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61-397 Selectmen/School Committee Meeting Minutes August 30, 1999 A joint goal setting meeting of the Board of Selectmen and School Committee was held on Monday, August 30, 1999 in Estabrook Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue at 4:30 p.m. Selectmen Chairman Enrich, Mrs. Eddison, Mrs. Krieger, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs. McKenna; School Committee Chairman DiGiammarino, Mrs. Peltz, Mrs. Elberger, Mr. Rosenberg; Mrs.Ruane, School Superintendent; Mr. White, Town Manager; Mr. Cohen, Town Counsel; and Ms. Smith, Executive Clerk were present. Also in attendance were representatives from the Finance Committees, Senior Management Team members and the Town Moderator. Mr. Enrich and Mrs. DiGiammarino expressed appreciation for all the time and effort of the School Committee and Selectmen representatives and Town staff working behind the scenes to come up with a collaborative effort to define the challenges ahead to meet the needs for the FY2001 budget. There has been no more information that would change the July figure of an estimated $2.7 to $3 million increase in revenues. The first step is to ask the School Superintendent and Town Manager working together to come up with an analysis of making an approximate $1,000,000 reduction in an anticipated expenditure increase of $7.2 million. There was much discussion about the timeline for the budget process and identification and much needed publicity in explaining the need of an anticipated operating budget override next spring. It was also agreed that there is a need to explain the budget cuts and impacted programs/services that have taken place in previous years. There was much discussion about the capital budget needs and in particular the street construction and resurfacing. Mrs. DiGiammarino reviewed a possible timeline anticipating a late May override vote after Town Meeting; a Town Meeting start date of March 27 and the possibility of finishing the financial articles in six sessions; another meeting of the School Committee and Board of Selectmen in November after the Superintendent and Town Manager come back with proposed cuts and getting preliminary numbers by early December. The School Committee will have a projected enrollment figure in October. There will be a window between December and January to hold public hearings and budget presentations. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted by the School Committee to adjourn at 5:58 p.m.