This year's city council vs. school committee "budget tango" is about to move into its public phase with a special joint meeting planned for Tuesday, June 3,...
Dear Group, The facts are simple: If 1.6 million dollars is not tranferred from the "municipal side" of the Administrator's proposed budget to the "school...
Some school officials have said that it will be impossible to find $1.6 Million in cost savings without taking the drastic action of closing at least one...
When have you last heard a voluntary cost reduction or efficiency suggestion from either the Council or School Committee to stabilize or reduce expenses? You...
******** Moderator comment ******* Keep your ideas and votes coming. Last night the council and school committee heard some major cost savings ideas for the...
** Moderator Comment ** The school committee will be discussing these options this Saturday, June 7th, 8am at Triplett School (not Thompson). The following...
If any of you attended Tuesday night's joint School Committee/Council meeting you would have heard certain Council members challenge the School Committee to...
You kind of have apples and oranges there Fred. The School employees pay 3% of the current cost of their health insurance plan into a reserve fund. This is...
Smith,James
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Jun 5, 2003 10:02 pm
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Fred... FYI I work for Brown University ( Public Sector last I heard) and I get a very generous buy back for not taking their Health Care Plan. I also know of...
Thanks for the clarification Jim. I believe I heard Superintendent Canole refer to those payments as a co-payment last Tuesday night. Based on studies by the...
Rick (Lombardi), I believe the cap at Brown is $720 for buybacks versus $6,000 to $7,000 (50% of current premium) for a family plan in Newport. If all...
Regarding city financed health insurance for employees, which I favor, did I read correctly several weeks ago that members of the city council receive health...
Burt Hoffman
burt.hoff@...
Jun 6, 2003 6:53 pm
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Here are a few more suggestions for reducing expenditures and improving efficiency: Thank you for your ideas. Keep them coming and let me know if you want your...
"Dover (NH) mayor wants to reopen labor union negotiations." Read this, http://premium1.fosters.com/2003/news/feb_03/feb_24/news/do_0224e.asp Question: At...
The city's budget section titled General Expenses shows expenses for the "Sister Cities" program in the amount of $25,000 for FY 2003 and $30,000 for FY 2004....
Last year, in the magical world of Newport finances, the City Council extended a loan of about $872,000 or so (the number kept changing but I believe that was...
There was no magical loan. The School Department through its private fundraising was able to come up with the money through the generosity of many people and...
JeanneMarieN@...
Jun 11, 2003 1:44 pm
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Although the Separation of Powers (SOP) discussion does not affect either Newport or its schools directly, members of the KnowingNewport group might be...
What's this I hear about City Hall throwing away computer equipment which is less than a year old?? I understand it is going into a dumpster and not through...
For the benefit of all readers who have thought differently, the Ocean Drive in Newport is the city's responsibility, not the state's. Apparently a lot of ...
From time to time I have heard mention of the "contingency account" or "donated funds" from Thompson School. You should be aware that these funds are fully...
Smith,James
JSmith@...
Jun 11, 2003 6:49 pm
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Unfortunately I can't be at tonight's Councuil meeting to bear witness, but I hope MTV's desire to rape and pillage Newport will not be approved. Any...
Burt Hoffman
burt.hoff@...
Jun 11, 2003 6:52 pm
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Newport's legally approved budget for FY 2003, the year we are currently operating in and closing June 30, 2003 was $58,836,065. The City Manager's budget for...
*** Moderator comment: The city manager posted the following at 5pm yesterday and I was not able to post prior to the council meeting. Media reports say that...
Smith,James
JSmith@...
Jun 12, 2003 12:28 pm
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*** Moderator comment : Perhaps reader NPTNORTHENDER can shed some additional light *** ==================================================================== ...
Smith,James
JSmith@...
Jun 12, 2003 12:33 pm
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Dear Group, The problem with this little story ( see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KnowingNewport/message/272 ) is it is exactly that, a story. There was no...
The latest audited figures from the Rhode Island Department of Education show that Cranston spends $9,372 per pupil, ranking 27th among Rhode Island's 39...
In today's ProJo (RI Section), it is reported that RISD and the RI Attorney General recommend burying power lines along the waterfront. BUT; not Newport...
Once again Bobby you have no idea what you're blabbering about. Claiming my account is inaccurate doesn't make it so. Please point out the inaccuracies. None...
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