Regular Board Meeting 5/1/25
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Mr. Green here.'}, {'start': '26.400', 'end': '33.760', 'text': 'Mr. Phillips here. Mr.'}, {'start': '29.359', 'end': '33.760', 'text': 'here and Mrs. Oriente here.'}, {'start': '35.320', 'end': '40.000', 'text': 'Perfect. Um, since it is the start of'}, {'start': '38.559', 'end': '41.040', 'text': 'the meeting and it is our public'}, {'start': '40.000', 'end': '42.360', 'text': "hearing, I'm going to do a public"}, {'start': '41.040', 'end': '45.680', 'text': 'hearing on the'}, {'start': '42.360', 'end': '50.360', 'text': "2526 budget and then we'll have meeting"}, {'start': '45.680', 'end': '52.800', 'text': 'open for public comments as per um'}, {'start': '50.360', 'end': '54.480', 'text': "regulations. So, since I don't have"}, {'start': '52.800', 'end': '57.120', 'text': 'anybody watching, hopefully some people'}, {'start': '54.480', 'end': '59.840', 'text': "are watching at home. Um, but I'm going"}, {'start': '57.120', 'end': '62.079', 'text': 'to present tonight our 2526 uh district'}, {'start': '59.840', 'end': '63.760', 'text': 'budget. Nothing changed from when we'}, {'start': '62.079', 'end': '65.519', 'text': 'submitted it to the county office. There'}, {'start': '63.760', 'end': '67.360', 'text': 'were no changes. So, anything that I'}, {'start': '65.519', 'end': '70.000', 'text': 'sent in our email, just kind of'}, {'start': '67.360', 'end': '71.360', 'text': 'outlining what we had um has all stayed'}, {'start': '70.000', 'end': '75.640', 'text': 'the same. So, this is going to be an'}, {'start': '71.360', 'end': '78.759', 'text': 'overview um of the cost and what they'}, {'start': '75.640', 'end': '81.360', 'text': "entail. Here's our uh board of"}, {'start': '78.759', 'end': '84.960', 'text': 'education. Um we do have a vacancy that'}, {'start': '81.360', 'end': '86.799', 'text': "we'll hopefully be filling next month."}, {'start': '84.960', 'end': '88.799', 'text': 'um budget total and line item'}, {'start': '86.799', 'end': '91.000', 'text': "percentages. So, as you'll see, we have"}, {'start': '88.799', 'end': '93.600', 'text': 'our uh revenue sources and our'}, {'start': '91.000', 'end': '95.200', 'text': 'expenditures. Our tax levy is a 2%'}, {'start': '93.600', 'end': '98.600', 'text': "increase, which is what we're permitted"}, {'start': '95.200', 'end': '102.479', 'text': "to go up. Uh so, that's"}, {'start': '98.600', 'end': '105.280', 'text': '10,72712, and $144. We also have tuition'}, {'start': '102.479', 'end': '107.360', 'text': 'and u miscellaneous revenue. We have'}, {'start': '105.280', 'end': '109.119', 'text': 'student activity account, which is like'}, {'start': '107.360', 'end': '111.840', 'text': 'they have tons of things under there.'}, {'start': '109.119', 'end': '114.240', 'text': 'eighth grade uh library for book fair'}, {'start': '111.840', 'end': '115.840', 'text': 'things of that nature all fall under uh'}, {'start': '114.240', 'end': '118.399', 'text': "student activity. It's held in a"}, {'start': '115.840', 'end': '120.799', 'text': 'separate account but it has to be um put'}, {'start': '118.399', 'end': '122.799', 'text': 'into the budget as as like a revenue and'}, {'start': '120.799', 'end': '125.119', 'text': "then it's also on the expenditure side."}, {'start': '122.799', 'end': '128.399', 'text': 'The other types of u miscellaneous would'}, {'start': '125.119', 'end': '130.000', 'text': 'be use of facilities when Chuck sells uh'}, {'start': '128.399', 'end': '132.000', 'text': 'scrap metal and and things of that'}, {'start': '130.000', 'end': '135.120', 'text': 'nature to go deals. All of that kind of'}, {'start': '132.000', 'end': '136.800', 'text': "falls under um miscellaneous. We don't"}, {'start': '135.120', 'end': '138.480', 'text': "have any tuition right now. We're hoping"}, {'start': '136.800', 'end': '140.160', 'text': 'maybe with with bringing in one of our'}, {'start': '138.480', 'end': '141.760', 'text': "programs next year that maybe we'll have"}, {'start': '140.160', 'end': '143.360', 'text': 'the ability to do that in a couple years'}, {'start': '141.760', 'end': '145.599', 'text': "once that's established, but right now"}, {'start': '143.360', 'end': '148.160', 'text': "we don't have tuition revenue coming in"}, {'start': '145.599', 'end': '151.200', 'text': 'for any of our programs. Um, our state'}, {'start': '148.160', 'end': '153.760', 'text': 'aid makes up 42% of our budget um at'}, {'start': '151.200', 'end': '155.920', 'text': 'just over $8 million and that includes'}, {'start': '153.760', 'end': '157.640', 'text': 'like special ed aid, transportation aid,'}, {'start': '155.920', 'end': '160.959', 'text': 'security aid,'}, {'start': '157.640', 'end': '163.440', 'text': 'um extraordinary aid, uh things of that'}, {'start': '160.959', 'end': '167.120', 'text': "nature. Semi a that's the Medicaid"}, {'start': '163.440', 'end': '169.519', 'text': 'program. um if falls under uh special'}, {'start': '167.120', 'end': '171.599', 'text': 'ed. This is a substantial decrease from'}, {'start': '169.519', 'end': '174.640', 'text': 'prior years and again it just comes from'}, {'start': '171.599', 'end': '177.280', 'text': 'the state. Um these are expenses we have'}, {'start': '174.640', 'end': '179.440', 'text': "to have anyway. So um so we're getting"}, {'start': '177.280', 'end': '180.959', 'text': 'less but every district in in the state'}, {'start': '179.440', 'end': '184.080', 'text': "is actually getting less. So it's less"}, {'start': '180.959', 'end': '186.319', 'text': 'than 1% of our budget anyway. Uh surplus'}, {'start': '184.080', 'end': '186.319', 'text': 'is'}, {'start': '187.239', 'end': '193.280', 'text': "$575,173. that's um excess surplus from"}, {'start': '190.640', 'end': '194.560', 'text': 'prior year as well as money that I can'}, {'start': '193.280', 'end': '195.599', 'text': 'look at a budget and say at the end of'}, {'start': '194.560', 'end': '197.760', 'text': "this school year we're going to have"}, {'start': '195.599', 'end': '199.920', 'text': 'this much money to fund to balance our'}, {'start': '197.760', 'end': '202.959', 'text': 'budget. Um so if we had any shortfalls'}, {'start': '199.920', 'end': '204.640', 'text': 'between state aid and the tax levy, we'}, {'start': '202.959', 'end': '205.920', 'text': 'have the ability to kind of, you know,'}, {'start': '204.640', 'end': '207.360', 'text': 'take a little bit of money that we'}, {'start': '205.920', 'end': '209.280', 'text': 'anticipate having at the end of this'}, {'start': '207.360', 'end': '211.519', 'text': 'year and plugging it into balance next'}, {'start': '209.280', 'end': '213.680', 'text': 'year. And then our federal grants are'}, {'start': '211.519', 'end': '216.159', 'text': 'over $376,000.'}, {'start': '213.680', 'end': '220.560', 'text': "That's our ESA, which is title one,"}, {'start': '216.159', 'end': '221.920', 'text': "title two, IDA. Um, that's substantially"}, {'start': '220.560', 'end': '223.440', 'text': "down from years past, but that's because"}, {'start': '221.920', 'end': '224.959', 'text': "we're no longer getting all those COVID"}, {'start': '223.440', 'end': '226.480', 'text': 'funds and things of that nature. So,'}, {'start': '224.959', 'end': '229.040', 'text': "we're back to just our basics that we've"}, {'start': '226.480', 'end': '230.879', 'text': "gotten um over the year. As you'll see,"}, {'start': '229.040', 'end': '233.239', 'text': 'our revenue and expenditures match. Um,'}, {'start': '230.879', 'end': '238.200', 'text': 'the total budget is'}, {'start': '233.239', 'end': '238.200', 'text': '20,857,000 and 30 $857,352.'}, {'start': '239.280', 'end': '244.799', 'text': 'um our budget expenditures, our tuition,'}, {'start': '242.640', 'end': '246.480', 'text': "this is um I'll get to all these"}, {'start': '244.799', 'end': '247.920', 'text': 'breakdowns when we get further into it.'}, {'start': '246.480', 'end': '250.400', 'text': 'So, but we have tuition, we have'}, {'start': '247.920', 'end': '252.239', 'text': 'employee benefits, um regular ed,'}, {'start': '250.400', 'end': '253.760', 'text': 'special ed, administration, maintenance,'}, {'start': '252.239', 'end': '255.840', 'text': 'transportation, and then our grants.'}, {'start': '253.760', 'end': '257.519', 'text': 'Again, you also see down the bottom debt'}, {'start': '255.840', 'end': '259.359', 'text': "service that's included on both sides."}, {'start': '257.519', 'end': '262.560', 'text': "That's a that's for our bonds that we"}, {'start': '259.359', 'end': '265.280', 'text': 'have from many, many years ago. Um and'}, {'start': '262.560', 'end': '266.560', 'text': 'the township is solely responsible for'}, {'start': '265.280', 'end': '268.960', 'text': "um putting that in. That's over and"}, {'start': '266.560', 'end': '271.600', 'text': 'above the tax levy. and the 2%'}, {'start': '268.960', 'end': '273.800', 'text': 'calculation on our tax levy does not'}, {'start': '271.600', 'end': '275.919', 'text': "apply to that. That's"}, {'start': '273.800', 'end': '278.080', 'text': "separate. So, I'll go through the budget"}, {'start': '275.919', 'end': '279.600', 'text': 'expenditures as we move um further. So,'}, {'start': '278.080', 'end': '281.120', 'text': "here's just a little pie chart of what"}, {'start': '279.600', 'end': '283.840', 'text': 'our budget looks like and the different'}, {'start': '281.120', 'end': '287.040', 'text': 'percentages. Obviously, you can see um'}, {'start': '283.840', 'end': '291.080', 'text': 'tuition and regular education um costs'}, {'start': '287.040', 'end': '293.600', 'text': 'make up the bulk of our um'}, {'start': '291.080', 'end': '295.199', 'text': 'budget. Um regular education, this is'}, {'start': '293.600', 'end': '296.880', 'text': 'our teacher salaries for general'}, {'start': '295.199', 'end': '299.680', 'text': "education. It's our basic skills"}, {'start': '296.880', 'end': '301.280', 'text': "program, which is RTI. It's our"}, {'start': '299.680', 'end': '303.680', 'text': "instructional supplies. It's our"}, {'start': '301.280', 'end': '305.199', 'text': "textbooks and curriculum. It's any"}, {'start': '303.680', 'end': '307.199', 'text': 'co-curricular activities, so all of our'}, {'start': '305.199', 'end': '309.759', 'text': "clubs and our sports. It's media"}, {'start': '307.199', 'end': '312.080', 'text': "services, so that's library. Um, it's"}, {'start': '309.759', 'end': '314.560', 'text': "guidance, it's technology, Chromebooks,"}, {'start': '312.080', 'end': '317.000', 'text': "it's health services, it's professional"}, {'start': '314.560', 'end': '319.759', 'text': "development, and it's instructional um"}, {'start': '317.000', 'end': '324.479', 'text': 'improvement. So, that makes up 26% of'}, {'start': '319.759', 'end': '327.039', 'text': 'our budget. Uh, just over $5 million.'}, {'start': '324.479', 'end': '328.400', 'text': 'Tuition makes up 20% of our uh budget'}, {'start': '327.039', 'end': '330.320', 'text': "and that's our students who attend"}, {'start': '328.400', 'end': '332.160', 'text': 'Overbrook in grades 9 through 12 as well'}, {'start': '330.320', 'end': '334.720', 'text': 'as our students who attend Camden County'}, {'start': '332.160', 'end': '336.160', 'text': 'Technical School um in grades 9 to 12.'}, {'start': '334.720', 'end': '338.880', 'text': "It's our all of our out of district"}, {'start': '336.160', 'end': '341.039', 'text': 'placements which make up a bulk of that'}, {'start': '338.880', 'end': '342.840', 'text': 'um amount. It is uh charter school'}, {'start': '341.039', 'end': '347.120', 'text': "placements which we don't have any for"}, {'start': '342.840', 'end': '348.800', 'text': "2526. There's a program within um our"}, {'start': '347.120', 'end': '352.960', 'text': 'home room which is where we go for all'}, {'start': '348.800', 'end': '354.400', 'text': 'of our uh apps and and um our portal'}, {'start': '352.960', 'end': '357.840', 'text': "that we use. We don't have any charter"}, {'start': '354.400', 'end': '360.160', 'text': 'school um being reported for 2526. We'}, {'start': '357.840', 'end': '362.639', 'text': 'did have one for 2425. This is also'}, {'start': '360.160', 'end': '364.560', 'text': 'other special ed high school placements'}, {'start': '362.639', 'end': '367.680', 'text': 'um for special ed students that are'}, {'start': '364.560', 'end': '370.080', 'text': 'placed in um high schools as opposed to'}, {'start': '367.680', 'end': '372.319', 'text': 'out of district placements.'}, {'start': '370.080', 'end': '376.160', 'text': "And that's 20% makes up over four, it's"}, {'start': '372.319', 'end': '378.800', 'text': 'over $4 million. Oopsie. Uh special'}, {'start': '376.160', 'end': '382.080', 'text': 'education. This is um all in-house'}, {'start': '378.800', 'end': '383.840', 'text': 'pretty much special education. Uh 14% of'}, {'start': '382.080', 'end': '385.600', 'text': "our budget. That's our teacher salaries,"}, {'start': '383.840', 'end': '387.440', 'text': 'their supplies, and all those related'}, {'start': '385.600', 'end': '389.919', 'text': 'services. So occupational therapy,'}, {'start': '387.440', 'end': '392.080', 'text': 'physical therapy, uh speech therapy, all'}, {'start': '389.919', 'end': '394.319', 'text': 'of our child study team members and uh'}, {'start': '392.080', 'end': '396.960', 'text': 'their related services and the extended'}, {'start': '394.319', 'end': '399.880', 'text': 'school year program um all fall fall'}, {'start': '396.960', 'end': '403.919', 'text': 'under special education.'}, {'start': '399.880', 'end': '405.960', 'text': 'Our employee benefits are 16% uh over'}, {'start': '403.919', 'end': '408.240', 'text': "just over $3 million. That's our health"}, {'start': '405.960', 'end': '409.800', 'text': "insurance. That's the um pension"}, {'start': '408.240', 'end': '412.759', 'text': 'contributions that we have to make'}, {'start': '409.800', 'end': '415.280', 'text': 'annually. Social Security uh'}, {'start': '412.759', 'end': '417.759', 'text': "contributions, workman's comp uh"}, {'start': '415.280', 'end': '422.479', 'text': 'insurance coverage, and tuition'}, {'start': '417.759', 'end': '422.479', 'text': 'reimbursement all fall under uh employee'}, {'start': '422.680', 'end': '426.160', 'text': 'benefits. And then we have'}, {'start': '424.319', 'end': '428.479', 'text': 'administration and central services'}, {'start': '426.160', 'end': '430.639', 'text': 'which make up 4% of our budget. We have'}, {'start': '428.479', 'end': '432.479', 'text': 'all of our administrator and clerical'}, {'start': '430.639', 'end': '434.080', 'text': "salaries. And by administrator, it's"}, {'start': '432.479', 'end': '436.160', 'text': "principles, it's superintendent's"}, {'start': '434.080', 'end': '438.199', 'text': "office, business administrator's office."}, {'start': '436.160', 'end': '440.960', 'text': 'Um those are all like your central'}, {'start': '438.199', 'end': '442.720', 'text': 'administration. Uh clerical salaries, so'}, {'start': '440.960', 'end': '444.880', 'text': 'all of our uh secretaries and our'}, {'start': '442.720', 'end': '446.800', 'text': 'administrative secretaries up here, the'}, {'start': '444.880', 'end': '449.120', 'text': 'supplies, the communication system, so'}, {'start': '446.800', 'end': '451.680', 'text': 'all of our phone systems, um'}, {'start': '449.120', 'end': '453.520', 'text': 'administrative services, legal services,'}, {'start': '451.680', 'end': '454.960', 'text': 'auditing services, and anything for the'}, {'start': '453.520', 'end': '457.520', 'text': 'board of education. So if you go to'}, {'start': '454.960', 'end': '461.039', 'text': 'workshop um the annual workshop meeting'}, {'start': '457.520', 'end': '462.880', 'text': "that's in there reimbursement for uh new"}, {'start': '461.039', 'end': '464.720', 'text': 'members for criminal history things of'}, {'start': '462.880', 'end': '466.160', 'text': 'that nature all fall under board of'}, {'start': '464.720', 'end': '467.919', 'text': 'education as well as the amount that we'}, {'start': '466.160', 'end': '471.319', 'text': 'pay for uh New Jersey school boards'}, {'start': '467.919', 'end': '473.840', 'text': 'association annually for their'}, {'start': '471.319', 'end': '476.000', 'text': 'services. Maintenance and transportation'}, {'start': '473.840', 'end': '477.680', 'text': "takes up 12% of our budget. That's all"}, {'start': '476.000', 'end': '480.160', 'text': 'of our custodial salaries. Their'}, {'start': '477.680', 'end': '481.919', 'text': 'supplies, our utilities are included in'}, {'start': '480.160', 'end': '484.479', 'text': 'there. Our maintenance supplies and'}, {'start': '481.919', 'end': '485.599', 'text': 'services. Uh transportation is included'}, {'start': '484.479', 'end': '487.039', 'text': "there. That's our in-house"}, {'start': '485.599', 'end': '488.720', 'text': 'transportation as well as our'}, {'start': '487.039', 'end': '491.120', 'text': 'transportation that we contract out with'}, {'start': '488.720', 'end': '492.440', 'text': 'Camden County Ed Services Commission. Uh'}, {'start': '491.120', 'end': '495.039', 'text': 'for some of our out of district'}, {'start': '492.440', 'end': '497.919', 'text': 'placements, we have liability insurance'}, {'start': '495.039', 'end': '499.919', 'text': 'falls in here. Um property insurance,'}, {'start': '497.919', 'end': '502.000', 'text': 'all of the vehicle insurance, all that'}, {'start': '499.919', 'end': '503.599', 'text': 'falls under here. And then capital'}, {'start': '502.000', 'end': '505.199', 'text': 'projects would fall under maintenance'}, {'start': '503.599', 'end': '507.840', 'text': "and transportation, which we don't have"}, {'start': '505.199', 'end': '510.199', 'text': 'any others for for next year, but um'}, {'start': '507.840', 'end': '512.560', 'text': "that's generally where they that amount"}, {'start': '510.199', 'end': '516.000', 'text': 'falls. And our grants, our federal'}, {'start': '512.560', 'end': '518.159', 'text': 'grants are 7%. Um, it is higher on here'}, {'start': '516.000', 'end': '519.599', 'text': 'because it pulls in our preschool'}, {'start': '518.159', 'end': '520.880', 'text': 'expansion aid. Whereas on that first'}, {'start': '519.599', 'end': '522.240', 'text': 'sheet, you saw that it was less for'}, {'start': '520.880', 'end': '524.240', 'text': "federal grants. That's because that was"}, {'start': '522.240', 'end': '525.839', 'text': 'just the federal grants. This is all the'}, {'start': '524.240', 'end': '527.760', 'text': 'grants and that preschool expansion aid'}, {'start': '525.839', 'end': '530.080', 'text': 'is a grant. It just is paid to us'}, {'start': '527.760', 'end': '531.760', 'text': 'through the state through our state. Um,'}, {'start': '530.080', 'end': '533.600', 'text': 'so the grants are the, like I said, the'}, {'start': '531.760', 'end': '535.519', 'text': 'ESA, the elementary and secondary'}, {'start': '533.600', 'end': '540.240', 'text': 'education act that includes title one,'}, {'start': '535.519', 'end': '543.760', 'text': '2A, three, and four. um IDA um which is'}, {'start': '540.240', 'end': '545.680', 'text': "for um IDA and then there's a preschool"}, {'start': '543.760', 'end': '548.519', 'text': 'IDA as well and then our preschool'}, {'start': '545.680', 'end': '551.360', 'text': 'expansion is included in there as'}, {'start': '548.519', 'end': '553.600', 'text': 'well. Anybody have any questions on that'}, {'start': '551.360', 'end': '553.600', 'text': 'so'}, {'start': '554.519', 'end': '558.320', 'text': 'far? All right, so just some of our'}, {'start': '556.560', 'end': '560.640', 'text': 'budget details. It was approved by the'}, {'start': '558.320', 'end': '561.839', 'text': 'county um superintendent and the county'}, {'start': '560.640', 'end': '564.080', 'text': 'school business administrator on'}, {'start': '561.839', 'end': '566.320', 'text': 'Tuesday, April 15th. At that point, we'}, {'start': '564.080', 'end': '568.320', 'text': 'generated our advertisement. and I put a'}, {'start': '566.320', 'end': '570.560', 'text': 'user friendly budget in the paper that'}, {'start': '568.320', 'end': '571.800', 'text': 'was um posted in the paper on April'}, {'start': '570.560', 'end': '574.320', 'text': '20th,'}, {'start': '571.800', 'end': '576.160', 'text': '2025. Um the budget has been available'}, {'start': '574.320', 'end': '578.080', 'text': 'in my office for anyone that had wanted'}, {'start': '576.160', 'end': '580.160', 'text': 'to come and take a peek, public'}, {'start': '578.080', 'end': '583.040', 'text': "included. Um I didn't have anyone come"}, {'start': '580.160', 'end': '585.959', 'text': 'and take a peek, which is fine. Um the'}, {'start': '583.040', 'end': '590.519', 'text': 'district received an additional'}, {'start': '585.959', 'end': '593.040', 'text': '$286,598 in state aid and an additional'}, {'start': '590.519', 'end': '596.040', 'text': '$189,262 in preschool expansion aid. And'}, {'start': '593.040', 'end': '599.040', 'text': "that's to kind of to cover that um fifth"}, {'start': '596.040', 'end': '600.320', 'text': 'classroom for 2526'}, {'start': '599.040', 'end': '602.000', 'text': "um which you see there. We're adding a"}, {'start': '600.320', 'end': '603.360', 'text': 'fifth preschool classroom. All five will'}, {'start': '602.000', 'end': '606.000', 'text': 'have a combination of three and four'}, {'start': '603.360', 'end': '607.760', 'text': 'year olds. Um tuition in Overbrook has'}, {'start': '606.000', 'end': '609.959', 'text': 'decreased which I informed everybody'}, {'start': '607.760', 'end': '612.240', 'text': 'about approximately'}, {'start': '609.959', 'end': '614.160', 'text': '$670,000 because they stabilized some of'}, {'start': '612.240', 'end': '617.040', 'text': "their per pupil costs. Um I'm not sure"}, {'start': '614.160', 'end': '618.560', 'text': 'if that was due to retirements or um if'}, {'start': '617.040', 'end': '620.800', 'text': 'they were using grant funding or'}, {'start': '618.560', 'end': '622.240', 'text': 'whatever that might have been. So, um,'}, {'start': '620.800', 'end': '624.000', 'text': 'at this point, we do have a reduction'}, {'start': '622.240', 'end': '626.399', 'text': "there. We'll see where that takes us in"}, {'start': '624.000', 'end': '628.560', 'text': 'the future. Uh, special ed tuition in'}, {'start': '626.399', 'end': '629.399', 'text': 'public schools had a slight increase of,'}, {'start': '628.560', 'end': '632.399', 'text': 'uh,'}, {'start': '629.399', 'end': '634.480', 'text': '$12,000. Our CCTS tuition is down by'}, {'start': '632.399', 'end': '636.480', 'text': "about 92. Again, that's from a prior"}, {'start': '634.480', 'end': '638.399', 'text': 'year certified tuition amount, tuition'}, {'start': '636.480', 'end': '640.240', 'text': 'adjustment, which every school district'}, {'start': '638.399', 'end': '642.800', 'text': 'gets that every single year. So, their'}, {'start': '640.240', 'end': '644.560', 'text': 'tuition rate came in lower, which means'}, {'start': '642.800', 'end': '646.079', 'text': "then they owed us a credit. Now, they're"}, {'start': '644.560', 'end': '647.839', 'text': 'they get a lot of their funding through'}, {'start': '646.079', 'end': '649.360', 'text': 'the county. Um, so it could have been'}, {'start': '647.839', 'end': '651.200', 'text': 'that they, you know, it went down'}, {'start': '649.360', 'end': '652.959', 'text': 'because of their funding limits and'}, {'start': '651.200', 'end': '655.560', 'text': 'things of that nature. Nonetheless, it'}, {'start': '652.959', 'end': '658.160', 'text': 'resulted in a um'}, {'start': '655.560', 'end': '659.600', 'text': '$92,000 um decrease. Theirs is not'}, {'start': '658.160', 'end': '662.720', 'text': "usually that much. I mean, it's less"}, {'start': '659.600', 'end': '664.240', 'text': 'than $4,000 a student over there. So,'}, {'start': '662.720', 'end': '665.079', 'text': "um, even on a good year, we're maybe"}, {'start': '664.240', 'end': '668.880', 'text': 'about'}, {'start': '665.079', 'end': '670.800', 'text': '$160,000 if we were fully funding um'}, {'start': '668.880', 'end': '672.480', 'text': 'that amount. So, and then out of'}, {'start': '670.800', 'end': '677.519', 'text': 'district tuition costs have increased by'}, {'start': '672.480', 'end': '679.040', 'text': 'approximately um $30,000.'}, {'start': '677.519', 'end': '680.880', 'text': 'district costs saving measures. We'}, {'start': '679.040', 'end': '682.320', 'text': 'continue to participate in the public'}, {'start': '680.880', 'end': '684.160', 'text': 'employer trust for our health and'}, {'start': '682.320', 'end': '687.760', 'text': 'prescription benefits. We did have an'}, {'start': '684.160', 'end': '689.519', 'text': "overall package increase of 11.59. It's"}, {'start': '687.760', 'end': '692.320', 'text': 'a little higher than in years past, but'}, {'start': '689.519', 'end': '695.040', 'text': "it's kind of the trend. Um the state"}, {'start': '692.320', 'end': '698.839', 'text': 'employee uh health benefits package was,'}, {'start': '695.040', 'end': '702.160', 'text': 'I believe, listed to go up around 22 or'}, {'start': '698.839', 'end': '704.399', 'text': "23% overall. So either way, we're in"}, {'start': '702.160', 'end': '705.920', 'text': 'pretty good shape. Um we do are'}, {'start': '704.399', 'end': '708.640', 'text': 'participating in the Burlington County'}, {'start': '705.920', 'end': '710.800', 'text': 'Insurance Fund. We participate in ASES'}, {'start': '708.640', 'end': '713.120', 'text': 'which gives us electric savings, e-ate'}, {'start': '710.800', 'end': '715.519', 'text': 'which we get a portion of our Comcast'}, {'start': '713.120', 'end': '718.560', 'text': 'bill uh covered and then semi programs'}, {'start': '715.519', 'end': '720.560', 'text': 'which are those Medicaid um programs for'}, {'start': '718.560', 'end': '723.120', 'text': 'those extraordinary services that we'}, {'start': '720.560', 'end': '724.800', 'text': 'submit for uh shared services with ED'}, {'start': '723.120', 'end': '727.440', 'text': 'services commission. They do some of our'}, {'start': '724.800', 'end': '730.639', 'text': 'transportation, CST services, nurses on'}, {'start': '727.440', 'end': '732.399', 'text': 'an as needed basis. Um, we are creating'}, {'start': '730.639', 'end': '734.160', 'text': 'an in-house special ed program to keep'}, {'start': '732.399', 'end': '736.639', 'text': 'some of our students in district'}, {'start': '734.160', 'end': '738.320', 'text': 'placements. Um, and then hopefully a'}, {'start': '736.639', 'end': '740.240', 'text': 'potential creating a potential revenue'}, {'start': '738.320', 'end': '741.920', 'text': "in the future. And we're going to train"}, {'start': '740.240', 'end': '744.320', 'text': 'some of our instructional assistants in'}, {'start': '741.920', 'end': '746.399', 'text': 'RBT, which is re registered behavior'}, {'start': '744.320', 'end': '748.560', 'text': 'technician in those practices. So,'}, {'start': '746.399', 'end': '750.560', 'text': "they're not really called RBTs as as per"}, {'start': '748.560', 'end': '751.680', 'text': 'what Miss Friedwood has told us, but'}, {'start': '750.560', 'end': '753.200', 'text': "they're going to be trained in those"}, {'start': '751.680', 'end': '756.000', 'text': 'practices to be able to implement those'}, {'start': '753.200', 'end': '758.480', 'text': 'in the classroom. Um, if you remember, I'}, {'start': '756.000', 'end': '761.040', 'text': 'think we approved that sidebar'}, {'start': '758.480', 'end': '762.639', 'text': 'agreement, um, which will create a'}, {'start': '761.040', 'end': '764.959', 'text': 'stipen for these individuals, but then'}, {'start': '762.639', 'end': '767.200', 'text': "we'll be able to save money, um, as"}, {'start': '764.959', 'end': '769.040', 'text': 'opposed to contracting out for that. Um,'}, {'start': '767.200', 'end': '770.320', 'text': "2526 budget includes that we're"}, {'start': '769.040', 'end': '771.800', 'text': 'maintaining all of our existing'}, {'start': '770.320', 'end': '774.000', 'text': 'positions, including all of our'}, {'start': '771.800', 'end': '776.240', 'text': 'co-curricular. Um, all of our related'}, {'start': '774.000', 'end': '777.959', 'text': 'services for special ed services will'}, {'start': '776.240', 'end': '780.480', 'text': 'increase about'}, {'start': '777.959', 'end': '783.839', 'text': "$135,000. Um, that's despite having"}, {'start': '780.480', 'end': '785.440', 'text': "those RBT trained staff in here. There's"}, {'start': '783.839', 'end': '787.440', 'text': "just a lot of needs right now. Um it's"}, {'start': '785.440', 'end': '788.880', 'text': "just something we can't avoid. But"}, {'start': '787.440', 'end': '790.959', 'text': 'hopefully in the coming years with'}, {'start': '788.880', 'end': '792.079', 'text': 'getting these programs in district and'}, {'start': '790.959', 'end': '794.160', 'text': "things that nature, we'll be able to"}, {'start': '792.079', 'end': '795.760', 'text': 'stabilize some of those costs. And then'}, {'start': '794.160', 'end': '797.839', 'text': 'there is an increase in school supplies'}, {'start': '795.760', 'end': '798.959', 'text': 'for a math curriculum, which I think'}, {'start': '797.839', 'end': '800.320', 'text': "we're staying with the same math"}, {'start': '798.959', 'end': '802.639', 'text': "curriculum. It's just that that it was"}, {'start': '800.320', 'end': '804.079', 'text': 'like a 5-year program and it expired. So'}, {'start': '802.639', 'end': '807.519', 'text': "now we have to renew, but we're sticking"}, {'start': '804.079', 'end': '810.680', 'text': "with the same um one. So it's it's a big"}, {'start': '807.519', 'end': '813.360', 'text': "cost upfront, but it's a multi-year."}, {'start': '810.680', 'end': '816.240', 'text': "Um so let's go into the budget property"}, {'start': '813.360', 'end': '820.240', 'text': "tax impact. And as you'll see the um"}, {'start': '816.240', 'end': '822.959', 'text': 'proposed tax levy from 24 to 25 to 2526'}, {'start': '820.240', 'end': '825.839', 'text': "is there. It's just a 2% increase just a"}, {'start': '822.959', 'end': '829.040', 'text': '400 $400 increase in that debt service'}, {'start': '825.839', 'end': '831.560', 'text': 'fund. Um so our total tax levy is just'}, {'start': '829.040', 'end': '834.399', 'text': 'over 11 million for'}, {'start': '831.560', 'end': '836.959', 'text': '2526. Um not a big difference between'}, {'start': '834.399', 'end': '839.760', 'text': 'the um average assessed home in Berlin'}, {'start': '836.959', 'end': '843.880', 'text': 'Township based on uh their reports. So'}, {'start': '839.760', 'end': '846.000', 'text': 'it went from 188288 in 2024 to'}, {'start': '843.880', 'end': '848.000', 'text': "188862. And again, that's your average"}, {'start': '846.000', 'end': '849.600', 'text': 'assessed home. And then obviously our'}, {'start': '848.000', 'end': '852.160', 'text': 'local tax rate is just a minor'}, {'start': '849.600', 'end': '853.600', 'text': 'adjustment based on ratables and the'}, {'start': '852.160', 'end': '856.320', 'text': 'average assessed home and things of that'}, {'start': '853.600', 'end': '858.160', 'text': 'nature that all come into that um'}, {'start': '856.320', 'end': '860.639', 'text': 'calculation. So based on all of those'}, {'start': '858.160', 'end': '863.279', 'text': 'numbers, a Berlin Township assessed home'}, {'start': '860.639', 'end': '866.880', 'text': 'at 188862, the property tax increase'}, {'start': '863.279', 'end': '870.560', 'text': 'will be about $510 per month um next'}, {'start': '866.880', 'end': '871.880', 'text': 'year for local school taxes.'}, {'start': '870.560', 'end': '875.279', 'text': "That's all I"}, {'start': '871.880', 'end': '875.279', 'text': 'have. Any'}, {'start': '877.959', 'end': '881.040', 'text': 'questions? All right. Hearing no'}, {'start': '879.839', 'end': '882.720', 'text': 'questions. At this point, we do have to'}, {'start': '881.040', 'end': '885.199', 'text': 'open it up to the public in case any'}, {'start': '882.720', 'end': '886.880', 'text': 'public wanted to comment. Um, not that'}, {'start': '885.199', 'end': '888.240', 'text': "they're here, but we'll go ahead and"}, {'start': '886.880', 'end': '890.440', 'text': 'open that formally. Can I have a motion'}, {'start': '888.240', 'end': '893.519', 'text': 'in a second?'}, {'start': '890.440', 'end': '896.240', 'text': "Second. Get us out of here. I'm getting"}, {'start': '893.519', 'end': '899.680', 'text': "there. I'm getting No. No. You just got"}, {'start': '896.240', 'end': '901.440', 'text': 'here. I know.'}, {'start': '899.680', 'end': '903.760', 'text': 'All right. Um, hearing none. And seeing'}, {'start': '901.440', 'end': '905.519', 'text': "none, I'm going to have a um motion and"}, {'start': '903.760', 'end': '907.120', 'text': 'second then to close the public portion'}, {'start': '905.519', 'end': '910.839', 'text': 'of the meeting on the public hearing.'}, {'start': '907.120', 'end': '910.839', 'text': 'Motion second.'}, {'start': '911.920', 'end': '917.839', 'text': 'All those in favor? I oppose your I just'}, {'start': '915.760', 'end': '919.760', 'text': 'have one um action meeting item on here'}, {'start': '917.839', 'end': '922.880', 'text': 'that I have to get done so I can upload'}, {'start': '919.760', 'end': '926.720', 'text': "it to um it's called Smears. It's our uh"}, {'start': '922.880', 'end': '931.320', 'text': 'food service app that we use. Um I need'}, {'start': '926.720', 'end': '934.079', 'text': 'an a motion and a second to approve.'}, {'start': '931.320', 'end': '935.760', 'text': "Um, we have to approve. Oh, I'm sorry."}, {'start': '934.079', 'end': '937.160', 'text': "We're still in the budget. Yes. I was"}, {'start': '935.760', 'end': '939.160', 'text': 'going to stop. Sorry,'}, {'start': '937.160', 'end': '942.199', 'text': 'guys. I was'}, {'start': '939.160', 'end': '944.399', 'text': "rushing to that doesn't look like"}, {'start': '942.199', 'end': '945.680', 'text': 'neutrerve. Um, all right. So, I need a'}, {'start': '944.399', 'end': '947.120', 'text': 'motion to second then just to approve'}, {'start': '945.680', 'end': '950.079', 'text': 'our budget that we just had the public'}, {'start': '947.120', 'end': '952.560', 'text': 'hearing on. Motion second. Was that'}, {'start': '950.079', 'end': '955.360', 'text': 'Michelle was my first Stacey? I started'}, {'start': '952.560', 'end': '956.920', 'text': 'to write an S.'}, {'start': '955.360', 'end': '959.360', 'text': 'All right. Um, any'}, {'start': '956.920', 'end': '963.360', 'text': 'questions? Okay. Can I do a roll call?'}, {'start': '959.360', 'end': '966.560', 'text': 'Um, Mr. Davis? Yes. Mr. Phillips? Yes.'}, {'start': '963.360', 'end': '969.639', 'text': 'Mrs. Reed? Yes. Miss Juliano? Yes. And'}, {'start': '966.560', 'end': '973.279', 'text': 'Mrs. Oriente? Yes. All right.'}, {'start': '969.639', 'end': '976.800', 'text': 'Perfect. And then there we go. Now, I'}, {'start': '973.279', 'end': '979.600', 'text': 'need a motion and a second to approve um'}, {'start': '976.800', 'end': '981.519', 'text': 'to ratify and affirm the renewal of the'}, {'start': '979.600', 'end': '984.160', 'text': 'Neutri Serve Food Management Food'}, {'start': '981.519', 'end': '986.000', 'text': 'Service contract for the 2526 school'}, {'start': '984.160', 'end': '988.959', 'text': 'year. This is uh year three of a'}, {'start': '986.000', 'end': '992.079', 'text': 'five-year agreement. Um cents per meal'}, {'start': '988.959', 'end': '993.440', 'text': "of $0. That's the fee. They're not"}, {'start': '992.079', 'end': '996.399', 'text': 'charging us fee for that. A management'}, {'start': '993.440', 'end': '1000.079', 'text': 'fee of $20,800 and a projected annual'}, {'start': '996.399', 'end': '1001.600', 'text': "loss gain of $12,000. That's gain. Um"}, {'start': '1000.079', 'end': '1002.560', 'text': "and no guarantee. So they're"}, {'start': '1001.600', 'end': '1004.560', 'text': "anticipating we're going to get that,"}, {'start': '1002.560', 'end': '1006.880', 'text': "but they're not guaranteeing it because"}, {'start': '1004.560', 'end': '1010.079', 'text': "that's obviously the safe place um to"}, {'start': '1006.880', 'end': '1010.079', 'text': 'be. So the cost of the agreement is'}, {'start': '1010.120', 'end': '1016.079', 'text': '$291,47.77. That includes like their'}, {'start': '1012.639', 'end': '1017.759', 'text': 'anticipated costs for the food and for'}, {'start': '1016.079', 'end': '1019.920', 'text': 'any supplies and things of that nature'}, {'start': '1017.759', 'end': '1021.600', 'text': 'that they need for the year. That is a'}, {'start': '1019.920', 'end': '1023.839', 'text': 'self-supporting program. We do not put'}, {'start': '1021.600', 'end': '1025.360', 'text': 'money into that. Um we get state'}, {'start': '1023.839', 'end': '1029.120', 'text': 'reimbursement for free and reduced'}, {'start': '1025.360', 'end': '1031.760', 'text': 'lunches. They use a lot of um state'}, {'start': '1029.120', 'end': '1033.280', 'text': 'food, things of that nature. So um that'}, {'start': '1031.760', 'end': '1034.959', 'text': 'does not run in the red. If you remember'}, {'start': '1033.280', 'end': '1036.799', 'text': 'when the auditors were here, we actually'}, {'start': '1034.959', 'end': '1039.199', 'text': 'have too much money in that account. So'}, {'start': '1036.799', 'end': '1041.600', 'text': 'we need to spend that down. Um, so I'}, {'start': '1039.199', 'end': '1045.240', 'text': 'just need approval so I can upload that.'}, {'start': '1041.600', 'end': '1050.160', 'text': 'The motion is second, please. Motion.'}, {'start': '1045.240', 'end': '1052.720', 'text': 'Second. Any questions? Mr. Davis? Yes.'}, {'start': '1050.160', 'end': '1055.360', 'text': 'Mr. Phillips? Yes. Mrs. Reed? Yes. Miss'}, {'start': '1052.720', 'end': '1057.520', 'text': 'Juliano? Yes. Mrs. Orient? Yes. All'}, {'start': '1055.360', 'end': '1059.919', 'text': "right. Um, I'm not going to open up the"}, {'start': '1057.520', 'end': '1062.480', 'text': 'meeting for the public again. Mrs. Gray,'}, {'start': '1059.919', 'end': '1064.480', 'text': 'unless you want to speak to us.'}, {'start': '1062.480', 'end': '1066.000', 'text': 'She\'s like, "Nope." All right. So, at'}, {'start': '1064.480', 'end': '1067.360', 'text': "this point, then we'll just I need a"}, {'start': '1066.000', 'end': '1070.559', 'text': 'motion, a second to adjourn the meeting,'}, {'start': '1067.360', 'end': '1073.600', 'text': 'please. Second.'}, {'start': '1070.559', 'end': '1075.360', 'text': 'All those in favor? I oppose or abstain.'}, {'start': '1073.600', 'end': '1077.679', 'text': 'All right. Great. Thank you guys. Thank'}, {'start': '1075.360', 'end': '1080.440', 'text': 'you. Thank you everyone. That was quick'}, {'start': '1077.679', 'end': '1084.440', 'text': 'and painless.'}, {'start': '1080.440', 'end': '1084.440', 'text': 'Yes. Second.'}]