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There was much discussion, at last night's meeting, before council members appropriated $300,000 for construction of a new Greenfield Department of Public Works building. Councilors also approved a long slate of mayoral appointees, several year end interdepartmental money transfers, & initiation of a sign regulation zoning amendment.
Last night, the committee discussed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Greenfield Public Schools & the town's Human Resources (HR) Department, the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget & teacher pay, Expanded Learning Time (ELT) grants, open meeting law, & more.
Last night, the committee discussed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Greenfield Public Schools and the town's Human Resources (HR) Department, the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget, Expanded Learning Time (ELT), and School Choice-in availability.
At last night's special meeting, to reconsider a vote taken earlier this month, council members upheld their decision to cut 1% from Mayor Martin's proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget.
After spending last two months reading over the first cable contract proposal that Comcast submitted back in March, the Greenfield Cable Advisory Committee (CAC) spent the majority of this meeting formally reviewing it. Then, committee members rejected that offer.
At last night's meeting, the council approved an amendment cutting 1% from Mayor Martin's proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget and then passed the amended document. In addition, they unanimously approved an ordinance creating a Civil Rights Officer position for the town.
Last night, committee members listened to a presentation about the Franklin County Technical School (FCTS) and asked Superintendent Richard Martin about its allocation in Mayor Martin's proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget. The committee also voted to recommend a 1% cut to the mayor's budget.
At last night's meeting, the committee learned more about the Collaborative for Educational Services and the Greenfield Middle School/Math & Science Academy transition. Members also approved a Safe Streets Safe Schools conference trip, a positive evaluation of the superintendent, and a number of school choice in seats for next year.
