Monadnock Regional School District

School Board Finance Committee

Meeting Minutes

December 5, 2006

Middle/High School Conference Room

Approved

Committee Members Present:

James Carnie, Chairman

Sue Oerman, Vice Chairman

Phyllis Peterson

Gene White

Other School Board Members Present:

Jonathan Kenyon

Budget Committee Members Present:

Dick Bauries

Jim Ells

Administrators Present:

Katie Chambers, Business Manager

Call to Order: Vice Chairman J. Carnie called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

Approval of Minutes: G. White made a motion to approve the minutes of November 21, 2006, as amended. S. Oerman seconded. Voted in the affirmative.

Election of New Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson: Noting that Bruce Tatro had resigned from the School Board, and therefore as Chairperson of this committee, G. White nominated James Carnie to be Chair. P. Peterson seconded the motion. All were in favor, with J. Carnie abstaining. G. White then nominated S. Oerman for Vice Chairperson. All were in favor, with S. Oerman abstaining.

School Resource Officer – Modify MOU: K. Chambers distributed an informational handout. She explained that the original, and still current, Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Swanzey called for the school district to pay for wages and benefits and the town to pay for equipment and training after the original grant funding expired. At some point there was an administrative agreement that was not formalized with a new MOU or agreement between the school board and town board, such that the school district would pay all the costs for the SRO going forward. K. Chambers asked whether a new MOU should be developed to reflect the current circumstances. After discussion, S. Oerman moved to present this matter to the full School Board later this evening, with the recommendation that it continue as is for the remainder of this fiscal year, and that the town be contacted and notified that the school district would like to again abide by the conditions of the existing MOU effective July 1, 2007.

HealthINsurance – Review of last four years of rate increases and billing: K. Chambers distributed a document containing this information.

Revenue, Expenditure and Status of Assets Reports: K. Chambers distributed Revenue, Expenditure and Status of Asset Reports for FY 06/07 as of this date.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. at the Monadnock Regional Middle/High School.

Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. upon approval of a motion by J. Carnie and second by P. Peterson.