LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday, MAY 7, 2002

COUNCIL CHAMBER

Convened: 6:22 p.m.

Adjourned: 7:00 p.m.

 

Present were:     Chairperson Councillor Barbara G. Haller

                           Councillor Stephen G. Abraham

                           Councillor Philip P. Palmieri @ 6:24 p.m.

 

Also:                   City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

                           Assistant City Manager Paul LaCava

                           City Assessor Paul Leary

                           Director of Human Resources Jan Borg Silverman

                           Staff Assistant Jill Dagilis

                                   

COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

 

1.       Relative to increasing group term life insurance value from $2,000.00 to $10,000.00.

          #14B CM February 27, 2001

          In Committee November 28, 2001 – Held

          In Committee March 5, 2002-Held

Recommend File

 

2.       Relative to recommendation for an increase in the pension allowances of all former City of Worcester Police Officers and Firefighters who have retired under provisions contained in Chapter 32 of Mass. General Laws.

          #29A CM November 13, 2001

          In Committee March 5, 2002-Held

Recommend Hold

 

3.       Relative to the impact of the small commercial (business) exemption.

          #9 CC November 27, 2001

          In Committee March 5, 2002-Held

Recommend File

 

4.       Relative to qualifying small businesses for small commercial exemptions.

          #25 CC November 27, 2001

          In Committee March 5, 2002-Held

Recommend File

 

5.       Relative to report recently forwarded to Congressman James P. McGovern, relative to the City of Worcester’s federal funding.  

          #29A CM January 29, 2002

          In Committee March 5, 2002-Held

Recommend Hold

 

6.       Relative to a Comprehensive List of Fiscal Year 2002 projects, legislation, and funding requests for our State legislative representatives on behalf of the City of Worcester.

          #29B CM January 29, 2002

          In Committee March 5, 2002-Held

Recommend Hold

 

7.       Relative to the recent announcement of a reduction in state funding for FY 2003 by the State Legislature, House Speaker Thomas Finneran, appointed several sub-committees to look at how the legislature can otherwise help cities and towns cope with the dire state of the economy.

          #29A CM February 26, 2002

Recommend Hold

 

8.       Relative to prioritized list of our State Legislative Agenda.

          #29A CM March 19, 2002

Recommend Hold