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155 <br /> <br />NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETiNG <br /> <br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COLrNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Friday, February 6, 1998 <br />AT 12:00 noon IN THE Jefferson School Annex. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Luncheon meeting with School Board <br /> <br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR <br /> <br />BY Jeanne Cox (signed) <br /> <br />JEFFERSON SCHOOL ANNEX - February 6, 1998 <br /> <br /> Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: Mr. <br />Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Absent: Ms. Slaughter. <br /> <br /> Dr. William Symons, Superintendent of Schools, explained that the proposed School <br />budget includes $700,000 in new City revenues, which will go primarily for teacher salary <br />increases. An increase of 2.4 positions are proposed in the school budget. <br /> <br /> Mr. Bill Stayton, City School Administration, reviewed increases in the proposed <br />operating budget: 4.9% for teacher salary increases; 3.2% for other staff salary increases; <br />7.8% for benefit increases; and 3.9% overall increases. Mr. Stayton listed key cost changes: <br />maintenance contract with the City (+$100,000); telecommunications (+$80,000); PREP <br />Payment (+$233,291); new equipment (-$97,199); text media (+$50,000); food service <br />(-$50,000); Saturday academic program (+$10,000); Imani Program - Venable (+$10,000); <br />musical instruments (+$10,000); EvenStart Grant, local contribution (+$t0,000); Families <br />Learning Program (+$3,500); year-round initiatives - Jackson-Via (+$20,000); Phase III - <br />math initiatives (+$35,600) and dMsion-wide testing (+$25,000). <br /> <br /> Mr. Stayton reviewed revenue changes: City funds (+$700,000); State funds <br />(+$976,000); and other sources (-$314,203). <br /> <br /> Ms. Daugherty questioned whether the School Board's reluctance to include <br />non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in its personnel policy was a concern <br />about liability. <br /> <br /> Dr. Symons said that the School Board had received legal advice that if protection is <br />extended to a class of people, the Board could take on increased legal cost. Dr. Symons <br />explained that the issue of sexual orientation of students will be taken up separately by the <br />board. <br /> <br /> Ms. Olivia Boykin, School Board member, asked that Dr. Symons provide the School <br />Board's lawser's letter to Council. <br /> <br /> The meeting was adjourned. <br />President .ffj <br /> <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER - February 17, 1998 <br /> <br /> Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. <br />Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano. <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br /> <br /> 5/Ir. O'Connell said that staff are in the process of conducting backgrounds checks on <br />Police Chief candidates. Mr. O'Connell explained that the position had been nationally <br /> <br /> <br />