>> Does the discussion is open? >> No, we We >> began at motion to member suggested to >> quick throw a recolage to chair realized there was an issue of issues that touch on multiple committees to which spark well we need to figure out where to go what are we doing so the discuss discussion on how to decide what we're doing initially but it's like motion to discuss what to do >> yes but we haven't actually voted voted yet to open that discussion. We are discussing to discuss and so I was hoping to get through that vote to then >> discuss where to send item was brought up by >> it's too late in the night. We don't vote to open discussion. We just discuss after somebody makes a second. You guys have done this like 50 times tonight. I mean I know it's almost 10.
You can't vote. So there's a difference. So >> speak at the meeting. You can You can make public comment, but it's weird. Yeah. You shouldn't. Yeah. So you if you had >> Watch them all later. Yeah. You could have somebody else come and bring forward say, "Hey, here's what we talked about." And we did some of this then the policy committee could take those recommendations and potentially do what they want with them depending so you don't have to move it from bang bang bang and now you're 4 months out before anything happens. Just some different ways to do it. Member Goodman. As somebody who's done the volunteer process, it scares volunteers away. So I think it's really looking at the process and then sending it for legal straight to policy because right now um the way the the process of volunteering is um making it hard to get volunteers.
Like I completely understand my brain is mushed. But >> what if we >> we made the motion? Somebody seconded it. So let's have a discussion. >> All right. All right. >> I I totally get I literally want to fall down dead asleep right now. I'm sorry. >> All right. >> Okay. So, real quick. >> Yeah. Like policy has to look at this because there's legal things involved with it. And so that like this whole thing when it starts to talk about Corey's I'm going to have to I'm gonna have to send an email to Royal. I'm gonna have to send an email to the council. I'm gonna have to like figure all that out. But you guys over in community engagement have this like great moment here to figure out what could volunteer situation in the district look like and start to build your system of how you'd like it to see how you'd like it to be seen and used and happen like you can build that and you can gather your forces but then we have to find out in policy what the legal ramifications are are going to happen words are not working now it's almost 10 but do you understand what I We got to make sure that like all the cory's and the fingerprinties and the thingies are in place so that everyone is safe and that's all the policy is going to do.
Member Childs. Is there anything we could do from a non-policy perspective to help volunteers? Like instead of sending people to Westfield for fingerprinting, could we partner with local law enforcement for fingerprinting? Is there any way or one of the ideas I've heard, could we try to get someone to come in once a month? Mobile quarry or something? >> Yeah. So what would it look like? How could we help there? I I think that's one of the reasons why I kind of wanted it sent to community engagement. Just ask some of those questions. Okay. So Those questions won't interfere with the policy work. Great. So we're kind of in the middle of a motion, but I've lost sight of what that motion was. The motion is Oh Exactly. >> Nan, what's the What motion are we discussing right now? We are discussing Uh excuse me, I'm going to Nan's going to kill us.
The policy isn't going to say like whether someone can you know what the volunteer job is. That's for you guys to work with superintendent on. >> Sure. Uh, one thing another way I've seen this done as well would be to um, as member Den mentioned it's a policy issue but to have a policy subcommittee meeting and also invite not too many right but a member depending on people to come in and give opinions on what the policy could. So you could your committee could do some work potentially and send a representative maybe not if there's three not a voting not a school committee member but you can attend meetings you can't vote so there's a difference >> you can't speak at the meeting you can you can make public comment but it's weird you shouldn't >> yeah so you if you had >> watch them all later >> yeah you could have somebody else come and bring forward say hey here's what we talked about and we did some of this then the policy committee could take those recommendations and potentially do what they want with them depending so you don't have to move it from bang bang bang and now you're four months out before anything happens just some different ways to do it >> member Goodwin >> as somebody who's done the volunteer process it scares volunteers away so I think it's really looking at the process and then sending it for legal straight to policy because right now um the way the the process of volunteering is um making it hard to get volunteers.
We're sorry. So the language I have here is there was a motion to discuss where to send the item, but I understand now that we walked that back because we just needed a second. We initially were discussing a motion the G, the way it's written. And then there was an amendment request, I think, from member Webb. Mhm. Okay. I think the cleanest way to do this is we vote to send the policy parts of it to policy and then we have a second motion to send the more community procedurally thingies to use scientific terminology to uh the I don't even remember the name. >> Community engagement subcommittee. Yes, community engagement. Thank you, member Deneve. Okay. Great. So given that let's take those two motions in order. First motion is the one as written that allows you to go forth and do all the legal background digging that you need to do in policy and then we'll make a new motion about the community engagement part of that.
>> Member Childs, >> is there anything we could do from a nonpolicy perspective to help volunteers? Like instead of sending people to Westfield for fingerprinting, could we partner with local law enforcement for fingerprinting? Is there any way or one of the ideas I've heard could we try to get someone to come in once a month mobile Corey or something? >> Yeah. So, what would it look like? How could we help there? I I think that's one of the reasons why I kind of wanted it sent to community engagement. >> Let's ask some of those questions. Okay. So >> those questions won't interfere with the policy work. >> Great. So we're kind of in the middle of a motion, but I've lost sight of what that motion was. >> The motion is Oh god. >> Exactly. >> Notion. >> What motion are we discussing right now?
So but first we need to vote on G now. Or I guess I motion. Anyone want to second G as written? >> Second. All right, we've got a second from member Deneve. Let's vote. Member Goodwin. Yes. Chair Sexton. Yep. Uh Secretary Webb. Yes. Vice Chair Childs. >> Yes. Member Deneve. Yes. Mayor DeSorger. Yes. Member Dieteman. Yes. Passes unanimously. Great. Now, a motion to instruct the community engagement subcommittee to review our existing volunteer process and gather information about how we can improve it. Can I have a moment to Please. Yeah. Um the subcommittee to review to review the our existing volunteer processes. With statement and with stakeholders? Sure. I mean, I that is you guys get to decide how you how you go forth. >> volunteer policy processes. Specifically processes. Um and make any recommendations for improvement. I I'm looking for a second. Second. Second from member Deneve.
>> We are discussing >> Nan's gonna kill us. >> We're sorry. So the language I have here is there was a motion to discuss where to send the item but I understand that we just needed a second. We initially were discussing the motion the G the way it's written and there was an amendment request I think from >> I think the cleanest way to do this is we vote to send the policy parts of it to policy and then we have a second motion to send the more community procedurally thingies to use the scientific terminology to uh the I I don't even remember the name. >> Community engagement. >> Yes, community engage. Thank you, member Den. Okay, great. So, given that, let's take those two motions in order. First motion is the one as written that allows you to go forth and do all the legal background digging that you need to do in policy.
Any discussion? Seeing none, let's vote. Member Goodwin. Yes. Chair Sexton. Yep. Secretary Webb, yes. Vice Chair Childs. >> Yes. Member Deneve. >> Yes. Mayor Disorgere. Was that a yes? Yes. Yes. Member Dietman. Yes. It passes unanimously. Excellent. I look forward to seeing that report in a future meeting. Um, ideally sooner rather than later. Uh, okay. Now we're on to item H. Motion from member Deneve to create a resolution to support House Bill H4361, which is also known as an act relative to benefits for teachers. I believe we received a public comment about this last meeting. Member Deneve, do you have any additional motivation or rationale for this uh that you'd like to share? Uh, yes. Um, first of all, it's part of our job in policy to do these things for the constituents that come before us with these issues. Um, as long as it's something that we support and that's within our purview and our mission statement.
And then we'll make a new motion about the community engagement part of that. So, but first we need to vote on G now or I guess I motion. Anyone want to second G as written? Second. >> All right, we've got a second from member Den. >> Let's vote. >> Member Goodwin, >> yes. >> Chair Ston, >> yep. >> Uh, Secretary Webb, yes. Vice Chair Childs, >> yes. >> Member Deniv, >> yes. >> Mayor Disorger, >> yes. >> Member Dyman, >> yes. >> Passes unanimously. >> Great. Now, a motion to instruct the community engagement subcommittee to review our existing volunteer process and gather information about how we could improve it. >> Please sub to review our existing volunteer processes. with stakeholders. >> Sure. I mean I that is you guys get to decide how you how you go forth >> processes specifically processes um and make any recommendations for improvement.
Uh, and this is. Um, so, uh, I have my motion and my rationale and I have the action. So, hope I hope I hope all of you read it because it's really late, but I'll read it if you really want me to. Has everybody read it? No? Yes? Did you all read it? Are you okay? Cuz if you all are good with it, maybe we could just vote it, so I won't read it. Okay. Um, great. I'll second. You'll second, great. Okay. Motion on item H from member Deneve, a second from Member Childs.
>> All right. I'm looking for a second. >> Second from member Deniv. Any discussion? Seeing none, let's vote. >> Member Goodwin, >> yes. >> Chair Ston, >> yep. >> Secretary Webb, yes. Vice Chair Childs, >> yes. >> Member Deniv, >> yes. >> Mayor Disorger, >> was that a yes? >> Yes. Yes. >> Member Dyman? >> Yes. >> It passes unanimously. >> Excellent. I look forward to seeing that report in a future meeting. Um, ideally sooner rather than later. Uh, okay. Now we're on to item H. Motion from member Den to create a resolution to support House Bill H4361, which is also known as an act relative to benefits for teachers. I believe we received a public comment about this last meeting. Member Den, do you have any additional motivation or rationale for this uh that you would like to share? >> Uh, yes. Um, first of all, it's part of our job and policy to do these things for the constituents that come before us with these issues.
Any discussion? Seeing none, let's call the vote. Call the vote. Member Goodwin. Yes. Chair Sexton. Yep. Member Webb. Yes. Vice Chair Childs. >> Yes. Member Deneve. Yes. Mayor Jessop. Yes. Member Dietemann. Yes. Passes unanimously. Amazing. Thank you all. Um Adam, I motion for Member Deneve to support the Mass Foundation Budget Review Commission. Second. Okay, you know what? I feel this motion is not in this in the >> did it not make it in? I don't see it, but you know what? It I think it Yeah, I know. It never made it into >> Not a problem. Okay. >> the digital packet. I will happily find it if you give me a second. And then we I can read it to you real quick. If that would work. >> Should we move that? Um Or we can move it to next Is this a Is this time sensitive if we don't do this if we don't like support this now?
Um, as long as it's something that we support and that's within our purview and our mission statement. Uh, and this is, um, so, uh, I have my motion and my rationale and I have the action. So, hope hope I hope all of you read it because it's really late, but I'll read it if you really want me to. Has everybody read it? No. Yes. Did you all read it? Are you okay? Because if y'all are good with it, maybe we could just vote it so I don't have to read it. >> Okay. Um, great. >> You'll Okay, great. >> Okay. Motion on item H for member Den, a second for member child's.
>> No. No, it's not. Uh but come come over and knows it's coming from us eventually. Okay. But it's not time sensitive. So, if you find it, you can put it in to next month. Postpone it to April. Um >> send it to you, but if you do not have it, then I don't know why it didn't make it in. There were many things, but um apologies for that. Yeah, we uh Vote to postpone that to April. Fine. That's right. The only thing you want to postpone before we do that. Is there any else of that that did not make it into the packet that we should postpone? That's the only thing that I saw that didn't make it into the packet. Okay. All right. Motion to postpone I to April to our April full meeting. Second. All right. Please call the vote. Member Goodwin.
Any discussion? Seeing none, let's call the call the vote. >> Member Goodwin, >> yes. >> Chair Ston, >> yep. >> Member Webb, yes. Vice Chair Childs, >> yes. >> Member Deniv, >> yes. >> Mayor Disorger, >> yes. >> Member Dyman, >> yes. >> Passes unanimously. >> Amazing. Thank you all. Um item I motion for member Den to support the Mass Foundation Budget Review Commission. >> Second. >> Okay. You know what? I feel like this motion is not in this in the >> Oh, did it not make it in? >> I don't see it. But you know what? It I think it Yeah. No, it never made it into Okay. >> A digital packet. I will happily find it if you give me a second >> and then we I I can read it to you real quick. >> If that would work. >> Um >> or we can move it to next.
Yes. Chair Sexton. Yep. Member Wyatt, yes. Vice Chair Childs. >> Yes. Member Geneve. Yes. Mayor Disorder. Yes. Member Dayton. >> Yes. Passed. Oh, not even on. Passed unanimously. Amazing. >> Sorry, it was not on. Thank you. I appreciate it. Um all right, item J. Member Childs, would you like to motivate uh the liaison to the Yellow Conference? So, the Yellow Conference, which has been happening annually at the high school, is a great way for our students to talk to civic leaders. Um usually it happens early in the year. Haven't heard much. Want to make sure it's still happening for our kids. Want to see if there's any way that we can make sure that it still happens and support the conference. So, a point person is what I'm asking for. Um Okay. I would second that. Um discussion. Just as an FYI, I did just earlier this week receive an email from the AmeriCorps person who helps to facilitate it asking for participation.
>> Is this is this time sensitive if we don't do this if we don't like support this now? >> No. No, it's not. But Commer knows it's coming from us eventually. >> Okay. >> But it's not time sensitive. So if >> you find it, you can put it in to next month. >> Postpone it to April. >> Um >> we did send it to you, but if you do not have it, then >> I don't know why it didn't make it in. There were other things, but um >> apologies for that. >> Yeah, we uh vote to postpone that to April. >> Fine. >> Is there anything else we want to postpone before we do that? >> Is there anything else of that that did not make it into the packet that we should postpone? >> That's the only I saw that didn't make it into the packet.
Um so, it is happening this year. You know the date? And I'm looking at that email. >> GHS? It should be at GHS. Friday, April 17th from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the high school library. Oh. Could Could you forward the email for participation cuz I Did you send it to School Com? I didn't send it to School Com. It came to my personal email, which is weird, which I asked them to not have it do that. Um Cuz last year it came to my School Com email, but I haven't gotten it this year. Fascinating. >> So, you said it was April April 17th. Um cuz I asked if I could forward this to you all and also to the city council, and the reply that I got was about invitations being tricky because they want to have a decent ratio of students to officials.