Agenda - 09-20-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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6 1 a short conversation on goals, which worries her a little bit because there is so much there to 2 talk about, but this is an opportunity to think about the work at hand around the goals, because 3 there isn't a lot of time to dive into the goals themselves. 4 Commissioner Hamilton said she actually doesn't think the Board works well together. 5 She said in order to accomplish more, spending time talking about how to operate better 6 together will help. She said the Board gets along well, but can be more effective and efficient in 7 getting information and addressing the many issues the Board has to deal with. 8 Lydian Altman asked if there was any interest in changing the order of the agenda or the 9 time allotted for each discussion. 10 Commissioner Richards said she believes the reason for any issues in working together 11 or navigating is because the Board doesn't have a full understanding of their goals. She said 12 she thought the Board would spend more time talking about that. She said as a new person, 13 she's always looking at how things are connected, the outcome, the history, the long-term look. 14 Lydian Altman said she felt there was a desire from the committee on what to do with the 15 goals as well because the Board has a lot of important things to do, but they also wanted to 16 balance how well the Board works together in order to get that important work done. 17 18 What next for `Article 46' Allocations F History Information ARTICLE ' Guidance for making the decision about changes • Next Steps 19 20 Lydian Altman reviewed the plan for this discussion topic. She asked Travis Myren to give 21 an overview on the history of Article 46 allocations. 22 Travis Myren said Article 46 was adopted by referendum in 2011 and came to the ballot 23 in 2012. He said the question on the ballot was straight forward, but there was a resolution 24 adopted by the Board at the time that split the proceeds to schools facility and technology needs 25 at 50% and economic development at 50% over a 10 year period. He said the money is 26 allocated to the school systems based on average daily membership (ADM). The Board 27 reviewed the agenda attachment titled "Article 46 Uses by Type of Obligation". Travis Myren 28 said that the document was created by Steve Brantley, Economic Development Director, and 29 Economic Development staff. He also explained the difference between items with obligations 30 versus items that are discretionary.