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THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1989 <br /> <br />Oakes assured citizens that neither the Council nor the School Board is <br /> <br />satisfied with a sub-par school system (even if it is sub-par only by <br /> <br />perception) and, furthermore, while he has some concerns with the computer- <br />teaching programs, he believes that the School Board's recommended'1989-90 <br /> <br />budget request will continue quality education in the system, which recommended <br /> <br />budget request he supports. <br /> <br />Councilman Cole then offered his motion that Council accept the School Board's <br />1989-90 budget as presented, which motion was seconded by Councilman Groden. <br /> <br />In the discussion of this motion that followed, Councilman McClain, reading <br />from a recent edition of the Wall Street Journal, as well as citing an increase <br />in local per-pupil cost from $1,900.00 in 1981 to $3,900.00 in 1988, pointed to <br />the conclusion that the sheer weight of cash does not guarantee quality <br />education and that, similarly, the theory that smaller classes guarantee or <br /> <br /> er" <br />assure more learning simply does not "hold war . Vice-Mayor Williams then <br /> <br />offered a prepared statement which, he informed Council'and the public, he <br />prepared some two months ago to record his position with regard to the School <br />Board's budget, as presented. This statement is hereby made a part of the <br />minutes of this meeting in the form of an addendum thereto. The motion was <br />carried by a vote of four-to-one, with Vice-Mayor Williams voting "No". <br /> <br />Mayor Oakes then declared this meeting adjourned. <br /> <br />W. , Clerk of Council <br /> <br /> <br />