Town of Braintree

Are you talking about Line Items

If you are then, sorry Mass General Laws govern how TM and the SC monies are handled. TM can debate until the cows come home about particular line items contained in the School Dept budget, but unfortunately we can't just remove them. MGL states that the most TM can do is reduce the bottom line by the figure of the debated lines.
MGL also states that the School Dept is an automous entity that controls the monies within it's own budget. TM cannot force the School Dept to stick to what ever budget items are presented. They can and often do move monies around their depts freely.
So unless TM wants to develop some cojones this year and reduce the bottom line the amount of the raise (which would force the School Dept to find the funds within the voted budget by moving items and layoffs, the contract will stand as a legal document signed by the various parties involved, without or without TM funding.
If TM says no, the School Dept is stuck with a BAD contract until they can persuade TM or the voters otherwise.

By TMMPct12

Disappointed

I'm pretty disappointed that no one could answer my question. I can't help but wonder if the school budget isn't subject to TM approval this time because they activated the contract by starting the raises all ready without approval of further funding from TM).
Another question I have is where the schools got the money to start paying the raises from this year's budget. I listened to the SC meeting, Dr K said some of the money was coming from their foundation reserve, I have never heard of that before, can someone please explain what that is, I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

By Please Answer

Contract

The BEA contract/budget is not subject to TM funding. If TM refuses to fund and reduces the bottom line by the amount of the contract, then the School dept is stuck with a bad contract for 4 years and have to find the money within the budget voted by TM. Unless they can agree to renegotiate

By Short & Sweet

Where are you getting

your information? Is it a state or federal law? or is that how our school committee wrote the contract? Why is it different from other years?

By Please Answer