School Committee Policy and Governance Subcommittee Meeting, January 23, 2025

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Finance & Operations Subcommittee Agenda 

January 23, 2025 

5:30 p.m.

Conference Room, 57 Suffolk Street, Holyoke MA

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https://hps-holyoke-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85266232176?pwd=ci9tWEs3cG81SkQxdXZ rWW5GenBXQT09 

CALL TO ORDER ~ ROLL CALL ~ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, s. 20, I am hereby informing all attendees that a video and audio recording is being made of the meeting. March 29, 2023, Governor Healey signed into law a supplemental budget bill which, among other things, extends the temporary provisions pertaining to the Open Meeting Law to March 31, 2025. Specifically, this further extension allows public bodies to continue holding meetings remotely without a quorum of the public body physically present at a meeting location, and to provide “adequate, alternative” access to remote meetings. The language does not make any substantive changes to the Open Meeting Law other than extending the expiration date of the temporary provisions regarding remote meetings from March 31, 2023 to March 31, 2025. 

New Business: 

• November/December Budget Report 
• List of contracts over $100,000
• List of grants/gifts received

Old Business: 

Review and Approve Minutes

•  RECOMMENDATION: That the Finance and Operations Subcommittee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 10.7.24 Finance and Operations Meeting Minutes 
•   RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 11.21.24 Finance and Operations Meeting Minutes 
•    RECOMMENDATION: That the School Committee vote to accept and approve the meeting minutes of 12.17.24 Finance and Operations Meeting Minutes 
• Review Budget Transfer Policy

Discussion/Decision: 

The School Committee vote to approve a budget transfer of $109,000 from “teacher salaries” to  “contracted services”.  The District will contact a Registered Behavioral Technician for Donahue School, Morgan School and STEM in order to support the ABL Program.  

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