Committee Agenda for Rules and Legislative Affairs Committee 11/13/2013

CITY OF WORCESTER

Rules and Legislative Affairs Committee Meeting

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Esther Howland (South) Chamber

Convened: 5:07 P.M.

Adjourned: 7:01 P.M.

Mayor Joseph M. Petty	www.worcesterma.gov	Clerk of the City Council David J. Rushford
Committee Members
Chairperson George J Russell
Councilor William J Eddy
Councilor Joseph C O'Brien

City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts

	Present Were:	Chairperson Councilor George J Russell Councilor Sarai Rivera Councilor Joseph C O'Brien

	Also:	City Solicitor David M. Moore Acting Assistant City Manager Kathleen G. Johnson Deputy Director of Human Resources Dori Vecchio Human Resources Staff Person Nina Galica Human Resources Staff Person Sulma Rubert-Silva City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk

1.

Open Meeting Law



	1a.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting communication of Jonathan Sclarsic, Assistant Attorney General, concerning Open Meeting Law complaints filed with the City Clerk in the Summer of 2012. # 11a CM June 18, 2013	Attachments

		Recommend Hold


	1b.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative the Attorney General's Decision on Open Meeting Law Complaints. # 10.13A CM June 18, 2013	Attachments

		Recommend Hold


	1c.	Petition of Nicole Apostola filing an Open Meeting Law Complaint Form. # 8q CC May 07, 2013	Attachments
		In Committee for informational purposes only

		Recommend Hold

2.

Residency



	2a.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Residency Requirements of Employees. # 10.32E CM July 16, 2013	Attachments

		Recommend File


	2b.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting informational communication relative to Employee Residency Statistics. # 10.32D CM August 20, 2013	Attachments

		Recommend File


	2c.	Communication of the City Manager transmitting a report listing non-residents who were hired by the city starting in January 2, 2011 to July 5, 2013 excluding hires made by the Police, Fire or School departments. # 11b CM July 16, 2013	Attachments

		Recommend File

		Chairman's Orders
		Request City Manager transmit monthly to the City Council a chart listing the new municipal hires including the following data: Department Name, Position Title, Yearly Salary, Community of Residence of the New Employee, Civil versus Non-Civil Service Classification and the number of applicants who first applied for to be hired for the opening.
		Request City Manager provide the City Council with a description of the outreach conducted by Human Resources to attract applicants for municipal employment excluding notification to neighborhood centers and CDCs.

3.

Miscelleanous Requests



	3a.	Petition of Cecilia Mason et al request that all petitions filed before City Council and upon referral of any and all petitions to the proper committee, board, commission or any other body of the City Council shall not remain in any committee, board, commission or any other body of the City Council for more that 90 days and request all City Councilors or city employees refrain from the practice of prioritizing any and all petitions and to afford every petitioner the right to be heard fairly, impartially and in a timely manner of 60 days as stipulated in rule 51 of the Rules of City Council. # 7g CC April 23, 2013	Attachments

		Recommend File

		Chairman's Orders
		Request City Clerk publish to the city web site the listing of items pending before each of the City Council's Standing Committees.


	3b.	Order Councilor Konstantina B. Lukes - Request City Council amend City Council�s Rule 53 to allow the petitioner the right to speak for no more than 2 minutes whether or not an item appears for the first or last time on an agenda. # 24p CC December 04, 2012	Attachments

		Recommend File


	3c.	Petition of Jo Hart requests City Council hold a hearing concerning the existing formula process and protocol for the public to speak at City Council meeting or at Standing Committee of the City Council. # 7m CC March 27, 2012 In Committee May 8, 2012 - Held	Attachments

		Recommend File Speakers: 1. Kevin Ksen, Worcester resident 2. Cecelia Mason, Worcester resident 3. Ronal Madnick, Worcester resident 4. Nicole Apostola, Worcester resident 5. Jo Hart, Worcester resident 6. Chris Robarge, Worcester resident 7. Steve Quist, Worcester resident 8. Scott Ricker, Worcester resident 9. John Provost, Worcester resident 10. Gail Owen, Worcester resident 11. Jacqueline Norton, Worcester resident 12. Joan Crowell, Worcester resident (written testimony attached)