City Council Orders January 2, 2024
Communications & Petitions
| Title | Initial Status | Committee | CMTE Date 1 | CMTE Date 1 Status | CMTE Date 2 | CMTE Date 2 Status | Final Status | Notes |
| 1. Vote on City Council Rules | Adopted | Adopted 1-2-24 | Copy to Charter and Rules | |||||
| 3. December 5th and 19th regular and December 14th special City Council meeting minutes | Adopted | Adopted 1-2-24 | ||||||
| 4. City Council appointments 2024 | Adopted | Adopted 1-2-24 | Reappointments:
City Council Admin Asst: CPC: Water Commission: Whiting Street Fund: Tax Collector: |
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| 5. Superintendent Soto - Petition to MA DESE to release city schools from receivership | Referred | Joint Committee of CC and SC | ||||||
| 6. CPA - Revised award recommendation FY21 CPA Fire Truck Engine 9 Restoration Project | Adopted | Adopted 1-2-24 | ||||||
| 7. DESE Commissioner, Jeffrey Riley - Receipt of petition to end receivership | Referred | Joint Committee of CC and SC | ||||||
| 8. MassDOT - FY2024 Fair Share apportionment | Referred | Finance | 1-31-24 | Complied with | ||||
| 9. Fire Commission - November 15, 2023 meeting minutes | Received | Received 1-2-24 | ||||||
| 10. HEDIC - October 26, 2023 meeting minutes | Received | Received 1-2-24 |
Committee Reports
| Laid on the table | ||
| 2. An order to limit Council meetings to 2 1/2 hours with two 15-minute additions allowed through majority vote |
New orders
| Title | Initial Status | Committee | CMTE Date 1 | CMTE Date 1 Status | CMTE Date 2 | CMTE Date 2 Status | Final Status | Notes |
| 11. ANDERSON-BURGOS -- An order to present proclamation to retiring OPED Clerk Sharon Konstantinidis | Adopted | Adopted 1-2-24 | ||||||
| 12. DEVINE -- An order to present proclamation to retiring Assistant City Clerk Irma Cruz | Adopted | Adopted 1-2-24 | ||||||
| 13. JOURDAIN -- An order to transfer $9,768.13 from OPED-Contracted Services to Vacation Buyback and Sick Leave Buyback | Referred | Finance | 1-17-24 | Approved | Adopted 1-22-24 | |||
| 14. JOURDAIN -- An order to transfer $30,000 from Engineer/Asst DPW Superintendent and Sr Civil Engineer to Professional Engineering Services | Referred | Finance | 1-17-24 | Approved | Adopted 1-22-24 | |||
| 15. JOURDAIN -- An order to transfer $30,237.19 from Sergeants and Patrolmen to Injured on Duty | Adopted | Adopted 1-2-24 | ||||||
| 16. JOURDAIN -- An order to transfer $20,078 from Library Assistant to Reference Library Assistance | Referred | Finance | 1-17-24 | Approved | Adopted 1-22-24 | |||
| 17. RIVERA_I -- An order to discuss Narcan with Board of Health and Tapestry | Referred | Public Safety | ||||||
| 18. RIVERA_I -- An order to discuss development of traffic division with Police Chief | Referred | Public Safety | ||||||
| 19. RIVERA_I -- An order to discuss process of seized and forfeited assets from arrests and drug busts | Referred | Finance | 1-31-24 | Complied with | ||||
| 20. RIVERA_I -- An order to place temporary moratorium on cannabis retail business | Referred | Ordinance | Copy to OPED | |||||
| 21. RIVERA_I -- An order to discuss activity and plans of Holyoke Police Departments Community Service Center | Referred | Public Safety | ||||||
| 22. RIVERA_I -- An order to discuss making parking enforcement a part of traffic division | Referred | Public Safety | Copy to Ordinance | |||||
| 23. RIVERA_I -- An order to discuss criteria for use of Community Impact funding | Referred | Finance | 1-31-24 | Complied with | Copy to Law Department, OPED | |||
| A. GIVNER, JOURDAIN, GREANEY -- An order amend City Council rule 2: "Meetings" | Referred | Charter and Rules |