2000-03-15 School Committee Minutes Financial Forum

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READING SCHOOL COMMITTEE Reading, Massachusetts Financial Forum March 15, 2000 CALL TO ORDER Chair Grimm called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. Present were School Committee members Cavicchi, Dahl, D'Antona, Griset, Keigley and Twomey. Also present were Superintendent Harutunian, Town Manager Hechenbleikner, Assistant Town Manager Dean, Town Accountant Richard Foley, Treasurer Beth Klepeis, Board of Selectmen Hines and Nestor and Finance Committee Members McDonald, LeLacher, Grimm, Robinson, Francis, Kurker, Library Board Members Dick Ogden and Maria Silvaggi. Chair Dahl called the School Committee Chair Silvaggi called the Library Board of Trustees to Order The Selectmen did not have a quorum present to call to order. Chair Grimm reviewed the agenda for the evening. Richard Foley reviewed the revenues. Town Manager Hechenbleikner reviewed the FY00 budget adjustments. He advised we would need approximately $612,730 from reserves. Chair Grimm asked if any of the offsetting surplus of $88,000 is left? Richard Foley reviewed the general fund reserves. Chair Grimm asked Richard Foley if he had any sense where we will come in on regeneration. Richard Foley stated that it was too early to tell Dr. Harutunian advised that today he, Selectmen Anthony and School Committee Members D'Antona and Cavicchi attend the special education hearings to testify. He distributed 3 documents to the forum regarding special education. At 8:10 p.m. Selectmen Anthony arrived and the Board of Selectmen called to order. Selectmen Hines asked whether other communities are seeing the same level of special education students coming into their towns or if Reading deals so well with special education issues that it is a sought after community.