Committee Agenda for Finance Committee 05/22/2018

CITY OF WORCESTER

Finance Committee Meeting

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 4:37 P.M.

Recessed: 6:52 P.M. Reconvenced: 7:27 P.M. Adjourned: 9:52 P.M.

Mayor Joseph M. Petty	www.worcesterma.gov	Clerk of the City Council Susan M. Ledoux
Committee Members		Clerk of the City Council Susan M. Ledoux
Chairperson Joseph M Petty
Vice Chairperson Konstantina B Lukes
Councilor Morris A Bergman
Councilor Khrystian E King
Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson
Councilor Sarai Rivera
Councilor Sean M Rose
Councilor Gary Rosen
Councilor George J Russell
Councilor Kathleen M Toomey
Councilor Matthew E Wally

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts

	Present Were:	All members were present with the Mayor as the Chair except for Councilor Lukes who arrived at 4:41 P.M. City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis City Auditor Robert V. Stearns City Solicitor David M. Moore City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux

	Also:	Chief of Police Steven M. Sargent Fire Chief Michael J. Lavoie Acting Director of Communications Michael Shanley Chief Development Officer Michael E. Traynor Assistant City Manager and Director of Human Resources Kathleen G. Johnson Commissioner of Public Works & Parks Paul J. Moosey Inspectional Services Commissioner John R. Kelly Chief Information Officer Eileen M. Cazaropoul

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Police Department



1a.	Police Department - X-1, pg. 111	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report outlining what the monetary value of the credit being allotted for School Resource Officers is in the city of Worcester. (King)
	Request City Manager consider creating a holistic task force that could focus on combating issues with properties consistently creating neighborhood and community problems. (Rivera)
	Request City Manager indicate, through use of an asterisk, which employees are civilian personnel for the Worcester Police Department. (Lukes)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with the demographics of the budgeted police officer rank as well as the budgeted civilian personnel. (Lukes)
	Request City Manager provide a column on budget charts projecting how much of the previous years’ allocated funds have been spent. (Russell)

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Fire Department



2a.	Fire Department - XI-1, pg. 125	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the types of emergency calls received for the city’s universities. (Rosen)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the staffing analysis process for the Worcester Fire Department. (King)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing how much money has been generated as a result of inspections done by the Fire Department. (Russell)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report showing how many city positions are supported by grants and when such grants will expire. (Lukes)

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Emergency Communications



3a.	Emergency Communications & Management - XII-1, pg. 137	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with the job descriptions for the openings in the Emergency Communications department for posting. (Toomey)
	Request City Manager consider using the reverse 911 calling system to warn motorists of bad driving conditions due to weather. (Bergman)

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - Economic Development



4a.	Economic Development - VII-1, pg. 61	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report outlining the progress of the Economic Development Office’s Master Plan. (Russell)
	Request City Manager consider initiating ongoing dialogue regarding current uses, reuses and future uses of church buildings. (Lukes)


4b.	WRA/Union Station - VII-2, pg. 67	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with an update detailing how the officers posted at the Worcester Police Department Substation at Union Station are engaging with the neighborhood. (King)


4c.	Workforce Investment Board - VII-3, pg. 71	View Budget

	Budget approved


4d.	Workforce Career Center - VII-4, pg. 75	View Budget

	Budget approved


4e.	Marketing Campaign - VII-5, pg. 79	View Budget

	Budget approved


4f.	Cable Services - VII-6, pg. 81	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - Human Resources



5a.	Human Resources - VIII-1, pg. 85	View Budget

	Budget approved


5b.	Worker's Compensation & Public Safety IOD - VIII-2, pg. 91	View Budget

	Budget approved


5c.	Unemployment Compensation - VIII-3, pg. 95	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report as to whether unemployment compensation is being provided to full time employees due to summer vacation schedules. (Lukes)


5d.	Health Insurance - VIII-4, pg. 97	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - City Manager's Office



6a.	City Manager's Office - IV-1, pg 27	View Budget

	Budget approved


6b.	City Manager's Contingency - IV-2, pg. 33	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Legislative Offices



7a.	City Council - III-, pg. 1	View Budget

	Budget approved


7b.	Mayor's Office - III-2, pg. 5	View Budget

	Budget approved


7c.	City Clerk's Office - III-3, pg. 7	View Budget

	Budget approved


7d.	Election Commission - III-4, pg. 11	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Clerk explore the feasibility of having ballots available in Vietnamese in future elections. (Rivera)
	Request City Manager consider including in future budgets money for providing poll workers on Election Day with refreshments. (Lukes)

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - Department of Public Works & Parks



8a.	Auditorium - XV-1, pg. 155	View Budget

	Budget approved


8b.	Administration/Finance - XV-2, pg. 157	View Budget

	Budget approved


8c.	Engineering/Architectural - XV-3, pg. 169	View Budget

	Budget approved


8d.	Streets - XV-4, pg. 173	View Budget

	Budget approved


8e.	Sanitation - XV-5, pg. 177	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning what the Department of Public Works and Parks is doing to achieve zero waste. (Lukes)


8f.	Central Garage - XV-6, pg. 179	View Budget

	Budget approved


8g.	Parks, Recreation & Hope Cemetery - XV-7, pg. 183	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning why the city does not have the capability of checking if there are leaking gas pipes where public shade trees are to be planted. (Lukes)


8h.	Enterprise: Green Hill Golf Course - XV-8, pg. 191	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager request Commissioner of Public Works and Parks work with Destination Worcester to market both the driving range opening at the Green Hill Golf Course as well as the city’s parks. (King)


8i.	Snow Removal - XV-9, pg. 197	View Budget


8j.	Street Lights - XV-10, pg. 199	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a detailed report concerning expenditures of the Department of Public Works’ Streetlight Division along with projected expenditures. (Russell)


8k.	Enterprise: Sewer Division - XV-11, pg. 201	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with the projected increases in sewage fees for the next ten years. (Lukes)


8l.	Enterprise: Water Division - XV-12, pg. 207	View Budget

	Budget approved


8m.	Off-Street Parking - XV-13, pg. 213	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Department of Inspectional Services



9a.	Inspectional Services - XIII-1, pg. 145	View Budget

	Budget approved

10.

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Technical Services



10a.	Technical Services - XVI-3, pg. 231	View Budget

	Budget approved

11.

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - Law Department



11a.	Law Department - IX-1, pg. 103	View Budget

	Budget Hearing held until May 29, 2018


11b.	Property & Casualty Insurance - IX-2, pg. 107	View Budget

	Budget Hearing held until May 29, 2018


11c.	Court Judgments - IX-3, pg. 109	View Budget

	Budget Hearing held until May 29, 2018

12.

Fiscal Year 2019 Budget



12a.	Communication of the City Manager recommending adoption of the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget submission as identified in the line item budget and available to view at http://www.worcesterma.gov/finance/budget-central. # 10a CC May 15, 2018	Attachments

	Recommend Hold

CHAIRMAN'S ORDERS

	1.	Request City Auditor provide City Council with a report concerning his opinion on an editorial article in the Telegram and Gazette regarding, “Worcester’s Pension Problem.” (Lukes)
	2.	Request City Auditor provide City Council with a list of all new positions in the budget for FY 2019, including information as to whether it replaces another position as well as information concerning what the funding source is for the position. (Lukes)