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Acton/Georgetown, Friday, May 25, 2007 3 Catholic school board trustees defend $12,000 expense for `visioning' sessions Continued from pg. 1 increase in session price from over $2,000 for the first session to around $10,000 for the next three. "I'm sure it was a great session," said LeMay. "I just think that when we use the taxpayers' dollars it doesn't matter whether it's coming out of the board's budget or whatever. We have to have it in writing as to what exactly we're getting for that money." According to a report presented at the May 15 school board meeting, topics of discussion proposed by the facilitator for the next sessions will include a clarification of best practices for smart and healthy boards and a clarification of the role of the chair. Council gives approval to convert Mill St. home to business office Halton Hills council has approved the conversion of a house on Mill St. in Acton into a new business office for HELP Safety Services. No one objected to the conversion, with the exception of Halton Region, which requested the new zoning read to restrict possible future large water users such as a medical office or personal service shop. `I believe this is money well spent because it will allow us to forge relationships and be able to work together as a team.' ROSANNA PALMIERI Future sessions will also include a review of the importance of board policies, the decision-making process and communication with staff. Despite the cost, Burlington trustee Bob Van de Vrande believes these sessions are crucial to the future of the board. "Trustees collectively need to know how they're going to work together and what objectives they're working towards," he said. Palmieri noted that money has been made available for these types of sessions. "We still have $16,000 left in our budget for this year that is set aside for trustee training, so we are below the allocated budget," she said. 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