After waiting more than twenty minutes for enough trustees to show so the meeting could get started the only thing worth waiting for really was the last minute addition of the presentation by OSSTF of their members comments. Interesting comments around the Attendance Management Program in the later part of that audio clip

Still it was rather rude of the absent trustees to keep about 30 people waiting.
There are audio links on the main page.
Trustee Scott put the $15 million in cuts needed to balance the budget into perspective by commenting that it would be equal to reducing every school's budget by $100,000 or doing completely away with central administration.

BUDGET COMMITTEE
Monday, 08 February 2010
Board Room
7:30 p.m. (Public)

PUBLIC AGENDA

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Public Question Period

Finally after waiting more than 20 minutes a 7th trustee called in so quorum was reached and the meeting could start. I should know by now to bring a book since I've spent a good deal of time waiting for board meetings to actually start.

Audio of Items 1, 2, and 3 Audio of Items 1, 2, and 3 Item 6.c Summary of Consultation done by OSSTF was added to the agenda

Public Information Items:

4. Report 10-034, Summary Comments from 2010-2011 Budget Forum  Audio of Item 4 Audio of Item 4 There were no questions asked by Trustees or others
(M. Clarke, ext. 8881)

5. Report 10-033, Public Input received at 2010-2011 Budget Forum  Audio of Item 5 Audio of Item 5
(M. Clarke, ext. 8881)
(As explained in the audio by M. Clarke this report is of comments received via web site and email) There were questions asked by Trustees and other members of the Budget Committee.

6. Status Reports on Input Received at Meetings from Trustees and
Stakeholder Groups:
a. January 14, 2010 Trustee Budget Consultation | Link to the page of the January 14 Trustee Budget Consultation which includes audio of that meeting
b. January 27, 2010 Special Education Advisory Committee meeting  
Audio of Item 6a and 6b Audio of Item 6a and 6b (These two short items actually are at the end of Audio item 5-I'm too lazy to redo that file)
c. Summary of Consultation done by OSSTF (This item was added to the agenda) Audio of Item 6c Audio of Item 6c (Interesting comments around the Attendance Management Program in the later part of the clip)

7. New Business Audio of Item 7 Audio of Item 7 (actually more general questions of M. Clarke than a new item. Of particular note is that staffing - which makes up something like 80% of the budget - needs to be decided by the end of March to meet collective Agreement commitments.)

8. Adjournment