CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 6:15 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:17 PM |
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Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph C O'Brien | | Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr. | | Councilor William J Eddy |
| | Councilor Michael J Germain | | Councilor Barbara G Haller | | Councilor Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Frederick C Rushton | | Councilor Joffrey A Smith | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | All present with the Mayor in Chair except Councilors Eddy, Germain, Lukes, Palmier and Smith. Councilor Germain @ 6:25 PM, Councilor Lukes @ 6:22 PM, Councilor Palmieri @ 6:17 PM & Councilor Smith @ 7:12 PM
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
Budget Director Jarrett Conner
B. Dale Magee, Com of Public Health
Joel J. Fontane, Jr, Dir. of Planning & Regulatory Ser.
Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk
| | | | | Also: | Amy Waters, Dir. of Elder Affairs
Elizabeth Connell, Asst Director of Elder Affairs
Acting Chief Development Officer Timothy J. McGourthy
Dennis Hennessy, Dir. of Neighborhood & Housing Development
Paul Morano, Dir. of Business Assistance
Jeffrey Turgeon, Dir. Central Mass Workforce Investment Board
David Clemons, Dir. of Communications
Jaqueline Vachon-Jackson, Dep. Director of Economic & Neighborhood Dev.
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| 1. | Fiscal 2012 Budget Hearings | |
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| | | 1a. | City Council - III-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1b. | Mayor - III-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved as amended | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | That the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby cuts from Account #92000 the amount of One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Eight Dollars ($1,928.00) from the budget of the Office of the Mayor. (O'Brien) | |
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| | | 1c. | City Manager - IV-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1d. | City Manager's Contingency - IV-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1e. | Elder Affairs - IV-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1f. | Economic Development - V-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1g. | WRA/Union Station - V-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report to City Council the different ways that could be used to mitigate the costs at Union Station. (Toomey)
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| | | 1h. | Workforce Investment Board - V-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1i. | Workforce Central - V-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report to City Council of any stresses placed on Workforce Central that could result from decreases in state and federal grant funds. (Haller)
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| | | 1j. | Marketing Campaign - V-5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1k. | Cable Services - V-6 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1l. | License Commission - V-7 | View Budget | | | | | | | Councilor moved to be recused - Approved on a roll call vote of 7 Yeas and 0 Nays
Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1m. | Public Health - VI-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1n. | Emergency Communications - XI-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Recommendation.
# 15c CM May 03, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request his department heads present to City Council a brief statement concerning the impact of the FY2012 Budget on the their department. (Clancy)
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| 3. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 3a. | Transmitting informational communication on Year-to-Date Revenues, As of August 31, 2010.
# 9.31A CM October 19, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Universal Changes to the Municipal Rating Scales by the Major Bond Rating Agencies.
# 9.34B CM October 19, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3c. | Transmitting communication relative to a detailed update relative to Financial Forecasts for next Fiscal Year (FY2012) and projections through 2017, per the Five Point Financial Plan.
# 13a CC November 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
# 8.33A CM January 25, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Employee Health Care Costs.
# 8.39B CM January 25, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Governor Deval Patrick's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of January 21, 2011.
# 8.39D CM January 25, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Governor's Proposed Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2012.
# 9.31A CM February 01, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3h. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's 2nd Quarter Fiscal Update.
# 9.31C CM February 01, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3i. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Process.
# 8.39B CM March 01, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3j. | Transmitting informational communication on a Legal Opinion Relative to Grant Administration Fees.
# 8.20A CM March 15, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3k. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's FY2011 Revenue Report for January and February 2011.
# 8.31A CM March 15, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3l. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the 2012 Budget Impact Statement.
# 15a CC May 03, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3m. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Teamsters Union Local 170 - Department of Public Works and Parks - Clerical.
# 15b CC May 03, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 4. | Communications of the City Auditor | |
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| | | 4a. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for May 2010.
# 9a CC June 22, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4b. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for July 2010.
# 4a CC September 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4c. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for August 2010.
# 13a CC September 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4d. | Transmitting reports on the budgetary basis financial results of operations for the City in fiscal 2010.
# 4b CC September 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4e. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for September 2010.
# 11a CC October 12, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4f. | Transmitting communication regarding a letter from the Department of Revenue certifying that "Free Cash" for fiscal 2011.
# 9a CC November 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4g. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for October 2010.
# 9b CC November 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4h. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for November 2010.
# 10a CC December 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4i. | Transmitting the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.
# 10b CC December 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4j. | Transmitting the audited financial statements of the DCU Center, Arena Component and Convention Center Component, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.
# 10c CC December 21, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4k. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for December 2010.
# 9a CC January 25, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4l. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for January 2011.
# 9b CC February 08, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4m. | Transmitting the management letter done in conjunction with the City's audit for fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 by the City's Auditors Sullivan, Rogers & Company, LLC.
# 8a CC March 08, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4n. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for February 2011.
# 9a CC March 22, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4o. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for March 2011.
# 10a CC April 26, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5a. | ORDER - Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes - That the City Council hereby requests the City Manager consider eliminating the $40K for traveling from the future budget.
# 17k CC January 04, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5b. | COMMUNICATION - Patrick Cogley, Regional Inspector General for Audit Services at the Department of Health & Human Services, transmitting communication concerning the audit report for the city of Worcester for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
# 11a CC May 03, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold
Mayor O'Brien opened the floor for public testimony and recognized Joseph Vancellete
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