Report of the Finance Committee - October 22, 2025
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Report of the Finance Committee - October 22, 2025
Finance Committee
Meeting of October 22, 2025
Oral Report
+ 170-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg approve the expenditure of funds in the approximate amount of THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE THOUSAND THIRTY-SIX DOLLARS ($339,036) from the US Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. (Be Adopted)
+ 171-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg approve the expenditure of a gift from the Nashoba Regional High School class of 1971, made to the Pawlak Playground gift account, in the approximate amount of SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE AND 50/100 DOLLARS ($712.50). (Be Adopted)
+ 183-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg approve the expenditure of funds in the approximate amount of EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX DOLLARS ($84,996) from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute's Digital Equity Implementation Grant program. (Be Adopted)
+ 184-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg amend Council Order #153-25 as follows: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of [was TWENTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($26,500)] TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($24,500) same to be charged against RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES - Expenses and credited to the following accounts:
++ TREASURER - Personal Services: $1,000
++ POLICE - Personal Services: $23,500
++ AIRPORT Personal Services: $0 [was $2,000]
(Be Adopted)
+ 185-25 ORDER: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000) same to be charged against AIRPORT RECEIPTS RESERVED and credited to AIRPORT - Personal Services - Labor. (Be Adopted)
+ 186-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg amend Council Order #106-25 to reduce the sum appropriated to Water Expenses by $350,000, as follows: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of [was NINE MILLION EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($9,018,485)] EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGH? THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($8,668,485) same to be charged against WATER ENTERPRISE FUND RECEIPTS and credited to Fiscal Year 2026 Water Enterprise Fund accounts as follows:
++ Personal Services: $2,417,125
++ Expenses: $2,421,000
++ Indirect Costs: $1,102,300 [was $1,452,300]
++ Debt Service: $2,178,060
++ Capital Expenses: $ 550,000
(Be Adopted)
+ 187-25 ORDER: the City of Fitchburg amend Council Order #107-25 to reduce the sum appropriated to Wastewater Expenses by $750,000, as follows: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of [was TWENTY MILLION THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY ONE DOLLARS ($20,037,331)] NINETEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS ($19,287,331), charging $17,594,495 against WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND RECEIPTS and $1,692,836 against WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND RETAINED EARNINGS, and credited to Fiscal Year 2026 Wastewater Enterprise Fund accounts as follows:
++ Personal Services: $3,094,268
++ Expenses: $5,563,005 [was $6,313,005]
++ Indirect Costs: $1,555,300
++ Debt Service: $6,673,958
++ Capital Expenses: $2,400,800
(Be Adopted)