MOU for Commissioner's district: Monfredo points out that $14,623 is going to the cityside: "it sort of pops out at you"
O'Connell asks how much the fee was previously
Boone says that previously the percentage was 1%; now it is 3%
O'Connell asks if it would be fair to say that the city has not added any work, while the fee has gone up
Allen says that it does not represent an increase of work by the city, that the City Manager "exercised his belief that he could" raise the percentage and did so
O'Connell speaks of state papers that have circulated regarding an agreement between city and schools; has there been such an agreement?
Boone says that the stimulus funds were done at 1%, but all others going forward at 3%
will be addressed at budget time (again)
O'Connell asks if moving that we request the city (in essence) take only 1%, as School Committee approves, under state law, spending of funds (and this is spending of funds)
Novick: we had an impasse of legal opinions; is that going anywhere? Ongoing conversations
Monfredo asks if there is an concerns from the state and the federal about the amount that is being taken
Grants are being filed at 1%; if we filed them at 3%, the state and fed would see us as accepting the 3%
While the grants are filed at 1% the City takes three percent leaving grants folks scrambling to make up 2% from other parts of the budget. It would be better to just be honest and put down the 3%. The City can actually take even more--- the number is something like 3.68% Tracy, you made the most compelling case to school committee last year regarding this and if I recall you had your hand slapped by the then mayor. I do not believe that any of your current colleagues who sat on School Committee really argued against this increase.
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