> lot<00:57:35.359> of<00:57:35.520> you<00:57:35.920> so<00:57:36.480> yeah we’re asking a lot of you so yeah we’re asking a lot of you so yeah absolutely<00:57:37.599> you<00:57:37.760> know absolutely you know absolutely you know » the<00:57:39.200> the<00:57:39.440> suggestions<00:57:39.920> are<00:57:40.160> yours » the the suggestions are yours » the the suggestions are yours » yeah<00:57:41.280> I<00:57:41.440> think<00:57:41.520> it's<00:57:41.680> great<00:57:41.920> no<00:57:42.079> I<00:57:42.240> I<00:57:42.720> and » yeah I think it’s great no I I and » yeah I think it’s great no I I and » I’ll<00:57:43.520> share<00:57:43.680> this<00:57:43.839> with<00:57:44.000> you<00:57:45.040> in<00:57:45.280> an<00:57:45.440> email<00:57:46.160> and » I’ll share this with you in an email and » I’ll share this with you in an email and and<00:57:46.720> just<00:57:47.359> that<00:57:47.599> way<00:57:47.920> we<00:57:48.000> can and just that way we can and just that way we can » I<00:57:48.480> actually<00:57:48.640> think<00:57:48.880> It<00:57:49.520> could<00:57:49.839> be<00:57:50.000> a<00:57:50.240> really » I actually think It could be a really » I actually think It could be a really awesome<00:57:51.839> opportunity<00:57:52.319> for<00:57:52.559> your<00:57:52.799> team.<00:57:52.960> I awesome opportunity for your team. I awesome opportunity for your team. I mean,<00:57:53.280> we've<00:57:53.520> had<00:57:53.920> years<00:57:54.319> now<00:57:54.640> of mean, we’ve had years now of mean, we’ve had years now of our<00:57:57.040> administrators<00:57:57.839> having<00:57:58.079> to<00:57:58.400> make<00:57:58.640> the our administrators having to make the our administrators having to make the numbers<00:57:59.359> work. numbers work. numbers work. » And<00:58:01.200> I<00:58:01.440> would<00:58:01.680> love<00:58:01.839> to<00:58:02.079> know,<00:58:02.559> you<00:58:02.720> know,<00:58:02.799> if » And I would love to know, you know, if » And I would love to know, you know, if you<00:58:03.280> guys<00:58:03.520> sit<00:58:03.680> around<00:58:03.839> a<00:58:04.079> table<00:58:04.319> and<00:58:04.559> talk you guys sit around a table and talk you guys sit around a table and talk about,<00:58:04.960> you<00:58:05.119> know,<00:58:05.200> if<00:58:05.359> we<00:58:05.520> can<00:58:05.680> ask<00:58:05.920> for<00:58:06.160> what about, you know, if we can ask for what about, you know, if we can ask for what we<00:58:07.280> think<00:58:07.520> our<00:58:07.760> district<00:58:08.079> really<00:58:08.400> needs,<00:58:09.280> what

58:09 we think our district really needs, what we think our district really needs, what do<00:58:09.520> you<00:58:09.680> come<00:58:09.760> up<00:58:09.920> with?<00:58:10.400> I<00:58:10.640> would do you come up with? I would do you come up with? I would » love<00:58:12.000> to<00:58:12.160> hear<00:58:12.319> it. » love to hear it. » love to hear it. » I<00:58:12.799> mean,<00:58:12.880> I<00:58:13.040> think<00:58:13.200> to<00:58:13.440> your<00:58:13.599> point,<00:58:13.839> Kate,<00:58:14.160> I » I mean, I think to your point, Kate, I » I mean, I think to your point, Kate, I think<00:58:14.799> I<00:58:15.119> think<00:58:15.280> that<00:58:15.520> that<00:58:16.319> Yes.<00:58:16.640> And<00:58:16.799> it's<00:58:16.960> a think I think that that Yes. And it’s a think I think that that Yes. And it’s a great,<00:58:17.520> you<00:58:17.680> know,<00:58:18.240> in<00:58:18.960> um<00:58:19.440> sort<00:58:19.680> of<00:58:20.480> bad<00:58:20.880> times great, you know, in um sort of bad times great, you know, in um sort of bad times is<00:58:21.520> opportunity,<00:58:22.559> but<00:58:22.880> this<00:58:23.119> is<00:58:23.200> the<00:58:23.440> first is opportunity, but this is the first is opportunity, but this is the first year<00:58:23.839> and<00:58:24.000> I<00:58:24.160> just<00:58:24.480> I'm<00:58:24.640> going<00:58:24.720> to<00:58:24.880> keep,<00:58:25.119> you year and I just I’m going to keep, you year and I just I’m going to keep, you know,<00:58:25.359> harping<00:58:25.680> on<00:58:25.760> this<00:58:25.920> that<00:58:26.160> we've know, harping on this that we’ve know, harping on this that we’ve actually<00:58:27.280> cut<00:58:27.520> a<00:58:27.760> budget.<00:58:28.079> You<00:58:28.160> know,<00:58:28.319> in<00:58:28.480> the actually cut a budget. You know, in the actually cut a budget. You know, in the past,<00:58:28.799> we've<00:58:29.200> always<00:58:29.520> had<00:58:29.760> an<00:58:30.000> increase<00:58:30.240> in past, we’ve always had an increase in past, we’ve always had an increase in our<00:58:30.559> budget.<00:58:30.799> Now,<00:58:31.040> it<00:58:31.280> might<00:58:31.440> not<00:58:31.599> have<00:58:31.760> been, our budget. Now, it might not have been, our budget. Now, it might not have been, you<00:58:32.640> know,<00:58:32.799> everything<00:58:33.040> we<00:58:33.280> wanted.<00:58:33.599> It<00:58:33.760> might you know, everything we wanted. It might you know, everything we wanted. It might not<00:58:34.000> have<00:58:34.160> been<00:58:34.400> a<00:58:34.640> full<00:58:35.119> level<00:58:35.599> services not have been a full level services not have been a full level services where<00:58:36.400> we've<00:58:36.640> had<00:58:36.960> less<00:58:37.280> than<00:58:37.599> the where we’ve had less than the where we’ve had less than the contractual<00:58:38.240> obligations<00:58:38.640> and<00:58:38.799> we've<00:58:39.359> but contractual obligations and we’ve but contractual obligations and we’ve but we’ve<00:58:39.839> always<00:58:40.160> had<00:58:40.319> an<00:58:40.640> increase.<00:58:41.200> And<00:58:41.359> so we’ve always had an increase. And so we’ve always had an increase. And so working<00:58:42.079> within<00:58:42.400> those<00:58:42.720> numbers,<00:58:43.599> you<00:58:43.760> know, working within those numbers, you know, working within those numbers, you know, superintendents<00:58:44.880> have,<00:58:45.359> you<00:58:45.520> know,<00:58:45.680> have superintendents have, you know, have superintendents have, you know, have worked<00:58:46.160> hard<00:58:46.400> to<00:58:46.559> do<00:58:46.640> that,<00:58:46.799> but<00:58:47.119> this<00:58:47.280> is,<00:58:47.599> you worked hard to do that, but this is, you worked hard to do that, but this is, you know,<00:58:47.920> this<00:58:48.079> is<00:58:48.240> really<00:58:48.799> brand<00:58:49.119> new<00:58:49.440> territory know, this is really brand new territory know, this is really brand new territory where<00:58:50.240> we<00:58:50.400> are<00:58:50.559> literally<00:58:51.680> cutting<00:58:52.000> our where we are literally cutting our where we are literally cutting our budget<00:58:53.359> by<00:58:53.920> millions<00:58:54.319> of<00:58:54.559> dollars<00:58:54.880> from<00:58:55.119> the

58:55 budget by millions of dollars from the budget by millions of dollars from the previous<00:58:55.680> year.<00:58:56.799> And<00:58:57.359> it's,<00:58:57.920> you<00:58:58.079> know,<00:58:58.559> I previous year. And it’s, you know, I previous year. And it’s, you know, I know<00:58:58.880> it's<00:58:59.119> not<00:58:59.200> lost<00:58:59.440> on<00:58:59.680> anybody.<00:59:00.319> And<00:59:00.720> the know it’s not lost on anybody. And the know it’s not lost on anybody. And the only<00:59:01.280> um<00:59:01.440> thing<00:59:01.599> I<00:59:01.839> would<00:59:01.920> also<00:59:02.559> um<00:59:02.720> mention, only um thing I would also um mention, only um thing I would also um mention, John,<00:59:03.359> I'm<00:59:03.440> sure<00:59:03.599> this<00:59:03.760> case<00:59:04.000> that<00:59:04.160> you<00:59:04.559> have John, I’m sure this case that you have John, I’m sure this case that you have and<00:59:05.040> will<00:59:05.280> have<00:59:05.520> conversations<00:59:06.000> with<00:59:06.319> the and will have conversations with the and will have conversations with the union<00:59:06.799> leadership<00:59:07.200> on<00:59:07.440> this<00:59:07.599> because<00:59:08.559> and<00:59:09.040> you union leadership on this because and you union leadership on this because and you know<00:59:09.440> obviously<00:59:10.799> they're<00:59:11.280> you<00:59:11.440> know<00:59:11.599> highly know obviously they’re you know highly know obviously they’re you know highly affected<00:59:12.240> by<00:59:12.400> this.<00:59:12.880> So affected by this. So affected by this. So » So<00:59:13.839> I<00:59:14.079> I<00:59:14.720> you<00:59:14.880> know<00:59:14.960> I'll<00:59:15.200> say<00:59:15.359> in<00:59:15.520> public<00:59:15.760> I » So I I you know I’ll say in public I » So I I you know I’ll say in public I meet<00:59:16.079> with<00:59:16.240> them<00:59:16.720> um<00:59:17.119> regularly<00:59:17.680> and<00:59:18.000> we<00:59:18.160> have meet with them um regularly and we have meet with them um regularly and we have we<00:59:18.720> have<00:59:18.880> conversations<00:59:19.520> and<00:59:19.839> now<00:59:20.000> that<00:59:20.160> we we have conversations and now that we we have conversations and now that we know<00:59:20.480> where<00:59:20.720> the<00:59:20.880> number<00:59:21.119> is<00:59:21.280> it'll<00:59:21.839> be<00:59:22.079> helped know where the number is it’ll be helped know where the number is it’ll be helped to<00:59:22.400> inform<00:59:23.440> those<00:59:23.760> deeper<00:59:24.160> conversations.<00:59:24.720> I to inform those deeper conversations. I to inform those deeper conversations. I think<00:59:25.200> no<00:59:25.440> we've<00:59:25.599> already<00:59:25.760> had<00:59:26.000> we've<00:59:26.240> already think no we’ve already had we’ve already think no we’ve already had we’ve already started<00:59:26.960> discussing<00:59:27.920> kind<00:59:28.079> of<00:59:28.160> what<00:59:28.319> things started discussing kind of what things started discussing kind of what things would<00:59:28.720> look<00:59:28.880> like.<00:59:29.200> I<00:59:29.280> know<00:59:29.440> we've<00:59:29.680> talked would look like. I know we’ve talked would look like. I know we’ve talked about<00:59:30.000> timelines<00:59:30.559> for,<00:59:31.839> you<00:59:32.000> know,<00:59:32.880> you<00:59:33.040> know, about timelines for, you know, you know, about timelines for, you know, you know, any<00:59:33.920> uh<00:59:34.079> cuts<00:59:34.319> that<00:59:34.480> we<00:59:34.640> need<00:59:34.720> to<00:59:34.880> make<00:59:35.040> and any uh cuts that we need to make and any uh cuts that we need to make and just<00:59:35.760> kind<00:59:35.920> of<00:59:36.000> we<00:59:36.160> we've<00:59:36.400> we've<00:59:36.720> already just kind of we we’ve we’ve already just kind of we we’ve we’ve already started<00:59:37.200> those<00:59:37.440> conversations.<00:59:37.920> So,<00:59:38.079> I<00:59:38.240> feel started those conversations. So, I feel started those conversations. So, I feel I<00:59:38.960> mean,<00:59:39.119> as<00:59:39.280> good<00:59:39.359> as<00:59:39.520> I<00:59:39.680> can<00:59:39.839> feel<00:59:40.000> about I mean, as good as I can feel about I mean, as good as I can feel about cutting<00:59:40.640> this<00:59:40.880> kind<00:59:41.040> of<00:59:41.200> stuff<00:59:41.359> from<00:59:41.599> the

59:41 cutting this kind of stuff from the cutting this kind of stuff from the budget,<00:59:42.000> but<00:59:42.240> at<00:59:42.240> least<00:59:43.280> um<00:59:43.520> I'm<00:59:43.760> not<00:59:43.920> doing<00:59:44.079> it budget, but at least um I’m not doing it budget, but at least um I’m not doing it in<00:59:44.400> a<00:59:44.559> silo.<00:59:45.040> We're<00:59:45.280> we're<00:59:45.520> having<00:59:45.760> we're in a silo. We’re we’re having we’re in a silo. We’re we’re having we’re having<00:59:46.319> discussions<00:59:46.799> around,<00:59:47.359> you<00:59:47.520> know, having discussions around, you know, having discussions around, you know, what<00:59:47.920> that<00:59:48.160> might<00:59:48.319> look<00:59:48.480> like. what that might look like. what that might look like. » Yeah.<00:59:48.880> And<00:59:49.040> I'm<00:59:49.200> sure<00:59:49.359> I'm<00:59:49.599> sure<00:59:49.680> those<00:59:49.920> are » Yeah. And I’m sure I’m sure those are » Yeah. And I’m sure I’m sure those are not,<00:59:50.559> you<00:59:50.640> know,<00:59:50.799> easy<00:59:51.040> discussions.<00:59:51.440> So, not, you know, easy discussions. So, not, you know, easy discussions. So, John<00:59:51.920> and<00:59:52.160> Mike,<00:59:52.400> is<00:59:52.559> it<00:59:53.040> would<00:59:53.280> it<00:59:53.440> be John and Mike, is it would it be John and Mike, is it would it be appropriate<00:59:54.000> to<00:59:54.240> ask<00:59:54.480> for<00:59:54.720> you<00:59:54.880> to<00:59:55.040> have<00:59:55.200> the appropriate to ask for you to have the appropriate to ask for you to have the the<00:59:55.520> the<00:59:56.240> details<00:59:56.720> for<00:59:57.040> the<00:59:58.319> budget<00:59:58.559> that<00:59:58.799> we the the details for the budget that we the the details for the budget that we just<00:59:59.119> approved<00:59:59.520> for<00:59:59.680> fiscal<01:00:00.000> year<01:00:00.240> 27<01:00:00.720> by just approved for fiscal year 27 by just approved for fiscal year 27 by March<01:00:01.200> 9th? March 9th? March 9th? » Impossible.<01:00:04.240> April

1:00:13 » that’s all good in » that’s all good in » that<01:00:13.599> reasonable. » that reasonable. » that reasonable. » So,<01:00:15.440> it<01:00:15.680> sounds<01:00:15.839> like<01:00:15.920> we're<01:00:16.079> going<01:00:16.160> to<01:00:16.240> have<01:00:16.319> a » So, it sounds like we’re going to have a » So, it sounds like we’re going to have a similar<01:00:17.040> agenda<01:00:17.440> as<01:00:17.599> we<01:00:17.760> had<01:00:17.920> today,<01:00:18.319> right? similar agenda as we had today, right? similar agenda as we had today, right? Get<01:00:19.040> to<01:00:19.200> the Get to the Get to the » We’ll<01:00:19.680> come<01:00:19.839> back<01:00:20.000> with<01:00:20.240> 49.<01:00:20.880> 4927<01:00:21.839> and<01:00:22.000> then » We’ll come back with 49. 4927 and then » We’ll come back with 49. 4927 and then we’ll<01:00:22.319> discuss<01:00:22.559> where<01:00:22.720> we<01:00:22.880> are<01:00:22.960> around<01:00:23.200> the we’ll discuss where we are around the we’ll discuss where we are around the override. override. override. » Correct.<01:00:24.880> Um<01:00:25.440> yes,<01:00:25.839> we<01:00:25.920> we'll<01:00:26.160> be<01:00:26.319> prepared<01:00:27.040> to » Correct. Um yes, we we’ll be prepared to » Correct. Um yes, we we’ll be prepared to to to to » be » be » be uh<01:00:29.359> we<01:00:29.599> also<01:00:30.000> would<01:00:30.319> that<01:00:30.559> would<01:00:30.880> I<01:00:31.119> think<01:00:31.280> the uh we also would that would I think the uh we also would that would I think the deadline<01:00:32.559> on<01:00:32.720> that<01:00:32.880> is<01:00:33.040> the<01:00:33.200> warrant<01:00:33.440> hearing. deadline on that is the warrant hearing. deadline on that is the warrant hearing. » The<01:00:34.160> warrant<01:00:34.319> hearing<01:00:34.559> is<01:00:34.720> April<01:00:34.960> 6th.<01:00:35.440> Yeah. » The warrant hearing is April 6th. Yeah. » The warrant hearing is April 6th. Yeah. » Yeah.<01:00:36.640> So,<01:00:38.079> um, » Yeah. So, um, » Yeah. So, um, » Finong<01:00:39.839> did<01:00:40.079> say<01:00:40.240> they<01:00:40.480> could<01:00:40.640> have<01:00:40.880> another » Finong did say they could have another » Finong did say they could have another warrant<01:00:41.680> hearing<01:00:41.920> and<01:00:42.160> they<01:00:42.319> were<01:00:42.400> intending warrant hearing and they were intending warrant hearing and they were intending to<01:00:43.119> probably<01:00:43.520> closer<01:00:43.920> to<01:00:44.160> town<01:00:44.480> meeting,<01:00:44.799> but to probably closer to town meeting, but to probably closer to town meeting, but yeah. yeah. yeah. » Yeah,<01:00:46.720> they<01:00:46.960> said<01:00:47.119> they<01:00:47.280> were<01:00:47.440> like,<01:00:47.520> "Oh,<01:00:47.839> we » Yeah, they said they were like, “Oh, we » Yeah, they said they were like, “Oh, we don’t<01:00:48.160> we'll<01:00:48.640> probably<01:00:48.960> do<01:00:49.119> another<01:00:49.280> one<01:00:49.440> the don’t we’ll probably do another one the don’t we’ll probably do another one the week<01:00:49.839> before,<01:00:50.240> but<01:00:50.559> we<01:00:50.880> should<01:00:51.040> still<01:00:51.920> Yeah. week before, but we should still Yeah. week before, but we should still Yeah. keep<01:00:52.400> that<01:00:52.640> date<01:00:52.799> in<01:00:52.960> our<01:00:53.119> minds,<01:00:53.359> I<01:00:53.599> think." keep that date in our minds, I think.” keep that date in our minds, I think.” » And<01:00:54.720> the<01:00:54.960> select<01:00:55.680> discussion<01:00:56.160> was<01:00:56.799> around » And the select discussion was around » And the select discussion was around » Thatcher<01:00:58.640> coming<01:00:58.799> back<01:00:59.040> on<01:00:59.280> April<01:00:59.599> 8th<01:01:00.480> with

1:01:01 » Thatcher coming back on April 8th with » Thatcher coming back on April 8th with override<01:01:02.240> details.<01:01:02.880> So<01:01:03.040> to<01:01:03.280> the<01:01:03.440> extent<01:01:03.680> we're override details. So to the extent we’re override details. So to the extent we’re trying<01:01:04.079> to<01:01:04.160> coordinate<01:01:04.559> with<01:01:04.720> that,<01:01:05.680> it's<01:01:06.000> not trying to coordinate with that, it’s not trying to coordinate with that, it’s not happening<01:01:06.559> before<01:01:06.799> the<01:01:06.960> warrant<01:01:07.280> hearing<01:01:07.680> for happening before the warrant hearing for happening before the warrant hearing for the<01:01:08.079> select<01:01:08.400> board<01:01:08.799> anyways. the select board anyways. the select board anyways. » Oh,<01:01:09.520> so<01:01:09.920> yeah,<01:01:10.160> maybe<01:01:10.400> they're<01:01:10.559> going<01:01:10.640> to<01:01:10.799> or » Oh, so yeah, maybe they’re going to or » Oh, so yeah, maybe they’re going to or maybe<01:01:11.280> they<01:01:11.520> will<01:01:12.319> table<01:01:12.880> those<01:01:13.200> those maybe they will table those those maybe they will table those those warrant<01:01:13.920> items<01:01:14.240> and<01:01:14.400> then<01:01:14.559> have<01:01:14.720> a<01:01:14.960> you<01:01:15.119> know warrant items and then have a you know warrant items and then have a you know that<01:01:15.440> would<01:01:15.520> be<01:01:15.599> my<01:01:15.760> guess<01:01:16.799> handful<01:01:17.119> of<01:01:17.280> ones that would be my guess handful of ones that would be my guess handful of ones for<01:01:17.599> the<01:01:17.680> overrides.<01:01:18.319> Um<01:01:18.640> the<01:01:18.880> other<01:01:19.040> thing for the overrides. Um the other thing for the overrides. Um the other thing I’d<01:01:19.440> mention<01:01:19.920> um<01:01:20.079> Al<01:01:20.400> in<01:01:20.559> your<01:01:20.799> as<01:01:21.040> you<01:01:21.200> move I’d mention um Al in your as you move I’d mention um Al in your as you move forward<01:01:21.680> with<01:01:22.079> conversations<01:01:22.640> with<01:01:23.040> Thatcher forward with conversations with Thatcher forward with conversations with Thatcher and<01:01:23.839> you<01:01:24.000> know<01:01:24.160> who<01:01:24.319> the<01:01:24.559> working<01:01:24.799> group's and you know who the working group’s and you know who the working group’s going<01:01:25.200> to<01:01:25.280> be.<01:01:25.680> We<01:01:25.920> still<01:01:26.079> have<01:01:26.240> that<01:01:26.720> capital going to be. We still have that capital going to be. We still have that capital um<01:01:28.240> outlay um outlay um outlay uh<01:01:30.319> article<01:01:30.880> hanging<01:01:31.200> out<01:01:31.359> there<01:01:31.520> and<01:01:31.760> there's uh article hanging out there and there’s uh article hanging out there and there’s still<01:01:32.160> been<01:01:32.400> discussions<01:01:32.799> or<01:01:33.119> questions still been discussions or questions still been discussions or questions around<01:01:33.760> capital.<01:01:34.319> My<01:01:34.559> understanding<01:01:34.960> is around capital. My understanding is around capital. My understanding is they’ve<01:01:35.440> zeroed<01:01:35.839> out they’ve zeroed out they’ve zeroed out not<01:01:37.599> my<01:01:37.760> understanding<01:01:38.079> I<01:01:38.319> think<01:01:38.799> finance not my understanding I think finance not my understanding I think finance committee<01:01:39.680> chair<01:01:40.559> confirmed<01:01:40.960> that<01:01:41.119> that committee chair confirmed that that committee chair confirmed that that they’ve<01:01:41.680> zeroed<01:01:42.079> out<01:01:42.960> any<01:01:43.280> capital<01:01:43.760> outlay they’ve zeroed out any capital outlay they’ve zeroed out any capital outlay from<01:01:44.480> the<01:01:44.960> general<01:01:45.280> fund<01:01:45.599> budget<01:01:45.920> for<01:01:46.160> fiscal

1:01:46 from the general fund budget for fiscal from the general fund budget for fiscal 27.<01:01:47.119> So<01:01:47.280> if<01:01:47.520> there's<01:01:47.760> going<01:01:47.920> to<01:01:48.000> be<01:01:48.160> any 27. So if there’s going to be any 27. So if there’s going to be any capital<01:01:49.280> outlay,<01:01:49.680> it<01:01:49.920> would<01:01:50.480> probably<01:01:50.799> be<01:01:51.040> in capital outlay, it would probably be in capital outlay, it would probably be in the<01:01:51.920> form<01:01:52.160> of<01:01:52.319> another<01:01:52.799> form<01:01:53.040> of<01:01:53.200> revenue, the form of another form of revenue, the form of another form of revenue, i.e.<01:01:54.079> an<01:01:54.240> override.<01:01:54.799> So<01:01:55.760> um<01:01:56.160> that<01:01:56.480> might<01:01:56.640> also i.e. an override. So um that might also i.e. an override. So um that might also need<01:01:57.040> to<01:01:57.200> be<01:01:57.359> part<01:01:57.440> of<01:01:57.599> the<01:01:57.760> discussion.<01:01:58.559> I need to be part of the discussion. I need to be part of the discussion. I didn’t<01:01:59.119> know<01:01:59.359> I<01:01:59.520> don't<01:01:59.599> know<01:01:59.599> if<01:01:59.760> that<01:01:59.920> was didn’t know I don’t know if that was didn’t know I don’t know if that was discussed<01:02:00.319> at<01:02:00.480> the<01:02:00.559> select<01:02:00.880> board<01:02:01.040> meeting, discussed at the select board meeting, discussed at the select board meeting, but but but » you<01:02:03.839> know,<01:02:04.000> we've<01:02:04.240> got<01:02:04.319> a<01:02:04.480> couple<01:02:04.720> million<01:02:04.960> in » you know, we’ve got a couple million in » you know, we’ve got a couple million in capital<01:02:05.599> requests. » All right. Mike, did you Mike, did you » All right. Mike, did you Mike, did you ever<01:02:13.520> reach<01:02:13.680> out<01:02:13.839> to<01:02:14.000> Alicia<01:02:14.559> on<01:02:14.720> Wednesday ever reach out to Alicia on Wednesday ever reach out to Alicia on Wednesday when<01:02:15.359> we<01:02:15.520> started<01:02:15.839> kind<01:02:16.079> of<01:02:16.720> briefly<01:02:17.200> touching when we started kind of briefly touching when we started kind of briefly touching on<01:02:17.680> the<01:02:17.920> capital<01:02:18.480> requests<01:02:19.040> and<01:02:19.359> if<01:02:19.599> we<01:02:19.839> would on the capital requests and if we would on the capital requests and if we would be<01:02:20.079> included<01:02:20.400> in<01:02:20.559> the<01:02:20.720> town<01:02:20.960> or<01:02:21.200> not? be included in the town or not? be included in the town or not? » So,<01:02:22.400> I<01:02:22.640> did<01:02:22.799> I<01:02:23.040> did<01:02:23.200> get<01:02:23.280> a<01:02:23.440> response<01:02:23.760> from<01:02:24.000> her. » So, I did I did get a response from her. » So, I did I did get a response from her. Um,<01:02:25.200> we're<01:02:25.440> still<01:02:25.760> I<01:02:26.079> I'm<01:02:26.319> still<01:02:26.480> looking<01:02:26.640> for Um, we’re still I I’m still looking for Um, we’re still I I’m still looking for some<01:02:26.960> additional<01:02:27.280> clarification. some additional clarification. some additional clarification. » Um,<01:02:29.280> so<01:02:30.160> um<01:02:30.960> we<01:02:31.280> are<01:02:31.520> included,<01:02:32.799> but<01:02:33.119> what<01:02:33.599> of

1:02:33 » Um, so um we are included, but what of » Um, so um we are included, but what of our<01:02:34.079> asks<01:02:34.400> are<01:02:34.480> included?<01:02:34.880> I'm<01:02:35.040> still<01:02:35.280> trying our asks are included? I’m still trying our asks are included? I’m still trying to to to » ascertain<01:02:36.880> because<01:02:37.040> we<01:02:37.200> we<01:02:37.680> if<01:02:37.920> you<01:02:38.000> recall<01:02:38.400> we » ascertain because we we if you recall we » ascertain because we we if you recall we the<01:02:39.680> administration<01:02:40.319> presented<01:02:41.200> a<01:02:41.520> list<01:02:41.760> of the administration presented a list of the administration presented a list of capital<01:02:42.799> needs<01:02:43.280> and<01:02:43.599> we<01:02:43.839> prioritized<01:02:44.400> them capital needs and we prioritized them capital needs and we prioritized them » knowing<01:02:45.359> that<01:02:45.599> there<01:02:45.920> you<01:02:46.079> know<01:02:46.160> knowing<01:02:46.400> that » knowing that there you know knowing that » knowing that there you know knowing that not<01:02:46.799> everything<01:02:47.040> can<01:02:47.200> happen<01:02:47.359> in<01:02:47.599> one<01:02:47.760> year. not everything can happen in one year. not everything can happen in one year. Um<01:02:49.280> so<01:02:49.520> I<01:02:49.920> I<01:02:50.240> was<01:02:50.559> and Um so I I was and Um so I I was and after<01:02:53.200> this<01:02:53.359> meeting<01:02:53.599> I<01:02:53.760> will<01:02:53.920> be<01:02:54.000> following after this meeting I will be following after this meeting I will be following back<01:02:54.480> up<01:02:54.640> with<01:02:54.799> her<01:02:55.440> to<01:02:55.839> identify<01:02:56.799> which<01:02:57.119> of back up with her to identify which of back up with her to identify which of which<01:02:58.079> if<01:02:58.240> if<01:02:58.480> it<01:02:58.640> was<01:02:58.720> just<01:02:58.880> tier<01:02:59.119> one<01:02:59.280> if<01:02:59.440> it which if if it was just tier one if it which if if it was just tier one if it was<01:02:59.760> tier<01:02:59.920> one<01:03:00.079> and<01:03:00.240> tier<01:03:00.400> two<01:03:00.559> of<01:03:00.720> our was tier one and tier two of our was tier one and tier two of our proposal<01:03:01.599> if<01:03:01.760> it<01:03:01.839> was<01:03:02.000> half<01:03:02.160> a<01:03:02.319> tier<01:03:02.480> one<01:03:02.799> I'm proposal if it was half a tier one I’m proposal if it was half a tier one I’m not<01:03:03.119> I<01:03:03.440> can't<01:03:03.680> answer<01:03:03.920> that.<01:03:04.079> So,<01:03:04.319> that's not I can’t answer that. So, that’s not I can’t answer that. So, that’s where<01:03:05.359> I'm<01:03:05.599> working<01:03:05.760> on<01:03:06.000> next.<01:03:07.040> But<01:03:07.200> I<01:03:07.440> did where I’m working on next. But I did where I’m working on next. But I did confirm<01:03:08.400> that<01:03:08.640> the<01:03:08.880> schools<01:03:09.200> are<01:03:09.440> included<01:03:10.319> in confirm that the schools are included in confirm that the schools are included in the<01:03:10.720> town's<01:03:11.520> plans<01:03:12.000> for<01:03:12.240> a<01:03:12.640> capital the town’s plans for a capital the town’s plans for a capital funding.<01:03:14.799> I<01:03:15.119> and<01:03:15.280> and<01:03:15.440> again,<01:03:15.680> I<01:03:15.839> don't<01:03:15.920> know funding. I and and again, I don’t know funding. I and and again, I don’t know what<01:03:16.160> that<01:03:16.319> looks<01:03:16.480> like.<01:03:16.559> I<01:03:16.720> don't<01:03:16.799> want<01:03:16.880> to what that looks like. I don’t want to what that looks like. I don’t want to speak<01:03:18.000> um<01:03:18.240> irresponsibly<01:03:19.039> and<01:03:20.079> in<01:03:20.160> and<01:03:21.119> guess

1:03:21 speak um irresponsibly and in and guess speak um irresponsibly and in and guess that<01:03:21.680> of<01:03:21.839> what<01:03:22.000> that<01:03:22.240> looks<01:03:22.400> like. that of what that looks like. that of what that looks like. Okay. Okay. Okay. All<01:03:27.039> right.<01:03:28.240> Um<01:03:28.960> does<01:03:29.200> anyone<01:03:29.520> have<01:03:29.599> any All right. Um does anyone have any All right. Um does anyone have any correspondence<01:03:30.480> items?

1:03:36 All right. Uh, looking for a motion to All right. Uh, looking for a motion to adjurnn. adjurnn. adjurnn. » All<01:03:39.359> right.<01:03:39.760> Moved<01:03:40.160> by,<01:03:40.960> uh,<01:03:41.200> Kate,<01:03:41.520> seconded » All right. Moved by, uh, Kate, seconded » All right. Moved by, uh, Kate, seconded by<01:03:42.079> Henry.<01:03:42.640> Second. by Henry. Second. by Henry. Second. » All<01:03:44.400> in<01:03:44.559> favor.<01:03:45.039> I<01:03:45.200> guess<01:03:45.280> we<01:03:45.440> have<01:03:45.520> to<01:03:45.599> do<01:03:45.680> a » All in favor. I guess we have to do a » All in favor. I guess we have to do a roll<01:03:46.000> call.<01:03:46.480> Melissa roll call. Melissa roll call. Melissa » in<01:03:47.760> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Jen » Jen » Jen » in<01:03:49.920> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Henry » Henry » Henry » in<01:03:52.079> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Kate » Kate » Kate » in<01:03:53.520> favor. » in favor. » in favor. » Pal<01:03:54.319> in<01:03:54.480> favor.<01:03:54.960> The<01:03:55.200> motion<01:03:55.520> passes.<01:03:56.079> 5-0. » Pal in favor. The motion passes. 5-0. » Pal in favor. The motion passes. 5-0. Thank<01:03:57.119> you<01:03:57.359> everyone. Thank you everyone. Thank you everyone. » 11. » 11. » 11. » Thanks<01:03:58.880> everyone. » Thanks everyone. » Thanks everyone. » Thanks. » Thanks. » Thanks. » Have<01:04:00.799> a<01:04:00.960> good<01:04:01.119> weekend.<01:04:01.520> Thank<01:04:01.760> you.