Finance Committee Meeting City Hall Room A-300 (BOE meeting room) Monday, November 23, 2009 7:00pm 1, Call to Order — 7:00 p.m., Room A-300, City Hall a. Pledge of Allegiance b. Introduction of Members 2. Approval of the minutes of the meeting of October 22, 2009 (minutes attached) 3. Review of Outside Legal Services a. Budget appropriations (2009-2010) b. Year-to-date expenditures c. Cost overrun 2008-2009 4, Overview of written policies and authorization to retain outside legal counsel 4. Review of ARRA funding: a. IDEA b. Title I c. Education Cost Sharing 5, Discussion of the 2010-2011 Budget: Input from Buildings and Departments 6. Discussion of the possibility of providing 1 Bus for the Norwalk students (60 students) attending the Rogers Magnet School in Stamford for 2010-11 and possibility that the transportation is grant funded. 7. Update on the lunch program. Next BOE Finance Committee Meeting: Monday, December 7, 2009, 7:30pm, Room 330