APPRO-2024-18 : An Appropriation from Free Cash to Special Ed Stabilization Fund (#8408) in the amount of $386,231.35.

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▶ 24:20 Maya Jamaleddine: I just wanted to, uh, clarify. I probably, uh, have read, um, uh, by mistake the number of, uh, order appropriation 2024 dash 15, um, wrong. So I just wanted to, uh, make it clear and correct that is, um, is 101,540 and 94 cents. So just to correct that. Um, next we have appropriation 2024 dash 18 and appropriation from pre-cash to special education, uh, special ed, uh, stabilization fund, uh, number 84 0 8 in the amount of, uh, 386,231 and 35 cents.

▶ 25:11 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you Madam Chair. One last time. Um, so this is a request to, um, move $386,000 into our special education stabilization fund, which would bring the, the current balance is 354,000. This would bring us up to 750,000, which has always been the internal target balance for this fund. Um, I, I know everyone I think is well versed in the rising cost of special education services. The intent of this fund is to be there for out of district placements and associated transportation costs, which while we certainly do our best to plan for can change midyear and also obviously are driven by outside factors such as, you know, the, um, state setting contract rates. So that would be the request.

▶ 25:54 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. I appreciate, um, the clarification. Um, uh, counselor, vice chair, uh, Williams. Sure.

▶ 25:59 Ryan Williams: Thank you. Um, this goes on top of the budgeted amount for special ed, is that right? Correct. Like it comes in after that's expended? Yeah. Okay. I, I was, I was noting, and I wish I had, I had mentioned it when we looked at the school budget, I noted that the special ed line was, you know, super high. Still super high. Um, and obviously that's been a, you know, a big, a big concern for us. So it's good to see putting a healthy amount in the special ed stabilization fund because that's obviously gonna continue to be an issue for us. Mm-Hmm. So yeah, that's, that was my question. Does it come in after? So thank you.

▶ 26:32 Maya Jamaleddine: Thank you. Anyone else? Councilor Stewart?

▶ 26:36 Robb Stewart: Thank you Madam Chair. Madam Mayor.

▶ 26:41 Robb Stewart: Uh, so with these three appropriations, um, in total, what would be the remaining free cash balance?

▶ 26:48 Jen Grigoraitis: Yeah. Um, so there is a running chart that was attached. I'm not gonna be able to do the math off the top of my head, but we've tried to provide for you what the balance is. And then as, as each order has come before you, what we would, what that number is that we're asking to be appropriated. So it would leave us with about just over, I think 1.4 million. And then you'll see on your full council agenda tonight, you have several fairly significant capital requests coming.

▶ 27:15 Robb Stewart: Great. Great. Thank you Madam Mayor. You're welcome.

▶ 27:17 Speaker 4: Thank you, Madam Chair. Okay.

▶ 27:19 Maya Jamaleddine: Any, um, other question?

▶ 27:23 Speaker 5: Just gonna make a motion to recommend second, unless somebody else has a question.

▶ 27:27 Maya Jamaleddine: Uh, we have a motion made by Councilor Ro to, uh, recommend seconded by Councillor Repe Williams, uh, on discussion. No,

▶ 27:36 Speaker 2: I, I did the second.

▶ 27:39 Speaker 9: Oh. I was gonna make a motion to, we're good. Okay.

▶ 27:44 Maya Jamaleddine: Uh, on discussion. Okay. Seeing none,

▶ 27:49 Speaker 3: Vice Chair Williams? Yes. Councillor Repe. Yes. Councillor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Chetty? Yes. Councillor Hamilton? Yes. Councillor Vandiver. Yes. Councillor Romanul. Yes. Councillor naca? Yes. President Elli? Yes. And Chair Jamal Dean? Yes. That's unanimous with 10? Yes.

▶ 28:07 Maya Jamaleddine: Okay. Thank you. Thank you Madam Mayor. Thank you. Um, next we have, um, in Grant Grant 2024 dash 14 acceptance of the FY 24 Fire, uh, fighter safety Equipment grant awarded to the Mero Fire Department by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, uh, department of Fire Services in the amount of, um, nine th uh, thousand 64 and 82 cents. And we have, um, the Act Fire Chief John White. So white,