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Mansfield School Committee Meeting / Tri -board Budget Meeting
RECEIVED Minutes for Wednesday August 31, 2022
TONIN CLERKS OFFICE In Person
Pres :tWn(1(Ga,Ajc)#hii5Qenn Walsh and Lauren Scher
Not Present: Kiera O'Neil and Vivian Webster
Also ppr 0AL� Wnoghue, Teresa Murphy, Debbie Scott
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Open Meeting
Ms. Cavicchi called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm with three members present.
Review the proposed budget and meeting structure as discussed in June 22
meeting
Ms. Sara Walsh reviewed the meeting structure and summarized the discussion from
June 22nd meeting. There were no questions or comments.
Budget Planning Parameters (slide 7)
Mr. LaCasse summarized and explained the budget planning parameters for FY24. He
explained the information that was on slide 7 from the June meeting and provided an
update to that slide. Mr. LaCasse stated that he is conservative with planning and
estimates that there will be approximately $2,600,000 of projected new money for FY24
however he noted that there are contractual obligations as well as the expected
expenses of many things to go up due to inflation. There were questions and
discussion from those present but no motions were made.
Data requests and analysis to present in January
Ms. Sara Walsh stated that in previous years there has been a variety of analysis and
the requests for data should be parallel for the School and Town. Mr. Eagle noted that it
would be helpful to see how Mansfield compares to neighboring towns and Ms. Murphy
noted that the information is in DESE and should be easy to add that as part of the
presentation. Ms. Sara Walsh stated that it would be helpful to have the number of full-
time employees and the salaries which may show some trends.
Any Items Not Known within 48 Hours
The next consensus meeting is scheduled for February 8, 2023 at 6:30PM.
Adjourn
Motion: To adjourn the School Committee meeting on August 31, 2022 at 7:16 pm.
(Jenn Walsh/Lauren Scher)
Passes 3:0
Carrie Champagne
Administrative Assistant I Office of the Select Board
Town of Mansfield I Town Hall 1
6 Park Row I Mansfield, MA 02048
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