CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Esther Howland Chamber | Convened: 6:53 P.M. | Adjourned: 9:31 P.M. |
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Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes | 
www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr | | Councilor William J Eddy |
| | Councilor Michael J Germain | | Councilor Barbara G Haller | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Gary Rosen | | Councilor Frederick C Rushton | | Councilor Joffrey A Smith | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | All committee members present with the Mayor in the chair except Councilor Eddy who arrived at 7:02 P.M. | | | | | Also: | City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
City Auditor James A. DelSignore
City Solicitor David M. Moore
Commissioner of Public Works & Parks Robert L. Moylan, Jr.
Assistant Commissioner of Administration & Finance Daniel Curtis
Assistant Commissioner of Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Robert C. Antonelli, Jr.
Civic Center Commission Chairperson Joseph M. Capone
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
| 1. | Law Department Budget Hearing | |
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| | | 1a. | Law Department - VIII -1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Motion Clancy - Accept recommendation of the City Manager to amend budget to reinstate one position in Law Department - Accepted
Budget Approved as amended and subject to approval of Item #9c CC of the April 7, 2009 City Council Calendar
| | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide a report detailing when, where and why we employ outside counsel. (Germain) | | | | Request City Manager report revenues realized over the past three years as a result of actions in which the Law Dept represented the city. (Lukes) | |
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| | | 1b. | Property & Casualty Insurance - VIII -2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide a report as to the city's success in being self-insured. (Smith) | | | | Request City Manager provide a report detailing the RFP process for property casualty insurance. Further, request a report relative to the city's claims experience for the past several years. (Germain) | |
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| | | 1c. | Court Judgments - VIII-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 2. | Public Works & Parks Budget Hearing | |
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| | | 2a. | Auditorium - XIV-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2b. | City Messenger - XIV-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2c. | Worcester Civic Center - XIV-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report recent years' revenues at the DCU Arena and Convention Center. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Auditor provide City Council with a summary of the contract between the City of Worcester and Spectacor Management. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager provide a historical narrative relative to the contract with SMG. (Petty) | | | | Request City Manager provide a report detailing the length of duration and financial terms relative to naming rights contract of the DCU Center. (Palmieri) | |
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| | | 2d. | Golf - XIV-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2e. | Off-Street Parking Program - XIV-5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2f. | Administration & Finance Division - XIV-6 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2g. | Engineering & Architectural Division - XIV-7 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2h. | Streets Division - XIV-8 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager establish a partnership with the Worcester County Sheriff Office to create a program to produce traffic signs for the city. (Smith) | |
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| | | 2i. | Sanitation Division - XIV-9 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report the charges assessed by surrounding communities for trash removal. (Germain) | |
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| | | 2j. | Central Garage Division - XIV-9 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2k. | Parks, Recreation & Hope Cemetery Division - XIV-11 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager establish a public/private partnership to encourage joint maintenance in city parks during difficult budget times. (Smith) | |
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| | | 2l. | Snow Removal - XIV-12 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2m. | Streetlights Division - XIV-13 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2n. | Sewer Division - XIV-14 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2o. | Water Division - XIV-15 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 3. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 3a. | Transmitting Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Recommendation
# 8.34C CM March 31, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3b. | Transmitting Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2009.
# 9.30A CM June 17, 2008
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Fiscal Year 2009 Commonwealth Capital Program Submission.
# 8.42B CM December 16, 2008
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3d. | Transmitting communication relative to the City's Response to a request for Infrastructure Projects.
# 11b CC January 13, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3e. | Transmitting communication regarding the City Budget.
# 14b CC January 13, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3f. | Transmitting communication relative to a mid-year Local Aid reduction.
# 14a CC January 27, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Budget
# 8.34A CM February 03, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3h. | Transmitting communication relative to a continued analysis and assessment of all facets of the City's current FY09 Budget and the accelerated development of City's FY2010 Budget.
# 21b CC February 10, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3i. | Transmitting Status Report on Projected Budget Deficits.
# 8.42D CC February 24, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3j. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Positions Held Vacant.
# 7.34A CM March 03, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3k. | Transmitting communication relative to Employee Health Insurance Costs.
# 7.34B CM March 03, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3l. | Transmitting Report of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation as presented at this Evening's Forum
# 7.42A CM March 03, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3m. | Transmitting update regarding the City's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget
# 8.34A CM March 17, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3n. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding and Federal Supplemental General Appropriation Funding
# 8.34B CM March 17, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3o. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Layoff Notices and Support Services Available for Displaced Employees
# 8.4A CM March 31, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3p. | Transmitting Fiscal Year 2010 Impact Statements for the Department of Administration and Finance, Worcester Police Department, Worcester Fire Department, and Department of Public Works and Parks.
# 9a CC April 07, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 4. | Communications of City Auditor | |
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| | | 4a. | Transmitting the October 2008 Auditor's Report.
# 14a CC November 25, 2008
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4b. | Transmitting November 2008 Auditor's Report.
# 7a CC December 23, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4c. | Transmitting City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.
# 7c CC December 23, 2008
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4d. | Transmitting December 2008 Auditor's Report.
# 7a CC January 27, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4e. | Transmitting the Auditor's Report for January 2009.
# 9a CC February 24, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4f. | Transmitting February 2009 Auditor's Report
# 7a CC March 24, 2009
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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