School committee approves parts of FY26 budget and capital assessment; motion to reestablish finance subcommittee is tabled

The Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School Committee approved several FY26 budget items and a capital assessment, and debated whether to (re)establish an explicitly appointed finance subcommittee.

During roll‑call votes the committee approved the teacher‑aid budget line (function 23) in the amount referenced during the meeting record (approximately $347,500) with one member recorded as abstaining; the guidance budget (function 2700) in the amount referenced (about $95,200) passed; insurance for retired school employees (function 5250) passed; and the remainder of the FY26 recommended operating budget, recorded in the meeting transcript as "29 m848," was approved by roll call. The committee also approved a FY26 capital assessment in the amount of $695,000.

After budget votes, Miss Deli moved to reestablish a finance subcommittee, saying policy references a finance subcommittee and that it should be formed like other subcommittees with an application/appointment process. Several members questioned whether the executive subcommittee already performs finance functions, whether the motion required referral to the policy subcommittee, and whether appointment procedures needed clarification.

Committee members debated transparency and access (some noted the executive subcommittee’s informal membership versus policy‑defined finance membership). No final establishment vote occurred: the motion to reestablish the finance subcommittee was tabled following a roll‑call vote that placed the motion on the table for later consideration.

The meeting record indicates the committee will route procedural and membership questions about the finance subcommittee to the policy subcommittee for review before any final action.