CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 4:14 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:54 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 Eddy, Germain, O達rien, Palmieri and Rushton. Councilor Palmieri arrived at 4:26 P.M., Councilor Eddy arrived at 4:43 P.M., Councilor O達rien arrived at 4:51 P.M. and Councilor Rushton arrived at 5:02 P.M.
City Manager Michael V. O達rien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | | | Also: | Commissioner of Public Works & Parks Robert L. Moylan, Jr.
WPS Superintendent Dr. Melinda J. Boone
WPS CFO Brian Allen
City Auditor James DelSignore
Public Health Commissioner Michael P. Hirsch
Director of Public Health Derek Brindisi | | | |
| 1. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearings - Department of Public Works & Parks | |
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| | | 1a. | Auditorium - Page 158 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1b. | DCU Center - Page 160 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1c. | Golf - Page 165 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1d. | Off-Street Parking Program - Page 170 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1e. | Administration/Finance Division - Page 174 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1f. | Engineering/Architectural Division - Page 183 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1g. | Streets Division - Page 184 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1h. | Sanitation Division - Page 186 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1i. | Central Garage Division - Page 188 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1j. | Parks, Recreation & Hope Cemetery - Page 190 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report what buildings are under the jurisdiction of the Chief Financial Officer. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager report as to when the installation of cameras in Crystal Park will take place. (Rivera) | | | | Request City Manager provide an analysis of city pools that compares the cost of maintaining pools in each district and the cost of sustaining the Wheels to Water program. (Rivera) | |
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| | | 1k. | Snow Removal - Page 199 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1l. | Street Lights Division - Page 202 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1m. | Enterprise Sewer Division - Page 204 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1n. | Enterprise - Water Division - Page 210 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 2. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing - Worcester Public Schools | |
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| | | 2a. | Worcester Public Schools - Page 153 | | | | | | | | Councilor Lukes moved to request City Manager report the legal parameters for charging transportation fee for secondary school students. Mayor Petty moved for a roll call vote - Order denied on a roll call vote of 1 Yea and 8 Nays (Yea - Lukes) (Nays - Economou, Eddy, O'Brien, Palmieri, Rivera, Russell, Toomey, Petty) (Rushton and Germain absent)
Councilor O'Brien moved to hold this budget.
Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request the Chief Financial Officer report how other gateway cities calculate administrative costs provided to schools. (O達rien) | | | | Request City Manager request the School Administration provide a report that outlines increases in the last five (5) years chapter 70 funding, state and federal grants and charter school tuition. (O達rien) | | | | Request City Manager request the School Administration report all school administration spending including non-net school spending. (Rushton) | | | | Request City Manager request the School Administration report whether or not Medicaid monies are collected by charter schools. (Toomey) | | | | Request City Manager request the School Administration provide an update concerning hiring a full-time math/science teacher at University Park School. (Rivera) | | | | Request City Manager report what percentage of the budgets in other surrounding communities are contributed to schools. (O達rien) | | | | Request City Manager and the School Administration provide of a list of new positions created within their respective budgets, including fire and police departments. (O達rien) | | | | Request City Manager report the number of anticipated retirements in the Police and Fire departments. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager request the School Administration report what federal grants allocated to public schools are being spent on and specify if it is for positions, programs, etc. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager request the School Administration report how many secondary school students enrolled in private or parochial schools are being transported. (Lukes) | |
| 3. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearing - Public Health | |
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| | | 3a. | Public Health - Page 71 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 4. | Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Hearings - Legislative Offices | |
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| | | 4a. | City Council - Page 1 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4b. | Mayor's Office - Page 4 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4c. | City Clerk - Page 7 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4d. | Election Commission - Page 11 | | | | | | | | Councilor O'Brien moved to hold this budget.
Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4e. | City Auditor - Page 16 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4f. | Retirement - Contributory Pension & Non-Contributory Pensions & Other Pensions - Page 20 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 5. | FY 2014 Budget Hearings - City Manager's Office | |
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| | | 5a. | City Manager's Office - Page 26 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5b. | Human Services - Human Rights, Disability Commission, and Veteran Services - Page 26 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5c. | City Manager's Contingency - Page 31 | | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 6a. | Recommending adoption of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Recommendation as presented in the Line Item Budget.
#13b CC May 14, 2013
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City痴 Expenditures and Revenues through Mid-Year Fiscal Year 2013.
#8.24A CM February 05, 2013
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7f. | Presentation of the Preliminary Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Overview.
#9.32B CM March 12, 2013
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7j. | Transmitting nformational communication relative to the Proposed State Budget Recommendations.
#9.32B CM May 21, 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8c. | Transmitting Auditor's Reports for November 2012 and December 2012.
#8a CC January 29, 2013
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8d. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for February 2013.
#9a CC April 02, 2013
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| 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 Tuesday, July 17, 2012
In Committee May 21, 2013 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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