CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 8:14 P.M. | Adjourned: 9:59 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph C O'Brien | | Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr. | | Councilor William J Eddy |
| | Councilor Michael J Germain | | Councilor Barbara G Haller | | Councilor Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Frederick C Rushton | | Councilor Joffrey A Smith | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | All present with the Mayor in the Chair
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
CFO Thomas Zidelis
Budget Director Jarrett Conner
Assistant City Clerk Susan M. Ledoux, clerk | | | | | Also: | Assistant City Manager Julie Jacobson
Dir. of Neighborhood & Housing Development Dennis Hennessy
Commissioner of PW& Parks Robert L. Moylan
Police Chief Garry Gemme
Deputy Police Chief Steven Sargent
Police Dept. Finance Administrator Kimberley Holstrom
Deputy Fire Chief John F Sullivan
Communications Director David Clemmons
Commissioner of Inspectional Services John Kelly
Director of Human Resources Kathleen Johnson
City Solicitor David M. Moore | | | |
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| | | 1a. | Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to the FY 2011 Budget Recommendation.
#8.39C CM April 27, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1b. | Motion of Councilor Clancy and Councilor Eddy - Request City Council consider cutting $25,860 from City Manager's Budget for MMA dues and $50,000 from City Manager's Contingency Fund; and further, recommend that said money be appropriated to Public Works for the restoration of Curb Repair and Stump Removal Programs. (Held May 25, 2010 - Petty) | | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1c. | Motion of Councilor Haller - Request City Council consider the MMA dues be retained and only $50,000 be cut from the City Manager's Contingency for the Curb Repair and Stump Grinding Programs. (Held May 25, 2010 - Petty) | | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2a. | Communication of Superintendent Melinda J. Boone transmitting communication relative to FY11 Budget Upate - City Managers' recommend Budget for Worcester Public Schools | | | | | | | | Informational communicatoin may be viewed at the City Clerk's Office
Recommend Hold | |
| 3. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 3a. | Transmitting communication relative to the City Budget.
# 10c CC January 12, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3b. | Transmitting communication relative to Fiscal Year 2010 second quarter revenues.
# 19h CC January 12, 2010
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget.
# 7.39B CM January 26, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Governor's Proposed Budget Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2011.
# 7.31A CM February 02, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3e. | Transmitting communication relative to savings realized as a result of Employee Health Insurance Reforms. Contribution Rate/Plan Design Changes, Collective Bargaining, and the Implementation of Section 18.
# 11a CC February 09, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Health Insurance Benefits.
# 9.3A CM March 02, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Projected Fiscal Year 2011 Budget.
# 9.31A CM March 02, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3h. | Transmitting informational communication relative to Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Update.
# 11b CC March 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 3i. | Transmitting informational communication relative to City Council Questions regarding the Fiscal Year 2011 recommended Budget.
# 10b CC May 25, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 4. | Communications of the City Auditor | |
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| | | 4a. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for October 2009.
# 9a CM December 15, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4b. | Transmitting communication relative to the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.
# 10a CC December 22, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4c. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for November 2009.
# 7a CC January 12, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4d. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for December 2009.
# 8a CC February 09, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4e. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for January 2010.
# 9a CC February 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4f. | Transmitting Worcester's DCU Center Funds Arena Component and Convention Center Component reports including the financial statements with supplemental schedules for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 plus the independent auditors' report.
# 10a CCMarch 02, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4g. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for February 2010.
# 7c CC March 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4h. | Transmitting communication relative to schedule of authorized and unissued bonds as of March 31, 2010
# 7b CC April 07, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 4i. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for March 2010.
# 9a CC April 27, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5a. | Communication of Helen A. Friel, Ed.D., Assistant to the Superintendent of Public Schools/Clerk of the School Committee, transmitting informational communication relative to plans for setting aside stabilization funds.
# 12c CC February 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 5b. | Communication of Helen A. Friel, Ed.D., Assistant to the Superintendent of Public Schools/Clerk of the School Committee, transmitting informational communication relative to a list of reform efforts made within the budget of the Worcester Public Schools.
# 12e CC February 23, 2010 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report to City Council the base wage and all sources for employees excluding part time workers. (Rushton)
| | | | Request the City Manager and the Mayor develop a rule for deciding when a calendar item, with multi page backup materials, should be electronically transmitted as a cost savings measure and report back to City Council. (Clancy)
| | | | Request City Manager report to City Council the total cost of EM incentive pay and the total cost for step increases and when step increases are pursuant to contract agreements. (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manger report to City Council the funding source for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Greenhill Park. (Haller)
| | | | Request City Manager provide City Council with a report of the average salaries for each employee group. (Lukes)
| | | | Request City Manager report to City Council the feasibility of merging and/or privatizing the city and school's Human Resource Departments (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager request the School Administration provide a report concerning the number of employees for the School Administration's Human Resource Department, the functions and what is the budget allocation for this department. (Lukes)
Councilor Toomey moved to amend: Further, request the report include a description of duties performed.
| | | | Request the Mayor prepare a letter on behalf the City Council to the city's state delegation stating their support for the regionalization of the enhanced 911 system and the importance for receiving the state grant award. (Petty) | |
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