CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 8:13 P.M. | Adjourned: 9:25 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph C. O'Brien | 
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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 except Councilor Germain with Mayor O'Brien in chair | | | | | Also: | Commissioner of Department of Public Works and Parks Robert L. Moylan, Jr
Penelope Johnson, Library Director
City Manager Michael V.O'Brien
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | |
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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 | | | | | | | Councilor Clancy and Coucilor Eddy moved to Request City Council to 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.
Councilor Haller moved to request City Council to 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.
Councilor Petty moved to hold these requests to the June 1, 2010 Finance Committee meeting - Approved
Recommend Hold
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| | | 2a. | Communication of Superintendent Melinda J. Boone transmitting communication relative to FY11 Budget Update- City Managers' Recommended Budget for the Worcester Public Schools. | | | | | | | | Informational communication 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 CM 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 | |
| 4. | Communications of the City Auditor | |
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| | | 4a. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for October 2009.
# 9a CC 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 CC March 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 the Finance Committee meetings be scheduled for June 1st at 7:00 PM to consider Sections 1 through 9 and June 8th at 7:00 PM to consider Sections 10-16 of the FY2011 Budget (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager report the amount of funds required in the FY 2011 budget to restore the Public Library to the FY 2010 service levels. (Smith) | | | | Request City Manager continue the efforts to obtain PILOT funds from Clark University and Holy Cross College for Worcester Public Library services. (Clancy) | | | | Request City Manager request report what the line in the budget for the library would look like without the $250,000 PILOT funds. (Haller) | | | | Request City Manager request the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works and Parks to provide City Council with the amount that is needed to clear up the backlog of ADA related needs (O'Brien) | | | | Request City Manager report where the $1million appropriation from last year for the Emergency Stabilization fund has been dispersed in this years' budget; listing by a dollar amount and position, further report on the funding of the Economic Development Department two new employees (Rushton) | | | | Request City Manager report to City Council the post-retirement unfunded liability (Lukes) | | | | Request City Manager report the $1.5 million reduction in trust funds. (Rushton) | | | | Request City Manager report the effectiveness and cost savings of the third party vendor used for Workers Compensation. (Rushton) | | | | Request City Manager report the highest recycling rate that the city has realized over time (Haller) | |
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