CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 29, 2012 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:15 P.M. | Adjourned: 9:15 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Tony Economou | | Councilor William J Eddy |
| | Councilor Michael J Germain | | Councilor Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Joseph C O'Brien | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Sarai Rivera | | Councilor Frederick C Rushton | | Councilor George J Russell | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | All present with the Mayor in the Chair except for Councilors Germain, Lukes, O’Brien, Palmieri and Rushton. Councilor Lukes arrived at 5:26 p.m., Councilor O’Brien arrived at 5:30 p.m., Councilor Palmieri arrived at 5:32 p.m., Councilor Germain arrived at 5:35 p.m. and Councilor Rushton arrived at 6:07 p.m.
City Manager Michael V. O’Brien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk
| | | | | Also: | Fire Chief Gerard A. Dio
City Solicitor David M. Moore
Director of Human Rights Jayna Turchek
WPS Superintendent Dr. Melinda J. Boone
WPS CFO Brian Allen
Chief Information Officer Paul Covello | | | |
| 1. | Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Hearing - Law Department | |
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| | | 1a. | Law Department - VIII-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1b. | Property & Casualty Insurance - VIII-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1c. | Court Judgments - VIII-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 2. | Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Hearing - City Manager's Office | |
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| | | 2a. | City Manager's Office - IV-1
Administration & Human Services - Human Rights, Disability Commission, and Veterans Services | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager delineate employees by gender and minorities for each department as well as department heads, deputies and supervisory positions and further, provide a historical analysis of this request. Further, request City Manager request the Superintendent of Public Schools provide City Council with this same information from the school department. (O'Brien, Lukes)
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| | | 2b. | City Manager's Contingency - IV-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 3. | FY 2013 Budget Hearing - Fire Department | |
| 4. | FY 2013 Budget Hearing - Administration & Finance | |
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| | | 4a. | Finance - Administraton, Budget, and Treasurer & Collector - XV-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide an inventory of all municipal buildings and report the systems in place for maintaining these buildings. (Lukes) | |
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| | | 4b. | Assessing - XV-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4c. | Technical Services - XV-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide a report concerning Research in Motion. (Toomey)
| | | | Request City Manager report what new technologies are being pursued for implementing solutions citywide. (Rushton)
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| | | 4d. | City Messenger - XV-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4e. | Debt Service Principal & Interest - XV-5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Councilor O'Brien moved to hold this budget.
Budget Held | |
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| | | 4f. | PensionObligation Bonds - XV-6 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 5. | FY 2013 Budget Hearing - Worcester Public Schools | |
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| | | 5a. | Worcester Public Schools - XIII-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | The Mayor Petty recognized the following speakers:
1. John Monfredo, Worcester resident
2. Robert Cohane, Worcester resident
3. Debbie Steigman, Worcester resident
4. Jenna Charpentier, Worcester resident
5. Cara Valentine Woods, Worcester resident
6. Charles Brusca, Worcester resident
Councilor O'Brien moved to hold this budget.
Budget Held
| | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager and the Superintendent of Public Schools locate an additional $500,000.00 to lower class sizes. (Economou) | | | | Request the Superintendent of Public Schools provide a report depicting the five areas where cost reductions have taken place at the School Department. (Rushton) | | | | Request City Manager provide a report delineating the school capital investments for the past three years. (O'Brien) | | | | Request City Manager provide a summary of services within the city’s budget that are provided to the school department and the services within the school’s budgets that are provided to the city administration.
(O'Brien) | |
| 6. | City Manager's Five Point Plan Funds | |
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| | | 6a. | Five Point Plan Funds - Capital Campaign & Stabilization Accounts - XVI-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report the Bond Rating Stabilization Funds balances for the past five years. (O'Brien)
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| | | 7a. | Communication of the City Manager recommending Review, Consideration and Approval of the Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Budget.
# 12c CC May 15, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 8. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 8a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2012 1st Quarter Budget Report of Revenues and Expenditures.
# 8.24A CM October 25, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's FY12 1st Quarter Revenues and Expenditures through October 2011.
# 11.24A CM December 19, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Governor's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Recommendation.
# 8.32B CM January 31, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Mid-Year Expenditures and Revenues for Fiscal Year 2012.
# 8.24A CM January 31, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
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| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget.
# 10.32A CM March 13, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget.
# 9.32A CM April 24, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Recommendation.
# 14i CC May 08, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8h. | Transmitting reports from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and Moody's Investors Services relative to the City's 2012 bond ratings.
# 12d CC May 15, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 9. | Communications of the City Auditor | |
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| | | 9a. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for May 2011.
# 9a CC June 14, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
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| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9b. | Transmitting the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2010 for the Worcester Retirement System.
# 12a CC July 19, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9c. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for July 2011.
# 13a CC September 06, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9d. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for August 2011.
# 9a CC October 11, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9e. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for September 2011.
# 8a CC October 18, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9f. | Transmitting the certification letter from the Department of Revenue relative to Notification of Free Cash Approval for general fund expenditure in fiscal 2012 and the city's enterprise funds.
# 10a CC October 25, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
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| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9g. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for October 2011.
# 10a CC November 22, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9h. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for November 2011.
# 12a CC December 19, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9i. | Transmitting the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.
# 12b CC December 19, 2011
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9j. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for December 2011.
# 8a CC January 24, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9k. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for January 2012.
# 9a CC February 28, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9l. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for February 2012.
# 8f CC March 20, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9m. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for March 2012.
# 10a CC April 24, 2012
In Committee May 15, 2012 - Held
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9n. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for April 2012.
# 10a CC May 15, 2012
In Committee May 22, 2012 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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