CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 5, 2009 | Esther Howland Chamber | Convened: 7:46 P.M. | Adjourned: 11:53 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 Mayor Lukes in the Chair except Councilor Clancy
| | | | | Also: | City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas Zidelis
Budget Director Jarrett Connor
Acting Director Public Health Derek Brindisi
Head Librarian Lucy Bethel Gangone
City Auditor James Delsignore
City Solicitor David Moore
Acting Director Human Resources Kathleen Johnson
Director Elder Affairs Amy Waters
Director /Veterans Agent Karen Greenwood
Director Human Services Fran Manocchio
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
| 1. | City Manager's Budget Hearing | |
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| | | 1a. | City Manager's Administration - V-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report a comparison of staff between the City Manager's Office here and in other like sized communities with manager form of government. (Eddy)
| | | | Request City Manager report staff reductions in the City Manager's Office over the last five years. (Eddy) | |
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| | | 1b. | City Manager's Human Services - Human Rights, Disability Commission, Veteran Services - V-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request the Standing Committee on Public Health and Human Services Committee consider challenges facing the Veterans' Services Department and the veterans. (Rosen) | | | | Request City Manager provide the City Council with an explanation how we will fill the gap in services to those in the community who require the assistance in the area of human services. (Rushton)
| | | | Request City Manager report whether there is any possibility of partnering between any of the veterans-oriented agencies in the city. (Petty)
| | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report after the first quarter of FY2010 detailing how the combined Human Services Office is operating. (Petty) | |
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| | | 1c. | License Commission - V-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1d. | City Manager's Contingency - V-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1e. | Public Health - V-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Motion Councilor Rushton: Request to suspend the rules to allow speakers to be heard. - Approved
Speakers:
Robin Clark, Princeton resident
Ann Cappabianca, Worcester resident
Lynn Norris, Worcester resident
Margo Barnett, Worcester resident
Sarah Konevsky, Worcester resident
Mike Kennedy, Millbury resident
Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide the City Council with the public health model used in the five largest communities in New England. (Rosen) | | | | Request City Manager report to the City Council what other communities have a public health model like Worcester. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager report concerning the job description, supervision and records' jurisdiction of public health nurses. (Lukes) | |
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| | | 1f. | Elder Affairs - V-5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1g. | Public Library - V-6 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report to the City Council the amount of money that would be needed to keep the Main Public Library open seven days per week. (Palmieri) | | | | Request City Manager request Head Librarian provide usage figures for each of the branches of the Public Library. (Smith) | | | | Request City Manager provide the City Council with the number of public libraries seeking waivers from the state, the number being decertified and the number that are closing. (Petty) | | | | Request City Manager report to the City Council how the Foundation shall proceed to raise funds for the Public Library system. (Toomey) | | | | Request City Manager report to the City Council what has been done to encourage personal donations for the Public Library. (Toomey) | |
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| | | 1h. | Regional Library - V-7 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 2. | Human Resources Budget Hearing | |
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| | | 2a. | Human Resources - VI-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2b. | Worker's Compensation & Public Safety IOD - VI-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2c. | Unemployment Compensation - VI-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2d. | Health Insurance - VI-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report the actual savings realized as a result of the completion of the dependent audit. (Germain) | |
| 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 CM 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 | |
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| | | 3q. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Fiscal Year 2010 Impact Statements for Department of Emergency Communications, Department of Inspectional Services, and Law Department.
# 10.42B CM April 14, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3r. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Departmental Fee Increases. Furthermore, Request City Council Adoption of Ordinances Relative to Fees for Parking Fines and Dog Licenses.
# 7.34B CM April 28, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3s. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget.
# 7.42D CM April 28, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3t. | Transmitting informational communication relative to recent actions by the State's House of Representatives Regarding the FY 2010 Budget.
# 7.42E CM April 28, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3u. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Division of Public Health
# 9.28A CM May 05, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3v. | Transmitting responses to questions posed at Finance Committee Meetings of April 7, 2009 and April 14, 2009.
# 9.34A CM May 05, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3w. | Transmitting update relative to the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget.
# 9.34B CM May 05, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3x. | Transmitting communication relative to Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Impact Statements for the Division of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, Division of Elder Affairs, Office of the City Manager, and Worcester Public Library.
# 9.42A CM May 05, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 4. | Communications of the City Auditor | |
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| | | 4a. | Transmitting November 2008 Auditor's Report.
# 7a CC December 23, 2008 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4b. | 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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| | | 4c. | Transmitting December 2008 Auditor's Report.
# 7a CC January 27, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4d. | Transmitting the October 2008 Auditor's Report.
# 14a CC November 25, 2008 | 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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| | | 4g. | Transmitting March 2009 Auditor's Report.
# 8a CC April 28, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5a. | Order of Councilor Michael J. Germain, Frederick C. Rushton and Kathleen M. Toomey - Request the City Manager to consider at a minimum delaying the laying-off of the Public Health Nurses at least until the swine flu threat has either subsided or been addressed comprehensively by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
# 13c CC May 05, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5b. | Order of Councilor Gary Rosen - Request the City Manager refer the future model of public health services in Worcester, including all recommendations made by the Task Force, to the City Council for community input through public hearings by the Council's Public Helath & Human Services Committee.
# 13h CC May 05, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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