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CITY OF WOBURN
JUNE 8, 2015 – 7:00 P.M.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBER, WOBURN CITY HALL
Roll Call
Anderson Gaffney
Concannon Gately
DiTucci Mercer-Bruen
Drapeau – absent Raymond
Haggerty
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VOTED to dispense with the reading of the previous meeting’s Journal and to APPROVE, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent).
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Pursuant to Woburn Municipal Code Title 3, Article I, Section 3-3(C), and to Rule 31 of the
Rules and Orders of the City Council, the President of the City Council has called a Special Meeting of the City Council for the purposes of reviewing, conducting a public hearing and taking action as determined by the City Council on the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, taking action on financial matters presented and pending before the City Council, taking action on financial matters pending in Committee on Finance, providing a first reading for financial matters, providing a first reading for ordinances, and for any other matters that may legally come before the City Council.
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Alderman Concannon stated that he has a family member who works in the School Department, that under advice from the Ethics Commission he can vote on the total School Department budget but not on a page with the salary of a family member, and that as the City Council will be taking the School Department budget as a whole he will vote on the matter. Motion made and 2nd to suspend the rule for the purposes of taking Page 31 School Department out of order and to approve, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent).
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Motion made and 2nd to return to the regular order of business, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent).
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PUBLIC HEARING OPENED. Michael Mulrenan, 937 Main Street stated that he supports the budget proposed by the Mayor. Motion made and 2nd to close the public hearing, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent). PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED. _________________________
A discussion of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget as submitted and recommended by the Mayor ensued in which each page of the Budget was reviewed by the City Council. On motion made and 2nd each page of the Budget was approved with 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent) unless otherwise indicated herein.
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Relative to Page 9 Data Processing Department. Motion made by Alderman Gately and 2nd by
Alderman Mercer-Bruen to reduce Page 9 Date Processing Department by $100,264.75 to $257,800.00. Alderman Gately stated that the position of I.T. Director has not been filled for two years. Motion made and 2nd to suspend the rules for the purposes of hearing from the Mayor, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent). Mayor Galvin stated that the salary was lower two years ago, that he did not find a qualified candidate to fill the position, that he is looking at outsourcing the work, that he asks the amount be left in the budget one more year while he decides whether to pursue outsourcing or to hire, that $80,000.00 if offset from the Cable Revolving Fund so the investment is about $12,000.00, that the revolving fund was amended to specifically include technology, and that funds not spent will revert to the General Fund. Alderman DiTucci stated that she believed that the Cable Revolving Fund was limited to communication. Alderman Gately stated that last year an additional $20,000.00 was added to the position salary line item but still no action was taken to fill the position, and that the money can be spent for other purposes if it is not used. Motion made and 2nd to return to the regular order of business, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent). Alderman Mercer-Bruen withdrew her second of the motion. Motion made and 2nd that Page 9 Data Processing Department be approved, 7 in favor, 1 opposed (Gately opposed), 1 absent (Drapeau absent). _________________________
Relative to Page 16 Board of Appeals Department. Motion made and 2nd that Page 16 Board of Appeals Department be approved, 7 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent), 1 abstained (Anderson abstained).
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Relative to Page 19 Police Department. Motion made and 2nd that Page 19 Police Department be approved, 7 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent), 1 abstained (Concannon abstained). _________________________
Relative to Page 25 Fire Department. Motion made and 2nd that Page 25 Fire Department be approved, 7 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent), 1 abstained (Concannon abstained). _________________________
Relative to Page 29 Sealer of Weights and Measures Department. Alderman Gately stated that the Sealer of Weights and Measures brought in $4,700.00 in receipts this year. Motion made and 2nd that Page 29 Sealer of Weights and Measures Department be approved, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent).
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Motion made and 2nd for a five minute recess, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent).
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President Haggerty called the meeting back to order.
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President Haggerty stated that during the recess he conferred with the City Auditor and the Mayor to be certain as to the correct amounts of the Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget, the General Fund Budget and the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget.
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Motion made and 2nd that the WATER & SEWER ENTERPRISE FUND BUDGET including indirect costs in the sum of $19,443,419.90 be ADOPTED, ROLL CALL: Anderson – Yes, Concannon – Yes, DiTucci – Yes, Drapeau – Absent, Gaffney – Yes, Gately – Yes, Mercer-Bruen – Yes, Raymond – Yes, Haggerty – Yes, MOTION PASSES.
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Motion made and 2nd that the GENERAL FUND BUDGET in the sum of $116,399,792.02 be
ADOPTED, ROLL CALL: Anderson – Yes, Concannon – Yes, DiTucci – Yes, Drapeau –
Absent, Gaffney – Yes, Gately – Yes, Mercer-Bruen – Yes, Raymond – Yes, Haggerty – Yes, MOTION PASSES.
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Motion made and 2nd that the total FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET for the City of Woburn in the sum of $134,348,580.25 be ADOPTED, ROLL CALL: Anderson – Yes, Concannon – Yes, DiTucci – Yes, Drapeau – Absent, Gaffney – Yes, Gately – Yes, Mercer-Bruen – Yes, Raymond – Yes, Haggerty – Yes, MOTION PASSES
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CITY OF WOBURN FISCAL 2016 BUDGET
ORDERED: that for the purpose of defraying expenses for the fiscal year July 1,2015 / June 30, 2016 the following sums of money be and they are respectfully appropriated to the accounts and for objects and purpose herein after stated and explained:
Page Department Dept Code # Summary FY16 Total
| 1 | City Council | 0111 | Salary | $93,141.04 |
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| Maintenance | $11,000.00 | $104,141.04 | |||||
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| 2 | Mayor | 0121 | Salary | $2,305,556.83 |
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| Maintenance | $67,400.00 | $2,372,956.83 | |||||
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| 3 | Community Services | 0122 | Maintenance | $64,000.00 | $64,000.00 | ||
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| 4 | Auditor | 0134 | Salary | $276,032.12 |
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| Maintenance | $111,500.00 | $387,532.12 | |||||
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| 5 | Purchasing | 0136 | Salary | $127,730.87 |
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Maintenance $4,200.00 $131,930.87
- Assessor 0137 Salary $473,510.71 Maintenance $86,100.00 $559,610.71
- Treasurer / Collector 0138 Salary $365,186.37 Maintenance $129,700.00 $494,886.37
- Law 0151 Salary $141,328.53
Maintenance $119,000.00 $260,328.53
- Data Processing 0154 Salary $109,764.75
Maintenance $336,300.00
Offset Revolving -$88,000.00 $358,064.75
- City Clerk 0161 Salary $288,374.84
Maintenance $6,850.00
Outlays $1.00 $295,225.84
- Election & Reg 0162 Salary $71,641.04
Maintenance $36,525.00
Outlays $0.00 $108,166.04
- License Commission 0164 Salary $12,000.00
Maintenance $0.00 $12,000.00
- Human Resources 0170 Salary $152,405.19
Maintenance $8,600.00 $161,005.19
- Conservation 0171 Salary $100,473.80
Maintenance $5,150.00
Outlays $7,000.00 $112,623.80
- Planning Bd/ Comm Devel 0172 Salary $230,868.71
Maintenance $53,000.00 $283,868.71
- Board of Appeals 0173 Salary $22,000.00
Maintenance $0.00 $22,000.00
- Sundry Boards 0174 Maintenance $37,600.00 $37,600.00
18-21 Police 0210 Salary $7,901,840.11 22 Maintenance $730,484.00 23 Outlays $9,900.00 $8,642,224.11
24-25 Fire 0220 Salary $6,253,218.88 26 Maintenance $445,244.00 27 Outlays $6,500.00 $6,704,962.88 28 Inspection Services 0251 Salary $474,930.89
Maintenance $10,550.00 Outlays $0.00 $485,480.89
- Sealer of Weights 0254 Salary $15,891.98 Maintenance $500.00 $16,391.98
- Civil Defense 0291 Salary $38,496.04
Maintenance $1,000.00 $39,496.04
- Woburn School 0300 Budget $54,166,447.00
31 Northeast Regional 0301 Budget $1,742,412.00
- Essex North Shore 0302 Budget $130,536.00
Agricultural &Technical School District
$56,039,395.00
- Engineering 0410 Salary $332,133.21
Maintenance $21,000.00
Outlays $14,900.00 $368,033.21
33-36 Public Works 0411 Salary $2,227,569.98
37 Public Works 0412 Administration $16,000.00
37 Public Works 0414 Tree Moth $26,500.00 38 Public Works 0417 Street Maint $432,000.00
39 Public Works 0418 Snow Remove $279,000.00
39 Public Works 0419 Traffic Control $80,900.00
- Public Works 0420 Street Lighting $215,000.00
- Public Works 0421 Repair & resur $0.00
40 Public Works 0422 Sidewalk Rep $0.00
40 Public Works 0424 Comm. Events $14,000.00
40 Public Works 0425 Bridge Repair $0.00
- Public Works 0426 Fence Repair $0.00
- Public Works 0428 City Garage $0.00
41 Public Works 0429 Telephone $2,000.00
- Public Works 0430 Gas & Oil $317,000.00
- Public Works 0432 Trucks & equip $219,000.00 42 Public Works 0435 Public building $351,500.00
- Public Works 0436 Outlays $0.00
- Total Public Works Budget $4,180,469.98
- Cemetery 0490 Salary $397,353.54
- Maintenance $0.00
- Outlays $10,000.00 $407,353.54
- Board of Health 0512 Salary $364,783.73
- Maintenance $71,550.00
- Rubbish Removal 0495 Maintenance $3,043,000.00 $3,479,333.73
- Council on Aging 0541 Salary $220,777.64 Maintenance $67,421.00 $288,198.64
- Veterans Benefits 0543 Salary $87,810.82
Maintenance $2,500.00
Benefits $285,000.00 $375,310.82
- United Veterans 0544 Maintenance $10,850.00 $10,850.00
- Public Library 0610 Salary $886,044.74
- Maintenance $226,953.00
$1,112,997.74
- Recreation 0620 Salary $118,922.10
55 Programs $89,320.00
56-57 Maintenance $80,140.00 $288,382.10
- Parks 0630 Salary $361,857.45
- Maintenance $124,650.00
- Outlays $0.00 $486,507.45
- Historical Comm. 0650 Maintenance $500.00 $500.00
- Handicap Commission 0660 Maintenance $500.00 $500.00
- Biotech Commission 0670 Maintenance $500.00 $500.00
- Agricultural Commission 0675 Maintenance $1,000.00 $500.00
- Traffic Commission 0640 Maintenance $750.00 $750.00
- Human Rights Commission 0685 Maintenance $1.00 $1.00
- Historical District Commission 0690 Maintenance $1.00 $1.00
- Maturing Debt 0710 Principal $1,560,000.00
Interest $721,041.92 $2,281,041.92
- Interest Temp Loans 0715 Interest $125,000.00 $125,000.00
- Woburn Retirement 0970 Salary&Maint $5,778,600.00 $5,778,600.00
- Non Contributory Pensions 0970 Salary $3,906.31 $3,906.31
- Unemployment 0980 Maintenance $100,000.00 $100,000.00
- Insurance 0980 Maintenance $18,667,162.88 $18,667,162.88
- Medicare Tax 0980 Maintenance $750,000.00 $750,000.00
TOTAL GENERAL FUND BUDGET $116,399,792.02
74-75 Water & Sewer Enterprise Fund Budget 76-79 Water = 0450 $7,936,064.45
80-84 Sewer = 0440 $10,012,723.78
Direct Charges to Enterprise Fund $17,948,788.23
Indirect Charges $1,494,631.67
Reflected in
General fund
Total Enterprise Fund Budget $19,443,419.90 $17,948,788.23
Grand Total Fiscal 2016 Budget $134,348,580.25
Presented to the Mayor: June 10, 2015 s/Scott D. Galvin June 15, 2015
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ORDERED Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Woburn that the 1989 Woburn Municipal Code, as amended, be further amended as follows:
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- By deleting from Section 5-68(A)(1) the words “12-hour notice” and replacing same with the words “2-hour notice”;
- By deleting from Section 5-68(B) the word “metered”;
- By deleting from Section 5-68(B)(1) the words “contain a rate meter and”;
- By deleting from Section 5-69(E)(1) the word “June” and replacing same with the word “July”;
- By deleting from Section 5-69(E)(1) the word “cab”; 6. By adding a new Section 5-69(F) as follows:
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F. Credit Card Payments:
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- No Taxicab Driver shall refuse to accept a credit card as payment for a fare after May 1, 2015 and no Driver may demand a fee above the fare in return for accepting a credit card payment. (M.G.L. c. 140D, §28A).
- All Taxicabs shall accept credit cards at all times. If a Taxicab does not have a functioning credit card reader or ability to process the credit card through the taxi licensee’s base of operations, it shall be deemed unfit for service as a taxicab.
- All licensed taxi companies shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws when accepting credit card payments.
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7. By deleting Section 5-71 in its entirety and replacing same with the following:
5-71 Taxi Fares
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- The fares shall be a fixed rate and the same rate for all classes of riders (senior citizens and children discounts are recommended). Each licensee shall present its base rate structure at the time of licensing, and file any changes to said structure with the office of the City Clerk, and such structure shall go into effect unless the City Council determines otherwise. The City Council reserves the right to review taxi rates for reasons, including but not limited to, if a passenger voices a complaint.
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- Every taxi licensed hereunder shall display such fares along with a photocopy of the applicable taxi license in a conspicuous location within the passenger compartment of the licensed vehicle.
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s/President Haggerty and Alderman Anderson
Motion made and 2nd that the MATTER be REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ORDINANCES, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent).
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Motion made and 2nd to ADJOURN, 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent (Drapeau absent). Meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.
A TRUE RECORD ATTEST:
William C. Campbell
City Clerk and Clerk of the City Council