Report of Committee: Finance Committee Meeting of May 22, 2024
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Report of Committee: Finance Committee Meeting of May 22, 2024
Report of Committee:
Finance Committee
Meeting of May 22, 2024
Oral Report
109-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds
from the Executive Office of Health & Human Services Public Health Excellence
Grant for FY25-FY27 in the approximate amount of ONE MILLION SIX
HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE
AND 40/100 DOLLARS ($1,667,339.40). The funding will improve public health
systems and support staffing for the Montachusett Public Health Network of 13
communities to expand on shared services.
(Be Adopted 4-1)
110-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds
from the Department of Public Health Infectious Disease Investigation and Response
Grant for FY25-FY26 in the approximate amount of THREE HUNDRED SIXTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($360,000) to support services in all 13 communities of the
Montachusett Public Health Network (MPHN) including Disease Investigators and a
Disease Resource Officer.
(Be Adopted 4-1)
111-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds
from the UMass Memorial Health Determination of Need (DoN) Grant in the
approximate amount of TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000). The funds will
support efforts in a collaboration to provide free medical services to the underinsured,
uninsured, in the City of Fitchburg.
(Be Adopted 4-1)
112-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds
from Waste Management in the approximate amount of TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($10,000). This Betterment reimbursement grant will support efforts to
improve and add trash receptacles on Main Street, and other areas if funds allow.
(Be Adopted)
113-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the transfer of EIGHTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($85,000) from POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES - Patrol
to the following accounts:
POLICE PERSONAL SVCS - Overtime $30,000
POLICE EQUP & REPAIR - Auto Repair $25,000
POLICE MNTC OF BUILDING - Bldg Repair $30,000
(Be Adopted)
114-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is transferred the sum of THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($300,000) from WATER ENTERPRISE - RETAINED
EARNINGS to WATER ENTERPRISE - WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS,
for completion of upgrades to the Pump Station serving the Montachusett Industrial
Park.
(Be Adopted)
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115-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is transferred the sum of SEVENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($70,000) to WATER ENTERPRISE - OVERTIME from
the following WATER ENTERPRISE accounts:
RETAINED EARNINGS $35,000
PERSONAL SVCS - Sick/Pers Buyback $15,000
PERSONAL SVCS - Summer Help $20,000
(Be Adopted)
116-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is transferred the sum of NINETY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($90,000) from WASTEWATER EAST PERSONAL SERVICES -
Operators to WASTEWATER EAST - Overtime.
(Be Adopted)
117-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds
distributed from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Disaster Relief Fund in the
approximate amount of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($1,140,000). This supplemental budget award will be used to repair
damage caused by the severe flooding experienced citywide on July 16, 2023.
(Be Adopted)
118-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is appropriated the sum of SIX THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE AND 20/100 DOLLARS ($6,589.20) 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.
(Be Adopted)
119-24. ORDER THAT: the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds
from the MEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Grant in
the approximate amount of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($187,500). The funding will support the evaluation of the
flooding problems in the downtown Urban Revitalization Area, and provide
recommended measures to reduce flooding.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing
(Be Adopted)
120-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is transferred the sum of FORTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO DOLLARS ($48,782) from
SNOW & ICE - PLOW & Blades to SNOW & ICE - Overtime
(Be Adopted)
121-24. ORDER THAT: there be and hereby is transferred the total sum of THREE
HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($370,000) within various
accounts as follows:
From:
DPW ADMIN/ENG P.S. - Public Works Inspector $ 40,000
DPW ADMIN/ENG P.S. - Civil Engineer $ 30,000
DPW ADMIN/ENG P.S. - Engineer II $ 50,000
DPW STREETS P.S. - Labor $250,000
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To:
DPW STREETS P.S. - Overtime $ 16,000
DPW STREETS EXP - Electricity $ 10,000
DPW STREETS EXP - Motor Vehicle Repairs $ 90,000
DPW STREETS EXP - Pothole Repair Supplies $ 30,000
DPW STREETLIGHTS - Streetlight Maintenance $ 81,000
DPW STREETLIGHTS - Electricity $ 50,000
DPW CAPITAL - Equipment $ 47,000
DPW CAPITAL - Building Renovation $ 46,000
(Be Adopted)
122-24. ORDER THAT: the sum of NINE THOUSAND THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS
($9,034) be appropriated, same to be credited to Parks and Playgrounds and charged
as follows:
CDBG Year 50 Administration $6,033
CDBG Year 50 Block Grant $3,001
(Be Adopted)
123-24. ORDER THAT: the sum of THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE
DOLLARS ($3,651) be transferred from CDBG YEAR 47 ADA Parking
Improvements to CDBG YEAR 50 Sidewalk Accessibility.
(Be Adopted)