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Board approves purchase resolution, budget transfers, tuition and tutor rates; OKs 2% set‑aside for STEM
Summary
The New Milford Board approved budget position and Purchase Resolution D‑786, tuition and tutor rates for 2024–25, and a proposed 2% set‑aside totaling $30,000 for TAG/STEM supplies; votes ranged from unanimous to 7‑1‑0 on the set‑aside.
At its Sept. 17 meeting the New Milford Board of Education approved several financial and rate items: the August 31 budget position, Purchase Resolution D‑786, and requested budget transfers; the board also approved tuition rates for 2024–25, a revised tutor rate of pay, and authorized use of a 2% set‑aside for TAG and STEM enrichment materials.
Anthony Giovannone, director of fiscal services and operations, walked the board through the Aug. 31 budget position, noting a capital total of $3,582,051 and an expected request of $1,424,000 that will be reflected after the year‑end audit. Giovannone explained a health‑insurance line (52810) showing a $282,292 balance that had not been encumbered and said payroll encumbrances and capital reserve figures will be updated at the October meeting.
On Purchase Resolution D‑786, Giovannone said roughly $264,000 of the $284,000 listed is general‑fund supported; when an item is designated "yearly" in the resolution the board is authorizing an encumbrance for anticipated recurring services rather than a single immediate payment.
The board approved the budget position, purchase resolution and transfers (motion recorded as passed 7‑0‑1 with Mr. Scofield abstaining). The tuition rates for 2024–25 were approved unanimously; Giovannone noted the formula is driven by regular‑education costs and does not include special‑education or transportation and that revenue for tuition students goes to the town. The tutor rate of pay was also approved unanimously; board members confirmed the change will not increase the budget because the positions are currently unfilled.
Separately, the board considered a district recommendation to use the statutory 2% set‑aside — a carve‑out distinct from the operational budget — to fund TAG and STEM curriculum development and supplies, with $30,000 proposed for initial materials. The board approved that item 7‑1‑0, recorded with Mrs. Sarah Herring opposed. Mrs. Faulenbach and others noted that the 2% is repaid to the town and is intended to address unplanned needs and enrichment outside the adopted annual budget.
The approvals will be reflected in the next financial update to the board; the minutes record the motions and vote tallies.
