CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 6:26 P.M. | Adjourned: 8:37 P.M. |
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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 the Chair except Councilor Germain
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
Budget Director Jarrett Conner
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | | | Also: | Worcester Public Library Director Mark J. Contois
City Solicitor David M. Moore
Police Chief Gary Gemme
Fire Chief Gerard A. Dio
Acting Building Commissioner John Kelly
City Auditor James A. DelSignore | | | |
| 1. | Fiscal 2012 Budget Hearings | |
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| | | 1a. | Public Library - IV-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning ESCOW possibilities at the Main Public Library as well as the Francis Perkins Library, especially for cost savings in the heat and hot water operations. (Toomey) | |
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| | | 1b. | Law Department - VIII-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request the City Solicitor report to City Council the number of hours an attorney from the Law Department acted as a hearings officer for the Worcester Public Schools and report the projected number of hours for FY2012. (Toomey)
| | | | Request City Manager consider restoring positions within the Law Department through the collection of bond monies as a result of bank foreclosures. (O'Brien)
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| | | 1c. | Police - IX-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Councilor Eddy moved to hold
Budget Held | |
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| | | 1d. | Fire - X-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1e. | Inspectional Services - XII-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1f. | Worcester Public Schools - XIII-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | This budget rescheduled to May 24, 2011 | |
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| | | 1g. | City Auditor - III-5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1h. | Retirement - III-6 | View Budget | | | | | | | City Auditor gave a Presentation relative to the Worcester Retirement System.
Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2a. | Communication of the Cit y Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Recommendation.
# 15c CC May 03, 2011
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report to City Council all the base wage increases that have been granted over the past 8 and 10 years to all collective bargaining groups for both the municipal and school side. (Clancy) | | | | That the City Council of the City of Worcester will recess to Executive Session on May 24, 2011 at 6:00 P.M. to discuss unresolved collective bargaining negotiations. (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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Employee Health Care Costs.
# 8.39B CM January 25, 2011
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3l. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the 2012 Budget Impact Statement.
# 15a CM May 03, 2011
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4b. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for July 2010.
# 4a CC September 21, 2010
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4c. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for August 2010.
# 13a CC September 21, 2010
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4e. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for September 2010.
# 11a CC October 12, 2010
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4g. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for October 2010.
# 9b CC November 23, 2010
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4h. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for November 2010.
# 10a CC December 21, 2010
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4k. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for December 2010.
# 9a CC January 25, 2011
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4l. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for January 2011.
# 9b CC February 08, 2011
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011- Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4n. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for February 2011.
# 9a CC March 22, 2011
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4o. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for March 2011.
# 10a CC April 26, 2011
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5b. | COMMUNICATION of 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
In Committee May 10, 2011 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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