Committee Report - Finance - 6-13-16 — File 201716

Finance Committee Page 1 of 1 Printed 6/15/2016 June 13, 2016 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Tony Lafuente Chair Present Maryann M. Heuston Vice Chair Present Katjana Ballantyne Ward Seven Alderman Present Matthew McLaughlin Ward One Alderman Absent William A. White Jr. Alderman At Large Present Robert J. McWatters Ward Three Alderman Present Mark Niedergang Ward Five Alderman Present Lance L. Davis Ward Six Alderman Present John M. Connolly Alderman At Large Present Dennis M. Sullivan Alderman At Large Present Mary Jo Rossetti Alderman at Large Present Others present: Michael Mastrobuoni - SomerStat, Ed Bean - Finance, Doug Kress - HHS, Bryan Bishop - Veterans’ Services, Anna Doherty - SomerPromise, Glenn Ferdman - Library, Cindy Hickey - Council on Aging, Tim Snyder - Mayor’s Office, Skye Stewart - SomerStat, Peter Forcellese - Clerk of Committees The meeting took place in the Aldermen’s Chamber and was called to order at 6:10 PM by Alderman Lafuente and adjourned at 8:45 PM. Document List: • Health & Human Services Supplemental Materials A moment of silence was observed for the victims of the shooting in Orlando, Fl. FY-17 departmental budget review Health & Human Services: Doug Kress presented the HHS budget request and highlighted some of the departments’ accomplishments during the past fiscal year. He also spoke about the re-alignment of a few positions as well as the addition of a new social worker’s position. Veterans’ Services: Bryan Bishop presented an essentially level-funded budget request his department.

Finance Committee Page 2 of 2 Printed 6/15/2016 Council on Aging: Cindy Hickey presented an essentially level-funded budget request for the Council on Aging and spoke about the re-allocation of some positions. She spoke about some of the new initiatives planned for the city’s seniors. SomerPromise: Doug Kress presented an essentially level-funded budget request for SomerPromise. Anna Doherty explained “wrap around services” and “career track”. Libraries: Glenn Ferdman presented the budget request for the Libraries and spoke about increasing staff to better serve the public. Requests for information: • Alderman Connolly asked for written documentation of the increased funds being allocated to Teen Empowerment. • Alderman Ballantyne asked for the amount of Medicaid reimbursements. (Mr. Kress said that the amount received was $691,000.) • Alderman Rossetti asked for a clarification on the breakdown of line #527001, i.e., what is the amount of monthly rent for the Council on Aging offices. • Alderman White inquired about the availability of non-English books for download. (Mr. Ferdman will provide the answer.) • Alderman Rossetti asked that Mr. Ferdman review the data on pages 190-191 of the proposed budget for accuracy. • Alderman White asked (Mr. Mastrobuoni) for a breakdown of new positions for FY-14, FY-15 and FY-16