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IN I A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs 2 to not have an Advisory Task Force but a Bond Education Committee. 3 4 Commissioner Rich asked if the Commissioners will appoint these members. 5 Commissioner Pelissier said her motion only addressed the existence of an Education 6 Committee without saying if the Board will appoint or to set the committee's size. 7 Commissioner Rich asked if the Board would discuss the committee tonight or at 8 another time. 9 Chair McKee said it could be discussed tonight or at a later date if the Board so wills. 10 11 VOTE: Ayes, 5; Nays, 1 (Commissioner Jacobs) 12 13 MOTION PASSES 5 -1 14 15 Chair McKee said we will now turn the discussion to the composition of the Education 16 Committee. 17 Commissioner Burroughs said she would be comfortable leaving this decision for a little 18 further down the road. 19 Commissioner Price said some of the members should be appointed by the Board of 20 County Commissioners, to insure a core group, and other members could be recruited 21 elsewhere. She said there should be some flexibility on the committee and perhaps some staff 22 or a couple of Board of County Commissioners could work on it. 23 Chair McKee agreed with Commissioner Burroughs to delay this discussion at this time 24 and to have proposed solutions for composition on a future agenda. 25 Commissioner Rich said she would like to see some suggestions for Committee 26 members. She would like some research to go into who would be the best people to help the 27 Board educate the community. 28 Chair McKee asked if Commissioner Rich wanted staff to "flush out" suggestions of the 29 Board or if the Board should make suggestions as to who would sit on this committee. 30 Commissioner Rich said the staff needs to talk to the Towns and the staff of the School 31 Boards. 32 Chair McKee agreed with Commissioner Rich and said the issue will be taken as a 33 consideration item. 34 Commissioner Burroughs said the amount of the bond needs to be discussed. 35 36 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier 37 to set the amount of the bond at $125 million. 38 39 Commissioner Rich asked for the difference in the tax rate between a $100 million and 40 $125 million bond. 41 Paul Laughton said this would be a little less than a penny on the tax rate. He said to go 42 from $100 million to $125 million would be an additional penny on the tax rate. 43 Commissioner Rich said the $100 million brought about 4 cents on the tax rate. 44 Paul Laughton said yes and that the $125 million will be a little under 5 cents on the tax 45 rate. 46 47 VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Chair McKee, Commissioner Pelissier, Commissioner Price, Commissioner 48 Burroughs); Nays, 2 (Commissioner Jacobs and Commissioner Rich). 49 50 MOTION PASSES 4 -2