Middle School District Conference Room
7:00 P.M. Meeting Time Date: February 8, 2006
I. Call to order 7:11 pm
Present – Bonnie Collins
Bill Darke
Mary Harada
Mary Jacoby
Glenn Kemper
Maureen Moran
Sandy Venner
II. Agenda - Motion to approve the agenda made by Maureen Moran; seconded by Mary Jacoby.
III. Minutes (approve)
a. January 25, 2006 – motion to approve minutes by Maureen Moran; seconded by Bill Darke. Motion approved by unanimous vote.
b. February 1, 2006 – motion to approve minutes by Maureen Moran; seconded by Mary Jacoby. Motion approved by unanimous vote.
IV. Old Business
Review of Public Forum comments.
a. Item #1 – the advisory committee. The task force decided to rename the committee the “Regional Advisory Committee” as recommended by the DOR. Mary Harada will update the language.
b. Item #2 – The agreement review committee. The membership will be defined as one member from each town’s Board of Selectmen; one citizen from each town; and one member from the School Committee.
c. Item #3 – Reduce School Committee. No changes necessary for quorum – need to check wording in Regional Agreement. The method for reducing the committee still needs to be determined. Maureen to speak to Atty. Finnegan about the legality of forcing all members to resign.
d. Items #4 & #5 – Assessment approval and method. We need to keep the 2 / 3 on the warrant because of possible appeal of recent court decision and to keep the Agreement in sync with the law. The state-recommended two-step method will be the recommendation on the warrant. Bonnie to talk to Jeff Wulfson about how forcing of the two-step method by one town would work.
e. Motion made by Glenn Kemper to link items 4 and 5 on the ballot. Second by Sandy Venner. Motion approved by unanimous vote.
f. Item #6 – Ballot vote for amendments to the Agreement with a financial impact to the towns. The task force feels this is the fairest method and will recommend it.
g. Warrants are due for West Newbury and Groveland by March 20. Merrimac’s deadline is April. 3.
h. Atty. Finnegan needs items 4 and 5 for the warrant for review by March 3. Bonnie will draft intent for other articles for March 1 meeting.
i. Tentative dates for educational sessions are Saturday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 11, in the evening. Maureen will look into having the sessions videotaped.
V. Wrap Up Session
VI. Adjournment – 8:51 pm
Motion made by Mary Harada and seconded by Bill Darke to adjourn the meeting.
Vote: unanimous
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