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FINAL <br /> Approved 4.4.17 <br /> OPEN SESSION MINUTES <br /> MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT <br /> REGULAR SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING <br /> JANUARY 31,2017 6:30 PM <br /> PAUL REVERE ROOM,MINUTEMAN HIGH SCHOOL <br /> Present: <br /> Jeff Stulin, Chair(Needham) Jennifer Leone (Lancaster) <br /> Carrie Flood,Vice-Chair(Concord) Sharon Antia(Lincoln) <br /> Dave Horton, Secretary(Lexington) Jim Gammill(Belmont) <br /> Alice DeLuca(Stow) Pam Nourse(Acton) <br /> Ford Spalding(Dover) Doug Gillespie(Weston) <br /> Christine Lear(Carlisle) Sue Sheffler(Arlington) <br /> Weighted Vote: 11 members present at the start of the meeting,with Weighted Vote: 78.38% <br /> 12 members present 4 minutes later,with the arrival of Sharon Antia,with Weighted <br /> Vote: 82.26% <br /> Absent: Vince Amoroso(Boxborough),David O'Connor(Bolton),Mary Ellen Castagno (Wayland), <br /> Dave Manjarrez(Sudbury) <br /> Others Present: Ed Bouquillon,Kevin Mahoney,Elizabeth Rozan,Ed DeLuca <br /> 1. CALL TO ORDER: OPEN SESSION <br /> The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. <br /> 2. CHAIR'S REPORT,Jeff Stulin <br /> The Chair had no report. <br /> 3. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> There was no Public Comment. <br /> 4.ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT,Kevin Mahoney <br /> a. Approval of FY 18 Budget and Preliminary Assessments <br /> Mr.Mahoney referred to material provided in the packet,which included an update to the FY 18 <br /> proposed budget presented at the January 19, 2017 Public Hearing. He explained that the updated <br /> material incorporates the Ch. 70 state aid estimates included in the Governor's budget, and that while <br /> there is no change to the total proposed budget,there are changes to member town assessments. He <br /> further explained that the town assessments were changed to amend the required minimum contribution as <br /> established in the Ch. 70 formula, and that in the debt and capital assessment,the FY 18 foundation <br /> enrollment and combined effort yield has been updated as part of the capital assessment formula. The <br /> member from Belmont asked for clarification on what prompted the jump in assessments for Acton and <br /> Lancaster, and Mr. Mahoney further explained the minimum contribution amendment. In response to a <br /> request for an updated table for pg. 35 of the budget book that School Committee members received,Mr. <br /> Mahoney noted that the book will be revised and sent out to School Committee members,posted on the <br /> website, and sent to the towns. In response to the Chair's inquiry related to the specific details needed for <br /> 1 <br />