Committee Report - Finance - 12-5-11 — File 192314

December 5, 2011 Finance Committee Page 1 of 2 Printed 12/5/2011 REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Maryann M. Heuston Chair Present William A. White Jr. Vice Chair Present John M Connolly Alderman At Large Present Rebekah Gewirtz Ward Six Alderman Absent Thomas F. Taylor Ward Three Alderman Absent Omar Boukili Administrative Assistant Present Doug Willardson Budget Analyst Present Thomas Pasquarello Chief of Police Present Stan Koty DPW Commissioner Present Ed Bean CFO Present 191883 - Requesting an appropriation of $48,000 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund for the purchase of 2 Ford Escapes for the Police Dept.’s narcotics and gang units.: Chief Pasquarello told the members that these vehicles would be used primarily for undercover assignments and to provide surveillance in the narcotics and gang units. Most of the vehicles in the department’s fleet have 150,000 to 200,000 miles on them, and these vehicles would be the first new vehicle procurements for the drug and gang units. Alderman White’s motion that the Chief of Police provide the Board of Aldermen with a list of siezed cash and property for the past five years, noting what has gone into the City’s account during that period, was approved RESULT: APPROVED 191885 - Requesting an appropriation of $30,000 from the Capital Projects Stabilization Fund for the purchase of handheld portable radios for the Police Dept.: Chief Pasquarello addressed the need for this equipment. RESULT: APPROVED

Committee Meeting December 5, 2011 Finance Committee Page 2 of 2 Printed 12/5/2011 192135 - Requesting acceptance of a $42,000 grant from the Office of Emergency Preparedness for security improvements to the Public Safety Building.: Chief Pasquarello explained that this grant would be used to enhance security by providing key card access and allowing more entry points to be alarmed. RESULT: APPROVED 192183 - Requesting an appropriation of $30,000 and authorization to borrow that amount in a bond for renovations to the old Union Square Firehouse.: Commissioner Koty outlined the repairs that need to be made. RESULT: APPROVED 192188 - Requesting to pay prior year invoices in the Dept. of Public Works totalling $15,067.40.: Commissioner Koty reviewed the outstanding invoices and explained that they were not received until June of this year and therefore were not processed during the FY-11 cycle. RESULT: APPROVED