CITY OF WORCESTER | Municipal Operations Committee Meeting | Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:30 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:57 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | | Chairperson Candy Mero-Carlson | | Councilor George J Russell | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson
Councilor George J Russell
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey | | | | | Also: | Public Health and Human Services Staff Person Biodun Akande
Chief Financial Officer Thomas Zidelis
Assistant City Clerk Stephen A.J. Pottle, clerk
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| 1. | Communication of the City Manager | |
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| | | 1a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Consumer Rights Program now open to assist residents.
# 10.19A CM January 10, 2017 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
| 2. | Property Valuation, Assessing & Abatements | |
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| | | 2a. | Petition of Virginia Ryan request City Council initiate the elderly tax write-off program available to seniors in many MA communities.
# 7h CC January 25, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the feasibility of initiating an elderly tax work off program, which is available to seniors in various Massachusetts communities, including information concerning what liability the city could hold if the program was initiated. Further, request City Manager include in said report which communities currently provide the elderly tax rate exemption in lieu of the work off program. | |
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| | | 2b. | Petition of Virginia Ryan request City Council lower the tax deferral rate from 8% to 2.5% to accommodate seniors in Worcester who are "House Rich and Income Poor".
# 9b CC December 01, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval As Amended to lower the tax deferral rate to 4% | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with information concerning communities with lower tax deferral rates and how their residents take advantage of it. | |
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| | | 2c. | Petition of Virginia Ryan request City Council increase the single/married income limits to reflect those of the Single Circuit Breaker and change the age requirement from 70 to 65 years.
# 9c CC December 01, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2d. | Petition of Virginia Ryan request City adopt both the small business exemption and residential exemption as recommended by the AWARE coalition.
# 9d CC December 01, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2e. | Petition of Norman Guertin et al request $1,000 each year be subtracted from property tax bill for three-family, owner occupied buildings if $1,000 is spent on exterior house improvements.
# 7a CC March 04, 2014 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager consider legal means to delay the increase in tax assessments to property owners who put work into their properties and thus increase said property’s value. | |
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| | | 2f. | Petition of Norman Guertin et al request City Council vote to stop selling property tax liens to third parties.
# 9a CC October 20, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to FY17 health insurance rate projections.
# 9.3B CM April 26, 2016 | Attachments | | | | | | | Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson recused herself from this Item and left the room.
Recommend File | |
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| | | 3b. | Petition of Virginia Ryan request the City of Worcester pay for the difference in cost of Part B Medicare for 2010 and 2011 for City retirees not receiving Social Security checks.
# 7f CC January 04, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson recused herself from this Item and left the room.
Recommend File | |
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| | | 4a. | Petition of Virginia Ryan request the City, when granting permits for selling services going door to door, ascertain whether the company doing so has a good rating with the Better Business Bureau and ensure proper permits for services obtained from the door to door solicitation, such as electrical services for installation of burglar alarms, are acquired from the city.
# 9f CC November 18, 2014 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report regarding the feasibility of implementing a policy of ascertaining whether a company has a good rating with the Better Business Bureau when granting permits for door to door sales. | |
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