BOARD OF FINANCE
MARCH 23, 2001
SPECIAL MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
Paul Henault, Chairman, called the Special Meeting of the Board of Finance to order at 7:33 a.m. in the Main Meeting Room of the Simsbury Town Offices. The following members were present: Candace Fitzpatrick, Peter Askham and Mary Glassman. Also present were Kevin Kane, Finance Director, Joseph Townsley, Superintendent of Schools, David Holden, Business Manager, and other interested parties.
2. ACTION ON BOARD OF EDUCATION FY 2001/2002 OPERATING BUDGETS
Chairman Henault noted receipt of the BOE’s revised budget which represents a 9% budget increase over the current year.
Dr. Townsley stated that he presented proposed budget reductions to the BOE and he referred to the listing of reductions in various accounts. Chairman Henault questioned whether there can be shifting of funds between programs. Dr. Townsley stated that if a program is cut from the budget it will not be funded and the only shifting that would occur, prior to the school year, would be funding for additional teachers, if necessary. Mr. Askham questioned the decrease in paraprofessional funding. Dr. Townsley stated that the original budget included upgrading some part-time paraprofessionals to full-time positions in order to provide continuity through the day. He noted that the hourly wage for paraprofessionals was decreased from $2.00 to $1.00. He stated that some paraprofessional positions
were eliminated and they hope to find funding for them through the special education account.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Ms. Fitzpatrick moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m. The motion was seconded by Mr. Askham and carried unanimously.
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Paul W. Henault, Chairman Kathryn D. Wilde, Clerk
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