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Finance Committee — Agenda, Dec 6, 2022
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 22-2051)
Approval Review: Approval of the Minutes of the Regular
Meeting of November 17, 2022.
Retirement Board
2.
Officer's
Communication
(ID # 22-1855)
Referred for Recommendation: Retirement Board requesting
approval of an increase in the retiree cost of living adjustment
base to $16,000.
Land Dedications
3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2000)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
dedicate for recreational use, in perpetuity, the parcel of land
known as Henry Hansen Park.
Lease Agreements
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2041)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of the
Alternative Transportation Corridor Lease Agreement with the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
Bonding
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5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2017)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting authorization to
borrow $89,332,819 in a bond, and to appropriate the same
amount for the Poplar Street Pump Station construction
project.
Transfers
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2015)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting an
interdepartmental transfer of $175,000 from the DPW
Buildings, OT Labor Account to the DPW Grounds, OT Labor
Account for Grounds overtime labor costs through FY 2023.
Prior Year Invoices
7.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2005)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to pay
prior year invoices totaling $224,473.60 using available funds
in various Department of Public Works ordinary maintenance
budgets.
8.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-1824)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to pay
prior year invoices totaling $1,500 using available funds in the
Department of Racial and Social Justice Translation Services
Account for Communication Access Realtime Translation
(CART) services.
9.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2008)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to pay
prior year invoices totaling $1,575 using available funds in the
Human Resources Ordinary Maintenance Advertising Account
for advertising vacant city positions.
10.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2009)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to pay a
prior year invoice totaling $3,850 using available funds in the
Human Resources Arbitration Services Account for FY 2021
arbitration services.
11.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2010)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to pay a
prior year invoice totaling $3,600 using available funds in the
Human Resources Professional & Technical Services Account
for temporary consulting services.
12.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2011)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to pay a
prior year invoice totaling $137.50 using available funds in the
Human Resources Postage Account for FedEx delivery
services.
Grant Acceptances
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13.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 22-2006)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $53,200 grant with no new match
required, from the Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council
for the Local Cultural Council grant program.
Referenced Documents:
Finance - 2022-12-6 RSJ Memo (with 22-1824)
Finance - 2022-12-6 Arts Council Memo (with 22-2006)
Finance - 2022-12-6 HR Memo (with 22-2008, 22-2009, 22-2010, 22-2011)
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