BOE Meeting Voting Down Budget

and federal because we can't do it in this town anymore the way it's being done we need help because your power is stronger than us and obviously we are not going to do what we should do that's right we cannot do right here any longer we need federal and state oversight and I'm going to say it until someone comes here and helps this board of education because we are lost Cynthia roll call I I I want to make something clear what would happen if if um since we don't know moment for next year because children are always coming into the district Mr Mr finger if if there were um say another 25 or 50 IEPs for children to be placed in special schools such as ker and Shai and uh if there was if there was a a IP and maybe another 25 or 30 children that needed to be placed into into uh uh um some of the the the otpt programs that that that that public school children um are are qualified for I want to know where will we get this money if we start off behind the eight ball and what I need to know is are we going to have a budget deficit now I know it's very very very difficult to to to project something of this nature of all things considered but what will happen if heaven forbid there are more children who need these more more services through the chair I think the same thing that would happen with any budget that you pass there's always unforeseen situations and circumstances which can arise and no matter if you if you adopt option number one or if you adopt the township option which are basically both 0% increase the same thing would happen if if you have something which is arises unforeseen it makes no difference that happens with any budget that you would pass Mr Mr singer Mr Silver's response but I I did ask Mr finger not Mr not Mr Mr Striker if I may through the chair one second he's answering my question just as with any budget a budget is not something set in stone it's something that changes throughout the year Anything Could Happen the same I mean I I understand where you're going at something that keeps me up at nights too because one never knows how many students will show up in any particular District at the same time it could also be less students so it's something that we monitor on a monthly basis where we do our our our monthly reports and when I need to make transfers I have to come to the board and say we need to put more money in another line uh it's just the nature of the way it is that's the way it is is there maybe I can ask the assistant superintendent or the superintendent does she have any projection on on on how much the the population of of uh the district will be next year next year's school year we're not aware of any demographic studies I do know that there are more children um every year but I also want to say that a zerob based budget will not assist us to accomplish a thorough and efficient education through the chair yeah go ahead Mr Thomas yes go ahead and speak Mr I think with everyone who's been voicing some concerns I think I would like to make it very clear and easy for everyone in this room to understand if there's two areas that run into issues of under budgeting I think we should Target transportation and Ida I think that a good uh step in the right direction with at $472,000 in transportation Cuts has been uh a but I think if there's an area where some budgets need to be addressed we should concentrate on on the busing and the Ida not to cut it to increase it Mr Thomas okay this is on option three the committee Mr F yes Mrs Gonzalez no Mr grut yes Mrs M well I'd like to know what we voting on we're voting we're voting on option three the one we received from the township committee at 5 o' Mr yes Mr Silver yes Mr Thomas option three Mr no Mr can we have a motion toour motion to adjourn make motion