001[Music] Good evening folks. My name's Les Denon, town moderator. We're here for a joint meeting between the school committee and the board of selectmen to select our representative to the old colony advisory committee. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge to the flag of the United States of America. Now the board is selected to open. Thank you very much. Is there a motion to call the board selecting this meeting to order? So move second. All those in favor I meeting is open. and the school committee. Uh, could I have a motion to open the school committee meeting, please? So move. Second. All those in favor? I I meeting's open. Okay. For the benefit of those watching at home, there were five towns in the Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, a Kushnet,
002Cava, Wakeville, Matapois, and Rochester. They have a total budget of just under $10 million. at 9.971 million. A Kushnet's portion of that is 3.24 million. The total enrollment at Old Colony is students. That's an increase of four from last year. A cushion's portion is 194 students also up four from last year. A cushion has 35% of the total student body and absorbs 33% of the total budget. So we're here tonight to pick a representative as I mentioned to the old colony advisory committee. We have three candidates of Robert St. Jean Jr. Brian Melo and Sarah Gomes. And I know one of the candidates are here tonight. Uh, Robert St. King Jr. here. Mr. Mr. moderator, as a disclaimer to the candidates who submitted their names. We invited but said it was not required attendance. Oh,
003I agree. I agree. Okay. So, let's take a roll call vote. We can start with the board of selection. Uh, let's pick our candidate. Mr. moderator, I'd like to uh make a motion to appoint Robert St. Gene Jr. Second. Mr. Hley. Yes. Mr. Gasper. I second it. Okay. School committee. Mr. Gadera oppose Mr. who opposed Mr. How and I have a vote in this. I would also vote for Mr. St. Jean Jr. So the total vote as I see is four for Mr. St. Jean and he is our new representative to old college. Now we can close our joint meeting to adjourn. Second. All those in favor? I I and the board is selected as other agenda. As it turns out, we do not correct. So we did not need to go into executive session
004to deal with these other issues. So is there a motion to adjurnn the voice likely? So move second. All those in favor [Music]