2024-05-08 — Re: FY25 School Budget
From: "Jeffrey Szymaniak <jeffrey.szymaniak@whrsd.org>" <jeffrey.szymaniak@whrsd.org>
To: Ottina.Kathleen
Cc: Beth
Bcc: jeffrey.szymaniak@whrsd.org
Date: 2024-05-08 12:30
Subject: Re: FY25 School Budget
Hi Kathleen,
We do have a failed budget. John and I spoke at length and since Hanson did not approve to appropriate the money in the override if passed on 5/18 to this
leave the only approved budget in Hanson at the 5% which is short of what was asked. Hanson needs to have another town meeting to appropriate the funds if
passed on 5/18 or determine another solution when the SC submits another assessment tonight.
On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 12:26 PM Ottina.Kathleen <KOttina@whitman-ma.gov> wrote:
■■Hi Beth,
I checked the WHRSD website this morning before I emailed you and Jeff at 7:30 and there was
nothing about a re-vote. I see it posted there now. Had I known earlier today I would have made
arrangements to attend tonight's meeting.
I'm not sure why you are planning to revote. Unless there's something I am unaware of, you don't
have a rejected budget yet. You need the results of Hanson's May 18 ballot question vote before
you need to take any further action, and only if the ballot results are unfvorable to the school
budget.
If there is some information I do not have about the budget process please share it with
me. Otherwise I would respectfully request that you table any action on such a hugely important
decision until you actually have a rejected budget.
Thank you.
Kathleen Ottina
From: Beth Stafford <beth.stafford@whrsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 9:44 AM
To: Ottina.Kathleen
Subject: Re: FY25 School Budget
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