CITY OF WORCESTER | Public Safety Committee Meeting | Tuesday, February 10, 2009 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 6:07 P.M. | Adjourned: 7:04 P.M. |
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Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes | 
www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Barbara G Haller | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Joseph M Petty |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Barbara G Haller
Councilor Philip P Palmieri
Councilor Joseph M Petty | | | | | Also: | Fire Chief Gerard A. Dio
Communications Director David Clemmons
Police Chief Gary J. Gemme
Deputy Police Chief Giulio Fusaro
Deputy Police Chief Sean Fleming
Deputy Police Chief Stephen Sargent
Deputy Police Chief Mark Roche
Local 1009 President Ronald Armstrong
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
| 1. | COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER | |
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| | | 1a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the reduction in community policing funding and targeted saturation patrols.
# 7.17C CM January 06, 2009 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1b. | Relative to an agreement with UMass Memorial Medical Center regarding agreement to continue to provide ambulance and dispatching services to the city.
#14A CM August 12, 2003
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1c. | Transmitting informational communication regarding the agreement between the City of Worcester and the UMass Memorial Medical Center for ambulance service.
# 8.38C CM November 20, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1d. | Relative to First Responder Law.
#15B CM October 12, 2004
In Committee October 25, 2004 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to City Council's request for a report on Civil Service & Promotional Exams, Retention Rates, Home Rule Legislation on Appointees, Residency Incentives and Legislative Restrictions dealing with Residency.
#2A CM June 20, 2006
In Committee March 11, 2008 - Held
| Attachments | | | In Committee for informational purposes only | | |
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| | | 1f. | Requesting adoption of a Resolution to file and accept a Federal Fiscal Year 2005 Department of Homeland Security Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant funds to support 16 newly hired firefighters over a 5-year period.
In City Council June 21, 2005 #32 CC - Resolution Adopted.
In Committee for informational purposes only
In Committee March 12, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 2a. | Dr. Roberta R. Schaefer, Executive Director, Worcester Regional Research Bureau, transmitting report relative to reorganizing Public Safety functions: Consider For and Against.
#24 CC December 20, 2005
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request the Police Chief provide City Council with a report detailing the effects of the 1991 budget cuts on the quality of life and incidence of crime in the City of Worcester.
| | | | Request City Manager request the Police Chief provide City Council with 2008 crime statistics for Worcester and compare those to other communities across Massachusetts, pointing out how applying resources to certain areas of crime prevention have resulted in a safer city.
| | | | Request City Manager provide the City Council with an update of the proposal to install surveillance cameras in the city streets.
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