Finance Committee Meeting September 9, 2024

Posted September 5, 2024, 4:17 PM

City Council
Holyoke Massachusetts
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18-25,
and Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023,
notice is hereby given of a meeting of the committee on
Finance

Monday, September 9, 2024
6:30 PM

Meeting to take place at
Holyoke City Hall, 536 Dwight St
and can be accessed remotely on Zoom Meetings
Per order of the Chair: Patti Devine
Remote access via www.zoom.us
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89750977787?pwd=XVLPxslqLFQ6Syqg3a2CKbaBBybN0v.1
Meeting ID: 897 5097 7787 Meeting Passcode: 637117 or by call in at 1 (646) 558-8656 with
the same Meeting ID and Passcode.

Live Spanish interpretation will be available on local access channel 15 using the television’s SAP option, through the live stream on the city website, as well as on the Zoom feed by clicking the interpretation option and choosing Spanish.

Agenda

Item 1: Minutes of August 12, 2024 meeting

Item 2: 8-6-24 MAGRATH-SMITH, DEVINE – ordered that the Library Director and Financial Manager come into City Council to provide an update concerning how the library is responding to the fees associated with the tax exemption issue and the potential impact to services.
*Tabled 8-12-24

Item 3: 8-6-24 MAGRATH-SMITH – Ordered, that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2025, ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($111,000) as follows:
FROM:
8811-10400    CAPITAL STABILIZATION         $111,000
TOTAL:    $111,000
TO:
14252-52600    HIGHWAYS R&M STREETS & FIXTURES         $111,000
TOTAL:    $111,000
*Tabled 8-12-24

Item 4: 3-19-24 MURPHY-ROMBOLETTI – Ordered that the City Council invite the Mayor, Police Department and relevant financial department heads to a future meeting of the Finance Committee to provide an update on the status of the off-duty police account and former vendor Off-Duty Blue.
*Tabled 4-3-24, 5-15-24, 8-12-24

Item 5: 9-5-23 BARTLEY – (copy) Ordered, The City Engineer redesign and the DPW replace the traffic island proximate to 2 Brown Ave & 274 South St. for the purposes of creating public parking spaces. This is the area that was left after the roadwork to alter Brown Ave. was completed and it’s in need of alterations; the plan to increase parking is supported by the effected residents. Refer to City Engineer. Refer to Finance Cte. & Mayor.
*Tabled 8-12-24

LAID ON THE TABLE

Item 6: 8-6-24 DEVINE – Ordered, that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2025, THIRTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($30,000) as follows:
FROM:
11211-51104    MAYOR – CAFO        $30,000
TOTAL:    $30,000
TO:
11611-51210    ELECTIONS OFFICERS        $30,000
TOTAL:    $30,000
*Tabled 8-12-24

Administrative Assistant: Jeffery Anderson-Burgos
The listing of matters are those reasonably anticipated by the chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law. Also one or two items may require the committee to enter into executive session at this meeting. Agenda subject to change up to two business days (48 hours) prior to posted meeting time.