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Hammond's opinions. If we don't agree with these
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estimates, and we do disagree with them from time to time,
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we have to stick to the formula for the amount under the
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population estimate, but I believe we could reduce their
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request if we didn't agree with their population estimates
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and so stated.
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THE CHAIRMAN: I didn't realize that.
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MR. RENNIE: This is one of the
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THE CHAIRMAN: Because that does give you, in
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fact, the power to change their budget. When the State
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Board of Education submits a budget, it has those population
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figures in there. They are the multipliers, really --
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MR. RENNIE: That's right. They are very
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particular. They have been caught a couple of times
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being conservative, and they are very particular on this,
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and I would say for all practical purposes that is a manda-
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tory item. VJe haven't had occasion to change their popula
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tion estimates —
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MR. SLICKER: Their Statistical Department
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does a pretty good job on these estimates, and because of
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our limited ability time-wise to get figures of this type,
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