Equitas Academy Charter School

Minutes

Finance Committee Meeting

Date and Time

Wednesday September 22, 2021 at 4:30 PM

Location

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Topic: Finance Committee Meeting 

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Meeting ID: 984 8095 9694
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Committee Members Present

B. Snyder (remote), M. Ford, P. Reddy (remote)

Committee Members Absent

A. Perez

I. Opening Items

A.

Record Attendance and Guests

B.

Call the Meeting to Order

P. Reddy called a meeting of the Finance Committee Committee of Equitas Academy Charter School to order on Wednesday Sep 22, 2021 at 4:33 PM.

C.

Approve Minutes

B. Snyder made a motion to approve the minutes from Finance Committee Meeting on 05-27-21.
P. Reddy seconded the motion.
The committee VOTED to approve the motion.

II. Public Comment

A.

Public Comment

There were no members of the public and no comment was made.
 

III. Finance Committee

A.

Review of Financials

  • Mr. Sobkov presented the financial for July and August. noting a revenue  decline of  ~$1.8 M due to enrollment and ADA declines.
  • Expenses are cut at ~ $990K  
  • For a total impact of- $880K
  • The Organization as a whole is still positive net income

B.

Review of 2021-2022 Budget

Discussed mitigating the impact of the ADA this would include PPP loan forgiveness, One Time Funds acceleration and expense containment.
 

C.

Committee job description, goals. priorities, and scope & sequence

Discussed the process to adjust the description will work with Governance Committee to adjust based on current conditions.
The Committee discussed their priorities for the year and scope and sequence.
 

IV. Closing Items

A.

Adjourn Meeting

There being no further business to be transacted, and upon motion duly made, seconded and approved, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,
P. Reddy
Documents used during the meeting
  • 21-22 Equitas August Financial Packet.pdf
  • 21-22 American Express Transactions July and August.pdf
  • Equitas Finance Committee Job Description.pdf
  • DRAFT Equitas FY22 Finance Committee Priorities.pdf
  • DRAFT Equitas FY22 Finance Cmte Scope & Sequence.pdf