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COLCHESTER BOARD OF EDUCATION
Ad Hoc Budget Committee Meeting
Monday, November 18, 2024
8:30AM
Board of Education Central Office
MINUTES
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Rivers, Margo Gignac and Stefanie Tracey-Calash.
ADMINISTRATION PRESENT : Superintendent Danie! P. Sullivan, III
OTHERS PRESENT : Director of Finance and Operations Rachel Linkkila, Assistant Director of
Finance and Operations Alexis Cook, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Alyssa Fratoni
1. MEETING OPENING
1.1.
1.2
Call to Order
M. Gignac called the meeting to order at 8:32 AM
Roll Call
M. Gignac present.
C. Rivers via phone
S. Tracey-Calash not present for Roll Call
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
2.1.
For Public Comments, please see Bylaw on Meeting Conduct
No public comment
3. *CONSENT AGENDA
3.1.
*Approval of Ad Hoc Budget Meeting Minutes of November 8, 2024
Motion by: C. Rivers
Motion to approve minutes of November 8, 2024 Ad Hoc Budget Meeting
Second: M. Gignac
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
A.Cook joined the meeting at 8:33 AM
4. *PRIORITY DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
4.1.
*Discussion and Possible Action on Clear Gov
Superintendent Sullivan consulted with the Superintendent of Preston Public
Schools regarding their use of Clear Gov so far. Preston Superintendent said that
for comparison purposes, it has not been easy to go back and look at the
previous years’ budget. He also stated that it has been more cumbersome than
anticipated.
The Committee discussed waiting to see how the Town does with the
implementation and possible using it for the 2026-2027 Budget Season.
R. Linkkila joined the meeting at 8:43 AM
S. Tracey-Calash joined the meeting at 8:45 AM
C. Rivers left the meeting at 9:01 AM
4.2. Next Steps and Next meeting set for Monday, November 25, 2024
The Committee rescheduled the November 25 meeting to December 6, 2024 at
1:30 PM.
Policy Committee to send Ad Hoc Budget Committee policies they would like
them to review
M. Gignac to talk to First Selectman Dennler about the Budget Timeline.
5. ADJOURNMENT
Motion by: M. Gignac
Motion to adjourn.
Second: S. Tracey-Calash
Roll Call: All in favor
Vote: Motion carried
M. Gignac adjourned the meeting at 9:17 AM
Respectfully submitted,
Alyssa Fratoni
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent