Finance Committee

City of Fitchburg Massachusetts 01420 CITY COUNCIL Councillors at Large President Ward Councillors Jeffrey A. Bean Michael P. Kushmerek Ward 1 – Amy L. Green David Clark Ward 2 – Paul R. Beauchemin Marcus L. DiNatale Vice President Ward 3 – Joel R. Kaddy E. Thomas Donnelly Amy L. Green Ward 4 – Michael P. Kushmerek Dean A. Tran Ward 5 – Angelo J. Bisol, Jr. Ward 6 – Jody M. Joseph Finance Committee May 3, 2017 Note: Meeting cancelled on May 8, 2017 by the chairman. Dear Councilors: A meeting of the Finance Committee will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Memorial Middle School Library, 615 Rollstone Street, Fitchburg, MA. The agenda will consist of the following: 105-17 ORDER: That the City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of funds from the U.S. Department of Justice Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program (JAG), administered by the Commonwealth’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, in the approximate amount of $49,881.15 (FORTY-NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE AND 15/100 DOLLARS) for the purpose of said grant. 106-17 ORDER: That pursuant to the Municipal Modernization Act effective November 7, 2016, the City of Fitchburg hereby accepts General Laws Chapter 40, Sections 22A-22C, which establishes a Receipts Reserved for Appropriation special revenue fund to reserve parking meter or lot revenues for appropriation for parking and traffic regulation activities. 107-17 ORDER: That the City of Fitchburg hereby accepts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 53F¾, which establishes a special revenue fund known as the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund, to reserve cable franchise fees and other cable- related revenues for appropriation to support PEG access services and oversight and renewal of the cable franchise agreement, the fund to begin operation for fiscal year 2018, which begins on July 1, 2017; and pursuant thereto, effective July 1, 2017, the City hereby transfers to the PEG Access and Cable Related Fund the remaining balance in the Cable-Gift account in the approximate amount of  $100,743.88 (ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-THREE AND 88/100 DOLLARS thereby closing the Cable-Gift account. 113-17 ORDER: That the City of Fitchburg hereby amends the City’s general ordinances by adding a new section to establish and authorize revolving funds for use by certain City departments, boards, committees, agencies, or officers under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Sec. 53E½ . (First Reading - May 2, 2017) 118-17 PETITION: John M. Deline, Jr., Deputy Commissioner of Water Supply, to approve the attached Resolution and Order which authorizes the City of Fitchburg Water Division to accept funding from the Federal Forest Legacy Program as outlined in the enclosed Petition. Very truly yours, For: Marcus L. DiNatale, Chairman By: Calvin D. Brooks, Clerk Note: Meeting cancelled on May 8, 2017 by the chairman.