PELHAM BUDGET COMMITTEE

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009

MINUTES - APPROVED

ATTENDANCE: = Larry Hall, Marti Lowe, Deb Ryan, Greg Farris, Joe Puddister, Angele’ Diack

John Lavallee, Dennis Viger, Bob Sherman, Dan Guimond, Doug Viger

ALSO IN ATTENDAN= CE: &= nbsp; Kathleen Sargent – Business Administrator

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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Eleanor Burton – Chairman – School Board, Linda Mahoney, School Board

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Chairman Larry Hall opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. = with the Pledge of Allegiance at the Pelham

Elementary Media Center.

AGENDA: VOTE SCHO= OL OPERATIONAL BUDGET

Kindergarten - 320,305.00

Motion by Dan Guimond, seconded by Joe Puddister to move new figure 272,162.00

Remove shipping and handling – 1,583= .00

Removing 1 teacher,

Total decrease of 32,898.00

Vote: 7-4 (Doug Viger, John Lavallee, Deb Ryan, Bob Sherman)

Motion passes

Preschool – 431,650.00

Motion by Dan Guimond, seconded by Joe Puddister to move new figure 426,538.00

Remove shipping and handling

Salaries – teach leader

Remove technical equipment

Vote:&nbs= p; 11-0 Motion passes

Total reduction of 5,112.00

Elementary 4,505,257.73

Motion by Dan Guimond, seconded by Joe Puddister to move ~~4,468,608.00~~

Remove Shipping and Handling – 19,76= 1.00

Remove carpets

Vote:&nbs= p; 7-4 (John Lavallee, Deb Ryan, Dennis Viger, Greg Farris)<= /span>

Friendly Amdmt – Motion by John Lavallee, seconded by Dennis Viger - move new number of 4,522,764.00<= /u>

Add reading books @ 54,156.00

Vote:&nbs= p; 11-0 Motion passes

Total reduction – 17,506.00

Memorial – 3,150,870.00

Motion by Dan Guimond, seconded by Joe Puddister to move a new figure of 3,119,253.00

Remove shipping and handling – total 15,488.00

Remove project connect (5,000)<= /span>

Repairs – Inst. Equip. – Art – allow 100.00 increase (350.00)

Professional Meetings - remove (1,000.00)<= o:p>

Supplies – Language - Remove S&H (62.00)

Supplies – Art - Remove S&H (506= .00)

Supplies – Foreign Lang. – adj= ust to actual expenditures (114.00)

Supplies – Phys Ed – remove S&H (365.00)

Supplies – Math – remove calculators (4,495)

Books – Health – add 18,079

Books – Math – remove S&H, reduce book cost to publisher (1,055.00)=

Books – Music – remove S&<= span class=3DGramE>H , allow 1,000 increase over previous year (850.00)

Equip. – Science – remove S&H, level fund (1,305.00)

Furniture – Special Ed – remove new item (1,680.00)

Salaries – Co-Curricular – adj= ust to actual expenditure (804.00)

Transportation – Co-Curricular ̵= 1; level fund to allow athletic fees to offset costs (3,750.00)

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Officials – correct mistake in basketball tournament line (440.00)

Supplies – Guidance – remove S&H, adjust to actual expenditure (740.00)

Diagnostic Testing (remove S&H, fund at 1,100.00 (681.00)

Consultant Support Services – reduce= to hourly rate (1,000.00)

Assemblies – remove to level fund (600.00)

Professional Meetings<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> - reduce (2,500.00) reflect actual expenditure prior 2 years

Supplies – Principal – remove S&H, adjust to actual expenditure (1,366.00)=

Professional Memberships - reduce to refle= ct actual expenditure prior 2 years (325.00)

Supplies – Report Cards – remo= ve S&H, reduce to lst years exp. And 2 new items (1,814.00)

Graduation – remove S&H, adjust to actual expenditure (1,800.00)<= /span>

Heat – 4 yr. Average incorrect, adju= st budget (2,289.00)

Vote:&nbs= p; 11-0 Motion pass= es

Total reduction – 30,806.00

High School - 4,759,668.00

Motion by Dan Guimond, seconded by Joe Puddister – Moving new number 4,673,491.00

Repairs – Inst. Equip – Art – adjust to actual expenditure (284.00)

Repairs – Inst. Equip – Music – adjust to actual expenditure (130.00)

Professional Meetings – reduce to 4 = yr. Average (312.00)

Supplies – remove shipping & handling, adjust to actual expenditure (6,929.00)

Supplies – Art – level fund (1= 60.00)

Supplies – Business – remove shipping & handling, level fund (1,160.00)

Supplies – Foreign Lang. – red= uce to actual expenditure (248.00)

Supplies – Phys. Ed – remove shipping & handling, adjust to actual expenditure (1,222.00)=

Supplies – FACS – remove shipp= ing & handling, adjust to actual expenditure (1,048.00)

Supplies – Tech. – adjust to expenditure (1,285.00)

Supplies – Science – level fund (744.00)

Supplies – Social Studies – re= move shipping and handling, adjust to actual (1,226.00)

Supplies – driver ed – remove shipping & handling, remove books (308.00)

Supplies – Reading – level fund (1,192.00)

Books – Art – adjust to actual (86.00)

Books – Business – remove ship= ping & handling (593.00)

Books – Foreign Lang. – adjust= to actual (240.00)

Books – Health – remove shippi= ng & handling (74.00)

Books – FACS - remove shipping & handli= ng (163.00)

Books – Tech. – adjust to actu= al (210.00)

Books – Math – remove shipping & handling (820.00)

Books – Science – remove shipp= ing & handling, adjust to actual (1,725.00)

Books – Social Studies – remove shipping & handling (1,669.00)

Books – Comp. Lit – reduce 26% increase to 10% = (515.00)

Equipment – remove shipping and hand= ling (1,052.00)

Equipment – FACS – account mov= ed (571.00)

Equipment – English – reduce l= aptop project to 1500, remove ipod, reduce exp (2,800.= 00)

Equipment – Science – remove shipping & handling (96.00)

Equipment – Social Studies – <= span class=3DGramE>remove shipping & handling (101.00)

Replace – Equipment – remove shipping & handling, replace laptop +428.00

Special Ed

Salaries – agree to back up (39,260.= 00)

Supplies – remove shipping & handling, adjust to actual expenditure (608.00)

Books – remove shipping & handli= ng (217.00)

Software – remove shipping & handling, adjust to actual cost (390.00)

Equipment – remove shipping & handling (97.00)

Tuition – adjust to actual expenditu= re (5,000.00)

Supplies – Athletic – reduce t= o 5% increase, remove shipping & handling, keep track resurfacing (11,001.00= )

Co-Curricular – dues – level f= und (276.00)

Professional Development – adjust to actual expenditure (1,333.00)

Mileage and travel – adjust to actual expenditure (250.00)

Supplies – new account – reduc= e to 500.00 (300.00)

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Guidance

Supplies – remove shipping & han= dling, adjust to actual expenditure (4,652.00)

Books – remove shipping & handli= ng, reduce career cruising to actual at 1,774 - (1,905.00)=

Equipment – remove shipping & handling (120.00)

Nurse

Supplies – level fund to actual expenditure (110.00)

Health Equipment - remove medicine cabinet (300.00)

Diagnostic Testing – remove shipping & handling, adjust to actual expenditure (246.00)

Occupational

Supplies – cut budget ½ to re= duce to amount spent last year (1,250.00)

Equipment – remove shipping & handling – (396.00)

Replacement – Equip. – new item cut ½ (275.00)

Assemblies – level fund (20.00)=

Teachers – Professional Training = 211; reduce to actual expenditure (300.00)

Library

Repairs & Maintenance – reduce to actual expenditure (250.00)

Audio Visual – remove shipping & handling (500.00)

Books – level fund (200.00)

Supplies – remove shipping & handling, adjust to actual expenditure (1,569.00)

Equipment – remove shipping & handling (75.00)

Principal

Repairs – nothing spent 08/09 (1,68= 2.00)

Supplies – Postage – remove shipping & handling, adjust to actual expenditure (459.00)

Mileage and Travel – spent 192.00 in= 08/09 (2,09= 0)

Supplies – remove shipping & handling (1,189.00)

Professional Memberships – level fund (17= 1.00)

Supplies – Awards – remove shipping & handling (494.00)

Graduation – Class of 2011 is 158 students (reduction from 200 students) reduce chairs (1,560.00)

Gas – adjust for actual expenditure (2,500.00)

Vote:&nbs= p; 11-0 Motion passes

Total reduction 107,634.00

District Wide – 9,857,205.00

Motion by Dan Guimond, seconded by Joe Puddister to move a new number 8,933,934.00=

School Improvement – adjust for actu= al expenditure (5,000.00)

Salaries – School Board – (2,7= 00)

Advertising – level fund - (500.00)<= o:p>

District Meeting Cost – adjust for actual expenditure (100.00)

Supplies – Treasurer – adjust = for actual expenditure (2,400.00)

Regular buses – reduce increase (6,873.00)

Special Buses – reduce increase (9,153.00)

Health Insurance – remove 1 teacher,= cut remaining 2.5% (99,337.00)

Dental Insurance – remove 1 teacher,= cut remaining 3% (6,975.00)

Life Insurance – remove 1 teacher (208.00)

FICA – 12,157,308 @7.65% (5,451= .00)

Unemployment Comp. – subs - (4,368= .00)

Liability Insurance – adjust for act= ual expenditure (14,000.00)

Remove placeholders –

Facilities Acquisition, Tech. Service, Capital Reserve, ADA Trust, Tech. Trust (5.00)

Vote:&nbs= p; 9-2 (Doug Viger, Deb Ryan) Motion passes

Total Reduction of 300,673.00

Special Education total reduction 124,466.00

Payroll (1,900.00)

Contracted Services (108,475.00)

Supplies (4,741.00)

Books (1,014.00)

Equipment (541.00)

Software (50.00)

Other (7,744.00)

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Technology

Equipment – level fund (7,750.00)

Food Service – 799,500.00

Motion by Dan Guimond, seconded by Joe Puddister to move new number 786,750.00

Repairs level fund – (10,000)

Postage (500)

Printing (1,000)

Refunds (1,000)

Vote:&nbs= p; 9-2 (John Lavallee, Deb Ryan) = Motion passes

Total reduction of 12,750.00

NEW GRAND TOTAL&nb= sp; 23,544,670.00 – decrease of 487,614.00

MINUTES RE= VIEW:       Motion by = John Lavallee, seconded by Dan Guimond to approve the Minutes of

November 5, 2009= was approved as written. Angele&#= 8217; Diack abstained.

ATTACHMENT= S: Summaries provid= ed by Dan Guimond and Joe Puddister relative to the adjustments voted

by the Budget Committee.

SCHEDULE CHANGE/UPDATE:   Thursday= , November 12, 2009 -= No Meeting

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   &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          Thursday= , November 19, 2009 - Review Town Warrant Articles

   &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;          Monday,    November, 23, 2009 - Vote – <= span class=3DGramE>Town Warrant Articles

ADJOURNMEN= T:      Motion (Jo= hn Lavallee/Dan Guimond) to adjourn at 9:25 p.m.

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Marti = Lowe, Secretary