CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 4:15 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:31 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 members with the Mayor in the Chair except for Councilors Germain, Lukes, Palmieri, and Rushton. Councilor Lukes arrived at 4:17 P.M., Councilor Palmieri arrived at 4:22 P.M. and Councilor Rushton arrived at 4:45 P.M.
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | | | Also: | Chief of Police Gary J. Gemme
Fire Chief Gerard A. Dio
Director of Emergency Communications David W. Clemons
Commissioner of Inspectional Services John R. Kelly
City Solicitor David M. Moore | | | |
| 1. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing - Police Department | |
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| | | 1a. | Police Department - Page 108 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide a report as to where Animal Control Officers are embedded within the Police Department and further, request the City Manager consider giving protected benefits to Animal Control Officers similar to Police Officers. (Rushton) | |
| 2. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing - Fire Department | |
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| | | 2a. | Fire Department - Page 127 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide a detailed report that includes maps regarding fire response times through out the city for the past three (3) years. Further, request the report include response time statistics for other first time responders such as EMS and police. (Rushton, Petty, Lukes) | |
| 3. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing - Department of Emergency Communications | |
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| | | 3a. | Emergency Communications - Emergency Management - Page 139 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide a report within three (3) months that provides suggestions from the Director of Communications as to what other protocols or strategies can be used to keep dispatchers on staff longer. (Lukes) | |
| 4. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing - Department of Inspectional Services | |
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| | | 4a. | Inspectional Services - Building & Zoning and Housing & Health Insurance - Page 145 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 5. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearings - Law Department | |
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| | | 5a. | Law Department - Page 100 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5b. | Property & Casualty Insurance - Page 104 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5c. | Court Judgments - Page 106 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 6a. | Communication of the City Manager recommending adoption of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Recommendation as presented in the Line Item Budget.
# 13b CC May 14, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 7. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 7a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Commonwealth's Revenue Shortfall for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2013.
# 10.24A CM November 13, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City’s Expenditures and Revenues through Mid-Year Fiscal Year 2013.
# 8.24A CM February 05, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Governor's Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Recommendation.
# 8.32A CM February 05, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Commonwealth's Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Commission's Recommendations.
# 8.32B CM February 05, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7e. | Transmitting informational communication on Year-to-Date Revenues, as of January 31, 2013.
# 8.24A CM February 26, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7f. | Transmitting presentation of the Preliminary Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Overview.
# 9.32B CM March 12, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to summary of Preliminary Fiscal Year 2014 Health Insurance Rates.
# 8.3B CM April 02, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7h. | Transmitting informational communication relative to City Revenues Through February 28, 2013.
# 8.27B CM April 02, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7i. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an Update to the Proposed FY14 State Budget.
# 8.32B CM April 23, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 8. | Communications of the City Auditor | |
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| | | 8a. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for May 2012.
# 10a CC June 19, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8b. | Transmitting a letter from the Department of Revenue certifying Free Cash in the general fund as of July 1, 2012 in the amount of $4,284,511, this amount is available for appropriation in fiscal 2013. Free Cash was also certified for the city's enterprise funds and is available in them for expenditure in fiscal 2013 as follows: Water $2,374,068 and Sewer $2,161,700.
# 11a CC November 13, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8c. | Transmitting Auditor's Reports for November 2012 and December 2012.
# 8a CC January 29, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8d. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for February 2013.
# 9a CC April 02, 2013 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 9a. | Communication of Helen Friel, Ed.D., Assistant to the Superintendent/Clerk of School Committee transmitting communication relative to the motion of School Committee Members Mr. O'Connell and Miss Biancheria requesting to coordinate with the City Council and the City Manager to schedule the school department budget hearings for fiscal year 2014 so that the School Committee will address its budget before the City Council conducts its own budget hearings.
# 13a CC July 17, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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