Apr 03, 2024 April 3, 2024 - Business Meeting

>> YOU HAVE TO SPEAK IN LATIN.

>> HELLO.

>> [LAUGHTER] YOU HAVE TO SPEAK IN LATIN.

>> I HAVEN'T DONE THIS. I KNOW LATIN.

[LAUGHTER] I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT LATIN.

LEARNED A LOT OF LATIN BY HIM. JOHN HYNES, 316, THIRD AVENUE PELHAM. THANK YOU.

I KNOW YOU ALREADY SAID THAT YOU WEREN'T GOING TO TABLE OR DISCUSS THE WATER PUMP SITUATION TONIGHT.

THE REASON THAT A FEW OF US GOT TOGETHER IS A BUNCH OF PEOPLE DID CALL OR TEXT ME, GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME, AND CERTAIN THINGS, I AM NOT THE SPOKESPERSON FOR IT.

BUT SOME REASON THEY REACHED OUT TO ME, A FEW PEOPLE WOULD COME AND I SAID, I'LL COME ALSO.

ONE OF THE REASON WE COME IS BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS IN YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION, YOU GUYS WERE TALKING ABOUT PROPERTY.

I KNOW IT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS, BUT THAT RAISED A LITTLE CAUTION ON THE RED FLAG.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I CAME HERE.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, I KNOW YOU'RE NOT DISCUSSING TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN, WHAT STEP IS IT AT? I KNOW THE LAST TIME WHEN I CAME TO THIS MEETING AND FOLLOWING UP AND LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND READING ARTICLES AND STUFF, THAT THE MAYOR WANTED TO GO TRY TO TAKE THE PROPERTY AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

NOT TO GET TO THE WHOLE LEGAL THING, BUT JUST BOARD OF ED ANSWER.

IS THERE ANY PROCESS THAT YOU GUYS ARE UP TO RIGHT NOW? WHAT STAGE WE'RE UP TO?

>> WHAT'S HAPPENED IS WE HAD AUTHORIZED SOME REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS OR NEGOTIATE WITH THE VILLAGE OF PELHAM.

THAT IS WELL, JACKIE SAID AND THEY'VE HAD AT LEAST ONE MEETING.

>> ONE MEETING, EXACTLY.

>> MAYBE ONE EMAIL.

>> SO NO AGREEMENTS, NO PLANS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS AT THIS POINT.

>> COMMITTEES TOGETHER, DISCUSSING WITH THE VILLAGE ON A POSSIBLE PROJECT?

>> YES. WE'RE AUTHORIZED TO DISCUSS THE TRANSFER OF JULIAN'S FOR CONSIDERATION.

>> CONSIDERATION. IT'S NOT A FINAL STAGE YET, BUT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN?

>> THERE ARE MANY OUTCOMES. THIS COULD END IN MANY OUTCOMES AND WE HAVEN'T AGREED UPON ANY YET.

>> OKAY. YOU GUYS WILL JUST KEEP US.

>> WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED.

>> ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANKS.

>> ANYBODY ELSE? I GUESS THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT ABOUT THAT IS IT'S NOT OUR PROJECT,

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WE DIDN'T INITIATE THIS, WE'RE NOT SEEKING IT OUT.

SO IF YOU DO HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THE VILLAGE OF PELHAM DIRECTLY.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY, SO TO PROBABLY ALSO ASK YOUR REPRESENTATIVES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY ABOUT THEIR INVOLVEMENT.

I THINK THAT BRINGS US TO OUR LINE BY LINE BUDGET READINGS.

[3.1 Line by Line Review]

>> I'M GOING TO LET JIM KICK IT OFF TONIGHT.

>> LET ME GET THE BIG BOOK OUT.

>> WELL, I WOULD SAY WILL I GET MY BINDER OUT TOO?

>> [BACKGROUND] KNOCK IT OVER ANYWAY.

>> GOOD EVENING. THIS EVENING IS THE REMAINDER OF THE BUDGET REVIEW.

UP FOR THIS EVENING, AS WE HAD ON THE SCHEDULE BEFORE, IT'S OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, COMMUNITY SERVICES, BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, TRANSPORTATION DEBT SERVICE, IT'S A BUNCH OF SMALLER COST CENTERS.

FIRST UP IS OUR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.

JOHN CONDON, OUR FACILITIES DIRECTOR, IS HERE AND HE'S READY TO GO.

JOHN, COME ON DOWN AND WITH JACKIE V. HILL, OUR TREASURER.

IF YOU WILL, WE'RE GOING TO START ON B5.

IF YOU LOOK UNDER THE GENERAL SUPPORT TAB OF YOUR BOOK, THAT'S WHERE B5 BEGINS.

WE'RE GOING TO HIT SOME OF THOSE EARLIER PAGES AFTER JOHN COMES AND SPEAKS.

B5. THEN AS OUR WORKSHEET SAYS, THERE'S SOME MORE DETAIL THAT FALLS UNDER THREE.

WITH THAT, JOHN, YOU GOT IT?

>> GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET FOR FACILITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

FIRST, I WANT TO START OFF WITH THE BUDGET TO BUDGET INCREASE THAT IS BEING REQUESTED IS 1.4% YEAR TO YEAR.

THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FOR COST ESCALATION, ABSORBING WHATEVER WE CAN AND KEEPING THINGS WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

WE'RE GOING TO START OFF AS MR. RICK SAID ON B5 NUMBER ONE, CUSTODIAL MAINTENANCE SALARIES.

WE CAN SEE IT'S 0.04, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO SUMMER HELP SALARIES.

THIS IS THE SUMMER PROGRAM THAT WE DO WHERE WE HIRE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE TOWN TO HELP US WITH THE BUILDING.

QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S NOT HELP.

IT'S ACTUALLY OUR WORKFORCE.

WE DO HAVE LIMITED WORKFORCE IN OUR STAFF.

WE ARE NOT HEAVILY STAFFED, AND WITHOUT THIS SUMMER HELP, WE WOULDN'T GET THE BUILDING READY FOR THE COMING YEAR.

IF YOU LOOK AT SUBSTITUTE COVERAGE AND SALARIES, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF BACKWARDS NUMBERS THERE.

MY QUESTION, IF YOU WOULD, PART OF OUR REASON THERE IS A LOT OF THE SUBJECT COVER, WE HAVE ABSENTEES.

NOT ABSENTEES, BUT WE DID HAVE OPENINGS IN OUR RANKS WHICH WERE BACK FILLED WITH OVERTIME.

IF YOU DID THE MATH ON THAT, THERE WAS A $40,000 SAVINGS.

I THINK IT WORKED OUT TO OUR ADVANTAGE.

PERHAPS BOARD MEETINGS THAT RUN LATE, YOU NAME IT, WHATEVER IT IS.

THAT'S WHERE THAT MONEY'S COME FROM.

GRADUATION, PROM, JUNIOR PROM, [INAUDIBLE] DAY, YOU NAME IT.

ALL THOSE FUN EVENTS, OUR GUYS ARE IN THE BACKGROUND THERE TAKING CARE OF IT AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY HAS A NICE TIME.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO STOP AT ANY POINT

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OR WANTS SOME MORE ELABORATION, I'LL BE HAPPY TO STOP.

WHERE ARE WE? G2, RIGHT? GOING TO EQUIPMENT FOR GROUND SUPPLIES, ASKED FOR NO CHANGE.

WE REALLY HAVEN'T REPLACED THAT MUCH THIS YEAR, BUT THAT MONEY'S THERE FOR REPLACEMENT OF WEED WHACKERS, LAWN MOWERS, SMALLER EQUIPMENT.

WE DO HAVE A GOOD STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR EQUIPMENT.

WE TRY TO MAKE THE EQUIPMENT LAST.

WE REPLACED AN ENGINE IN A [INAUDIBLE] MOWER THIS YEAR AS OPPOSED TO REPLACING IT.

IT WAS A LOT CHEAPER AND IT MADE A LOT OF SENSE.

THE EQUIPMENT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE EXCEPT FOR THE MOTOR.

THAT WAS A COST SAVING, SO DIDN'T SEE A BIG EXPENDITURE.

BUILDING EQUIPMENT, SAME THING, IT'S BUFFERS, STRIPPERS, VACUUMS, THAT SORT OF THING.

TO REPLACE CLEANING EQUIPMENT, WE TRY TO AUTOMATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

SINCE MY TIME HERE, WE'VE ADDED AUTOMATED CLEANING MACHINES.

WALK BEHIND FLOOR MACHINES, KEEP THE BUILDING CLEANER, FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND TRY TO UTILIZE THAT WORKFORCE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IS FOR HVAC EQUIPMENT, REPLACING FAN UNITS, COMPRESSORS, AIR CONDITIONERS.

WE JUST RECENTLY REPLACED RETURN PUMP IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

I BELIEVE IT WAS 50, IT SAYS? ABOUT $50,000 FOR THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] AND VERY NICELY INSTALLED.

THAT WAS UP AND RUNNING OVER EASTER.

WE GOT THAT DONE WHEN EVERYBODY WAS OUT OF HERE, SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY DOWNTIME FOR HEAT.

WE GO INTO THE FUN LIKE FUEL AND LIGHTING NOW, WHICH WILL TAKE US TO G3.

WE GO INTO FUEL.

THERE IS [INAUDIBLE].

WE GO INTO FUEL LIGHTING.

>> [INAUDIBLE].

>> IF THE BOARD'S LOOKING TO NET IT OUT, ON THE BACK PAGE OF YOUR BUDGET BOOK, AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT ALL THE DETAIL TO THE CONTINGENCY, SO YOU'D BE ABLE TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT THAT LINE ITEM IS, AND WHERE WE HAVE THOSE ITEMS, WE HAVE IN THE COMMENT SECTION THAT IT IS AN AREA OF CONTINGENCY.

>> OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE SAME NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR, BUT OBVIOUSLY, FUEL HAS GONE UP IN PRICE.

WE BURN PRIMARILY GAS HERE.

WE DO NOT BURN OIL WHEN WE CAN AVOID IT.

IN THE HIGH SCHOOL HERE, [INAUDIBLE] IT FORCES US, WE HAVE TO GO TO OIL, BUT WE TRY TO AVOID THE OIL BECAUSE THE GAS IS MORE EFFICIENT AND CHEAPER.

ELECTRIC, ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T INCREASE THAT, WE ARE ANTICIPATING A 32% INCREASE.

THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S BUDGETING AROUND FOR IT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY TOLD US THE INCREASES WOULD BE.

WE'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE ENERGY COMPANIES AND EVER SINCE I GUESS INDIAN POINT WENT OFF, ALL THE OTHER REASONS, PRICES HAVE JUST SKYROCKETED.

HAS ANYBODY SEEN THEIR [INAUDIBLE] BILL AT HOME?

>> IF I CAN JUMP IN TOO. FORTUNATELY ENOUGH, AS A MUNICIPAL ENTITY, WE ARE ENTITLED TO PURCHASE OUR POWER AT THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, SO WE'RE ABLE TO AT LEAST OBTAIN FAVORABLE RATES AND THEN WE PAY A DELIVERY CHARGE THROUGH THE LOCAL UTILITY, WHICH IS [INAUDIBLE].

>> WATER SERVICE, WE SCHEDULED AN INCREASE FOR THAT BASED ON THEIR ANTICIPATION AS WELL.

AS YOU KNOW, WATER SERVICE USED TO BE FROM SUEZ, NOW IT'S VIOLA.

THEY WERE RECENTLY SOLD.

THEY SEEM TO BE DOING A LOT OF WORK JUST AROUND TOWN.

YOU SEE EVERYTHING GETTING MARKED OUT.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING VALVES ALL AROUND IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, WHICH YOU DON'T MIND AS MUCH WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING WORK FOR THE ADDITIONAL MONIES.

TELEPHONE AND INTERNET, OUR ETHERNET SERVICE, YOU'LL NOTICE THE INCREASE THERE BECAUSE I ABSORBED THE BUDGET FOR INTERNET UP AT SANBORN AS WELL AS DOWN AT GLOVER.

WE ADDED HIGH SPEED INTERNET TO BOTH OF THOSE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE NEEDED THAT UP AT SANBORN FOR THE NEW OFFICES UP THERE, BUT DOWN AT GLOVER FOR THE SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEMS AND ON THE LOCAL LIVE THAT WAS ADDED IN, WHICH PEOPLE CAN WATCH GAMES AND WATCH THEIR KIDS.

IF THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO BE AT THE GAME, THEY CAN WATCH THE GAME, SO WE NEEDED THAT SERVICE DOWN THERE.

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW.

ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY WAS A BIG NUMBER THIS YEAR.

WE'RE DOING OUR BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY.

JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S EDIFICATION, WE DO A BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY EVERY FIVE YEARS.

HOWEVER, THIS IS EIGHT YEARS OUT FOR US.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A BUILDING CONDITION IN EIGHT YEARS TO THE STATE RESHUFFLING EVERYTHING A FEW YEARS BACK BECAUSE EVERYBODY WAS DOING THEM AT THE SAME TIME AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OUT TO DO AN ADEQUATE JOB.

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WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING OUR BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY, WHICH WILL BE A VALUABLE TOOL FOR THE BOARD GOING FORWARD TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THE BUILDINGS AND SEE WHERE WE STAND.

ENGINEERING CONSULTANT IF NEED BE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IF NEED BE, AN ARBORIST TO CHECK OUR TREES.

WE DO HAVE A MASONRY CONSULTANT THAT CHECKS THE BUILDINGS AND POINTS OUT ISSUES.

SAME THING WITH THE ROOFING CONSULTANT, WORKS WITH OUR ROOFERS.

WORK ON GUARANTEED ROOF TO GET IT REPAIRED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONTROLLED UNDER WARRANTY.

THE SPECIALIST CONSULTANT AS NEEDED WHEN WE'RE DOING SMALLER PROJECTS.

IF WE'RE DOING BIGGER PROJECTS, OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD NEED A MUCH BIGGER NUMBER THAN THAT.

CONTRACT SERVICES, SOME OF THE STUFF.

IF YOU NEED ANY BOILER CHEMICALS, OUR BOILERS ARE TREATED, WE HAVE A COMPANY THAT COMES IN AND PUTS CHEMICALS INTO THE BOILERS. IT'S BALANCED.

EVERY MONTH THEY COME BACK, THEY CHECK THE CHEMICALS IN THE COMPANY AND THEY RETARD THE AMOUNT OF CHEMICALS THAT GO INTO THE WATER SUPPLY SO THAT THE BOILER'S WATER STAYS NEUTRAL AND IT DOESN'T DAMAGE THE BOILERS.

AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TRY TO EXTEND OUR AGING BOILERS.

BOILER CLEANING IS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE EVERY YEAR.

YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE BOILERS, NOT ONLY FOR EFFICIENCY, BUT FOR SAFETY.

YOU'LL HAVE BUILD UP TO PREVENT FIRE IN YOUR BOILER. SEASONAL START UP.

THERE'S A NORMAL START UP FOR BOILERS.

THEY'LL TUNE THEM, TRY TO GET THE MOST EFFICIENCY OUT OF THE BOILERS THAT YOU CAN.

WE GO INTO FIRE ALARM MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.

WE DO A MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH A FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.

WE HAVE FIRE ALARMS OBVIOUSLY IN ALL OUR BUILDINGS, SMOKE HEADS, PULL STATIONS, YOU NAME IT.

EVERY YEAR 10% OF THE SMOKE HEADS IN EACH OF THE BUILDINGS IS CLEANED AS REQUIRED.

THE SYSTEM IS TESTED TO MAKE SURE IT RESPONDS TO OUR OFF SITE SERVICE AND THEY, IN TURN, CONTACT FIRE AND OR THE COUNTY DISPATCH.

FIRE EXTINGUISHER INSPECTION, WHICH HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.

EVERY FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAS TO BE INSPECTED EVERY YEAR.

FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS IS MORE FOR THE KITCHENS WHERE THEY HAVE [INAUDIBLE] SYSTEMS IN CASE OF A GREASE FIRE IN OUR KITCHEN AREAS.

NOW WE'RE GOING INTO HVAC MAINTENANCE CONTRACT IS WITH A COMPANY NAMED DACON.

THEY DO OUR FILTER CHANGES ON ALL OUR ROOFTOP UNITS AND ALL OUR HVAC UNITS AROUND THE DISTRICT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THAT CONTRACT RIGHT NOW IS OUT TO BID, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE COMING IN ON MONDAY FOR THOSE BID OPENINGS.

SPEAKING OF BIDS, WE HAVE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS AND EMPLOYMENT.

THE NICE PART, WE DON'T REALLY PUT THE EMPLOYMENT OUT TO BID ANYMORE BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE JOURNAL.

WE DON'T GET THE JOURNAL, SO WE PUT IT UP ON A LOSS.

I'M NOT AWARE IF THERE'S A COST FOR THAT OR NOT, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

PERHAPS DR. GARCIA COULD ELABORATE ON THAT, BUT WE ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. WE PUT OUT THE BIDS.

WE ALSO REACH OUT TO FOLKS THAT WE KNOW IN THE BUSINESS TO TRY TO GET A LOT OF INTEREST IN CONTRACTS THAT WE PUT OUT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE HVAC OUT, WE HAVE A TREE, AND WE HAVE MASONRY OUT RIGHT NOW FOR BIDS THAT ARE ALL BEING OPENED ON MONDAY.

THE MORE YOU GET, A LITTLE COMPETITION NEVER HURTS EVERYBODY.

BACK FLOW DEVICE INSPECTION.

BACK FLOW DEVICES ARE ON ALL YOUR WATER SUPPLIES FOR ALL OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, WHICH WE HAVE MANY, PLUS ALL OUR WATER METERS IN THE BUILDINGS.

THAT'S PROTECT THE WATER SOURCE SO THAT NO CONTAMINATION CAN COME INTO THE CLOSED WATER SOURCE FOR ALL OF US IN OUR HOMES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT'S REQUIRED BY LAW.

WE NOT ONLY HAVE TO HAVE THOSE, BUT WE ALSO DO AN INSPECTION ON THOSE EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE OPERATING CORRECTLY.

DUST MOP AND MAT CLEANING.

ALL THE MATS, WHEN YOU COME INTO THE BUILDING, WE DO SUBSCRIBE TO A SERVICE FOR THAT WHERE THEY TAKE THE MATS, THEY GIVE US NEW MATS.

THE DUST MOPS WHICH ARE USED TO CLEAN THE FLOORS ARE CHANGED OUT AND THEY ARE BROUGHT BACK.

ELEVATOR INSPECTION, PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT'S GONE UP.

IF WE HAVE THE ELEVATOR INSPECTION, NOT A BIG COST, BUT MOVE DOWN FURTHER, WE'LL GO INTO ELEVATORS.

WE'VE ADDED A LOT OF ELEVATORS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SAY WHEN DID THEY COME ON.

BUT WE HAD ELEVATORS THAT WERE UNDER WARRANTY, SO WE ADDED TWO ELEVATORS TO HUTCHISON AND ONE TO PROSPECT,

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AND THOSE ARE ALL ADDED TO THAT MAINTENANCE COST.

WE DO HAVE ELEVATOR CHAIR CONTRACT, WHICH ALSO IS REQUIRED TO BE INSPECTED.

WE HAVE BASICALLY ONE OF THOSE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, ONE IN THE AUDITORIUM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THEN WE HAVE TWO LIFTS IN THE LOCK ROOMS. BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS, THEY ALL HAVE TO BE INSPECTED.

ENERGY AUDIT AND REPORTING AS A LEGACY PROJECT FOR AN ENERGY PERFORMANCE PROJECT THAT WAS OUT I GUESS PREDATING ALL OF US HERE, BUT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ENERGY AUDIT WITH THAT TO PROVE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY STILL SAVING MONEY ON THAT WORK THAT WAS DONE 15, 16 YEARS AGO.

>> LOGICALLY, WE'RE COMING RIGHT NEAR THE END OF THAT PERFORMANCE PERIOD.

>> EQUIPMENT RENTAL THAT WOULD COVER LIFTS.

LIKE WE HAVE TO COME INTO THE GYM AND ORDER A LIFT OR WE TEND NOT TO BUY HEAVIER DUTY EQUIPMENT LIKE HEAVY SAWS FOR CUTTING CONCRETE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, SO WE'LL JUST RENT THEM.

WE HAVE GOOD RENTAL COMPANIES.

THE NICE PART ABOUT BEING IN THIS AREA, GOOD ACCESS TO GOOD RESOURCES, WE HAVE OWN IT FOR A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT YOU'LL USE ONCE OR TWICE. IT'LL JUST SIT THERE.

IT'S A LOT EASIER JUST TO RENT IT AND THEN GIVE IT BACK.

EXTERMINATOR SERVICE CONTRACT.

PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY, I THINK.

FIRE INSPECTION IS AN ANNUAL FIRE INSPECTION THAT WE DO.

WE HAVE TO HAVE A CERTIFIED PERSON WITH SED CREDENTIALS THAT COMES IN AND DOES A FIRE INSPECTION.

IT'S AN ANNUAL. EVERY YEAR WE LOSE A MONTH, SO IT'S REALLY EVERY 11 MONTHS THAT WE DO THAT AND WE REPORT THEM BACK UP TO SED, AND IT'S REQUIRED FOR US TO PASS OUR FIRE INSPECTION AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECTED BEFORE WE'LL GET A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE BUILDING.

THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING AND THAT TAKES THE COOPERATION OF EVERYBODY BECAUSE IT'S EVERYBODY'S ISSUE.

GENERATOR, MAINTENANCE, SERVICE AGREEMENT.

WE DO HAVE ONE GENERATOR IN THE DISTRICT WHICH IS LOCATED OVER AT COLONIAL.

IT'S THERE IN CASE WE LOSE POWER BECAUSE WE DO HAVE WHAT WE CALL A KNIFE SWITCH ON THE SEWER OVER THERE PREDATING ME AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE PROPS TO MY PREDECESSOR FOR PUTTING IN THAT EQUIPMENT.

BECAUSE WITH THAT IN THERE, A KNIFE SWITCH ON THE SEWER LINE, WHEN THE WATER BACKS UP OVER THERE, IT STOPS THE WATER FROM COMING IN THE BUILDING IN THROUGH THE SEWER.

THAT KNIFE SWITCH IS ELECTRICALLY OPERATED, SO IF WE LOSE POWER AND WE DON'T HAVE POWER, THE GENERATOR KICKS IN TO DO THAT.

HOPEFULLY, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THANKFULLY, SO THAT'S GOOD.

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.

WE DO HAVE A LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT.

AGAIN, THAT'S ANOTHER BID THAT'S ACTUALLY OUT GOING OUT ON MONDAY.

THEY CUT OUR GRASS, THEY TAKE CARE OF OUR LEAVES, THEY TAKE CARE OF OUR GUTTERS.

AGAIN, I'LL GIVE PROFITS TO MY PREDECESSOR FOR DRAWING UP A VERY ELABORATE CONTRACT ON THAT THAT MAKES THEM CLEAN THE GUTTERS, WHICH IS FANTASTIC. NECESSARY PART.

MOVING EXPENSES, AGAIN, PRETTY SELF EXPLANATORY IF YOU NEED BOXES, IF WE'RE MOVING OFFICES OR HAVING TO MOVE OTHER THINGS AROUND.

I WAS TOLD NOT TO MAKE A JOKE.

POTS LINES, PA SYSTEM NOTIFICATION, LIGHTS, DIGITAL ANNOUNCERS.

POTS LINES FOR THOSE YOU DON'T KNOW IS A PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE LINE.

THAT'S WHAT IT ACTUALLY STANDS FOR.

WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF COPPER LINE HERE.

A LOT OF ALL OUR ELEVATORS HAVE BACKUP PHONES IN THEM.

THAT'S ALL PHONE LINES.

WE HAVE PHONE LINES FOR OUR EVERY TELEPHONE.

EVERY LIFT HAS A PHONE.

IT'S ALL REQUIRED BY LAW.

WE HAVE COMMUNICATION DEVICES ON OUR STAIRCASES WHERE WE HAVE AREAS OF REFUGE FOR A FIRE.

ALL THESE LINES ARE REPLICATED, A LOT OF THEM ARE STILL POTS LINES.

A LOT OF OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT TOOK OVER ALL THE PHONE LINES AWAY FROM ME WITH THE DIGITAL LINES, BECAUSE THE PHONE COMPANIES HAVE GONE ALL DIGITAL.

BUT SOME OF THESE ARE LEGACY ONES THAT THEY CAN'T BE SWITCHED OVER TO DIGITAL AT THIS TIME.

I IMAGINE THEY WILL.

BUT THEY WERE DOING THESE INDIVIDUAL LINES I THINK ARE MORE TIME CONSUMING FOR THE PHONE COMPANY TO DO SO.

REFUSE COLLECTION. OBVIOUSLY, SELF EXPLANATORY.

SECURITY ALARM MONITORING.

ANOTHER BID THAT WE HAVE OUT, THAT'S OPENING ON MONDAY.

CURRENTLY WE USE SCARSDALE SECURITY, SO WE DO HAVE SILENT ALARMS IN ALL THE BUILDINGS.

IF SOMEBODY WERE TO BREAK INTO THE BUILDING, WE KNOW IMMEDIATELY THAT ALARM GOES TO OUR SECURITY COMPANY AND THEN TO DISPATCH TO CAPTURE THE PERSON AND PROSECUTE, OF COURSE, FOR TRESPASS.

SPRINKLER STAMP PIPE SYSTEM SERVICE MAINTENANCE.

WE DO HAVE SPRINKLERS AND A GOOD SECTION OF OUR BUILDING, SO SOMETIMES HEADS HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

WE DO HAVE STAMP PIPES IN OTHER AREAS.

STAMP PIPES FOR WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD HOOK IN WATER, SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DRAG HOSES AS FAR.

THEY COULD HOOK IN ONE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND CHARGE THE SYSTEM, AND THEN JUST DRAG ONE HOSE UPSTAIRS, AND GOD FORBID HAVE TO FIGHT A FIRE ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

BUT LIKE I SAID, MOST OF OUR BUILDINGS DO HAVE SPRINKLER

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AND THAT WOULD KNOCK DOWN A GOOD PART OF IT. VET ROOT.

SERVICE CONTRACT IS FOR OUR OIL TANKS.

IT MONITORS OUR OIL TANKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND.

WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE VAULTED ABOVE GROUND.

WE HAVE SOME THAT ARE UNDERGROUND, LIKE AT SIWANOI.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PROSPECT ARE ALL UNDERGROUND, SO WE DO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT MONITORS, MAKE SURE THEY'RE INTACT, MAKE SURE WATER DOESN'T GET IN, AND MAKE SURE THEY DON'T LEAK.

WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO DAILY CHECKS ON THESE BOILERS AND RECORD THAT FOR WEST COUNTY.

WEST COUNTY MONITORS ALL THE OIL TANKS IN THE COUNTY. THEY WILL COME AROUND.

THEY WILL FINE IF THEY FIND DISCREPANCIES, SO THESE SYSTEMS ARE GREAT, IT'LL GET AN ALARM IF THERE'S SOME PROBLEM.

COULD BE A CAP COULD BE LOOSE AND IT WILL REPORT THAT TO US AND WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE OPERATING CORRECTLY.

I KNOW SEVERAL YEARS BACK THERE WAS AN ISSUE AT SIWANOI WHEN I WOULD A LEAKING TANK THAT HAD TO GET REPLACED.

BUT SINCE THEN THERE WAS A THERE'S BEEN A NEW SYSTEM PUT IN.

>> 442 WOULD BE REPAIR LINE.

>> 442 IS REPAIR.

IF YOU LOOK AT G6.

ABATEMENT PROJECT, SPECIES ABATEMENT AIR TESTING.

WHEN YOU DO ANY SPECIES PROJECT, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HIRE AN INDEPENDENT TESTER.

IT CAN'T BE SOMEBODY YOU KNOW, IT CAN'T BE RELATED TO WHOMEVER DOES THE ACTUAL SPECIES ABATEMENT AND THAT ALSO REPORTS TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

IF WE HAVE A SMALL PROJECT, IF WE WERE CHOPPING A WALL OPEN AND WE WANTED TO FIX A DRAIN AND WE FOUND PIPE WRAP THAT WAS SUSPECT FOR A SPECIES.

WE'D HAVE A TEST IT, THERE'S A COST FOR THAT.

IF WE NEED TO GET IT REMOVED, WE'D HAVE TO HAVE A COMPANY COME IN AND MONITOR THAT REMOVAL.

THAT'S WHAT THAT MONEY IS THERE FOR.

IF WE'RE DOING LARGER SCALE PROJECTS, WHICH WE WE'D HAVE TO HAVE A MUCH BIGGER PROJECT FOR THAT.

LET'S SAY THIS WAS TANK [INAUDIBLE].

BOILER REPAIR AND UPGRADES.

AGAIN, WE DO HAVE AGING BOILERS.

ALL OUR BOILERS ARE APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OF AGE.

WE DO SOME REPAIRS ON THOSE.

WE JUST REPLACED TWO CONDENSATE TANKS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR WHICH ARE BIG TICKET ITEMS. CLOCK REPAIR AND SERVICES ARE FOR OUR LOCKED IN CLOCKS AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR CLOCKS IN OUR SYSTEMS ARE TIED INTO THE INTERCOM SYSTEM WHERE THEY'RE ALL KEEPING TIME.

SOME OF OUR CLOCKS ARE BASICALLY ATOMIC CLOCKS WHERE THEY'RE ALL INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER.

BUT THAT'S THE COST FOR THAT. WE'VE ALSO USED THAT TO WORK ON THE CLOCK ON THE SCHOOL TOWER.

FOR THOSE YOU DON'T RECALL, WE DID DO SOME WORK ON THAT LAST YEAR WHERE WE FIXED THE CLOCK.

THE CLOCK WASN'T WORKING.

IT'S ACTUALLY A FOUR FACE CLOCK, FOR MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE THE FOURTH SIDE ON IT.

BUT TO ME IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THE FOURTH FACE FIXED. WE GOT THAT FIXED.

IT'S NEW DIGITAL DRIVE BEHIND IT THAT KEEPS THE CLOCK ON TIME AND IT'S ON TIME.

I CHECK IT PERIODICALLY.

WE ALSO PUT IN LED LIGHTING UP THERE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ANY BULBS AND IT LOOKS GREAT AT NIGHT AND VERY COOL.

TODD CROSS, I DON'T KNOW, SOME OF YOU KNOW HIM FROM TOWN.

SENT ME A VERY COOL PICTURE ON THE FULL MOON WITH THE CLOCK.

I COULD SHARE WITH YOU IF YOU REALLY WANT TO.

HE LIKED THAT AT NIGHT. I DID AS WELL.

CONTINGENCY FOR UNFORESEEN PROJECTS AND REQUESTS COULD BE ANYTHING SOMEBODY NEEDS.

MAYBE THERE'S A SPECIAL EDUCATION NEED OR SOMETHING.

MAYBE A RAMP THAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT FOR A CHILD, OR A ROOM NEEDS TO BE DIVIDED OR UNFORESEEN.

IF I KNEW WHAT IT WAS, I'D BE ABLE TO TELL YOU.

BUT THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

ELECTRICAL REPAIR, PRETTY OBVIOUS.

WE DO ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, EVERYTHING FROM CHANGING LIGHT BULBS AT GLOVER, BIGGER LIFT STUFF TO RUNNING NEW ELECTRIC.

MAYBE SOMEBODY NEEDS A NEW OUTLET SOMEWHERE.

SMALLER STUFF WE'LL HANDLE IN HOUSE, BUT BIGGER STUFF WE'LL BRING IN THE ELECTRICIAN WE HAVE ON CONTRACT.

HVAC REPAIRS, SAME THING.

WE'LL USE VARIOUS COMPANIES TO DO HVAC REPAIRS, WHETHER IT'S CHANGING COMPRESSORS OR BIGGER ITEMS. WE DO HAVE A GOOD MECHANIC THAT WORKS FOR US AND HE HANDLES MOST OF THE SMALLER LIFT ITEMS. BUT THE BIGGER THINGS, IT'S JUST NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO DO SO.

PLUMBING REPAIRS, SAME THING.

MAJORITY OF IT WE DO IN HOUSE.

ROOF REPAIRS, PRETTY OBVIOUS.

WE DO HAVE AGING ROOFS HERE WHICH THEY ONLY LEAK IN THE RAINY DAYS.

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BUT FOR ROOF REPAIRS, WE CALL IN THE ROOFER, HAVE THEM FIXED, AND MOVE ON FROM THERE.

HE WORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR ROOF INSPECTION TO TRY TO FIND AREAS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.

HE'LL MARK STUFF OUT, WE'LL HAVE THE ROOFER COME IN, REPAIR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE MARKED OUT.

SEWER DRAIN, LINE CLEANING SERVICE.

PEOPLE IN SCHOOLS USE OBVIOUSLY, BATHROOMS. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT USE THESE BATHROOMS AND PLUMBING EVERY DAY, AND THINGS GET WASHED DOWN THE DRAIN THAT SHOULDN'T BE DOWN THERE.

WE HAVE A SERVICE THAT COMES IN AND CLEANS THE DRAINS.

WE'VE ALSO USED THAT SAME SERVICE FOR LINING SOME DRAINS.

THERE'S A PROCESS WHERE YOU CAN LINE THE INSIDE OF A DRAIN, AND WE'VE HAD USED THAT SERVICE TO GREAT EFFECT.

SPRINKLER AND STANDPIPE SYSTEM REPAIR, THAT'S BACK TO REPAIR THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.

ACID WASTE MANAGEMENT.

FOR LAB EXPERIMENTS AND WHATNOT, THEY USE SPECIAL SINKS WHERE THEY DUMP CHEMICALS DOWN WITH ACID WASTE THAT GOES INTO A LIME BOX.

THOSE LIME BOX GET CHANGED OUT IN THE SUMMER AND NEW LIME IS ADDED.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR NEW BOILERS UP AT HUTCHISON, THE HIGH EFFICIENCY BOILERS.

ACTUALLY, THE EXHAUST GOES THROUGH LIME AS WELL BECAUSE IT'S SO ACOUSTIC SO THAT WATER THEN IS NOT DUMPED OUT INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM AND DAMAGING OUR PIPES.

THAT'S WHAT THAT'S ABOUT.

BACK FLOW, PREVENTIVE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT.

WE TALKED ABOUT BACK FLOWS BEFORE.

THEY GET TESTED AND CHECKED.

BMS SYSTEMS. WE DO HAVE A VARIED AMOUNT OF BMS SYSTEMS IN THE DISTRICT.

WE GO FROM EVERYTHING FROM 1927 TECHNOLOGY WHICH IS PNEUMATIC.

WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY FROM PROBABLY '80S, '90S.

OUR NEWEST TECHNOLOGY IS IN OUR HUTCHISON, WHICH IS COMPLETELY COMPUTER CONTROLLED.

WE CAN CLOSE OFF PARTS OF THE BUILDING, TURNED IT ON, TURNED IT OFF, VACATION MODES, THAT SORT OF THING.

BIG ENERGY SAVINGS THAT WAY.

WE'VE ADDED NEWER CONTROLS TO ALL OUR BOILERS IN THE DISTRICT.

WE HAVE MORE CONTROL OF OUR BOILERS AND WE'VE DEFINITELY SEEN FUEL REDUCTIONS BECAUSE OF THAT CONTROL.

BUT THE MORE DIGITAL CONTROL YOU HAVE, THE MORE COMFORT THERE IS FOR PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING AND ADDITIONALLY, THE MORE SAVINGS YOU'LL HAVE.

BUT IT'S AN INVESTMENT, OF COURSE.

DROPS FOR INSULATION AND MOVE.

IF SOMEBODY HAS THEIR DESK OVER THERE AND WE'RE ADDING A NEW OCCUPANT IN A ROOM AND THEY NEED A DROP FOR A TELEPHONE AND OUR COMPUTER, WE HAVE TO RUN A WIRE FOR THAT, WHICH GOES BACK TO THE MAIN SERVER THAT COMES TO THE ROOM SO THAT MONEY IS FOR.

WE WILL DO SOME OF THAT WORK IN HOUSE AS WELL TO TRY TO SAVE SOME MONEY THERE AS WELL.

ELEVATOR REPAIRS. IT'S IN THERE AGAIN.

WE ADDED ELEVATORS ON.

EQUIPMENT REPAIRS IS FOR OUR EQUIPMENT.

VACUUMS, BUFFING MACHINES, FLOOR MACHINES, ANYTHING WE USE IN THE BUILDING, EXTERMINATOR, ADDITIONAL SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CONTRACT.

THERE, I SAW A RACCOON AT COLONIAL.

THERE YOU GO. THAT'S FOR THAT.

[LAUGHTER]

>> YOU REALLY DIDN'T SEE A RACCOON AT COLONIAL, FOR EXAMPLE. [LAUGHTER]

>> NOT OUR COLONIAL.

NO. WE DID BRING IN A TRAPPER FOR SOME RODENTS DOWN AT GLOBERFIELD.

WE REMOVED PUNXSUTAWNEY A FEW OF THEM DOWN THERE. THAT WAS DONE DOWN THERE.

THAT'S WHERE THAT MONEY COMES OUT OF.

WHERE ARE WE? AM I ON TRACK? STOP ME IF ANYBODY WANTS [INAUDIBLE].

FIRE ALARM DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT REPAIRS.

THIS IS, AGAIN, SMOKE HEADS.

ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT HAVING A REALLY GOOD ALARM SYSTEM AND SMOKE HEADS, THEY GO OFF.

IF KIDS LIKE TO SPRAY X-SPRAY IN THE LOCKER ROOMS, THAT NEVER HAPPENS, BUT STUFF LIKE THAT WILL SET OFF THE ALARM.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IS CONSIDERED IS ONE BUILDING, SO SOMETHING GOES OFF, THE WHOLE BUILDING GOES OFF.

BUT I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW SENSITIVE THIS EQUIPMENT IS.

REPLACING A BAD HEAD, AS IT WERE, THEY IDENTIFY THEMSELVES.

FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS TO COME IN, THEY WILL IDENTIFY THE SPOT.

WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM.

WAS IT SOMETHING POPCORN IN THE MICROWAVE OR WAS IT AN ACTUAL INCIDENT? USUALLY, IT'S POPCORN, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

FIRE EXTINGUISHER REPAIR, THEY GENERALLY JUST TAKE THEM OUT AND GIVE US A NEW ONE.

FLOOR MAINTENANCE, REFINISHING.

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WE DO ALL THE HIGH SCHOOL FLOORS OURSELVES, ALL THE CLASSROOMS. CYBONBONOL COLONIAL OR ALL WOOD FLOORS, WHICH IS VERY UNIQUE BY THE WAY, AND VERY COOL THAT WE HAVE WOOD FLOORS.

WE DO LET ALL IN HOUSE AND TAKE CARE OF THAT.

WITH OUR GYMS, WE DO FARM OUT.

THAT'S MONEY IS THERE FOR THAT.

GENERATOR SERVICE AND REPAIR AT COLONIAL.

BACK TO THE POTS LINE.

AGAIN, IT KEEPS POPPING UP THERE.

THAT'S FOR ALL YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT AND YOUR LIGHTS OUTSIDE.

WE HAVE THE BLUE LIGHTS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.

THEN WE WOULD DO LOCKDOWN TO KEEP AWAY FROM THE BUILDING.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

IT'S A SEPARATE SYSTEM.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS 20 PLUS, A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE UPGRADED SYSTEM.

WE HAVE IT AT HUTCHISON, BUT IT TAKES A LITTLE SPECIAL CARE OVER THERE.

NOT EVERY COMPANY CAN HANDLE IT.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT THING.

RADIOS, WALKIE TALKIES AND MICROPHONES TO ALL OUR SECURITY PERSONNEL, ALL THE ADMINISTRATORS, ALL CUSTODIANS, ALL THE GROUNDS PEOPLE, THE MECHANICS, ARE ALL TIED IN BY RADIOS.

WE ALSO SUPPORT A RADIO FOR EACH OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL.

THAT'S FOR REPLACING THEM, REPLACING BATTERIES, MAKING SURE THAT'S WORKING.

WE ALSO HAVE REPEATERS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND AT HUTCHISON AND AT PROSPECTS. THE MONEY IS THERE FOR THAT.

REFUSE CONTAINER, RENTAL DUMPSTERS DURING THE SUMMER WHEN WE'RE GETTING RID OF BIGGER ITEMS, THAT'S THERE FOR THAT.

WE HAVE TO DO A CLEAN OUT.

IF WE'RE DOING A DEMO REPLACE, PULLING OUT A WALL LIKE WE DID LAST SUMMER, WE OPENED UP A CLASSROOM.

ALL THAT DEMO HAS GOT TO GO INTO A CONTAINER.

THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO, WE'LL DO WORK LIKE THAT IN THE HOUSE.

SECURITY ALARM REPAIRS.

IF WE'RE ADDING A NEW KEYPAD OR IF WE'RE ADDING A NEW STENCER SOMEPLACE, THAT'S WHERE THAT'S MONEY THERE FOR.

SHADE REPLACEMENT. WE DO HAVE A COMPANY COMES IN REPAIR SHADES, SIGN REPLACEMENTS FOR THE SCHOOL.

WHEN CLASSROOMS GET MOVED AROUND, WE TRY REALLY HARD NOT TO NAME ANYTHING.

THINGS SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER.

IT SHOULDN'T BE MR. CONDON'S OFFICE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET RID OF ME, YOU DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE NAME.

YOU WANT TO JUST HAVE IT AS A NUMBER.

THAT JUST SAVES ALL THE TIME.

THE SIGNS ARE REALLY PRICEY BECAUSE THEY ARE BRAILLE, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BE SO, SO THEY ARE PRICEY.

WET VACUUM REPAIRS.

WE USE A LOT OF VACUUMS. IN THE SUMMERTIME, WE HAVE BIG WET VACS TO HELP WITH THE STRIPPING OF THE FLOORS AND THAT REPAIR FOR OUR BUFFING MACHINE STRIPPERS.

VEHICLE REPAIRS. WE DO HAVE AN AGING VEHICLE FLEET.

I DID ORDER TWO NEW VEHICLES WHICH I PROMISED WILL BE ANY DAY.

I ORDERED THEM LAST AUGUST.

I'M EXPECTING THEM IN AUGUST.

HOPEFULLY I GET THE NEW YEAR.

I THINK WE'RE REPLACING A 20 PLUS YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH THAT, WHICH WAS A DONATION BY A RESIDENT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING ORIGINALLY, WHICH IS COOL.

WINDOW GLASS REPLACEMENT.

I WAS TOLD IT WAS BAD LUCK TO SAY THIS, BUT WE HAVEN'T REALLY USED A LOT OF THAT THIS YEAR.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.

[BACKGROUND] THANK YOU. PLAYGROUND INSPECTION, MONEY IN THERE FOR THAT.

PLAYGROUND MAINTENANCE, MONEY IN THERE.

TREE PRUNING, REMOVAL, AND REPLACEMENT AS I SAID WE HAVE THAT OUT FOR BID NOW.

NOW WE HAVE COME TO GO AROUND, THEY DO RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN, IF SOMETHING IS UNSAFE OR NEEDS TO TAKE DOWN OR PRUNE, WE DO PRUNING TO TRY TO KEEP EVERYTHING FROM SPLITTING.

WE DO ADD TREES, WE ADD TREES AROUND THE DISTRICT, WHERE WE CAN WHERE IT MAKES SENSE TO ADD TREES.

THE PROBLEM IS WE ARE LAND POOR REALLY AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO PLANT A LOT OF TREES, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE PLANTED CORRECTLY, THEY HAVE TO BE PLANTED IN A PLACE LIKE WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN 20 YEARS? THE OLD JOKE IS THE BEST PLANT A TREE WAS 20 YEARS AGO.

BUT WHEN PEOPLE PLANT OAKS RIGHT NEXT TO BUILDING, IT CREATES PROBLEMS WITH FOUNDATIONS AND WHAT GETS DROPPED ON THE CURVES AND MAKES TRIP HAZARDS AND WHATNOT.

A LITTLE FORETHOUGHT HAS TO GO INTO THINGS.

I WANT TO GIVE PROPS TO JOE MCCOOLWITZ, WHO'S OUR GROUND SUPERVISOR, WHO, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HAS A REALLY GOOD GREEN THUMB.

HE'S DONE A LOT OF THE PLANTINGS AROUND THE DISTRICT AND A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLANTINGS, SO WHEN YOU'RE WALKING BY, YOU SEE ALL THESE NICE PLANTINGS AND THE FLOWERS AND THE ROSES POPPING UP, YOU COULD THINK OF JOE.

THAT I APPRECIATE. THAT'S ABOUT EVERYTHING.

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THANKS. UNIFORMS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THERE WAS A BUMP THIS YEAR IN UNIFORMS BECAUSE IN THE CONTRACT, EVERY FIVE YEARS WE PURCHASED NEW JACKETS.

WE DID PURCHASE THESE REALLY NICE JACKETS FOR THE GUYS THAT ARE FLUORESCENT, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THE CUSTODIANS THAT ARE OUTSIDE FOR WHEN THEY'RE OUTSIDE, IT IS THE WORST OF TIME WHEN IT'S SNOW AND WHATNOT, SO HIGH VISIBILITY JACKETS ARE IMPORTANT, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY'RE OUT ON THE MAIN ROADS AND PEOPLE ARE MAYBE NOT AS CAREFUL DRIVING IN THE SNOW.

CELL PHONE REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR HEAD CUSTODIANS AND FOR MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, SHOE REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH IS A CONTRACTUAL AND PERSONAL VEHICLE USE, IF THEY USE THEIR VEHICLE FOR PERSONAL USE, WE'LL REIMBURSE THAT.

THE REST IS TRAINING THAT WE DO, A LOT OF IT WE DO ONLINE WHICH IS GREAT, THE GUYS CAN DO IT RIGHT ON THE COMPUTER AND KNOCK OUT A LOT OF THAT.

WE WILL SEND GUYS TO TRAINING CLASSES.

WE DO MAKE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GUYS TO GO TO OTHER TRAINING CLASSES.

I MUST REALLY COMPLIMENT MY GUYS, ANYTIME WE DO A SAFETY THING, CPR, AED, [INAUDIBLE] ALL OUR GUYS SHOW UP AND THEY. YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE TONIGHT, I'M DROPPING HERE.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT'S GOING TO BE HERE.

THAT'S A GOOD THING. THEY DO IT.

THEY'RE GOOD PEOPLE AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THEY CARE.

SUPPLIES FROM TIERS FOR THE LAKEFIELD PLAYGROUND.

IT'S SHARED COST, WHICH I'M GOING TO MOVE YOU OVER TO WE DO A SHARED COST WHICH IS AN INTERMUNICIPLE AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN WHERE WE SPLIT COSTS FOR FIELDS FOR A HALF STAFF MEMBER AND HALF THE COST OF FIELD SUPPLIES.

PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT'S BEEN THERE 20 PLUS YEARS AS FAR AS I KNOW, THAT INTERMUNICIPLE AGREEMENT AND I SEE NO REASON TO CHANGE ANYTHING.

>> I THINK WE SKIPPED OVER PROPERTY LEASING.

>> PROPERTY SHARED AT THAT, WE DO PAY OUT OF THIS BUDGET.

WE PAY FOR THE RENTAL UP AT SANBORN FOR THOSE OFFICES, SO THAT THAT MONEY HAS COME OUT OF THERE.

I DON'T KNOW THE ACCOUNTING OF THAT, BUT THAT DOESN'T REFLECT THE TOTAL COST.

>> THE FULL COST OF THE SANBORN LEASE IS REFLECTED IN THAT LINE ITEM, BUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE GAS WE CAME OUT WITH AN ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT THAT WANTS US TO REPORT IT ON ON A DIFFERENT LINE WITHIN THE BUDGET, SO WE JUST HAVE TO CLASSIFY PART OF THAT EXPENSE TO A DIFFERENT BUDGET LINE ITEM.

IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT ARTIFICIALLY LOW, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER LINE THAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER TONIGHT THAT I'LL POINT IT OUT TO YOU WHEN WE GET TO IT.

THAT HAPPENS IN, I THINK THREE DIFFERENT BUDGET LINES ACROSS THE BUDGET, SO WE'LL CIRCLE BACK TO THAT.

>> ALSO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE EXPLANATION, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL FOR THE FOLKS.

>> FOR THE RIGHTS IDEA.

>> ON B6.

>> SUPPLIES FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING HARDWARE, SO DOOR HARDWARE, LOCKS, PANIC HARDWARE, THEY'RE ALL VERY EXPENSIVE ITEMS, PROJECTS THAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS, SO REPLACING ALL THIS, THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES OUT OF IT.

GAS FOR EQUIPMENT, BE IT LAWNMOWERS, TRACTORS, THE VANS, PICK UP TRUCKS, PLOW TRUCKS, WE DO GET GAS FROM A LOCAL GAS STATION.

WE HAVE A GAS CARD THAT'S ISSUED TO INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY GO PURCHASE THE GAS FOR THAT.

OUR DIESEL WE PURCHASED FROM PELLA MANNER.

WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF DIESEL VEHICLES THAT WE PICK UP DIESEL FROM PELLA MANNER, FROM THEM, THEY HAVE A GAS PUMP AT THE FIREHOUSE OVER THERE.

>> I THINK THAT'S IT FOR THE 60-20 LINES, AND I THINK YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON YOUR 71-40 LINES. IT'S THERE.

>> IT'S D4. [INAUDIBLE] D4 REPRESENTS THE RECREATIONAL SALARIES IN THERE, YOU CAN SEE.

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, A LOT OF THAT IS FOR THE TURF FIELDS.

REPAIRING, CLEANING THE TURF FIELDS EVERY YEAR.

WE DO A DEEP CLEANING.

ALL YEAR LONG, WE HANDLE MAINTENANCE ON THE ON THE TURF FIELDS, BUT ONCE A YEAR, WE DO HAVE A COMPANY COME IN.

THEY HAVE A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE HEAVIER DUTY MACHINE, IT WOULDN'T BE COST EFFECTIVE FOR US TO OWN THAT DOES A DEEP CLEANING.

WE WILL ADD RUBBER TO THE FIELDS AS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THEY PASS G-MAX AND THAT'S IT.

THEN MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES,

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THERE'S A 15,000 SO WE JUST PURCHASE RUBBER FOR IT.

BUT TO RECAP, LIKE I SAID, YEAR TO YEAR IS 1.4 CONSIDERING INCREASES TO FUEL, ELECTRIC AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THE COST OF EVERYTHING ELSE GOING UP, WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN TRYING TO DO IT AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

WE'RE HISTORICALLY LOW ON OVERTIME COMPARED TO, IF YOU GO BACK IN YEARS, WE DO ALL OUR PAINTING IN HOUSE, WHICH IS ANOTHER COST SAVINGS.

WE USED TO DO TURF FOR PLACEMENT ON ALL THE FIELDS EVERY YEAR WHICH 2018 WAS $40,000 A YEAR AND WE HAVEN'T EXPENDED THAT IN MY TENURE HERE AND START IN MY SEVENTH YEAR.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO DO TO COST EFFECTIVE.

WE TRY TO GET MORE AUTOMATED, TO GET MORE CONTROL OF IT.

WE DO WANT TO GET BACK.

I KNOW PRE COVID WE GOT RID OF PAPER TOWELS TO BE MORE GREEN.

THAT WAS THE PREVIOUS BOARD'S DIRECTIVE.

BUT WE ADDED BACK PAPER TOWELS BECAUSE THEN UNDER COVID WE COULDN'T USE HAND DRYERS, SO WE'D LIKE TO GET BACK TO THAT BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY, PAPER TOWELS ARE EXPENSIVE AND THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS IN OUR PLUMBING SYSTEMS AS WELL.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE AND I'LL HANDLE ANY QUESTIONS IF I HAVEN'T SPOKEN ENOUGH.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THAT WAS VERY COST CONSCIOUS.

>> I ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING NEW.

[LAUGHTER]

>> I SIT NEXT TO HIM EVERY DAY.

>> THANK YOU, JACKIE. APPRECIATE IT.

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. NEXT ON OUR LIST IS THE BUDGET FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND FOR ADMINISTRATION, DR.

CHAMP, PAGES B1 AND B2.

>> NOT A HUGE SECTION AND NOT AT ALL THE JOKES OR THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT YOU WILL GET FROM MR. [INAUDIBLE].

HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. THANKS, JOHN.

SO JUST QUICKLY, REALLY ONLY TWO PAGES IN MY SECTION THAT RELATES TO THE EXPENSES FROM MY OFFICE AND SUPPORTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE VOTE IN PARTICULAR.

SO STARTING WITH B1 10-10-165.

THAT IS SOME PART TIME CLERICAL WORK RELATED TO JUST SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE.

USUALLY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL CLERICAL SUPPORT TO HELP THE CLERK WITH THAT.

MOVING INTO THE CONTRACTUAL LINES, YOU SEE A DECREASE THERE.

THAT'S PREDOMINANTLY RELATED TO STRATEGIC PLANNING.

WE HAD ADDED IN ABOUT 35,000 THIS YEAR FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTANTS, SO WE'RE SPENDING THAT THIS YEAR.

THAT WILL BE A REDUCTION NEXT YEAR.

WE DID ADD A COUPLE OTHER OFFSET THAT A LITTLE BIT BY SOME, MAINTAINING A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN, FIGURING THAT WE'LL BE ROLLING OUT THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, SO SOME ADDITIONAL MONIES THERE.

AND THEN ALSO IN THERE, AS I'D MENTIONED IN A PRIOR MEETING, WE DID PROPOSE ALTERNATING BETWEEN THE SCOPE SURVEY, WHICH WAS FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS AUDIT VERSUS THE CLIMATE SURVEY THAT WE DID THIS YEAR.

SO THERE'S $2,000 IN THIS LINE ADDED TO REDO THE SCOPE SURVEY.

AND AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THAT WAS, WE HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD RESULT IN BOTH.

WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING A LOT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDIT THIS YEAR, THE COMMUNICATIONS AUDIT.

THERE WERE SOME, I WOULD SAY, CLIMATE RELATED CONCEPTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE SURVEY IN PARTICULAR, SO WE HAD RECOMMENDED PUTTING THAT IN AS A WAY TO BENCHMARK, TO SEE IF WE'VE MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AS A RESULT OF THAT IN THE COMING YEAR.

SO THAT EXPLAINS THE MAIN CHANGES IN THAT LINE.

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, VERY SMALL CHANGES.

[INAUDIBLE] SERVICES, AGAIN, THIS WAS THE COROLLARY TO THAT WE HAD BUILT IN THROUGH [INAUDIBLE], THE CLIMATE SURVEY THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US BACK IN JANUARY.

THAT WAS ABOUT $39,000 COST.

SO THE REDUCTION YOU SEE THERE IS LARGELY RELATED TO THAT.

>> I THINK WE SHOULD CONSIDER, IF WE CAN, TRYING TO MAYBE DO A RERUN OF THE CLIMATE SURVEY THIS YEAR.

MAYBE NOT THE FULL $39,000 MONTE, BUT SOMETHING IT FEELS LIKE IF WE WERE TO SKIP A YEAR, WAITING TWO YEARS TO UPDATE, JUST FOR ME, FEELS LIKE QUITE A LONG TIME.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE A WAY TO DO A CHECK IN ON THE CLIMATE SURVEY TO SEE DIRECTIONALLY HOW PEOPLE ARE FEELING.

I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO DO.

BUT I AGREE $40,000 IS A LOT.

>> SO I DID REACH OUT TO THEM FOR UPDATED PRICING, GIVEN THAT THIS PAST YEAR WAS THE DESIGN YEAR.

SO I DON'T KNOW NOW THAT THE TOOL HAS BEEN DESIGNED,

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IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT THERE'S A COST REDUCTION.

SO THEY HAVEN'T GOTTEN BACK TO ME WITH THE PRICE YET.

BUT I KNOW WE WERE BEING THAT WE WERE IN A MUCH TIGHTER BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE AND KNOWING THAT THERE WAS SOME SIMILARITY, THAT WAS OUR INITIAL THOUGHT AND BEST THINKING ON THAT.

>> FAIR ENOUGH.

>> WE CERTAINLY ACCEPT THE BOARD'S DIRECTION ON WHERE WE WANT TO GO WITH THAT.

>> IF YOU COULD GET IT FOR STEAL, I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTH CONSIDERING.

I REMEMBER THE CONSULTANT EXPERT WHOM YOU SPOKE TO, HE SAID THAT YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO DO IT MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR.

>> CORRECT.

>> AND ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR ISN'T OPTIMAL EITHER.

SO I THINK IT'S A USEFUL TOOL AND IF WE COULD GET IT FOR A SONG, MAYBE WE SHOULD DO IT.

>> ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THAT BEFORE I MOVE ON? JUST SO WE KNOW DIRECTIONALLY.

BECAUSE ONE THING WE DIDN'T REALLY PREFACE IT, BUT I KNOW THE BOARD IS AWARE OF THIS.

WE'LL SAY IT FOR THE PUBLIC, OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IS OUR BOARD ADOPTION MEETING.

SO AS WE GO THROUGH LINE TONIGHT, EXCUSE ME, BUDGET ADOPTION, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW ANY CHANGES OR ADJUSTMENTS THAT THE BOARD WANTS TO SEE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE FINANCE MEETING.

I THINK JIM'S GOING TO BE SCHEDULING THAT, HOPEFULLY, WELL, WE PLAN TO DO THAT BETWEEN NOW AND BUDGET ADOPTION AS ONE LAST CHANCE TO REALLY WORK TOGETHER A MASSAGE AND DIG DEEP INTO IT.

BUT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING WITH A BUDGET THAT EVERYONE'S PREPARED TO AND COMFORTABLE WITH ADOPTING.

SO JUST ANY OTHER THOUGHTS ON THAT PARTICULAR TOPIC?

>> I AGREE WITH WILL. WE SHOULD IF WE HAVE BUDGET PLAN EVERY YEAR AN D GIVEN THAT THE TOOL HAS BEEN SET UP, I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD CHARGE US THE SAME OR CAN THEY GIVE US A TOOL THAT WE COULD ROLL OUT EVERY YEAR AND THEN HAVE CONSULTATION WITH THEM ONLY AS NEEDED.

>> AND I THINK I KNOW THAT THIS YEAR INCLUDED NOT ONLY THE DESIGN BUT THE FOLLOW UP PRESENTATION, ET CETERA.

SO I'M HOPING AS WELL THAT WE CAN GET A LOWER COST.

>> PRINCIPAL SABIA, HOW FREQUENTLY DOES SHE DO HER SURVEY?

>> THAT'S ANNUALLY. THAT'S A VERY DIFFERENT TOOL AND VERY DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ANALYSIS.

[OVERLAPPING]

>> BUT STILL THE ETHOS OF REGULAR FEEDBACK I THINK IS A GOOD ONE.

>> I DON'T THINK IT'S ANYTHING WE'RE OPPOSED TO.

I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO BE JUST REALLY COST EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY GIVEN HOW POSITIVE THE RESULTS WERE.

WE SAW MORE ROOM FOR GROWTH IN THE COMMUNICATIONS RESULTS THAN IN THE CLIMATE SURVEY RESULTS.

CERTAINLY, SEE WHAT THOSE NUMBERS COME BACK LOOKING LIKE.

MOVING ON FROM THAT, DISTRICT CLERK STIPEND.

THE CHANGE THERE JUST REFLECTS ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SALARY.

THAT WAS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE REGIONALLY COMPETITIVE.

WE STILL ARE VERY ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE IN THAT SENSE, BUT THAT'S THEIR REFLECTION THERE.

MOVING INTO DISTRICT MEETING, THAT LINE IS THAT'S WHERE BUDGET RELATED TO THE VOTE [INAUDIBLE].

SO WE'VE MAINTAINED THOSE SAME AS THEY WERE IN PRIOR YEARS.

THEY ARE PRETTY CLOSE TO PAR.

THAT WAS THE LAST ONE ON B1.

COVERED EVERYTHING THERE I GUESS. NO, THAT WAS IT.

MOVING THEN ON TO B2.

THE LINE, MY SALARY.

SO THE CHANGE THERE REFLECTS THE SALARY ADJUSTMENT THAT THE BOARD APPROVED.

CLERICAL SALARIES, THOSE ARE, I BELIEVE, THREE SECRETARIES THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT ME AND PART OF THAT IS ALSO SHARED.

I BELIEVE IT'S WITH DR. GARCIA'S OFFICE.

IT'S TRADITIONALLY BEEN SPLIT THAT WAY.

I BELIEVE, IT'S PATRICIA, MARIA.

>> I BELIEVE YOU. [LAUGHTER]

>> AND VALERIE.

>> [BACKGROUND]

>> SHARE. I'M SORRY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

IT WAS 5 O'CLOCK BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS, SO I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO VERIFY.

I APPRECIATE THAT. AND SHARON'S OUR DATA ANALYST.

SO JUST TO COVER THOSE SALARIES WITHIN THE OFFICE.

AND JUST A REMINDER TOO THAT MARIA HAS REALLY BEEN WORKING PREDOMINANTLY SUPPORTING ALICE BOWMAN THIS YEAR BECAUSE WHEN WE ADDED THAT POSITION, WE DID NOT ADD A CLERICAL SUPPORT DIRECTED FOR HER, SO MARIA HAS BEEN DOING DOUBLE DUTY FOR US AS A WAY TO CONTAIN COSTS THERE.

CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES, THE ADJUSTMENTS THERE, A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR TO REALLY MORE RIGHT SIZE THAT.

SO IN THIS CATEGORY, YOU WOULD SEE THINGS LIKE FUNDING TO SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE RETREATS.

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AS THE BOARD KNOWS, I'VE ACCEPTED SOME LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT AND THE ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT'S ADDED SOME INCREASED CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES IN THOSE LINES AS WELL.

IN HERE, SO MAKE SURE I GIVE YOU THE RIGHT LINE, 12-44-100.

ALSO, ANY ADDITIONAL CONSULTANTS THAT WE MIGHT BRING IN FOR VARIOUS WORK, WHETHER IT'D BE DEI.

AT TONIGHT'S AGENDA AND ONE EXAMPLE WE'RE APPROVING, I'M RECOMMENDING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TO DO AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH TO FILL DR.

BOWMAN'S ROLE. SO THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S SOME MONEY IN THERE FOR CONSULTANTS THAT'S ADDED TO THAT AS WELL.

WE WANTED TO TRY TO RIGHT SIZE THOSE COSTS.

SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, REALLY NOT A SIGNIFICANT.

BUDGET TO BUDGET, INCREASE A LITTLE BIT THERE AND THAT IS AGAIN, JUST TO RIGHT SIZE BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE OFFICE.

I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY REALLY ALL OF MY LINES.

MAKE SURE I READ EVERYTHING.

YES. THOSE ARE REALLY THE NOTES THAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> THANK YOU, DR. CHAMP.

>> THAT'S IT.

>> NEXT UP IS OUR HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL, DR. GARCIA.

THE SAME SECTION, PAGE B4.

ON B4, THE FIRST ITEM IS LEGAL, WHICH IS AN HR, BUT IT DOES HR WORK, THAT IS OUR CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES WITH OUR ATTORNEYS AS SPECIFIED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

LEGAL COUNSEL IS UTILIZED FOR EMPLOYEE CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS, LABOR RELATIONS LIKE A BARGAINING UNITS AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.

THE NEXT CODE, 143150 IS THE SALARY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HR LEADERSHIP.

143158 IS THE LINE WHERE IT'S THE ESTIMATED SALARY INCREASES FOR THE NON-CONTRACTUAL, NON-REPRESENTED FOLK IN THE DISTRICT.

THEY'RE NOT COVERED ON THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, AND THE FINAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE ALWAYS SUBJECT TO AND DETERMINATION OF DISCRETION BOARD OF EDUCATION.

143160, THE SALARY FOR MY CLERICAL ASSISTANT.

AS YOU REMEMBER THAT LAST YEAR, THIS IS NOT PART OF THIS LINE, BUT WE EXPLAINED THIS, I THINK, UNDER THE STAFFING.

WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE A PART-TIME PERSON ADDED TO ASSIST AND THEN ALSO A FULL-TIME CLERICAL SUPPORT TO DIRECTORS.

WE MOVED THE RECOMMENDATION IS THEN JUST TO MAKE THAT A HALF TIME PERSON FOR THE DIRECTORS AND THEN HAVE THE OTHER PART OF THAT JOB WORK WITH ME TO TRY TO CONTRACT THAT LINE A LITTLE BIT.

1430200, THE EQUIPMENT LINE FOR THE OFFICE.

1430400, CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE OFFICE, USUALLY FOR RECRUITMENT PURPOSES.

THEN 143450, THE MATERIAL SUPPLIES FOR THE OFFICE.

THE LAST LINE ON THIS PAGE, 148160 OF THE SALARY FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. IF WE CAN, WE'LL TRY TO TAKE US HOME.

IF WE GO BACK ONE PAGE TO B3.

LET'S START WITH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.

STARTING TOP LINE IS THE SALARY FOR BUSINESS FOLLOWED BY THE SALARIES FOR THE CLERICAL STAFF IN THE OFFICE.

WE HAVE SOME CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES GENERALLY RELATED TO ACA COMPLIANCE, POSTAGE, BID FEES, CONFERENCES, MEMBERSHIPS, AND THEN FINALLY, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, PAPER CHECKS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEN THE BOTTOM LINE IS OUR ANNUAL AUDITING FEE.

BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE OUR EXTERNAL AUDITOR, WE HAVE OUR INTERNAL AUDITOR, AND WHENEVER WE PAY A BILL, WE HAVE TO GO, WE HAVE A CLAIMS AUDITOR AND THAT'S USUALLY TWICE A MONTH AS WELL, SO PRETTY REGULATED.

THOSE ARE ALL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES THROUGH CPA FIRMS THAT WE HAVE.

DR. GARCIA MENTIONED ABOUT LEGAL AND PUBLIC INFORMATION.

ON PAGE B7, WE HAVE SOME OF OUR DISTRICT WIDE CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES.

AGAIN, WE'VE GOT UNALLOCATED INSURANCE.

AS YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT'S A BIT OF A JUMP.

THE LAST TWO YEARS IN INSURANCE, WE WERE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND ON THAT INCREASE IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

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THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CATCH UP IN THIS YEAR'S INSURANCE.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS THE SAME AS WHAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HEARING, THERE'S SOME DIFFICULTIES IN THE INSURANCE MARKET RIGHT NOW AND THE COST IS GOING UP.

WE'RE SEEING THAT. I THINK HOMEOWNERS ARE SEEING THAT AND VEHICLE OWNERS ARE SEEING THAT.

IT'S JUST A DIFFICULT INSURANCE MARKET.

WE'VE SEEN THAT AS WELL.

WE'VE CERTAINLY EXPRESSED THAT DISSATISFACTION.

WE WORKED WITH THE CONSORTIUM, THE NEW YORK SCHOOLS INSURANCE RECIPROCAL. IT'S NICE.

IT'S A COOPERATIVE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT STARTED IN 1980 WORKING WITH AN INSURANCE COMPANY THAT WORKS ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS BEHALF TO REALLY TRY TO WORK AND GET GOOD INSURANCE POLICIES SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THE GOOD THING IS THAT THERE'S FOLKS THAT SIT ON THAT BOARD THAT ARE MEMBERS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

THEIR PURPOSE AND THE GOAL IS REALLY TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICES AND PRICES TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN, WE REALLY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN AND PUSH HARD AND PUSH HARD BACK.

I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOU SEE THOSE THINGS THAT THOSE AREN'T THINGS THAT WE JUST WILLINGLY ACCEPT.

WE CERTAINLY QUESTION THOSE THINGS AND WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

OTHER ITEMS IN THERE, OUR SCHOOL ASSOCIATION DUES, IF THERE'S ANY JUDGMENTS AND CLAIMS. AGAIN, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE MINOR ITEMS. WE ARE TAX-EXEMPT, BUT IT SAYS SEWER TAXES, BUT IT'S REALLY THINK OF IT AS MORE OF A USE FEE.

WE ARE EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES, BUT WE DO PAY FOR SANITARY SEWER.

THAT'S A COST THAT'S INCURRED BY US FOR THE SERVICE.

THEN LASTLY, YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOCES ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES.

THAT REALLY PERTAINS TO THE BASE CHARGE.

SINCE WE ARE A MEMBER OF BOCES, WE ARE A PART OF BOCES, THEY HAVE A BASE CLAUSE TO OPERATE BOCES AND THIS IS REALLY THAT BASE COST.

THEN THE OTHER PARTS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE BOCES SECTION REALLY TALKS ABOUT THE VARIOUS SERVICES THAT WE PROCURE THROUGH BOCES AS PART OF THAT COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.

NEXT, WE HAVE OUR ATTENDANCE AND BUILDING SAFETY ON C25 LISTED AS ATTENDANCE ON THE TAB.

AGAIN, WE HAVE SALARIED MONITORS AND THEN WE HAVE HOURLY MONITORS.

THIS YEAR, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS OUR ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES RELATED TO OUR REQUEST FOR NEXT YEAR SLIGHTLY MORE THIS YEAR VERSUS CURRENT YEAR.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE HAD SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE LEFT AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO REPLACE.

WE ANTICIPATE FILLING THOSE POSITIONS AND NEEDING THOSE DOLLARS TO FILL THOSE SAFETY MONITOR POSITIONS.

THEN THERE'S A SMALL AMOUNT THERE FOR CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES.

IF THERE'S A LARGER EVENT, SAY A FOOTBALL GAME, A PROM, DIFFERENT THING LIKE THAT, HALLOWEEN, WE MAY ASK A POLICE OFFICER TO BE PRESENT AT THE EVENT AND THIS IS THE ACCOUNT WE WOULD USE TO PAY FOR THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.

AFTER THAT, WE'RE ON D1, PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

FOR A DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T BUS, WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD TRANSPORTATION BUDGET.

REALLY, OUR TRANSPORTATION IS ON TWO MAJOR ITEMS, WHICH IS ATHLETICS AND CHARTER TRIPS FOR ATHLETICS.

THE OTHER IS FOR TRANSPORTATION RELATED TO PELHAM.

STUDENTS WHO ARE ENTITLED TO BE TRANSPORTED TO THE SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF PELHAM IF THEIR PARENTS CHOOSE TO SEND THEIR STUDENTS TO A SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF PELHAM.

APRIL 1ST WAS THE CUTOFF DATE.

WE'VE RECEIVED ALL THAT INFORMATION.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT RIGHT NOW.

IF THERE'S ANY VARIANCES, WE'LL TRY TO REFLECT THAT WHEN WE COME TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN THE FINAL BOARD FOR THE FINAL BUDGET.

WHAT WE DO IS WE, AGAIN, A AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, THE DISTRICT HAS TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS THAT REQUEST THAT TRANSPORTATION.

DISTRICTS PREFERRED TRANSPORTATION BY POLICY IS BY PUBLIC TRANSIT.

AS YOU'LL SEE, THERE'S A BREAKDOWN IN A COST IN SCHOOLS BY STUDENT OF WHAT WE EXPECT FOR EACH STUDENT FOR NEXT YEAR BASED ON THOSE BEING TRANSPORTED BY PUBLIC TRANSIT.

THEN WHEN THEY CANNOT BE TRANSPORTED EITHER IN A TIMELY MANNER OR IN A SAFE MANNER,

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THEN THE YELLOW BUS IS THE METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION.

YOU SEE AN IDEA OF THAT BREAKDOWN IN THE EXPENSE.

ONE PERSON IN MY OFFICE, HALF OF THEIR JOB WORKS AS THE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR.

IT'S A SPLIT.

IT'S 0.5, 0.5 POSITION.

WHEN YOU SEE SALARIES THERE, AND YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELVES, WHO IS THAT? THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.

WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT TRAVEL ON YELLOW BUS, WE DO TO DEFRAY THAT COST.

WE WORK WITH BOCES.

THEY HAVE A COORDINATOR OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION.

THEN WE TRY TO SHARE SERVICES.

WE SHARE SERVICES WITH BRONXVILLE, EASTCHESTER, AND TUCKAHOE.

IF WE EACH HAVE ONE STUDENT TRAVELING TO, LET'S PICK A SCHOOL, SACRED HEART IN GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT, WE DON'T EACH HAVE TO SEND A YELLOW BUS.

WE WOULD SEND ONE BUS AND WE'D EACH HAVE OUR STUDENTS ON THAT BUS, AND THEN WE WOULD SHARE THAT COST ON A PER STUDENT BASIS.

AGAIN, IT'S AN ATTEMPT AND WE'VE HAD SUCCESS IN TRYING TO DEFRAY THAT COST.

THAT'S HELPFUL AS WELL.

YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM LINE. CONTRACT TRANSPORTATION FUEL.

WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO YEAR 2 OF OUR NEW CONTRACT.

THE LAST CONTRACT DID NOT INCLUDE FUEL AND THAT WAS AN ADDED CHARGE.

THIS NEW CONTRACT DID INCLUDE FUEL.

IN SOME WAYS, THAT WAS VERY GOOD BECAUSE THAT TAKES A LOT OF RISK OUT OF WHAT WE EXPECT TO HAPPEN IN THE TRANSPORTATION AND THE FUEL MARKET.

THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE ZERO OUT.

IT DEPENDS ON HOW THE CONTRACT IS AWARDED.

WE ARE WORKING WITH BOCES.

LAST YEAR, THEY PUT THE BID OUT TWO DIFFERENT WAYS, WITH FUEL AND WITHOUT FUEL.

THEN BASED ON THE BID SUBMISSIONS, THEY'LL EVALUATE AND SEE WHICH IS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE DISTRICTS.

THAT'S ALL ON STUDENT TRANSPORTATION.

OUR NEXT ITEM TO DISCUSS OR TO GO THROUGH IS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, WHICH CAN BE FOUND ON D53.

AN EMPLOYEE BENEFITS IS REALLY MADE UP OF RETIREMENT, SO PENSION.

WE PARTICIPATE IN TWO PENSION PLANS AS REQUIRED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE HAVE MANY EMPLOYEES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL AND CERTIFIED TEACHING STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS, AND THEN FOR ALL OTHERS, THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

AND THAT IS FOR, SAY, OUR CLERICAL STAFF OR OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF, AND THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE A STATE CERTIFICATION FROM STATE ED.

THE AMOUNT WE PAY TO THAT STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM IS BASED ON A PERCENTAGE ESTABLISHED BY EACH BOARD OF THOSE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS. IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT IN THE EXPLANATION, YOU CAN SEE THE VARIANCE IS HOW IT'S ESTABLISHED.

THE TOP ONE IS THE STATE RETIREMENT.

THE ERS RATE COST HAS INCREASED FROM 13.1% OF AN EMPLOYEE'S SALARY TO 15.2% OF THAT EMPLOYEE'S SALARY FOR THIS YEAR TO NEXT YEAR.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BUDGET OBVIOUSLY, IS WE'RE CAPTURING THE COST OF THE INCREASE IN THAT CONTRIBUTION RATE.

THEN IF THERE'S ANY CONTRACTUAL INCREASES ASSOCIATED TO THAT EMPLOYEE BY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH A LITTLE BIT OF THAT AS WELL.

AS YOU SEE, THAT'S A 16% INCREASE THERE.

IF YOU GO A LITTLE BIT LOWER ON THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT, YOU SEE THAT RATE IS ALSO INCREASING FROM 9.76% OF THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY TO 10.02% OF THE EMPLOYEE'S SALARY.

WHAT WE TRY TO DO AGAIN, IS WHEN WE BUILD THE BUDGET, AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHARED IN FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE LOOK AT EVERY EMPLOYEE, WE LOOK AT WHAT PENSION PLAN EVERY EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATES IN, WHAT THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE, WHAT THEIR EXPECTED PENSION CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE.

AND THAT'S HOW WE DETERMINE ALL OF THESE COSTS WHEN WE BUILD UP THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE TAKE A GENERAL NUMBER FOR EVERYBODY AND ALLOCATE IT OUT.

WE GO PERSON BY PERSON AND TRY TO DETERMINE THAT COST, AND WE DO THAT WITH HEALTH INSURANCE AS WELL.

AS YOU GO DOWN ON THE SHEET, YOU'LL SEE SOCIAL SECURITY.

THERE'S A BIGGER INCREASE THERE THIS YEAR THAT YOU'LL SEE.

SOCIAL SECURITY HAS RAISED THE BASE LIMIT $160,000-$168,000.

JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY IS GOING TO END UP PAYING SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THE FULL YEAR, THAT WE'LL SEE.

YOU USED TO BE ABLE TO CATCH A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK THERE.

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WE HAVE OUR WORKER COMPENSATIONS INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT.

AS YOU CAN SEE DURING COVID, WE RECEIVED THE CREDIT, SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON, WE'VE HAD SOME FAVORABLE EXPERIENCE THERE TOO AS WELL.

THEN WE HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.

WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE THIS YEAR.

ALSO, AS YOU LOOK AT THAT CATEGORY, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT PARTICULAR LINE DOES INCLUDE SOME CONTINGENCY DOLLARS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

THAT'S NOT THE YEAR-TO-YEAR LINE EXPENSE EXPECTED FOR THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM.

AS YOU LOOK AT THAT, YOU'D SAY, WOW, THAT LOOKS REALLY BIG. IT IS.

THEN THAT'S THE REASON FOR THAT THOUGH.

BUT WE PARTICIPATE IN A SWISHIP, WHICH IS ANOTHER CONSORTIUM OR COOPERATIVE-RUN PROGRAM WITH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

COMPARATIVE PROGRAM IS THE [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM.

AGAIN, IN FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE SHARED SOME MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LOOKING AT A COMPARATIVE BETWEEN THOSE TWO PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THE PARTICIPATION IN SWISHIP HAS PROVEN TO BE MORE FAVORABLE THAN PARTICIPATION IN THE [INAUDIBLE] PROGRAM.

ALSO, SWISHIP IS A SMALLER CONSORTIUM WHICH ALSO HAS ALLOWED US AS A DISTRICT AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE HAVE REPRESENTATION ON THAT BOARD.

YOU HAVE SUPERINTENDENTS WHO ARE ON THAT BOARD.

YOU HAVE LABOR UNIT LEADERS. YOU HAVE TEACHERS.

YOU HAVE CSCA LEADERS, BUSINESS OFFICIALS.

PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES, AND REALLY TRYING TO MEET THOSE DEMANDS AS WELL.

WHEN YOU SEE INCREASES, WE'RE REACTIVE TO THAT.

THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS, I THINK, THAT HELP US GET BETTER SERVICES AND HELP US TRY TO TEMPER THAT GROWTH.

WE'RE HEARING THAT THAT COST SHOULD BE LEVELING, THEY'RE SEEING IT LEVEL OFF A LITTLE BIT.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG IS STILL A LITTLE BIT MORE IN WHAT'S DRIVING COST, BUT THE MEDICAL SIDE OF IT, THEY'RE SEEING LEVELING OFF A BIT, SO THAT'S FAVORABLE.

WE'RE ALWAYS HOPEFUL, BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH PEOPLE'S CHOICES AND WHAT CAN HAPPEN.

YEARS AGO I WAS WITH THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS SELF INSURED.

THIS TIME OF YEAR WAS ALWAYS NERVE RACKING.

WHEN YOU CLOSE AT YEAR-END, YOU NEVER KNEW WHAT YOUR WEEKLY CLAIMS WERE GOING TO BE.

BEING IN A FULLY INSURED PLAN LIKE THIS OR WITH A LARGER CONSORTIUM CREATES A LOT OF STABILITY TOO, WHICH IS, I THINK, VERY ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE DISTRICT.

LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT FUNDS.

SOME OF OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ALSO HAVE STIPULATIONS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS INTO WELFARE FUNDS, WHICH REALLY WHAT PAY FOR THOSE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT MEMBERS, DENTAL, AND VISION INSURANCE.

THESE ARE SET BY THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE THERE.

THE BOTTOM LINE WE HAVE IS THERE ARE CERTAIN INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE THAT GIVE US ADVANCED NOTICE OF RETIREMENT, THAT PLACEHOLDER.

SOME YEARS IT'S GREATER THAN THAT, SOME YEARS IT'S LOWER THAN THAT.

AGAIN, WE'RE CRYSTAL BALLING IT A LITTLE BIT SO WE'RE STEADY ON OUR YEAR-TO-YEAR, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING WE REALLY KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE.

AFTER BENEFITS, LAST IS DEBT SERVICE, PAGES D9-D11.

DEBT SERVICE IF YOU ASSOCIATE IT WITH YOUR HOME LIFE, IT'S YOUR PAYMENTS FOR WHAT YOU'VE BORROWED.

LIKE YOUR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS OR SOMETHING, OR WHEN WE BUILT HUTCHISON SCHOOL, THE DISTRICT BORROWED MONEY AND WE HAD TO PAY DEBT SERVICE ON THAT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PRELIMINARY BUDGET, YOU HAVE THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT OF $6.5 MILLION.

WE BREAK IT DOWN BY WHAT'S PRINCIPAL AND WHAT'S INTEREST.

AS JACKIE MENTIONED EARLIER, A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THERE ON THE LEASE.

AS YOU SEE UP THERE ON THE TOP PART BY THE GASB 87 PRONOUNCEMENT.

>> IS THIS THE BULK OF THE LEASE COST ON THIS PAGE?

>> CORRECT. THOSE TOP TWO LINES THAT YOU SEE, START WITH 97-88.

THAT'S BASICALLY THAT REALLOCATION OF EXPENSE.

SO INSTEAD OF SEEING IT UP IN THAT 16-20 LINE AND A COUPLE OF OTHER LINES, THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE TO REFLECT IT [OVERLAPPING]

>> GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> MAKES IT SO MUCH CLEARER. [LAUGHTER]

>> THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE GASB. AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK FURTHER ALONG, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S REALLY FIVE BONDS THAT THE DISTRICT IS PAYING BACK.

AND WE HAVE THE DETAIL AND THE CHARTS SHARING WITH YOU IN THE BUDGET, WHAT THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST IN TOTAL IS ON EACH OF THOSE BONDS, AND THE DURATION OF EACH OF THOSE.

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AGAIN, THAT'S THE PRINCIPLE AND INTEREST, EVERY YEAR WE GET STATE AID.

STATE AID GETS PULLED THEN COMES OFF OF THAT NUMBER.

THEN WHAT'S LEFT THERE IS WHAT'S PART OF THE TAX CAP FORMULA.

THEN IF YOU HAVE DEBT SERVICE FUND, YOU CAN APPLY DEBT SERVICE FUND OR YOU WOULD TAX TO RAISE FUNDS TO PAY THAT PORTION OF IT.

IT'S OUR DEBT SERVICE INTRA-FUND TRANSFERS.

THAT WAS THE LAST PAGE THAT I HAD HERE.

AGAIN, WE'RE S&P RATED AAA.

IT'S FUNNY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LAST TWO BOND SERIES, THE 2020 BONDS, JACKIE AND I, WE WERE REVIEWING BEFORE THE MEETING, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS.

BECAUSE YOU SEE THE SECOND TO RIGHT ONE, THAT WAS A REFUNDING OF THE 2010 BOND.

WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFUND IT IN 2019.

BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GET A RE-RATING FROM S&P, WHICH OF COURSE INCURS A COST.

NUMBERS WERE THERE BUT THEY REALLY WEREN'T SIGNIFICANT TO THE DISTRICT AND WORKED WITH THE BOARD AT THAT TIME.

THE DECISION WAS, LET'S PUSH IT A YEAR, BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO GO OUT FOR A LARGE BOND THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET AN S&P RATING.

FORTUNATELY, THE SAVINGS WERE STILL THERE IN THE REFUNDING THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

WE PAID FOR REFUNDING OR FOR ONE RATINGS FROM S&P, AND WE ENDED UP DOING MUCH BETTER THAN WE WOULD HAVE IF WE HAD DONE IT THE PRIOR YEAR.

IF WE DON'T SAY IT, NOBODY WILL KNOW IT.

BUT AGAIN, IT WAS A NICE OPPORTUNITY.

BECAUSE AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, WE DID IT IN 2020, AND NOW THERE'S JUST TWO MORE YEARS LEFT ON THAT, SO THERE WASN'T A LOT OF TIME LEFT ON THAT BOND.

>> THE BOND FOR HUTCHISON SCHOOL AND THE OTHER PROJECTS WAS THE 54 MILLION.

>> CORRECT. IT WAS, I THINK, A $57.1 MILLION BOND, BUT WE ENDED UP BORROWING THE 54 AND SOME OTHER AMOUNTS CAME BACK IN THE FORM OF WHAT'S CALLED THE BOND PREMIUM, WHICH THEN GOES INTO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND AND HELPS YOU BEING USED TO DEFRAY THE COST OF DEBT SERVICE.

THERE'S RULES ON HOW YOU HAVE TO USE THOSE PREMIUMS WHICH WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

>> JIM, JUST CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IN THIS.

I KNOW WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT WHERE ARE THERE POTENTIAL DROPS IN DEBT SERVICE AS DIFFERENT BORROWINGS ARE PAID OFF, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SMALL DROP AFTER THE 2020 DROPS OFF, PAYMENTS FOR, SORRY, I'M REALLY TIRED, SO WORDS ARE NOT COMING OUT SMOOTHLY, THE 2020 BOND SERIES B, THAT'S FINISHED OFF IN 25-26.

>> SO 26-27.

>> THERE COULD BE POTENTIALLY A SMALL [OVERLAPPING] IN DEBT PAYMENT.

BUT THE BIGGER ONE THAT WE ALWAYS TEND TO LOOK AT IS WE'VE GOT TWO OF THOSE THAT ARE DROPPING OFF, LAST PAYMENT BEING THE 29-30 SCHOOL YEAR.

>> CORRECT.

>> SO THAT, AS FAR AS LOOKING FOR WHERE BIGGER OPPORTUNITIES TO POTENTIALLY.

>> KIND OF CALL IT KEYHOLDING IT A LITTLE BIT.

>> KEYHOLD, YES.

>> IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO HAVE A LESSER IMPACT TO THE TAXPAYER SO THAT THEY'RE NOT SEEING AN INCREASE OR A DECREASE, IT'S KIND OF, STEADY AS SHE GOES.

AGAIN, IN PRINCIPLE AND INTEREST, YOU'RE LOOKING ABOUT $2.7 MILLION ROLLING OFF IN THAT YEAR.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. IN WHICH YEAR?

>> IN 29-30 IS WHEN IT WOULD BE ROLLING OFF.

SO THE FOLLOWING YEAR IS WHEN YOU WOULD.

>> YOU COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE LOOKED FOR A NEW BOND OR TAX-NEUTRAL BORROWING OPPORTUNITY.

>> AGAIN, AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, THERE'S ALSO THE STATE AID PORTION OF IT.

SOMETIMES THAT STATE AID CAN FALL OFF EARLIER OR LATER AS WELL.

THAT'S A TIMING THING.

WE WORK WITH CMA, CAPITAL MARKETS ADVISORS.

THEY'RE VERY GOOD AS FAR AS HELPING US FORECAST THAT STATE AID AND BUILDING AID UNITS SO THAT WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE CAN SEE.

THEY WERE THE ONES WHO WE WORKED WITH ON THE 2018 BOND AS WELL.

I THINK WE DID PRETTY WELL THERE.

AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RATES.

FANTASTIC. THE LOW OF 1.38 BUT THAT WAS A SHORTER TERM.

THE 2020 BOND FOR HUTCHISON, THE TOTAL INTEREST COST OF 2.53%.

AGAIN, THERE ARE DIFFERENT DURATIONS.

THE HUTCHISON PORTION HAS A 30-YEAR DURATION, BUT THE TURF FIELD WOULD HAVE A TEN-YEAR DURATION.

THERE'S RULES ON DIFFERENT DURATIONS, BUT AGAIN, THAT WEIGHTED INTEREST RATE WAS REALLY GREAT.

WE HAD A VERY GOOD TIMING AND THE MARKET WORKED WELL FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> THE BUILDING AID REIMBURSEMENTS THAT YOU WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT,

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ARE THOSE CONTRACTUAL OR PSEUDO-CONTRACTUAL, OR ARE THEY AT THE WHIM OF THE BUDGET?

>> THE BUILDING AID UNITS AS OF NOW ARE PRETTY PRESCRIBED UP IN ALBANY.

>> THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING.

>> YES. THEY CAN ALWAYS CHANGE.

WE KNOW THEY CAN ALWAYS CHANGE.

BUT YES, THERE'S A PRETTY PRESCRIBED WAY FOR IT TO BE DONE, AND WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD BUILDING AID RATE WHICH IS FAVORABLE TO US.

WHAT'S NOT FAVORABLE TO US OBVIOUSLY IS JUST VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUILD IN THIS PART OF THE STATE.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I KNOW IN OUR FINANCIAL GOAL FOR THE YEAR, PART OF IT'S UNDERSTANDING OUR FACILITIES NEEDS, BUT PART OF IT'S ALSO UNDERSTANDING OUR FINANCIAL TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S ANALYSIS OF RESERVES, WHICH I KNOW WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON, AS WELL AS UNDERSTANDING WHAT POTENTIAL BORROWING OPTIONS COULD BE IN THE FUTURE TO HELP CONTINUE TO ADDRESS OUR FACILITIES NEEDS.

>> THANK YOU. AGAIN I THANK THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF BOTH THE BOARD AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO COME IN AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING ON MONDAY.

WE HAD AT LEAST AN HOUR-LONG MEETING.

I THINK WE BROKE WILL'S HARD STOP, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT AGAIN, WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THE BOOK, I THINK IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL, HAVE MORE DETAILED CONVERSATION, AND MORE DETAILED CONVERSATION COLLECTIVELY OF WHERE WE ARE ECONOMICALLY, I THINK WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS A DISTRICT, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE REGION.

THE STATE BUDGET WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SET BY APRIL 1. THAT WAS OUR MEETING.

THERE'S NO STATE BUDGET.

I THINK THEY'RE SEEING MAYBE THIS WEEK I THINK WE'LL KNOW WHEN WE KNOW.

SOUNDS LIKE A YOGI BEARISM WHEN YOU SAY THAT.

BUT THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO A DECISION WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO COME TO DECISION.

I THINK THE BIGGEST POINTS, AS I HEAR IT, ARE STILL MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND EDUCATIONAL FUNDING.

THOSE ARE THE HARD POINTS THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW.

AGAIN, AS WE LOOK AT IT, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S PRESSURE, STATUS OF THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN SINCE THE BUDGET HAS BEEN PUSHED OUT.

WE'VE SEEN SOME GREATER PRESSURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION AND PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES.

AS WE LOOK AT THIS RIGHT NOW, WE EXPECT WITH A PRETTY GOOD DEGREE OF CERTAINTY THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO MORE OUT-OF-DISTRICT PLACEMENTS THAT WERE NOT KNOWN TO THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO THE FORMULATION OF THE BUDGET.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT AND THEN YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY FOR THAT.

BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT MECHANISMS, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE A TAX-COMPLIANT BUDGET.

OTHER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED.

WE LOOK AT THE ECONOMIC INDICATORS. WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE? I THINK WHEN WE BUILT THE BUDGET, WE'VE BEEN HEARING A LOT OF NEWS THAT INTEREST RATES WERE REALLY GOING TO START DROPPING.

I THINK AT THAT POINT THE PEOPLE WERE FIGURING ABOUT SIX RATE REDUCTIONS.

NOW WE'RE HEARING THAT THAT'S GOING TO SLOW A BIT, MAYBE THREE OR FOUR.

WITH THAT SLOWDOWN OF INTEREST RATE DROPS, I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LOOK AT INTEREST INCOME AS A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.

AGAIN, CONVERSATIONS WITH FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE KNOW INTEREST INCOME ISN'T GOING TO BE THERE FOREVER AND WE'VE GOT TO BE MINDFUL OF HOW WE BUILD COST AND PROGRAM IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY.

>> CAN I PICK UP ON THAT?

>> PLEASE.

>> THANK YOU. AS WE CONCLUDE THIS AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU JACKIE FOR PUTTING ALL THESE MATERIALS TOGETHER AND YOUR TEAM, IT'S ALWAYS REALLY IMPRESSIVE.

I THINK THAT THEMATICALLY, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE BUDGET WE DECIDED THIS YEAR, OR THE GUIDANCE WE GAVE THIS YEAR WAS TO PAUSE, WE'LL TRY AND DECELERATE GROWTH IN EXPENDITURE.

I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT.

THERE'S REALLY NO ADDITION OF HEADCOUNT, THERE'S VERY LITTLE ADDITION OF PROGRAMMING.

IT'S PRETTY MUCH A TREADING WATER BUDGET.

AND YET, EVEN BY ADDING NO HEADS AND NO PROGRAMMING, JUST BECAUSE OF THE MANY FACTORS THAT GO INTO THIS BUDGET, THE COST OF OPERATING THE DISTRICT IS UP 5% YEAR OVER YEAR.

THEN YOU COMPARE THAT AGAINST WHAT THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE IS,

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WHICH I'M SORRY, I CAN'T REMEMBER, IS AT 3.5?

>> 2.68.

>> 2.68. THE COSTS ARE GOING UP 5%, WE'RE INCREASING TAXES BY ONLY 2.68, SO SOMETHING HAS TO FILL THAT GAP.

WHAT FILLS THAT GAP ARE RESERVES WHICH ARE FINITE, INTEREST INCOME WHICH IS OUT OF OUR CONTROL, AND YOU CAN'T COUNT ON THAT FOR VERY LONG.

THE THIRD THING IS STATE AID.

THAT IS AGAIN, OUT OF OUR CONTROL.

IT FEELS TO ME WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AROUND HOW SUSTAINABLE IS WHAT I JUST DESCRIBED, EXPENSES OUTPACING THE REVENUE SOURCES THAT WE CAN CONTROL.

FOR ME, A COUPLE OF CONCLUSIONS COME FROM THIS.

THE FIRST IS, I THINK WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE TALKED ABOUT, THIS YEAR SHOULD BE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN TERMS OF INCREASING EXPENSES.

WE SHOULD TRY AND CAP THE EXPENSE GROWTH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

I DON'T THINK THAT IS A ONE-YEAR PROJECT.

I THINK THAT IS PROBABLY BECOMING A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT.

NOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO SAY THAT NO INVESTMENT IN ANYTHING EVER.

BUT AT LEAST, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BROAD INDICATORS AND THE BROAD TRAJECTORY OF THE COST AND THE REVENUE LINES, I THINK THAT THIS YEAR'S HOLD-IN-PLACE TRADE WATER IS PROBABLY NOT, LIKE I SAY, A MULTI-YEAR EXERCISE RATHER THAN A ONE-YEAR EXERCISE.

I GUESS THE OTHER THING IS, AS WE GO INTO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, MAYBE WE SHOULD BE HAVING SOME FULL AND FRANK DISCUSSIONS AROUND CERTAIN PROGRAMMING WHERE, ULTIMATELY, IT'S HARDER TO JUSTIFY IT.

MAYBE THERE ARE POCKETS OF THINGS THAT WE OFFER IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO OUR STUDENTS THAT JUST PERHAPS AREN'T BEING USED AS MUCH AS WE ANTICIPATED THEY WOULD.

I THINK WE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO HAVE SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

BUT I GUESS ONE THING THAT'S GOOD NEWS, OR AT LEAST MAY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF, IS WHEN I WAS RUNNING FOR THIS POSITION, ONE OF THE THEMES IN THE ELECTION WAS, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT STAT, BUT IT WAS LIKE 30% OF OUR TEACHERS ARE GOING TO RETIRE IN THE NEXT THREE OR FOUR YEARS.

WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT HAPPEN YET.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S QUITE A LARGE BODY OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE FAIRLY VERY DEEP INTO THEIR CAREERS.

THEY WILL BE RETIRING IN THE COMING YEAR OR TWO OR THREE, AND THAT WILL PERHAPS GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF BREATHING ROOM.

THOSE ARE MY CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON THE BUDGET.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO DISAGREE WITH ME OR AGREE WITH ME, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO.

>> I AGREE THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND WHAT THE FUTURE OF THE WORKPLACE LOOKS LIKE WITH THE RETIREMENTS ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE NOT DRACONIAN, IN TERMS OF MANAGING THE BUDGET GROWTH MOVING FORWARD.

IT'S GOOD THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT NOW AND APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THAT IN MIND MOVING AHEAD.

>> I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME ANALYSIS DONE EXTERNALLY BY HOW WE STACK UP IN TERMS OF GROWTH VERSUS OTHER DISTRICTS.

IF WE ARE HIGHER OR LOWER, JUST HOW WOULD WE RESPOND TO WHERE WE ARE RELATIVE TO GROWTH TRAJECTORIES OF OTHER DISTRICTS?

>> I THINK TO ACCURATELY DO THAT, YOU'D REALLY HAVE TO UNPACK EVERY DISTRICT.

TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST.SOME DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN OVERFUNDED ACCORDING TO THE STATE FORMULA, PELHAM HASN'T BEEN.

I THINK THE LAST FEW YEARS WHEN THAT STATE FUNDING FINALLY BECAME AVAILABLE TO PELHAM, PELHAM WAS ABLE TO CATCH UP AND ADD PROGRAM THAT THEY HAD BEEN HOLDING BACK ON FOR MANY YEARS PRIOR TO THAT.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

IF ALL THESE PROGRAMS EXISTED BEFORE THE TAX CAP, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN BUILT IN ALREADY, AND THOSE ARE THINGS WHERE MAYBE THE DISTRICT LOST OUT ON HAVING THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED, ALL THOSE PRIOR YEARS.

BUT IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT ARE THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN EACH COMMUNITY.

ARE THEY SEEING INFLOWS OR OUTFLOWS OF STUDENTS? WHAT ARE THE DEMANDS OF THE STUDENTS? WHAT'S YOUR STUDENT NEED FOR YOUR PUPIL PERSONNEL AND YOUR SPECIAL EDUCATION?

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THAT WHY IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT.

AGAIN, I THINK YOU'D REALLY WANT TO DO A THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS OF EACH ONE AND BREAKING IT DOWN TO REALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING TO DRIVE EACH DISTRICT.

BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'VE GOT OUR, OBVIOUSLY THE LARGEST REVENUE SOURCES, YOUR TAX LEVY.

SOME DISTRICTS IT'S STATE AID.

IN OTHER DISTRICTS, IT'S BARELY A PORTION OF WHAT THEY HAVE.

INTEREST INCOME WAS REALLY NOTHING UP UNTIL THE LAST TWO YEARS, WHICH IS GREAT.

BUT NOW AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING THE FED'S GOING TO BRING IT BACK DOWN.

THEY'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT THEIR INTENTIONS THERE.

WE'VE ADJUSTED SOME OF OUR SPENDING SO THAT WE GO THROUGH REVENUE BASED AID WITH BOSSY'S PROGRAMS WHERE WE CAN TO TRY TO HELP THOSE COSTS AND MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE COSTS, AND THAT'S BEEN HELPFUL AS WELL.

WE TRY TO ADJUST OUR STRATEGIES.

THE HARD PART IS THE TAX CAP REALLY PUTS JUST ABOUT EVERY ORGANIZATION THAT HAS TO FOLLOW THE TAX CAP ON A PATHWAY WHERE THEY'RE SOONER OR LATER GOING TO HAVE TO FACE THE IDEA OF BREAKING A CAP.

THE GOAL IS YOU WANT TO PUT THAT OFF UNTIL YOU REALLY NEED TO DO THAT.

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING BACK FOR A BIG ASK TO YOUR VOTERS AND YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO THAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE GOING OUT AND GOING TO BREAK A CAP THIS YEAR.ME OF THEM HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE STATE AID AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE USING IT FOR.

BUT THERE'S OTHER DISTRICTS BEFORE THE STATE AID FELL APART, THEY WERE GOING OUT TO BREAK CAPS AND SOME WERE SUCCESSFUL AND OTHERS WEREN'T.

I THINK EARLY ON MORE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL BECAUSE I THINK IT WAS THE NEWNESS OF THE CAP.

I THINK PART OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS AND PEOPLE UNDERSTANDING THE TAX CAP A LITTLE BIT BETTER IS THAT THE TAX DOES DO A GOOD JOB OF GETTING A GOOD RESTRAINT ON EXPENSES AND REALLY PUTTING MORE EYES ON IT.

BUT IT DOES MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT.

BECAUSE IF HEALTH INSURANCE GOES UP 10% WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO IF, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, BUT 1,000 KIDS MOVE INTO THE DISTRICT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? YOU HAVE TO EDUCATE THOSE STUDENTS.

IF STUDENTS NEED SPECIAL SERVICES, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THOSE SPECIAL SERVICES.

TAX CAP DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS.

JUST AGAIN, IT'S NOW THAT WE'RE AT YEAR 12, 13, 14, AT TAX CAP, WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A YEAR IN AND A YEAR OUT.

WE CERTAINLY RESPECT IT.

I THINK WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING IN HAVING A TASK CAP COMPLIANT BUDGET, PERSONALLY.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S A PROCESS.

WE DO OUR FIVE-YEAR FORECAST EVERY YEAR AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

PART OF THAT PROCESS IS TO MAKE THE BOARD AND EVERYONE AWARE, THIS IS WHAT YOU COULD SEE HAPPENING UP OR DOWN.

IT HELPS. AGAIN, ALL THESE THINGS ARE TOOLS.

YEAH, I'LL STOP THERE.

>> THANK YOU. I GUESS JUST SPECIFICALLY AS WE TALK ABOUT INTEREST INCOME, THAT WAS A WINDFALL THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND WE'VE BEEN USING IT, ON VALUABLE THINGS.

WHEN THAT EVAPORATES, I GUESS YOU'VE GOT TWO OPTIONS.

YOU EITHER EITHER INCREASE TAXES OR I GUESS YOU COULD DIP INTO RESERVES BRIEFLY, BUT THAT HAS A FINITE IMPACT AS WELL.

OR YOU TRY AND BRING YOUR EXPENSES DOWN.

I SUPPOSE WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS WHICH OF THOSE SHOULD WE BE SIGNALING TO THE COMMUNITY SO NO ONE IS SURPRISED? IS IT A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS? DO WE LEAN ON ONE, DO WE LEAN ON THE OTHER? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE LISTENING?

>> WELL I THINK EVERY YEAR BRINGS ITS CHALLENGES.

WHAT COULD BE A COST DRIVER THIS YEAR COULD PROVIDE SAVINGS NEXT YEAR.

JACKIE SHARES THE EXAMPLE WITH ME WITH OUR PENSION CONTRIBUTION.

IT WAS REALLY HIGH AT ONE POINT AND THEN IT DROPPED.

THAT HELPED FUND PROGRAMS PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL HERE.

THINGS CAN CHANGE YEAR UP AND YEAR DOWN.

YOU MADE AN INTERESTING POINT THOUGH.

WE TALKED ABOUT FUND BALANCE AND OUR FUND BALANCE IS STRONG.

IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE CHANGES ORGANIZATIONALLY, I THINK THE DISTRICT IS IN A STRONG POSITION THAT YOU'RE NOT FORCED TO DO ANYTHING IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF FUND BALANCE.

THAT ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE THOUGHTFUL AND DELIBERATE DECISIONS AND CHANGES IF YOU HAVE TO.

NOBODY WANTS TO HURT STUDENTS.

WE WANT THE BEST OPPORTUNITY, THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

I THINK THAT HAVING THAT REALLY PROVIDES THAT BUFFER,

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IF YOU WILL, THAT COULD REALLY HELP THE DISTRICT.

IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES, IT ALLOWS YOU TO DO THAT.

THEN MAYBE A COMBINATION OF ALL THOSE THINGS.

WE'RE LOOKING AT CUTTING BACK, PRUNING A TREE, PRUNING A PROGRAM.

THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> YEAH. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE INTEREST ISSUE, BUT TO ME THAT'S LIKE $1,000,000 DELTA.

THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER ITEMS IN THE BUDGET THAT ARE BIGGER MOVERS.

HEALTH INSURANCE IS LIKE $2,000,000 INCREASE THIS YEAR.

TRYING TO BUDGET BASED ON THE INTEREST NUMBER JUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THE RIGHT PLACE TO FOCUS SO MUCH.

IT'S AN ISSUE AND ONE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF AND SO SOMETHING WE CAN BE FORWARD THINKING ABOUT.

BUT TO ME IT'S NOT REALLY THE DRIVER FOR WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE IT NEXT YEAR OR NOT.

>> TOTALLY. I GUESS I WAS USING INTEREST INCOME ONLY TO ILLUSTRATE.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE LEARNED ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS, IT IS DANGEROUS TO FUND RECURRING EXPENSES FROM REVENUE SOURCES THAT ARE NOT RECURRING.

WHETHER THAT IS SHORT INTEREST INCOME, I SUPPOSE IS JUST AN EXAMPLE I USE BECAUSE IT IS SO VARIABLE.

IT CAN CHANGE FROM MONTH-TO-MONTH, FROM QUARTER-TO-QUARTER, SO I JUST USE THAT AS A PARTICULARLY VOLATILE REVENUE SOURCE EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT THAT LARGE.

I GUESS AGAIN, THEMATICALLY FUNDING RECURRING EXPENSES FROM REVENUE SOURCES WHICH YOU DON'T CONTROL OR HAVE A FINITE NATURE TO THEM IS THE KIND CONCEPT THAT I'M STILL POKING AT.

>> YEAH, I GUESS ALSO THEMATICALLY, WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE BUDGET, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A BUNCH OF TIMES OVER THE PERIOD, BUT, WE'RE TALKING 80% ABOUT PEOPLE COSTS AND LESS THAN 10% OF THAT IS ADMINISTRATION.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY INTERACTING WITH OUR KIDS ARE 90% OR MORE OF THAT.

UNLESS PEOPLE THINK THAT THE RIGHT ANSWER IS WE'RE GOING TO REALLY CHANGE THE NATURE OF THE SCHOOLS AND CUT PROGRAM OR THERE'S NOT REALLY MUCH YOU CAN DO ON.

MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE UNDER UNION CONTRACTS, BUT THE ALTERNATIVES WOULD BE CUT PROGRAM, REALLY FIGHT WITH THE TEACHERS ON THEIR SALARY NEGOTIATIONS TO A POINT THAT YOU'RE REALLY SLASHING THINGS IN WHICH CASE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A COMPETITIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TERMS OF GETTING GOOD TEACHERS.

THERE, THERE ARE CONSTRAINTS AROUND, WHAT WE CAN DO TO TRY.

REALLY IN THE LONG TERM, LIKE JIM WAS TALKING ABOUT, TO STAY UNDER A 2% EVERY YEAR TAX CAP BUDGETING.

PEOPLE HAVE TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT, AND WHERE WE CARE ABOUT PROGRAM LIKE YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT WHETHER THERE ARE AREAS OF THE PROGRAM THAT MAYBE ARE NOT AS VALUE ADD TO THE STUDENT BODY.

THEN WE HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNGER PARENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE KINDERGARTEN CLASSES.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ROOM FOR IN THIS BUDGET, BUT SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT.

IF WE WANT TO DO THAT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A TRADE OFF SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THIS IS ALL, IN SOME WAYS, ZERO SUM, BUT TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

YEAH, YEAH.

>> I THINK STARTING WITH OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

MR. SANTO, WONDERFUL.

I LOVE LISTENING TO HIM BECAUSE HE'S GOT SUCH A RICH HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT.

BUT THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF AS WE HEAD INTO STRATEGIC PLANNING, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THESE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS IN FRONT OF US BECAUSE OF THE CAP AND BECAUSE OF VOLATILITY OF FUNDING AND ALL THAT, ALL THESE DYNAMICS.

THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS ON THE REVENUE SIDE AND SO MANY MOVING PARTS ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, IDENTIFYING THOSE LONG TERM PRIORITIES AND POINTING THE DIRECTION FOR US IN THESE NEXT FEW YEARS IS GOING TO BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

BECAUSE I THINK AS YOU SAID, THIS IS A LONG TERM, THIS IS NOT A ONE YEAR FIX.

WE MAKE ADJUSTMENTS YEAR-BY-YEAR, AND EACH DISTRICT HAS THEIR OWN STORY ABOUT WHAT LED TO THEIR CURRENT DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR BUDGET EACH YEAR.

BUT KNOWING THAT LONG TERM VISION AND DIRECTION, I THINK IS GOING TO BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR US IN TRYING TO FIND WHAT ARE ALL OF THOSE PRIORITIES.

HOW TO PUT THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE THE BEST MIX POSSIBLE, TO PROVIDE THE BEST EDUCATION FOR OUR STUDENTS MOVING FORWARD.

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BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT AND I KNOW WHAT EVERY PERSON AROUND THIS TABLE IS ABOUT THAT SAME THING.

NEXT COUPLE MONTHS ARE GOING TO REALLY HELP US.

>> TO PICK UP ON YOUR POINT ABOUT, YOU'RE RIGHT, 75%, 80% OF OUR EXPENSES, WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, IT ALWAYS ESCAPES ME AS PEOPLE COST.

I GUESS ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT COST IS IT'S VERY HARD TO CHANGE SHORT TERM.

IT'S NOT A VARIABLE COST.

YOU CAN'T JUST WAKE UP ONE MORNING AND DECIDE TO BRING A HEADCOUNT DOWN, 10%, THAT'S NOT HOW A DISTRICT SHOULD FUNCTION, OR IF IT FINDS ITSELF IN THAT POSITION, THEN IT'S BEEN DOING SOMETHING WRONG FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.

AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY MY OPINION THAT MY OUTLOOK OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IS TO BE REALLY JUDICIOUS IN TERMS OF ADDING MORE COST ON THE HEADCOUNT SIDE ONLY BECAUSE ONCE IT'S THERE, IT'S VERY HARD TO REVERSE.

AGAIN, THIS IS NOT ME SAYING WE SHOULD NOT INVEST, I DON'T WANT TO GET TACTICAL ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

I'M JUST SAYING THEMATICALLY, WHEN YOU SEE OTHER DISTRICTS BREAKING THE TAX CAP TO MAINTAIN EXCELLENCE IN THEIR DISTRICTS, IF YOU WANT TO DEFER THAT, YOU PROBABLY WANT TO BE VERY JUDICIOUS IN HIRING.

>> DO YOU THINK THIS IS A SUSTAINABLE BUDGET? THE BUDGET-TO-BUDGET CHANGE IS 2.68, WHICH IS THE TAX LEVY PERCENT INCREASE, RIGHT?

>> THE EXPENSE PORTION OF THE BUDGET, AGAIN, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE LEVY, BUT THE LEVY INCREASE IS 2.68% YEAR-TO-YEAR.

>> BUT THE BUDGET-TO-BUDGET CHANGE IS 2.68%?

>> OH, ACTUALLY.

>> THEY WOUND UP BEING THE SAME THIS YEAR.

>> THEY MATCH, THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IT.

>> IN THAT SENSE, IT IS.

>> IT WAS. I THINK IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET THERE WAS THAT $2 MILLION FOR CAPITAL EXPENSE, WHICH IS NOT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

I THINK IF YOU WANT TO DO AN APPLES TO APPLES TO COMPARISON, YOU WOULD PROBABLY TAKE THAT OUT.

>> IF YOU TAKE THAT OUT, IT'S CLOSER TO 5%.

>> BECAUSE THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL IS 4.88 BUT THAT'S EVEN INCLUDING THAT TWO MILLION, I GUESS.

>> SORRY, WHICH PART?

>> THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL IS 4.88%.

I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL OR THE BUDGET-TO-BUDGET?

>> THIS IS A PERENNIAL QUESTION.

>> WE GIVE IT TO YOU. I KNEW THAT WE GAVE EITHER WHICH WAY.

WE GAVE YOU A BUDGET-TO-BUDGET, BUDGET TO EXPEND HERE, AND BUDGET TO EXPENSE.

I THINK AS YOU LOOK AT A COMPARATIVE, BUDGET-TO-BUDGET IS REALLY WHAT'S PROBABLY MOST COMPARABLE AS YOU LOOK AT IT BECAUSE YOU'RE VOTING ON THE BUDGET ON WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE.

THIS IS THE BUDGET TO ACCOMPLISH, THE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES OF THE BOARD FOR THE YEAR.

THIS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION TOOL.

>> BUT I GUESS IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY, I DON'T KNOW.

WE COULD SAY BUDGET-TO-BUDGET EACH YEAR GOES UP LIKE A PRETTY SMALL PERCENTAGE, BUT THE BUDGET TO ACTUAL IS MUCH LARGER.

IT SEEMED LIKE THE RATE OF GROWTH IS ACTUALLY, THE BUDGET-TO-BUDGET IS KIND OF UNDERSTATING.

>> YOUR ACTUAL IS USUALLY A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT YOU BUDGETED EVERY YEAR.

AGAIN, WE HAVE A 2% CONTINGENCY THAT WE BUILD INTO THE BUDGET.

I'D HAVE A LOT LESS HAIR IF WE SPENT TO THE BUDGETED AMOUNT DIFFERENT YEAR BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

I JUST CAN'T GO OVER IT.

>> I GUESS I'M JUST THINKING BECAUSE YOU SAID WITH THE TAX CAP ENVIRONMENT, ALMOST EVERY GOVERNMENT ENTITY AT SOME POINT WILL HAVE TO BREAK THE TAX CAP.

THEN THAT MAKES ME START THINKING, WHAT YEAR DO WE HAVE TO BREAK THE TAX CAP? I GUESS THAT'S OUR STRATEGIC QUESTION.

ARE WE GOING TO PLAN AT SOME POINT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BREAK THE TAX CAP, OR IS OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO SOMEHOW CONTAIN THINGS AND STAY WITHIN THE TAX CAP FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE?

>> THAT'S CERTAINLY BEEN OUR GOAL EVERY YEAR, IS TO PUSH THAT,

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CONTINUE TO PUSH, AND PUSH, AND PUSH INTO AVOID REACHING THAT CLIFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

>> THE GUIDANCE FROM THE BOARD EVERY YEAR IS VERY CLEAR, TAX CAP COMPLIANT BUDGET.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE STRIVE TO DO.

>> AGAIN, I THINK AS WE LOOK AT OUR CERTAIN COSTS AND CERTAIN STATE REQUIREMENTS AND LAWS THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW, THAT CAN GROW FASTER THAN 2% A YEAR.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE OF WHETHER YOU WANT TO PAY THEM OR NOT. YOU HAVE TO PAY THEM.

>> IT STRIKES ME, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THIS WAY AS I'D BE CURIOUS WHAT ECONOMISTS WOULD SAY, BUT IT'S KIND OF A PRICE CONTROL THAT I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS PRICE CONTROLS DON'T WORK, AND WE'VE NOW SET A PRICE CONTROL ON THE PRICE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, ESSENTIALLY.

WE'VE GOT ALL THE OTHER PRICES THAT WE'RE PAYING ARE UNCONTROLLED SO EVENTUALLY IT'S GOING TO BLOW UP, BUT OKAY. ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

>> THESE ARE THINGS THAT BUSINESS OFFICIALS AND SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARDS GRAPPLE WITH.

I THINK THAT'S IT. WE'RE CHARGED AGAIN WITH PROVIDING THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

>> I WOULD SAY TO THAT POINT EVERY YEAR, AND I KNOW THOSE OF YOU ON THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE SEE SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS SETTING FORWARD.

A LOT OF OUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DO ADVOCATE FOR A LOT OF TWEAKS AND CHANGES AROUND THE TAX CAP BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME VERY REASONABLE THINGS THAT YOU COULD DO TO HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THESE UNCONTROLLABLE COSTS.

WE HAVE NOT SELECTED TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE, AND A LOT OF DISTRICTS HAVEN'T AT THE LOCAL LEVEL BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT REALLY POLITICALLY POPULAR, TO BE QUITE HONEST.

IT'S ALWAYS STRADDLING THE HOW DO YOU CONTINUE TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD ON MAKING SURE THAT YOU'RE SETTING PUBLIC EDUCATION UP TO BE SUSTAINABLE, BUT ALSO BEING RESPECTFUL OF THOSE PRICE CONTROLS AND RESPECTFUL OF TAXES AND THE BURDEN THAT IT DOES PUT ON COMMUNITIES.

JIM DOES THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST EVERY YEAR, BUT WE ALL KNOW THE FARTHER OUT YOU GET, THE LESS ACCURATE IT IS BECAUSE THE VARIABLES OF EVERY GIVEN YEAR ARE DIFFERENT AND SOMEWHAT YOU'RE MAKING YOUR BEST CRYSTAL BALL GUESS.

I DON'T HAVE A PERFECT ANSWER. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US HAVE THE PERFECT ANSWER FOR THAT.

BUT I KNOW THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR GOAL IS TO PUSH THAT OUT, TO BE AS STRATEGIC AND WISE ABOUT DECISIONS IN EVERY GIVEN YEAR SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT POINT OUT.

>> I DON'T FEEL, JUST KNOWING JIM AND HIS TEAM, THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD EVER GET AND BE BLINDSIDED BY, "HEY, FOLKS.

NEXT YEAR WE'VE GOT TO BUST THE TAX CAP." I FEEL THAT THERE WOULD BE A LOT MORE INDICATION THAN FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT.

IF IT EVER HAPPENED, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE AN ABRUPT SURPRISE. TELL ME IF I'M WRONG, JIM.

>> I WOULDN'T WANT TO DELIVER THAT NEWS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BUT I THINK CERTAINLY WITHOUT I WOULD EXPECT, AGAIN, WORKING WITH THE BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT, FINANCE COMMITTEES, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE.

WE DON'T WORK IN A BOX.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF WHERE WE ARE.

I THINK THE BENEFIT OF WORKING IN THE COMMITTEE IS ALSO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, WHAT AM I THINKING ABOUT? THEY CAN SHARE WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT, AGAIN, TO MOVE THE DISTRICT FORWARD.

>> I GUESS GOING BACK TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN, BECAUSE FOR ME AND LOOKING AT SOME OTHER DISTRICT STRATEGIC PLANS, SOMETIMES THE FINANCIAL PART IS ONE OF THE PILLARS.

>> YES.

>> I THINK THE PROGRAMMATIC PART AND THE FINANCIAL, IT HAS TO FIT TOGETHER.

MAYBE THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, THE FINANCIAL PART, IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE PROGRAMMATIC, I'M SORRY, IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABILITY.

WELL, THANK YOU TO THE BOARD AND THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS THE END OF THE REVIEW PROCESS.

WE'RE GOING TO MEET WITH AGAIN, FINANCE COMMITTEE THOUGHTS, CHANGES AND OBVIOUSLY WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE SUPERINTENDENT BOARD MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND WE'LL TRY TO COMMUNICATE VERY CLEARLY WHERE THE BUDGET IS BEFORE THE MEETING ON THE 17TH.

>> HAVE YOU SAID THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DATE AS YET?

>> NO. I WAS THINKING PROBABLY A WEEK FROM TODAY.

BUT IT'S KIND OF POLLING, THE MEMBERS CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE.

WE'VE GOT A WEAK IN BETWEEN.

MAYBE THE STATE BUDGET WILL SETTLE.

>> WE CAN ALWAYS HOPE. IT'S POSSIBLE, ACTUALLY.

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>> THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

>> MAYBE AFTER THE WEEKEND.

>> I JUST WANTED TO THANK JIM AND JACKIE AND DOCTOR CHAMP FOR COMING IN ON THE LAST DAY OF SPRING BREAK TO TALK WITH US ABOUT THIS STUFF. WE APPRECIATE.

>> I ONLY CAME IN VIRTUALLY BUT YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> REGULAR DAY FOR THE BUSINESS OFFICE. WE DON'T GET THE SCHOOL BOOKS.

>> YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE, THAT'S WHAT I'VE LEARNED.

THE BUSINESS OFFICE CYCLE, JUST THE WORK FLOWS ON A DIFFERENT TIME LINE.

SO I HAVE ALWAYS APPRECIATED THEM THAT THEY ARE JUST, THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE.

THE REST OF THE CYCLE WE ALL KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN EBB AND FLOW AND ARE ABLE TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE BREAKS ALONG WITH THE STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY.

BUT BUSINESS OFFICE ALWAYS THEY'RE CRANKING THROUGH.

> AND JACKIE, THANK YOU JACKIE.

>> YEAH. UNBELIEVABLE WORK FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE, AS ALWAYS.

SO IF YOU DO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS, ADJUSTMENTS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET JIM AND I KNOW.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING WITH THINGS PRETTY SOLID SO THAT WE'RE, AS HE SAID, READY TO GET THAT TO YOU PRIOR TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

SO YOU'VE GOT THE LEVEL OF COMFORT YOU NEED.

AS JIM SAYS, THAT'S THE POINT AT WHICH IT GOES FROM BEING SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET TO BEING THE BOARD'S BUDGET.

SO WE WANT YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. OKAY.

>> AND THEN THE PUBLIC'S BUDGET.

>> THEN YES, HOPEFULLY, IT BECOMES THE PUBLIC'S BUDGET. OKAY.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE A [INAUDIBLE].

[5.1 Superintendent's Report]

>> SUPER BRIEF, YEAH.

I KNOW WE WANT TO REALLY, AGAIN, AS MICHAEL SAID, BE RESPECTFUL TO TRY TO KEEP THE EVENING AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE.

SO ONLY A COUPLE COMMENTS FROM ME TONIGHT AND LARGELY BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE BOARD WITH A QUARTERLY REPORT LAST WEEK.

SO THANKS TO THE CABINET FOR THE HARD WORK ON ALL THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST QUARTER AND HELPING TO PUT THAT REPORT TOGETHER.

SO WE JUST WANT TO HELP YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE ON TRACK FOR ACHIEVING THOSE SMART GOALS THAT WERE PUT OUT THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WRAPPING UP A LOT OF THE REMAINING PIECES ARE ON TARGET TO HAPPEN IN THESE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR SPRING BREAK.

THE ONLY OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT TONIGHT, WE HAD ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO RECOGNIZE PRINCIPAL FREE JOHNSON FOR BEING RECOGNIZED BY [INAUDIBLE] AS A PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR.

GIVEN THE WEATHER, I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO COME FOR THAT SHORT OF A RECOGNITION RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STORM.

SO I SENT HIM HOME. WE'LL BE MOVING THAT RECOGNITION TO OUR NEXT MEETING.

THAT'S IT FOR ME TONIGHT. IN THE CABINET I'VE ALREADY TOLD THEM SINCE WE'VE HAD THE SPRING BREAK, SCHOOL DAY WISE, I THINK WE MET ONLY LIKE FOUR DAYS AGO.

SO THEY'RE OFF THE HOOK ON REPORTS FOR TONIGHT.

>> ANY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORTS? I GUESS WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT FINANCE DISCOVERY.

>> ANYTHING ELSE? NO. OKAY. THEN I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON TO FINANCIAL REPORTS AND MOTIONS.

[6. Financial Reports and Motions]

AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE 6.1 THROUGH 6.66 AS A CONSENT AGENDA.

>> JUST A COUPLE OF REALLY QUICK COMMENTS.

>> I SECOND.

6.1 IS THE ADJUSTMENT ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DATES.

WE HADN'T UPDATED A COUPLE OF THE CALENDARS AS OF THIS MORNING BECAUSE WE WERE WAITING FOR TODAY TO COME SO WE COULD APPROVE THESE NEW DATES.

BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT WHAT THIS IS DOING IS SETTING OUR BOARD MEETING DATES BACK TO WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY WERE.

AFTER OUR CONVERSATION LAST TIME, YOU RECALL, WE ADJUSTED HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH STRATEGIC PLANNING.

THIS SETS THE BOARD MEETING DATES BACK TO WHAT THEY WERE PRIOR, BACK TO OUR NORMAL 630 STARTS.

IN MOST CASES. IT DID ALSO ADD IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING DATES BECAUSE THAT IS A MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD.

WE WANTED TO REPRESENT THOSE ON THAT DOCUMENT AS WELL.

THAT'S THAT. THE OTHER I MIGHT WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS 6.4.

IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO SCHOOL LEADERSHIP, AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM, TO LEAD THE SEARCH TO FIND OUR NEXT ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING.

IT'S A DIFFERENT FIRM THAN WE'VE USED IN THE PAST, BUT THE CONSULTANTS ACTUALLY HAVE WORKED IN THE DISTRICT BEFORE.

THE ONES WE'LL BE WORKING WITH WOULD BE KEN MITCHELL AND SUSAN WOLAND WHO DID SOME BOARD RETREAT FOR US A FEW YEARS BACK, I THINK PRIOR TO ANY OF THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS BEING ON.

SO THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE DISTRICT AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH WEST CHESTER.

AND THEY WORK WITH TRI-STATES, THEY WORK WITH MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE.

I REALLY FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HAVE CONSULTANTS

[02:05:01]

THAT REALLY KNOW THE PLAYERS IN THE REGION TO REALLY GET US TOP QUALITY.

AND THIS ALSO WILL EXPAND OUR REACH BEYOND THE REGION AS WELL.

BUT THEY KNOW THE EXPECTATIONS OF WEST CHESTER.

THEY KNOW THE TRI-STATES CONSORTIUMS AND HIGH PERFORMING DISTRICTS LIKE OURS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET A REALLY GREAT PERSON TO COME IN DOCTOR BOWMAN'S FOOTSTEPS, SO I THINK THEY'LL BE THE RIGHT FIRM FOR US. THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO POLICY MONITORING.

[7. Policy Monitoring & Governance]

AND WE HAVE THE SECOND READING OF POLICY 57, 20 TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS, WHICH WAS DISCUSSED IN POLICY COMMITTEE.

YEAH. THIS IS A CHANGE TO ALLOW PARENTS TO TAKE THEIR.

>> YEAH. IN REALLY EXTREME SITUATIONS WHERE, SAY A BUS DOESN'T ARRIVE, THE DISTRICT HAD PLANNED TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION AND SOMETHING HAPPENED, AND THE DISTRICT'S TRANSPORTATION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

IT WOULD GIVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO WORK WITH THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TO APPROVE ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY, FORFEIT A MEET OR A GAME OR THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> IF THE BUS DOESN'T SHOW UP.

>> CORRECT? YEAH. THAT'S THE EXACT EXAMPLE THAT WE WANTED TO TRY TO AVOID IN THE FUTURE.

>> THIS IS THE SECOND READING, BUT YOU HAD SUGGESTED WE MAYBE WAIVE THE THIRD READING SO THAT THIS COULD BE IN PLACE FOR SPRING SEASON BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD BUS INCIDENTS THIS YEAR.

>> YEAH. IF THERE'S NO CONCERNS WITH THIS POLICY, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE WAIVE THE THIRD READING AND MOVE TO APPROVAL.

>> WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE THIRD READING?

>> ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY AND THEN I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE POLICY 57,20.

>> ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> OKAY. THEN I WOULD SUGGEST A MOTION TO APPROVE

[8. Superintendent's Personnel Recommendations]

8.1 THROUGH 8.3 AS A CONSENT AGENDA.

>> OKAY. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

>> NO. I KNOW JIM HAS A COMMENT.

>> YEAH. JUST A SAD MOMENT, UNFORTUNATELY.

A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE DISTRICT AND AND I GUESS NOW FORMER EMPLOYEE OF PELLA MANNER PASSED AWAY THIS PAST WEEK.

BILLY MAY. BILLY WAS A YOUNG MAN, DIED UNEXPECTEDLY THIS WEEK AND CERTAINLY OUR HEARTFELT SYMPATHIES ARE EXTENDED TO HIS FAMILY. BILLY WAS A GREAT KID.

HE WORKED FOR US ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

THEN HE MOVED OVER TO PELLA MANNER IN THEIR DPW DEPARTMENT.

AND WE WERE SAD TO SEE HIM GO, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS NICE TO SEE HIM.

HE ALWAYS MET US WITH A SMILE AND A WAVE.

HE'D COME OVER AND SHAKE OUR HAND.

AGAIN, HE WAS ALWAYS JUST A REALLY NICE PERSON AND A REALLY OPTIMISTIC AND BRIGHT PERSON TO SEE EVERY DAY AND HE ALWAYS FELT GOOD WALKING AWAY AFTER SPEAKING TO HIM.

CERTAINLY WE'RE VERY SAD.

AND AGAIN, CERTAINLY OUR SYMPATHIES ARE EXTENDED TO BILLY'S FAMILY AT THIS TIME AND TO THE PELLA MANNER FAMILY AT THIS TIME AS WELL.

SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE MOMENT.

HE WAS 26 YEARS OLD. YEAH.

>> THANKS.

>> ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS CONSENT AGENDA? AND THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

THEN FINALLY, ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE SCHEDULE D.

[9.1 Motion to Approve Schedule D - Committee on Special Education (Confidential)]

>> ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ANY NEW BUSINESS?

>> NOT TONIGHT.

>> OKAY. AND I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADJOURN.