CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 12, 2015 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 4:11 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:06 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Morris A Bergman | | Councilor Tony Economou |
| | Councilor Michael T Gaffney | | Councilor Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Sarai Rivera | | Councilor Gary Rosen | | Councilor Frederick C Rushton | | Councilor George J Russell | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | All members present with the Mayor as the Chair | | | | | Also: | City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
Chief of Police Gary J. Gemme
Fire Chief Gerard A. Dio
Fire Deputy Chief John F. Sullivan
Assistant City Manager Kathleen G. Johnson
Chief Community Health Coordinator Karyn E. Clark
Director of Elder Affairs Amy Waters
Assistant Director of Human Resources Dori Vecchio
City Auditor Robert V. Stearns
City Clerk David J. Rushford, City Clerk
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| 1. | FY 2016 Budget Hearing - Police Department | |
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| | | 1a. | Police Department - IX-1, pg. 143 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request the Police Chief provide City Council with a report at the end of the summer of 2015 regarding the effects of the Summer Impact program. (Petty) | | | | Request Police Chief report the percentage of women and minority who are Police Officials in the Worcester Police Department. (Lukes) | |
| 2. | FY 2016 Budget Hearing - Fire Department | |
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| | | 2a. | Fire Department - X-1, pg. 165 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 3. | FY 2016 Budget Hearing - Health & Human Services Department | |
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| | | 3a. | Health & Human Services - V-1, pg. 67 (Administration, Veteran Services, Human Rights and Disabilities and Youth Services) | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 3b. | Public Health - V-2, page 73 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report how much does each town in the Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance contribute to Worcester regarding the personnel costs such as salary, pension and health insurance costs and further, report whether or not this collaboration is bringing about cost savings for the city. (Russell) | |
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| | | 3c. | Elder Affairs - V-3, pg. 83 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 4. | FY 2016 Budget Hearing - City Manager's Office | |
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| | | 4a. | City Manger's Office - IV-1, page 55 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4b. | Contingency - IV-2, pg. 59 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 5. | FY 2016 Budget Hearing - Human Resources | |
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| | | 5a. | Human Resources - VII -1, pg. 115 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5b. | Worker's Compensation & Public Safety IOD - VII-2, pg. 121 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5c. | Unemployment Compensation - VII-3, pg. 127 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5d. | Health Insurance - VII 4, pg. 129 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 6. | Fiscal Year 2016 Budget | |
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| | | 6a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Document Recommendation.
#8.34D CM May 12, 2015 | View Budget | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 7. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 7a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's revenues through December for Fiscal Year 2015 per the City's Five Point Plan.
# 9.24A CM February 24, 2015
In Committee March 31, 2015 - Held
In Committee April 28, 2015 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the most recent actuarial valuation of the City's Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) as prepared by KMS Actuaries, LLC.
# 9.24B CM February 24, 2015
In Committee March 31, 2015 - Held
In Committee April 28, 2015 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's revenues through January for Fiscal Year 2015 per the City's Five Point Plan.
# 9.28A CM March 10, 2015
In Committee March 31, 2015 - Held
In Committee April 28, 2015 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to a presentation to discuss the recent OPEB valuation.
# 8.34E CC April 28, 2015
In Committee April 28, 2015 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8a. | Order of Councilor Michael T. Gaffney request City Manager consider amending the Five Point Financial Plan to require that any increases in local aid received from the Commonwealth be assigned to the Other Post Employment Benefit Trust Fund.
# 12b CC June 17, 2014
In Committee March 31, 2015 - Held
In Committee April 28, 2015 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8b. | Order of Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes request City Manager report on any savings which would result from job and salary freezes in the next budget including savings from such freezes in the city enterprise accounts.
# 11n CC April 14, 2015
In Committee April 28, 2015 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8c. | Petition of Bill McNally et al request City Council to add one more teacher to the Norrback Avenue School's budget for next year.
# 9l CC April 14, 2015
In Committee April 28, 2015 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 8d. | Communication of Timothy J. McGourthy, Executive Director for the Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting a Bureau Brief relative to Worcester's Unfunded OPEB liability.
# 11d CC April 28, 2015 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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