Budget...

Workers Comp:
recommended at $952,300
(we're expected to expend over a million again this year)
Monfredo asks if there's anything we can do to bring down the necessity of this
Luster talks about training, contacting people who are out

O'Connell asks if we can cut it
Allen points out (in so many words) that we're underfunding it

Retirement: we have an early retirement incentive here
Novick checks to be sure she's reading right; there's money in here that funds those "whose service began prior to 1939" (so, prior to the creation of Social Security). Allen says that we do have those who had service prior to 1939, adding that their numbers are declining.

Coaches account: Boone points out that the cheerleaders are added here (they were moved from last year)
O'Connelll asks how long it's been since we had freshman sports; Allen says he believes 2004
O'Connell: middle school is limited to basketball
requests a report on expanding sports in connection with health and wellness
Biancheria asks if the wrestling is citywide...we're getting a report
Monfredo talks about grades 5 and 6 sports...finding ways of getting some of those schools to elementary sports
Novick asks how we're deciding what sports to offer where
Boone: interest and size of schools
Monfredo speaks of corporate sponsorships
Boone overall goal of ad-hoc sports group
Biancheria asks for a list of needs of sports...Boone says a full report from the ad-hoc committee is coming...Biancheria asks when...some question on when the committee could have it back