Committee Agenda for Finance Committee 05/29/2018

CITY OF WORCESTER

Finance Committee Meeting

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 4:37 P.M.

Recessed: 6:56 P.M. Reconvened: 9:18 P.M. Adjourned: 10:25 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 4:51 P.M. and Councilor Toomey, who arrived at 5:03 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, clerk

	Also:	Superintendent of Public Schools Maureen Binienda WPS Chief Financial Officer Brian Allen Head Librarian Geoffrey M. Dickinson Commissioner of Health and Human Services Matilde Castiel, M.D.

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - Law Department



1a.	Law Department - IX-1, pg. 103 In Committee May 22, 2018 - Held	View Budget

	Budget approved


1b.	Property & Casualty Insurance - IX-2, pg. 107 In Committee May 22, 2018 - Held	View Budget

	Budget approved


1c.	Court Judgments - IX-3, pg. 109 In Committee May 22, 2018 - Held	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Worcester Public Schools



2a.	Worcester Public Schools - XIV-1, pg. 151	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing the ratio of school social workers to students in Worcester Public Schools. (King)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the current caseload of school social workers in Worcester Public Schools. (King)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a comprehensive report concerning the tracking of police resource responses and arrests in Worcester Public Schools. (King)
	Request City Manager request Superintendent of Public Schools consider exploring options for appropriate clinical support to all students in Worcester Public Schools. (King)
	Request City Manager consider adding an adjustment counselor or wraparound coordinator position to the budget for Claremont Academy. (Rivera)

FY 2019 Budget Hearing - Worcester Public Library



3a.	Worcester Public Library - V-1, pg. 35	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - Health and Human Services



4a.	Health and Human Services - VI-1, pg. 41	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report regarding what percentage of services provided by the Department of Public Health are for the surrounding towns, as well as how much it costs the city to provide those services. (Russell)


4b.	Public Health - VI-2, pg. 47	View Budget

	Budget approved


4c.	Elder Affairs - VI-3, pg. 55	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 - Legislative Offices



5a.	City Auditor - III-5, pg. 17	View Budget

	Budget approved

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager and City Auditor consider adding a staff person who could support and assist City Council with budget related matters. (Russell)


5b.	Retirement - III-6, pg. 21	View Budget

	Budget approved

FY 2019 Budget Hearings - Administration and Finance



6a.	Finance - XVI-1, pg. 217	View Budget

	Budget approved


6b.	Assessing - XVI-2, pg. 225	View Budget

	Budget approved


6c.	Energy and Asset Management - XVI-4, pg. 243	View Budget

	Budget approved


6d.	Debt Service - XVI-5, pg. 249	View Budget

	Budget approved


6e.	Pension Obligation Bond - XVI-6, pg. 257	View Budget

	Budget approved


6f.	DCU Center - XVI-7, pg. 261	View Budget

	Budget held until June 5, 2018

FY Budget Hearing - Five Point Plan Funds



7a.	Five Point Plan Funds - XVII-1, pg 265	View Budget

	Budget held until June 5, 2018

FY 2019 Budget Hearing Line Item Budget



8a.	Line Item Budget - XVIII-1	View Budget

	Budget held until June 5, 2018

	Chairman's Orders
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the differential between a salaried police officer assigned to the Union Station Substation opposed to police officers paid with detail work. Further, request City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing the hours of operation at the Union Station Substation. (King)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report outlining how the City plans to ramp down overtime funds used by the Police Department as more recruits graduate from the Academy, including information as to when that may occur and what the fiscal impact might be. (King)
	City Manager provide City Council with a report detailing the city�s contribution and the Federal Transit Authority�s contribution to the security at Union Station, verifying the City�s projected increase in payment from $40,000.00 to between $200,000.00 and $300,000.00, delineated into percentages. (King)
	Request City Manager provide City Council with a report concerning the timing of when National Grid�s contract with the City will be realized so that a real number of money spent on Street Lights can be realized. (Russell)

Fiscal Year 2019 Budget



9a.	Communication of the City Manager ecommending 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 In Committee May 22, 2018 - Held	Attachments

	Recommend Hold

CHAIRMAN'S ORDERS

ORDER of Mayor Joseph M. Petty, as Chair of the City Council Standing Committee on Finance and in accordance with Rule 33 (e) of the Rules of City Council, request City Council suspend its rules to take up the Report of the Committee on Finance Upon the 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, as presented by the City Manager and referred to the Standing Committee on Finance as Item #10a CC on the City Council agenda for May 15, 2018, along with related budget items pending before the Committee.