001Call to order the special meeting of the Board of Education, the Utica City School District. Can we all stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Can the clerk call the roll? Mr. Jason Cooper? Here. Here. Here. Here. Okay, the special meeting was called to consider the 2026-27 school district budget. The board made some suggested changes. They have not been posted to the public. And we just received the changes at the meeting today. So I'm not sure that it would be... the responsible thing to do today to go forward. Um, so I think we need to pick another date next week, allow the, uh, budget to
002be the proposed budget to be put up on the district website that in, in, uh, cases, the, uh, changes made by the board, um, to the budget. And, um, I think I need a motion to. table consideration of the 2026-27 school district budget. There's nothing up for consideration, so nothing needs to be tabled. There's no item on it. Okay, so we don't have to do it because it's not... It's on the agenda, but it's not... Okay. Okay. So if everyone would get their calendars out, take a look at next week. How is everybody for Monday? That's at 3.30. You can't do Monday? 7 o'clock on Monday. 7 o'clock on Monday? And do you have any takers? I would ask. Any availability on Tuesday? In all honesty, next week. So if need be, if you don't
003have a phone, so just tell me when. Wednesday I'm not in town. So that's a hard no. Okay. So does everyone want to do Tuesday? Tuesday? Okay, what time? 530? Okay, so we'll hold a meeting on on 530 Okay, so that will be that Any other business to discuss at the present time? Yeah, if I could just for a minute Just speaking both as a member of this board and also as the chair of the policy committee, I just would like the record to reflect the fact that we had a policy committee scheduled for today that was rescheduled in order to accommodate this meeting. The fact that there was delays in the preparation of material that has stymied the business of this meeting also means that the business of the policy committee meeting is likewise
004delayed. Those being the two paramount functions of the Board of Education the budget and policy this member is disappointed with that fact I Know want to reiterate point of order the cross-talking while someone has the floor. I'm not I'm not sure that I think you're delving into areas that may border on An issue that would best be discussed in executive session I'll make a motion to go into executive session if you think that executive session is a better opportunity do I have a second yes well it's just discuss it in executive session so I have a motion in the second part it's part of doing I'd like to thank the administration for preparing the budget materials that we receive. Point of order. A motion is on the floor and it must be now discussed and
005voted on. So now we have a motion on the floor. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. We're going into executive session. Stay right here.