CITY OF WORCESTER

Rules and Legislative Affairs Committee Meeting

Monday, May 17, 2010

Levi Lincoln (North) Chamber

Convened: 6:09 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:45

Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien

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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Relative to the legal feasibility of granting additional points to City residents on civil service open and promotional exams.
#6A CM May 30, 2006


In Committee August 7, 2006 - Held

Transmitting informational communication relative to City Council's request for a report on civil service and promotional exams, retention rates, Home Rule Legislation on appointees, residency incentives and Legislative restrictions dealing with residency.
#2A CM June 20, 2006

Transmitting informational communication relative to a legal opinion concerning the City Council's Planned Retreat.
# 7.32A CM March 03, 2009

Transmitting informational communication relative to the Pending Board and Commission Vacancies.
# 7.39A CM March 31, 2010

Petition of Jennifer Getachew request to speak before City Council on October 23, 2007 concerning the escalating mortgage and banking crisis hitting Worcester.
# 7h CC October 23, 2007

Petition of Ronal Madnick requests the City Council adopt a "Public Access" open forum in the first 30 minutes of any Council meeting allowing anyone present to speak on any item of business on the Council agenda for that meeting regardless of its position on the Council agenda.
# 7f CC February 23, 2010

Petition of Ronal Madnick requests that the primary petitioner who petitions the City Council be allowed to speak on their petition the day it appears on the agenda. A maximum of five minutes should be allotted to each petitioner including those with more than one petition.
# 7g CC February 23, 2010

Petition of Ronal Madnick, Director of the Worcester County Chapter American Civil Liberties Union of Mass., request City Council adopt a "public access" open forum, which would take place in the first 30 minutes of any council meeting and allow anyone to speak on any item of business on the agenda, regardless of its position on the agenda.
# 6a CC May 04, 2010

Petition of Ronal Madnick, Director of the Worcester County Chapter American Civil Liberties Union of Mass, request that the primary petitioner for any item before the city council be allowed to speak on his or her petition the day it appears on the agenda.
# 6b CC May 04, 2010

Chairman's Order from the Committee on Economic Development - That the City Council consider amending it's schedule of meetings for Calendar 2008 so that the City Manager's monthly Economic Development Report be provided to the City Council with a City Manager agenda beginning in the month of April.
# 9x CC March 11, 2008

Chairman's Order From the Committee on Rules & Legislative Affairs - Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Rules and Legislative Affairs work with Grace Ross to create a vehicle for Worcester residents to learn how to best become advocates for legislative changes.
# 10j CC June 10, 2008

Order of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request the City Council Standing Committee on Rules & Legislative Affairs review the process of the annual evaluation of the City Manager and incorporate this process as part of the Rules of the City Council.
# 18f CC June 23, 2009

Order of Councilor Paul P. Clancy, Jr. as amended by Councilor Frederick C. Rushton - Request all the City Council Standing Committees review and establish their priorities and report back to City Council by mid April.
# 20c CC March 11, 2008

In Committee March 24, 2008 Held

Order Councilor William J. Eddy - Request the City Council Standing Committee on Rules and Legislative Affairs discuss City Council Rule #60o Personal Privilege.
# 21j CC September 01, 2009

Order Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request all City Council Standing Committees report to City Council for the December 9, 2008 City Council meeting a status report of each committees goals and objectives as established for Fiscal Year 2009.
# 19d CC May 13, 2008

In Committee April 23, 2009 - Held

Order of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Council to develop a process for establishing a sister city/twin town cooperative relationship program to promote cultural and commercial ties throughout the world.
# 9h CC March 23, 2010

Report of the Committee on Rules and Legislative Affairs upon the Order of Councilor Kathleen M. Toomey - Request City Council of the City of Worcester change the name of the City Council's Standing Committee on Education to the City Council's Standing Committee on Education, Arts and Culture. Further, request under the Committees related Boards & Commissions to include Worcester County Convention Center & Visitors Bureau, Worcester Cultural Commission, Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Worcester Sports Council and further request under the Committees related City Departments and Divisions to include the Youth Opportunities Office.
# 10a CC June 17, 2008

Report of the Committee on Rules & Legislative Affairs upon the Order of Councilor Joseph M. Petty - Request that the Rules of the City Council be amended as follows: 1.) To disallow the dual referral of any item to Standing Committees, Ad Hoc Committees, Boards, Commissions, the City Manager, any member of the Administration or any other entity, except to that entity identified in the Rules of the City Council. 2.) To disallow the referral for informational purposes of any item to Standing Committees, Ad Hoc Committees, Boards, Commissions, the City Manager, any member of the Administration or any other entity, except to that entity identified in the Rules of the City Council.
# 10b CC June 17, 2008