QUINCY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
BUDGET & FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING ~ February
16, 2022
A meeting of
the Budget & Finance Subcommittee was held on Wednesday, February 16, 2022
at 6:15 pm in the School Committee Room in the Coddington Building. Present were Mr. Paul Bregoli, Mrs. Tina
Cahill, Mrs. Kathryn Hubley, Mrs. Emily Lebo, Mr. Frank Santoro, Vice Chair, and
Mayor Thomas P. Koch, School Committee Chair and Budget & Finance Subcommittee
Chair. Also attending were Superintendent
Kevin Mulvey, Mr. James Mullaney, Ms. Maura Papile, Ms. Erin Perkins, Ms.
Madeline Roy; and Ms. Laura Owens, Clerk.
Director of
Business James Mullaney presented the Quarterly Budget review through the FY2022
second quarter ending December 31, 2021.
Quincy Public Schools has expended approximately 33% of the salary
budget year to date, in line with historical expenditure levels. Mr. Mullaney reviewed the detail for 26-week,
40-week, and 52-week employees, with each account being at the appropriate
level for this time of year. All salary accounts
are sufficiently funded to meet contract obligations and step and level raises.
Mayor Koch
said that there is money in the municipal budget to accommodate the raises for
the QEA that will be transferred to the Quincy Public Schools budget.
On the expense
side, expenditures are at appropriate levels for this time of year. Electricity usage is up considerably from
2020-2021, 15%-20% increase in usage and increasing rates, there will possibly
be a deficit to be addressed at the end of the fiscal year.
Mayor Koch
asked about natural gas costs, Mr. Mullaney said this is on budget potential
surplus for electricity line.
Mrs. Lebo
made a motion to approve the Quarterly Budget report as presented. Mrs. Hubley seconded the motion and on a roll
call vote, the ayes have it.
Mr. Santoro
made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:25 pm. Mrs. Hubley seconded the motion and on a voice
vote, the ayes have it.