{"content":[{"text":"Number for schools on page 13; number of $700,000; it is less than number of 3.4% \n needed. At 700,000 is 3% increase in budget; if fails twice and goes to Council. When \n take out money from the state, that increase is 5.96% of the school budget born by the \n town and town portion is up entire amount. We are losing revenue from the state for the \n schools and picking up entire tab. You cannot grow the school budget at 6% a year on \n the taxpayers. Discussion held with Chairman Cook questioning why are we providing \n bussing out of town and paying for kids to go out of town; firm believer in pay to play \n sports and can search out on web and we are one of the few towns not to charge. Dan \n Murray stated in previous years we have asked them to come back with a different \n number.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.106015,"width":0.6936070000000001,"height":0.17703}},{"text":"AnnMarie asked for BOE breakdown of fixed costs; reviewed by Chairman Cook from \n BOE slide presentation of $822,000. Vicky Carey stated she was told bussing, if shared \n costs to magnet schools, we would save $90,000 between parents and BOE; if go totally \n with just having the parents pay it would be $60,000. Vicky stated in reviewing line \n items for tuition for VoAg, maybe parents can start paying tuition as specialty schools, \n fine arts if they do not want to attend public school system and want to go to magnet \n school. What is difference between tuition and bussing; is there a legal obligation as \n town to provide education outside the school district. Vicky Carey stated the BOF can \n only give bottom line number. Pattie DeHuff asked about reduction in enrollment as by \n statute we can cut the BOE by $3000 per student decline and to decrease $700,000 by \n $63,000. \n Revenue page, Ann Marie stated page 3 of 4, Out Placement Excess Cost will be \n $517,000 and revenue is down to $90,000 from $100,000. ECS is based on number of \n students in schools on October 1st.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.297682,"width":0.691764,"height":0.24672700000000003}},{"text":"Estimated revenues reviewed by Chairman Cook; discussion held on push to get taxes; \n the better they collect, the less we get; once everything is current that is your new line. \n Prior Years Taxes of $575,000 is a better number and we will need Joe to come in and \n tell us what he can do.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.559045,"width":0.6805490000000001,"height":0.07248500000000002}},{"text":"Other numbers reviewed: mil rate breakdown; loss of revenue this year is .58 mils; ECS \n money, lower tax collection. \n Revenues: Ann Marie stated newline item “Collection Agency Fees” which will be a \n wash and an offsetting line item in Tax Collector. Motor vehicle increase of $35,000 due \n to actuals, reviewed. \n Appropriation of Fund Balance – have done $200,000 per year for several years but keep \n consistent.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.646167,"width":0.701843,"height":0.124757}},{"text":"Department budgets: \n Mayor’s Office \n Meeting secretary; Ann Marie needs to finish reviewing where all secretaries are being \n paid from. \n Mayor’s salary \n MOTION: To cut proposed increase by $945 by Pattie DeHuff. Motion fails for lack of","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.785561,"width":0.700647,"height":0.10824199999999995}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}