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remained unfilled were the major drivers that left$854,000 unspent as of that date, and he clarified specific details related to bond anticipation notes. He also noted that the Revolving Funds are all in good order as well. b. FY 18 Budget Update With regard to the FY 18 Budget,he noted that there was an overestimation related to prior year tuition, and that he has been looking at different options to addressing this, all of which have no impact on assessments. He will be bringing this forward at the June meeting for School Committee action to recertify the FY 18 budget. c. Legal Services Contract Extension Recommendation Mr.Mahoney explained that in 2014,the School Committee awarded the Legal Services contract to Murphy,Lamere &Murphy, and that this agreement may be extended for two additional one-year periods. If extended,he explained,the rate for the firm's services would be exactly the same. The School Committee then took the following vote: ACTION 2017#22 Moved(DeLuca) and seconded(Sheffler) To extend the contract with MLM for 1 year,July 1, 2017-June 30,2018 VOTE: Members in room at time of vote: 12 (Absent: Boxborough, Carlisle,Wayland, Sudbury) Weighted Vote present: 82.42% Weight needed: >41.21% Names of towns opposing or abstaining: None Final percentage results of vote: 82.42% Final status of the vote: Passed Unanimously d. Acceptance of Grant Funds: Workforce Skills Capital Grant Mr.Mahoney explained the details related to this item,noting that this award adds value and allows the District to have the capital to get the Advanced Manufacturing program up and running. He also referenced the list of competitive grants included in the packet. The following vote was taken,with thanks to all that made it happen: ACTION 2017#23 Moved(Flood)and seconded(Leone) To accept the Massachusetts Workforce Skills Capital Grant of$495,000,which will be used to increase machining and ancillary training simulator capacity used to teach Advanced Manufacturing. The new equipment will support student instruction in bio- manufacturing, digital fabrication,precision measurement, and quality control VOTE: Members in room at time of vote: 12 (Absent: Boxborough, Carlisle,Wayland, Sudbury) Weighted Vote present: 82.42% Weight needed: >41.21% Names of towns opposing or abstaining: None Final percentage results of vote: 82.42% Final status of the vote: Passed Unanimously 5