January 4, 2017 at 12:00 PM - Finance, Audit, and Budget Committee Meeting

Discussion: 

Call to order at 12:09 PM.

Staff:  David Ludwig, Deb Hericks, Priscilla Quintana

Discussion:  Committee Chair reviewed the November financial statements. 

Discussion:  Committee chair reviewed the December expenses that were paid before Holiday Break.

Discussion:  Committee chair reviewed the December expenses to be paid. 

Discussion:  Committee Chair reviewed the discussion in the monthly Budget Meeting. 

Discussion:  State audit is in progress.  Executive Director shared the discussion on the entrance meeting on December 14, 2016.

Discussion:  Executive Director shared thoughts on the Biennial Budget and the State budget shortfall.  Some discussion on where the Governor's plan on shortfall.  There is a committee looking at the funding possibility if there were cuts that need to be made.

Discussion:  Executive Director shared the Master Service Agreement and what the future could be if there were budgets cuts.  May need to look at each service that ESUs provide to their school.  Gather usage data to help guide those discussion if/when needed.  This would be a good discussion to have just to review our services.  Innovative grant that was submitted we should hear on Friday whether or not we were awarded the grant.