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Otis Finance Committee rejects School Committee's proposed RDA assessment method
Summary
The Otis Finance Committee said Feb. 19 it does not agree with or endorse the assessment and apportionment method presented in a new RDA offered by the School Committee, after members reviewed materials and attended informational meetings on changes to the FRRSD agreement.
The Otis Finance Committee on Feb. 19 said it does not agree with or endorse the assessment and apportionment method presented in a new RDA offered by the School Committee. The committee members had been attending meetings to learn about proposed changes to the FRRSD agreement and reviewed the new approach before taking their position.
The committee recorded that members had reviewed informational materials and attended related meetings to understand the proposed changes to the FRRSD agreement. The committee's statement addressed the specific assessment and apportionment methodology in the RDA presented by the School Committee; no alternative formula or replacement method was specified in the meeting minutes.
The minutes do not record a formal vote tally on a motion to adopt a position; rather, they state that “The Finance Committee members do not agree with or endorse the newly presented assessment and apportionment method that is presented in the new RDA offered by the School Committee.” The minutes do not expand the acronym FRRSD or provide the full legal name of the district agreement discussed.
Next steps were not specified in detail. The committee also discussed administrative coordination with the selectboard (see related item), and the meeting adjourned at 11:55 a.m.
