Dear fellow Hanoverians:
The following information was submitted by “Hanover Students
First”, sponsors of a petition article on the Special Town Meeting
warrant:
“Over the last four years, a total of 44 teachers have been cut and
many programs eliminated. Therefore, we prepared a Special Town
Meeting Article that would hire an independent consultant to conduct
an operational management school efficiency study in order to evaluate
and identify inefficiencies in school operations and finances to
include the town.
Please note this is not just a financial audit, which both the town
and schools do annually. This is an independent evaluation by an
expert in both town government and school systems.
Please review the follow motion that will be recommended by the
Advisory Board.
‘We move that the Town vote to hire an independent consultant to
conduct an operational management school efficiency study in order to
evaluate and identify inefficiencies in school operations and finances
and to include the Town as it relates to the schools and that to fund
said consultant, transfer $40,000 from the FY 12 Snow and Ice Account.
To enable this process, a School Oversight Management Committee will
be established. This Committee will consist of five members,
including: One (1) member of the School committee as designated by the
committee, One (1) member of the Board of Selectmen as designated by
the Board, One (1) member of the Advisory Committee as designated by
the committee, and two (2) members of the general public to be
appointed by the Town Moderator. If any of these committees fail to
make said appointment to the School Oversight Management Committee
within 25 days of the vote of this Town Meeting, then the Town
Moderator will make said appointment from the appropriate committee to
fill such vacancy. The purpose of this committee will be to identify
specific goals, objectives, deliverables and timeline to be
incorporated into a formal Request for Proposals in order to fulfill
all procurement requirements. The committee will review the proposals
and make a recommendation to the Town Manager as the Chief Procurement
Officer. The Town Manager will award the contract as provided for
under the Town Manager Act. The Committee will also assist the
consultant with information in order to facilitate the study. The
process for this study will begin immediately upon approval with an
interim report provided to the committee and Town Clerk after 6 months
and a formal report submitted to the 2013 Town Meeting.’
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We hope to see you at Town Meeting on Monday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m.”
Editor’s note: Portions of this submission to “Around Town on the
Web” have been edited for length and clarity. Please feel free to
visit Hanover Student’s First’s website at:
www.hanoverstudentsfirst.com
or their Facebook page for more detailed information as well as
Hanover Student’s First’s rationale for proposing this article.
For “Around Town on the Web”,
Cathy H-B
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