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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-01-08-MMTECH-min.pdf MINUTES of the MINUTEMAN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT January 8, 1974 CDPRESENT Mmes. Smith and Wales; Messrs Bilodeau, Courtright, Cron, Hall, Kelsey, Mollo-Christensen, Morse ABSENT Mr Merluzzo VISITORS: Mr Chasan (Staff); Mrs Rubel (Concord LWV); Mr Sonnenberg (Arlington); Mr True (Wayland); Mrs Uhler (Weston) The meeting was called to order by the Chairman at 8:25 p.m The minutes were approved as presented The Treasurer reported a balance of $5,834 53 in the regular budget account and $35,424 52 in the construction account The committee voted unanimously that the sum of $6,388 89, accrued interest from 3/1/73 to 3/5/73 on the issuance of $12,500,000 4.60% School Bonds, be and hereby is transferred from the construction account to the operating account for use towards the payment of the second interest payment due 3/1/74 according to Chapter 44, Section 20, of the General Laws 0 The committee voted unanimously that the sum of $26,794 97, being the balance of the premium of $46,187.50 paid by the "First Boston Corporation" et al in the purchase of $12,500,000 4.60% School Bonds, be and hereby is transferred from the construction account to the operating account for use towards the payment of the first principal payment due 3/1/74 according to Chapter 44, Section 20, of the General Laws, the amount of $19,392 53 having been used previously to pay services incurred by State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, Mass , for the issuing of the aforementioned School Bonds The Committee voted unanimously to approve the Annual Report as distributed and to request the Secretary to send a copy to the Town Clerk of each town for inclusion in the Town Report; also to the Chairmen of Boards of Selectmen, School Superin- tendents and School Committees, and Town Managers (or Executive Secretaries) On the recommendation of the Budget Review Committee, the School Committee voted unanimously to adopt an operating budget in the amount of $1,494,677 and a capital budget in the amount of $1,842.250 The Committee voted unanimously to apply reimbursement and surplus to the budget and to assess the district $1,913,000 as shown on the attachment The assessment will be apportioned to the towns in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement O The Chairman reviewed briefly the structure of the committee The ad hoc Budget Review Committee is to hrcome a .landing subcommiftoe The Chairman recommended the formation of another ,landing committee, the Regional Nanning committee, to work out a direction and timetable for regional planning Current membership on standing 1974 Minutes -2- January 8, 1974 0 committees is as follows: Building Cron, Morse, Wales Education Bilodeau, Kelsey, Merluzzo, Smith Policies Courtright, Merluzzo, Wales Regional Planning Courtright, Cron, Kelsey (appointed 1/8/74) Budget Review Chairman, Vice-Chairman, subcommittee Chairmen The Chairman requested that each subcommittee elect its own Chairman and consult with other subcommittees when matters cross lines. He also suggested that all School Committee members be informed when discussions are to take place. The Metco subcommittee reported on four options: 1 No Metco program 2 Accepting Metco student applications on the same basis as students from the town participating in the Metco program 3 Minuteman Metco program 4 A temporary plan based on #2 for the first year, to be continued during the subsequent year, or to change to #3 The Metco subcommittee plans to gather more information from sending town school committees on including Metco students in the quotas of towns participating in Metco on the same basis as resident students. Some sending school Superintendents have expressed support for this plan, but financial arrangements may be complicated and uncertain The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m to be reconvened in executive session. Respectfully submitted, ( Ann S Gilbert Secretary Approved January 15 , 1974, with the addition noted in minutes of the meeting of January 15 . 0 Attachment - Minutes of r r January 8, 1974 DISTRICT ASSESSMENT if I OPERATING Total Operating Budget $1 ;494,677 Anticipated Reimbursement - 297,585 $1,257 092 Unexpended Balance (1972) 4 - 137 $1.256,955 Surplus 22,9aS Not Operating Assessr:aunt I $1,234,000 a II CAPITAL 0 Capital Payment $1 ,300,000 Interest Payment �42,2SO Total Capital Dudget $1 ,842,250 Anticipated Raimbur•semnt 1�109.13�5 'r 739,115 Surplus 60,115 Het Capital A,sessront $ 679,000 Tonal Assessment $1 ,913,000 'I 0 E NIAR 1 8 1974