COLCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 7 ST COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION AD HOC Budget Committee Meeting Friday, September 27, 2024 8:30 AM Town Hall Meeting Room MINUTES BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Christopher Rivers, Margo Gignac and Stefanie Tracey-Clash. ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: Superintendent Daniel P. Sullivan, DI OTHERS PRESENT: Director of Finance and Operations Rachel Linkkila, Art Shilosky, Michael Egan, and Ronald Goldstein 1, MEETING OPENING 1.1 Call to Order M. Gignac called the meeting to order at 8:31 AM. = = 1.2 Roll Call = 5 M. Gignac and C. Rivers “oe D a a 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 8 ~ as 2.1 For Public Comments, please see Bylaw on Meeting Conduct 3 = No public comment. § oO ion 3. *PRIORITY DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS 4.1 Discussion of History on Budgets C. Rivers explained what the goals of the committee are and what the process will like. M. Gignac shared what an example timeline would look like. M. Egan explained how the process is now. The group discussed the need for a regular review of the Town and Board of Education shared services. S. Tracey-Calash arrived at 8:43 AM A. Shilosky explained that the process needs to follow the Town Charter R. Goldstein arrived at 8:54 AM R. Goldstein provided the group with some documents that he had from prior years on how they got information out about the budget. The group discussed the budget book and how what is going to be archived is important do that citizens can go back and look at the information. R. Goldstein spoke about how the budget should be presented. D. Sullivan arrived at 9:11 AM M. Egan left at 9:13 AM The group discussed the importance of all the boards working together and the importance of trust. 4.2 Next Steps M. Gignac, C. Rivers and S. Tracey-Calash discussed that the next meeting should be one where they regroup and go over the information that they received in this meeting. 4. CONSENT AGENDA 3.1 Approval of AD HOC Budget Committee Meeting Minutes of September 20,2024 Motion by: C. Rivers Motion to approve the AD HOC Budget Committee Meeting Minutes of September 20,2024. Second: S. Tracey-Calash Roll Cali: All in favor Vote: Motion carried 5. ADJOURNMENT Motion by: C. Rivers Motion to adjourn at 9:47 AM Second: S. Tracey-Calash Roll Call: All in favor Vote: Motion carried Respectfully submitted, Rachel Linkkila Director of Finance and Operations
Colchester, Connecticut
9.27.2024 Ad Hoc Budget Minutes
Ad Hoc Budget Committee Meeting 8:30 AM
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