Information for Meeting of Regionalization Planning Board
Tuesday January 15, 2019 6:00 PM EST

Town:Orange, MA 
Board:Regionalization Planning Board
Time:Tuesday January 15, 2019 6:00 PM EST
Location:R.C. Mahar Regional School
507 South Main St., Orange
Library
Agenda:
Mahar Regional Agreement Committee

Location:
Eileen Perkins Library at Ralph C. Mahar Regional
Date:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Time:
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.


Review and approval of minutes from 11.29.18 RAC meeting
Review draft timeline of upcoming meetings (S. Hemman)
Update on conversations with DESE re: need for special legislation (R. Dupere)
Tonight’s fiscal focus: Aligning health insurance costs (D. Haynes)
Effects of regionalization on Chaper 70 state aid (K. Rocke)
Review of the Regional Agreement
Section XII: Budget
Section VII: Apportionment of Costs
Sections VIIi through XI
Sections XIII through end
Overview of fiscal analysis:
Aligning salary schedules 
Regional transportation reimbursement 
Aligning health insurance costs for current employees
Effects of regionalization on Chapter 70 state aid (formula aid and grandfathered aid)
Retirement costs for non-teaching staff (municipal versus district %-age of costs)
Effects of sick leave buy-back for retiring teachers and paraprofessionals
Review of effects of municipal revenue and cost funds migrating to the district (e.g. Medicaid reimbursement)
OPEB GASB costs
Charting net fiscal effects of regionalization (K. Rocke)
TBD
Other agenda items
Scheduled By:Christine Rodriguez
Posted At:Jan 11, 2019 8:55 AM EST
Last Modified:Jan 11, 2019 8:55 AM EST
Minutes:Minutes are not on record with the Town Clerk's office
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