And I think that the the problem also is we have to go a little higher to the state level. Mhm. That's right. Mhm. Absolutely. Yeah. Yes, absolutely we do have to. And we I I think I I know when Boylston they they did a good job of that in previous years where we got some grants and some funding for specific projects. I don't you know, so yes I do I agree with you Lisa, we need to 100%. Change some of the priorities at the state level. Yeah, and maybe as a school committee instead of having you know, we maybe [clears throat] we have a subcommittee for that and we as a school committee change some of our priorities and that's something we can do. See, I'm unfunded mandates. So, that's where you need to you talk to your your representatives and your senators because those are the things that are that that we're not even talking about here that we have to pay for.
Right? We don't want to walk in there and and level off. Um but now we also want to be able to tell them like to say we want this additional request knowing that it's coming from the same town and we may end up losing all together. So I would be very mindful of how we put forth that request. Um and to in my for me I look at it as 57 versus 70. Right? Like am I asking for the 1.25 which is 22,000 and 35 versus 70 which 70 it's all about the pot of money that the town pays out of. That's what we're asking for and the pot of money is the is is is there. So Good morning. Rachel Field. Um okay, coming back to some of my initial questions. Um if we are to pay this 35 who might discuss with the town um when they receive back money for charter students would they allot half of that to the elementary school?
All right. Okay. All right, any final thoughts? We cut to Lisa's point we cut three gallons of paint. I mean, that's what we're looking for money under couch cushions, $500. >> But, if we make this vote tonight [clears throat] and there's no going back. Correct. All right, you can't go higher, you can't go lower. Right. The language, are we going to amend the language to acknowledge a Friday? I'm not good at that. That's why Sure. Someone like to make an amendment to that? I'd like to amend the motion um same words, I'm not going to repeat all that. >> Aaron, just pull back up that motion, Aaron. No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't see it. Sorry. I didn't change it. Excuse me, we have to be aware. Is it going to be an open meeting law violation if we have it Friday at noon because it's not going to be posted 48 hours >> Today's Tuesday.
Is everyone following my question? Yeah, so who would go to the town and say, "Hey, if you if we pay the 70,000, can you give us back if you get back 80, can you give us 40?" Yeah. Or if we pay the 35 this year which is what I think these budgets are showing, them paying 35, us paying 35. Yes? The three of the scenarios, one scenario has them paying 70 and we them $192. Yes. Right. So, it sounds like a lot of us are settling on scenario three, which has the the um us paying 35, town paying 35. Let's say they get back 20 for each of those two students. Hey town, will you reallocate 20k back to Palo Alto intro school? Can that conversation be had? That seems significant to me in this scenario. Well, it can't be had, unfortunately. >> I understand.
Today's Tuesday. Thank you. It's Friday. It's been a long day. It's been a long day. I don't know. It feels like Wednesday. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, Jess, you want to go with your amendment? Just amend the motion on the floor. >> Yes, amend the motion on the floor with uh comma with the understanding that certain items we looked at again and the committee will meet again on Friday, April 10th. 10th at at noon via Zoom to discuss the specifics. Final specifics. All right, that's the motion. Is there a second? Second. Beth.
I understand. Uh you blowing in the wind. Um that seems like a reasonable assumption, perhaps, for us to be running on when we're looking at these numbers that potentially we're looking at a slightly lower total for our budget after that comes in. I'm going to put another thought in here, which is there are, you know, they're asking level spending for all the departments. And the departments all reduced their budgets to incorporate the Cola and step increases. And the town is now onto the free cash warrant to put back that money in some of the departments. So, some of the departments are going to stay level funded. And that total comes to 18,000, just over $18,000. So, I feel like then going back later to the town and saying, "Oh, by the way, could, you know, would you give us back some more of that money that came into free cash?" When they've given us the 1.25 is I don't know.
All right, any questions on the motion? >> [clears throat] >> All in favor of the uh amendment to the motion? Aye. Aye. All right, anyone against? Okay, the original motion is amended. Any final thoughts on that? This is the budget numbers, so we'll do a roll call. Lisa? Aye. Jackie? Jackie, are you aye? Jackie? >> Jackie, right now I'm thinking about it. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Beth? Aye. All right. Jess? Aye. Megan? Aye. All right, I'm against this budget, so I'm a no, but the motion passes 5-1. All right.
I I it They're going to get back more money than they spend. Like they're going to get out 48, 46, but only spend 35. Oh, okay. But they're going to get back more money than they spend. So, it seems like a $6,000. Okay. So, you're saying split the $6,000 give up No, I'm saying split the like they're getting they'd be getting that because that's a stu- because that's the amount for two students, but they're only covering the cost of one student. Which is >> Right. So, let's let's make that even numbers. They're covering 35, they're getting back 20 for that one student. I know it's not exactly even numbers, but >> it's not. I mean, you know, it isn't, but Okay, I I don't think we can vote on a budget with this like totally hypothetical scenario, though. No, I agree. Okay. I think I also think we need to sort of see how things play out at the town meeting and we'll like and with this like committee work and I I feel like that's something we can discuss maybe down the road.
The next item on the agenda is Yeah, we vote on the capital rollovers. Oh, yeah, you want to do that? Just need to give me one motion rollover each of those. Got a motion, please, to uh approve the rollover of the following budgets to FY27 as follows. The BES playground equipment, $30,000. BMS replace elevator controls, $192,000. So moved. Beth. Second. Lisa.
>> the committee work is for like 10 years down. The reason I'm harping on this number, though, is because we're looking at a difference between 1B and the rest of them of 26 of 20 22K, which is like that number that I'm talking about. And so, it seems like as we make this vote to to have a plan for that conversation of how the town will plan to use this money that they know is coming back. Like this is guaranteed money that is coming back to the town. What's their plan for using that? Seems like very good information for us as we move forward. I know it will not impact the vote tonight, but seems like an important conversation. That's fair, I guess. So, I think to to be fair, this like our our town has since we've had in my history since we've had a charter student, they have funded it outside of the and so, to me, it feels like they do that already.
Uh any questions on that? All right, Lisa. Aye. Jackie? Beth? Aye. Jess? Aye. Megan? Aye. All right, I agree on that as well. Thank you. The motion passes unanimously. Okay. Um >> Thank you all. Thanks, Aaron. Thank you all. Thank you everyone. All right. Uh the consent agenda is next on the list. Got a motion to approve the consent agenda. So moved. Beth. Second. Jess?
They have a charter student We have a charter student. The reimbursement goes back to them and then they fund it again through there. So, I feel like they're doing that cycle already. I'll also say that if you go into town meeting with a written amendment, you can change whatever you want on the warrant. So, if we vote to pass the budget that says whatever number three and which requests like a 1.2 for 1.25% increase and a request for $35,000 to cover attorney's fees, if we get to town meeting and we can say, I have an amendment that says you know, to change that request for free cash from 35 to 70. Like that is a thing that you can any, not just us, like any member of the town can can do on on the floor of town meeting. So, I hear what that like we need a budget and we need a budget that will not only pass for us, but we need a budget that will pass at town meeting.
Any questions on the consent agenda? All in favor? Aye. Aye. Anyone against that? All right. Um I don't have anything to report. Matt Dowd is not here. Uh so, Al, you're next. >> So, let's talk about school choice. Um Um can you put that up there for me? Yep. >> Joe? So, this is conversations with our principals and directors um for school choice numbers for next year. Let's do Boylston first if you could put that one up there. Um right now we're we're not recommending any school choice students at Boylston Elementary in light of the cuts that we're making district at at at school. We we don't feel it's appropriate to be Let me just under superintendent. Yeah, thank you. >> [clears throat] >> You want Boylston first, Lisa? >> [laughter] >> So, Yeah, so Lisa, why don't you show Well, before we even go on with Lisa, you'll do Berlin.
And um I I want to be cautious about part of, you know, one of the points that Shannon brought up, that a lot of what happens in that So, when we look at our quarter one um budget, we have that conversation. A lot of things in there are very heavy. So, like the facilities number is really heavy. There's a lot of supplies numbers that are really heavy because all of those funds are encumbered as in in quarter one, which if we don't have a budget, we don't have money to do that in quarter one. So, all of those you know, it it it pushes things off. It makes it makes things a lot harder. Um so, if we're ready and my neighbor here doesn't mind sharing his computer, I am ready to make a motion for budget scenario three. Okay, but see the motion at the top, the motion language is there.
So, we're not recommending anything in Boylston right now. Not in light of cutting too many guidance counselors, adjustment counselors, cutting those positions we have. We're not making any choices any recommendations for school choice right now. For Berlin, if we could go to that. Lisa, why don't you just show a little bit how we set this up so people aren't confused on on the way it looks for me, please. So, this column shows current resident um students in each grade level. Um and this column shows current school choice in that grade level. Together, um that makes for the total enrollment um of that um projected total enrollment for the 20 Next year. Yeah, next year. Yeah, it doesn't add up. Or it's Okay. So, do we change >> have the right number there. Okay. Yeah, cuz I cuz I cuz I was going to say cuz the it should be Yeah, it's in the drive.
>> yes, I just don't have computer today for that. Do you have a piece of paper? >> Could we change it? >> If we thought that the 70,000 wouldn't go, could we change it to 35? It is 35. >> No, but could we Oh, oh, I know. >> Could we pass a motion to Could we pass a budget tonight that includes scenario three and asking to have it for 70,000 and then we could change it on the floor if need be? I will not vote for that. I only feel comfortable saying that. Okay. Where is the motion? I think that's what I said. All right. I Well, it's just just this first line. I will move uh propose motion for a We will propose to approve budget scenario three and move for that a total budget of $2,884,472 for FY 27 for the column elementary school budget.
It's in the drive. Um No, that's the one in the drive. >> the one from the drive. It's from the drive. That was Did we send a new one to the school committee? >> [clears throat] >> We did. This is an updated Is there an updated one? This is the most updated one that I saw. Yep. It looked yes. So, Joe, do you have um Do you have the most current one on you? So, can you >> the download from >> but do you does Jen, can you send Joe the most current one so he can put that up on the screen? So, the one in the drive is wrong. >> Should we look at Tahanto first, please? Yeah, let's look at Tahanto. Yeah, that's better. Let's go there. Cuz Tahanto [snorts] we've got that. Okay. So, um for Tahanto, so we have current resident in sixth grade are 90.
I don't need to read any of this other stuff, direction. Okay. I second that. Discussion? More discussion? Any more? Going once. All those in favor? I'll vote according to your mind when I'm on the floor. All those opposed? Okay, it passes four in favor, one nay. Okay. I do support budget three. It's just the allocation of 70,000. >> I got it. Yeah, I do support it. I do support budget three. I support budget three. Is that William? >> I support it. William. Okay. Um so, there is another item on here which has committee goals. Oh, where are the capital Capital I No, I lost my internet. >> Okay. All right. So, I am just going I don't have motion language for that. Is it in the There is no such motion language. There is a now. Yeah, I didn't add motion language to this. Um I think the motion would be moved to approve the memo as presented.
Current school choice is um nine is two. So, a total of 92. So, the projected total enrollment would um for these sixth graders moving into seventh grade is 92. Um so, what we are um projecting for >> We're recommending in that grade if you follow that chart, right? Yep. So, recommending um So, these actually for school choice would be the um you know, two coming in Fifth grade coming into sixth. into sixth grade. So, a total of 86 students going into So, this this number is a combination of the fifth grade students that are coming from Berlin and Boylston fifth grade. Okay? And we're suggesting that um that projection would be 84. So, a recommended school choice number of two to bring it to um to 86. For seventh grade, we have currently 72 residents, six current school choice. Um that brings us to a projected enrollment in our eighth grade cap class for to 78.
Okay. Um I move to approve the memo of April 7th asking for I believe $19,000 in capital spending. Second. 19,000. Um any discussion about that? No. Okay. All those in favor? That passes 5 to nothing. Thank you. Thank you for keeping me on track. I always seem to get lost. Um you know last night My internet committee goals. I can't Yeah, so I have nothing under committee goals. I have spent so much time this month on other things that I have nothing. I will say that I hope at our May meeting we'll Let's keep going. Let's do the consent agenda. Can I just share those? The school futures? Yeah. Um which is not a sub not quite a sub committee but a relevant committee so As co-chair, the Palom Elementary School Futures Committee had our first meeting. I will be sharing I will get there.