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Finance Committee Meeting - 4.23.2025
Meeting Open
068-25-2: Revolving Fund for Annual License Fees for Fire Alarm System Monitoring
068-25-2 PETITION: We request these funds be deposited into a revolving fund for equipment maintenance and future upgrades. This fee is charged annually through the Fire Department for all Fire Alarm Systems. This system is maintained and monitored by the Fitchburg Fire Department Dispatch Center, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
078-25: Appropriate $400,000 from Available Funds to 'DPW Admin/Engineering Expenses - Stormwater Contract Services'
078-25 ORDER: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to DPW ADMIN/ENGINEERING EXPENSES - Stormwater Contract Services.
071-25 & 072-25: Appropriate/Transfer a Total of $29,500 to 'Health - Rubbish Removal - Cleanup Funds'
+ 071-25 ORDER: there be and hereby is appropriated from AVAILABLE FUNDS the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000) for HEALTH - RUBBISH REMOVAL - Cleanup Funds. + 072-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby transfers the sum of NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($9,500) from HEALTH - Travel & Meetings Expense to HEALTH-RUBBISH REMOVAL - Cleanup Funds.
073-25: Grant Fund Expenditure of $456,121 from the MassDOT Complete Streets Funding Program
073-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Complete Streets Funding Program, in the approximate amount of FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS ($456,121) to support pedestrian projects on Summer Street and at Electric Avenue and Rollstone Road.
074-25: Earmark Expenditure of $250,000 from the Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities
074-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of earmark funds from the Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities in the approximate amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) to support the conversion of vacant upper-story space in downtown into housing.
075-25: Grant Fund Expenditure of $5,452.33 from the the Dept. of Fire Services Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant
075-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from Round 2 of the Department of Fire Services Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant in the approximate amount of FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO AND 33/100 DOLLARS ($5,452.33) for the purpose of purchasing handheld thermal imaging cameras.
079-25: Transfer $10,000 from 'Treasurer Personal Services - Clerical' to 'Treasurer Expenses - Temporary Services'
079-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby transfers the sum of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000) from TREASURER PERSONAL SERVICES - Clerical to TREASURER EXPENSES - Temporary Services.
080-25: Transfer $8,000 from 'Treasurer Personal Services - Asst. Dept. Head' to 'Treasurer Expenses - Training'
080-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby transfers the sum of EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($8,000) from TREASURER PERSONAL SERVICES - Assistant Department Head to TREASURER EXPENSES - Training.
076-25: Appropriate & Transfer $350,000 from Available Funds to the Stabilization Fund
076-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriate and transfer the sum of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($350,000) from AVAILABLE FUNDS to the STABILIZATION FUND.
077-25: Appropriate & Transfer $250,000 from Available Funds to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund
077-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriate and transfer the sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) from AVAILABLE FUNDS to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) TRUST FUND.