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Finance Committee Meeting - 6.25.2025
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118-25: Appropriate $1,684 from 'CDBG Year 51' to the 'Fitchburg Building Department for Improving Community and Economic Development Through Improved Code Enforcement'
118-25 ORDER: the sum of ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR DOLLARS ($1,684) be appropriated, same to be credited to the Fitchburg Building Department for Improving Community and Economic Development Through Improved Code Enforcement and charged against the CDBG Year 51.
119-25: Grant Fund Expenditure of $250,000 from the MassCall3 Substance Misuse Prevention Grant
119-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg approves the expenditure of additional funds from the Massachusetts Collaborative for Action, Leadership, and Learning 3 (MassCall3) Substance Misuse Prevention grant in the approximate amount of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000) for the purpose of said grant, which is to prevent substance use (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis) among youth.
120-25: Grant Fund Expenditure of $14,500 from the United Way of North Central Massachusetts
120-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds from the United Way of North Central Massachusetts, in the approximate amount of FOURTEEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($14,500), awarded to the city Recreation Program from the DESE After School and Out of School Time Program Grant to help cover the cost of weekly summer field trips and bringing different educational entertainers to the Coolidge and Parkhill playground sites.
121-25: Appropriate $175,000 from 'Water Enterprise - Retained Earnings' to Various 'Water Enterprise' Accounts
121-25 ORDER: there be and hereby is appropriated from WATER ENTERPRISE - RETAINED EARNINGS the sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($175,000) to the following WATER ENTERPRISE accounts: + Personal Services - Overtime $75,000 + Expenses - Contracted Services $80,000 + Expenses - Electricity $20,000
122-25: Transfer $32,000 within 'Wastewater East Plant Personal Services' from 'Operators' to 'Overtime'
122-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby transfer the sum of THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($32,000) from WASTEWATER EAST PLANT PERSONAL SERVICES - Operators to WASTEWATER EAST PLANT PERSONAL SERVICES - Overtime.
123-25: To Accept a Donation of $15,000 from Applewild School Inc. for Designing a Raised Crosswalk on View Street
123-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby accept the donation of FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($15,000) from Applewild School Inc., for expenditure on engineering consulting services to design a raised crosswalk on View Street.
124-25: To Accept a Donation of $115,000 from Unitil for Repaving Roadways Impacted by Infrastructure Work
124-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby accept the donation of ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($115,000) from Unitil for expenditure on repaving roadways impacted by Unitil's natural gas infrastructure work.
125-25: Transfer $108,886 within 'Department of Public Works - Snow & Ice' from Various Accounts to 'Overtime'
125-25 ORDER: The City of Fitchburg hereby transfers the sum of ONE HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX DOLLARS ($108,886) to DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - SNOW & ICE - Overtime from the following DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SNOW & ICE accounts: Expenses - Plow & Blades Expenses - Salt $70,941 $37,945
126-25: Appropriate $12,180 from Available Funds to 'Department of Public Works - Snow & Ice - Overtime'
126-25 ORDER: The City of Fitchburg hereby appropriates the sum of TWELVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS ($12,180) same to be charged against AVAILABLE FUNDS and credited to DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - SNOW & ICE - OVERTIME.
128-25: Appropriate & Transfer $350,000 to 'DPW Capital - Equipment' from Various DPW Accounts
128-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriate and transfer the sum of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($350,000) to DPW CAPITAL - Equipment from the following accounts: + DPW ENGINEERING PERSONAL SERVICES - Civil Engineer: $35,000 + DPW STORMWATER PERSONAL SERVICES - Labor: $15,000 + DPW STREETS PERSONAL SERVICES - Labor: $300,000
127-25: Appropriate $17,256.50 from 'Reserved for Appropriation - TNC per Ride Assessment' to 'DPW Capital Expenses - Street Repair'
127-25 ORDER: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX AND 50/100 DOLLARS ($17,256.50) same to be charged against RESERVED FOR APPROPRIATION - TNC PER RIDE ASSESSMENT and credited to DPW CAPITAL EXPENSES - STREET REPAIR for the purpose of road repaving.
129-25: Appropriate & Transfer $570,000 to 'DPW Capital - Equipment' from Available Funds and 'Reserve for Other Municipal Purposes - Capital'
129-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriate and transfer the sum of FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($570,000) to DPW CAPITAL - Equipment from the following accounts: + AVAILABLE FUNDS - $318,000 + RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES - Capital - $252,000
130-25: Appropriate & Transfer $50,000 to 'Police Capital - Building Renovations' from 'Employee Benefits - Health Insurance'
130-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriate and transfer the sum of FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000) from EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Health Insurance to the POLICE CAPITAL - Building Renovations.
131-25: Appropriate & Transfer $230,000 to 'Treasurer Capital - Building Improvements' from 'Employee Benefits - Health Insurance'
131-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriate and transfer the sum of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($230,000) from EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Health Insurance to TREASURER CAPITAL - Building Improvements.
132-25: Appropriate & Transfer $230,000 to 'Council on Aging Expenses - Capital Improvements' from 'Reserve for Other Municipal Purposes - Capital'
132-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg hereby appropriate and transfer the sum of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000) from RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES - Capital to COUNCIL ON AGING EXPENSES - Capital Improvements.
133-25: Appropriate $550,000 from 'Fiscal 2025 - Reserve for Other Municipal Purposes' to 'Fiscal 2026 - Reserve...'
133-25 ORDER: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($550,000) same to be charged against FISCAL 2025 - RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES - Expenses and credited to FISCAL 2026 - RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES - Expenses.