CITY OF WORCESTER | Finance Committee Meeting | Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | Esther Howland (South) Chamber | Convened: 5:14 P.M. | Recessed: 7:11 P.M.
Reconvened: 9:26 P.M.
Adjourned: 9:38 P.M. |
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Mayor
Joseph M. Petty | 
www.worcesterma.gov |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Joseph M Petty | | Councilor Tony Economou | | Councilor William J Eddy |
| | Councilor Michael J Germain | | Councilor Konstantina B Lukes | | Councilor Joseph C O'Brien | | Councilor Philip P Palmieri | | Councilor Sarai Rivera | | Councilor Frederick C Rushton | | Councilor George J Russell | | Councilor Kathleen M Toomey |
City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | All present with the Mayor in the Chair except for Councilors Germain, Lukes, O'Brien and Rivera. Councilor Lukes arrived at 5:19 P.M., Councilor Germain arrived at 5:30 P.M. Councilor O'Brien arrived at 5:39 P.M. and Councilor Rivera arried at 5:46 P.M.
City Manager Michael V. O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer Thomas F. Zidelis
City Clerk David J. Rushford, clerk | | | | | Also: | Executive Secretary for the Retirement Board Elizabeth A. Early
City Auditor James DelSignore
Human Resource Director Kathleen G. Johnson
Commissioner Robert L. Moylan, Jr.
Chief Development Officer Timothy J. McGourthy
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| 1. | Fiscal 2013 Budget Hearings - Legislative Offices | |
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| | | 1a. | City Council - III-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1b. | Mayor's Office - III-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1c. | City Clerk - III-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1d. | Election Commission - III-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 1e. | City Auditor - III-5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request the City Auditor provide City Council with a list of investments. (Toomey)
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| | | 1f. | Retirement - Contributory Pensions & Non-Contributory Pensions - III-6 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 2. | Fiscal 2013 Budget Hearings - Human Resources | |
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| | | 2a. | Human Resources - VII-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager report the pay range for the new position of Deputy Director of Human Resources. (Russell)
| | | | Request City Manager quantify the services Human Resources provides to the Worcester Public Schools. (Lukes) | |
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| | | 2b. | Worker's Compensation & Public Safety IOD - VII-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2c. | Unemployment Compensation - VII-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 2d. | Health Insurance - VII-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 3. | Fiscal 2013 Budget Hearings - Department of Economic Development | |
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| | | 3a. | Economic Development - V-1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 3b. | Worcester Redevelopment Authority/Union Station - V-2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 3c. | Workforce Investment Board - V-3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 3d. | Workforce Central Career Center - V-4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 3e. | Marketing Campaign - V-5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 3f. | Cable Services - V-6 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 3g. | License Commission - V-7 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
| 4. | Fiscal 2013 Budget Hearings - Department of Public Works & Parks | |
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| | | 4a. | Auditorium - XIV - 1 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4b. | DCU Center - XIV - 2 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4c. | Golf - XIV - 3 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4d. | Off-Street Parking Program - XIV - 4 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4e. | Administration/Finance Division - XIV - 5 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4f. | Engineering/Architectural Division - XIV - 6
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| | | 4g. | Streets Division - XIV - 7 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4h. | Sanitation Division - XIV - 8 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4i. | Central Garage Division - XIV - 9 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager quantify the services DPW Central Garage Division provides to the Worcester Public Schools. (Lukes) | |
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| | | 4j. | Parks, Recreation & Hope Cemetery Division - XIV -10 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager provide an update regarding upcoming plans for implementing aquatics facilities. (O'Brien)
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| | | 4k. | Snow Removal - XIV -11
| View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4l. | Streetlights Division - XIV -12 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 4m. | Enterprise - Sewer Division - XIV -13
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| | | 4n. | Enterprise - Water Division - XIV -14 | View Budget | | | | | | | Budget Approved | |
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| | | 5a. | Communication of the City Manager recommending review , consideration and approval of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget.
#12c CC May 15, 2012 | View Budget | | | | | | | City Manager O'Brien provide an FY2013 Budget Overview presentation
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| 6. | Communications of the City Manager | |
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| | | 6a. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2012 1st Quarter Budget Report of Revenues and Expenditures.
# 8.24A CM October 25, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 6b. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's FY12 1st Quarter Revenues and Expenditures through October 2011.
# 11.24A Monday, December 19, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 6c. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the City's Mid-Year Expenditures and Revenues for Fiscal Year 2012.
# 8.24A CM January 31, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 6d. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Governor's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Recommendation.
# 8.32B CM January 31, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 6e. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget.
# 10.32A CM March 13, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 6f. | Transmitting informational communication relative to the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget.
# 9.32A CM April 24, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 6g. | Transmitting informational communication relative to an update on the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Recommendation.
# 14i CC May 08, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
| 7. | Communications of the City Auditor | |
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| | | 7a. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for May 2011.
# 9a CC June 14, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7b. | Transmitting the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2010 for the Worcester Retirement System.
# 12a CC July 19, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7c. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for July 2011.
# 13a CC September 06, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7d. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for August 2011.
# 9a CC October 11, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7e. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for September 2011.
# 8a CC October 18, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7f. | Transmitting the certification letter from the Department of Revenue relative to Notification of Free Cash Approval for general fund expenditure in fiscal 2012 and the city's enterprise funds.
# 10a CC October 25, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7g. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for October 2011.
# 10a CC November 22, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7h. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for November 2011.
# 12a CC December 19, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7i. | Transmitting the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011.
# 12b CC December 19, 2011 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7j. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for December 2011.
# 8a CC January 24, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7k. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for January 2012.
# 9a CC February 28, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7l. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for February 2012.
# 8f CC March 20, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 7m. | Transmitting Auditor's Report for March 2012.
# 10a CC April 24, 2012 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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