CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, June 12, 2018 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 6:11 P.M. | Adjourned: 6:59 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
Susan M. Ledoux | Committee Members | | 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 Mero-Carlson, who arrived at 6:12P.M. and Councilor Rivera, who arrived at 6:14 P.M.
| | | | | Also: | City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
City Auditor Robert V. Stearns
Police Chief Steven M. Sargent
City Solicitor David M. Moore
City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk
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| 1. | Fiscal Year 2019 Budget | |
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| | | 1a. | 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
In Committee May 22, 2018 - Held
In Committee May 29, 2018 - Held
In Committee June 5, 2018- Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Councilor Lukes made the following motion: To cut $75,000 from the tax levy Police Budget relative to the horse unit.
Mayor Petty moved for a roll call vote: Luke's motion denied by a yea and nay vote of 1 Yea (Lukes) and 10 Nays.(Bergman, King, Mero-Carlson, Rivera, Rose, Rosen, Russell, Toomey, Wally, Petty)
Recommend Budget approved on a roll call vote of 10 Yeas (Bergman, King, Mero-Carlson, Rivera, Rose, Rosen, Russell, Toomey, Wally, Petty) and 1 Nay (Lukes)
| | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report the yearly costs for the horse unit. Further, request City Manager report the impact the horse unit has made to community relations with adults and children. (Lukes, Bergman) | | | | Request City Manager provide a report outlining how to ramp down the police budget overtime account as police recruits become available. (King) | |
| 2. | Motions Held in Committee | |
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| | | 2a. | Motion of Councilor Lukes - Request City Manager submit every April 1st to City Council a draft for consideration the Budget relative to Revenue for the next fiscal year.
Held in Committee June 5, 2018
| View Budget | | | | | | | Recommend Refer to Municipal Operations Committee | |
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| | | 2b. | Motion of Councilor Lukes - Request City Manager submit every April 1st to City Council a draft for consideration the Capital Budget for the next fiscal year.
Held in Committee June 5, 2018
| View Budget | | | | | | | Referred to the Municipal Operations Committee | |
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| | | 2c. | Motion of Councilor Lukes - Request City Manager limit increases to the annual budget relative to appropriations to 2 ½ %.
Held in Committee June 5, 2018
| View Budget | | | | | | | Recommend to Refer to the Municipal Operations Committee | |
| 3. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 3a. | Transmitting informational communication in response to budget motions from the Fiscal Year 2019 Finance Committee Hearings.
# 9.36A CM June 05, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 3b. | Recommend Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2019 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
# 10a CC June 05, 2018 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approve | |
| 1. | Request City Council submit an Action Plan or a list of priorities, every January 1st, to be considered by the City Manager before he begins preparation of the yearly budget. (Lukes) | | | 2. | Request City Manager provide a report as to what would be the impact to the city departments if the motions from the Committee on Finance regarding early budget preparation by Council is implemented. (Toomey) | |
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