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Agenda:

Item 1: Minutes of September 9, 2024 meeting.

Item 2: 9-18-24 DEVINE – Ordered, that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2025, FIVE THOUSAND SIXTY NINE AND 13/100 Dollars ($5,069.13) as follows:
FROM:
11351-51106 AUDIT-PROF ACCOUNTANT HPD $5,069.13
TOTAL: $5,069.13
TO:
11522-53009 PERSONNEL-PROF SERVICES $5,069.13
TOTAL: $5,069.13

Item 3: 9-18-24 Devine- Ordered, that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2025, FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND 00/100 Dollars ($58,500) as follows:
FROM:
11751-51109 PLANNER II $58,500
TOTAL: $58,500
TO:
11751-51106 PLANNER I $58,500
TOTAL: $58,500

Item 4: 9-18-24 DEVINE – Ordered, that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2025, THIRTY THREE THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($33,000) as follows:
FROM:
14101-51101 PAY-ENGINEER $19,000
14101-51105 PAY-SR CIVIL ENGINEER 14,000
TOTAL: $33,000
TO:
14102-53010 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES $33,000
TOTAL: $33,000

Item 5: 9-18-24 DEVINE – Ordered, that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the provisions of the “MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY EMPG GRANT, $5,000, NO MATCH” grant and authorizes the establishment of a Fund or other method appropriate for the accounting of the receipts and expenditures of all resources associated with the administration of said grant.
Sec 2-509 – Grant Reporting
Any city department, of which has received grant funding by approval of the city council pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, or any other authorizing criteria, shall within a reasonable period of time, but no later than 60 days from the conclusion of said grant, generate a detailed report which outlines the planned outcomes with the documented actual results. Said report shall be submitted to the city clerk for addition to the city council’s next agenda.

Item 6: 9-18-24 DEVINE – Ordered, that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2025, TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 Dollars ($250,000) as follows:
FROM:
12101-51107 PATROLMEN $200,000
12101-51105 SERGEANT 50,000
TOTAL: $250,000
FROM:
12101-51300 OVERTIME $250,000
TOTAL: $250,000

Item 7: 9-18-24 DEVINE – Ordered, that there be and is hereby appropriated by transfer in the fiscal year 2025, TWENTY TWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT AND 00/100 Dollars ($22,378) as follows:
FROM:
12101-51103 POLICE CAPTAINS $22,378
TOTAL: $22,378
TO:
12101-51117 DISPATCHERS $17,404
12101-51110 PRINCIPAL CLERKS 4,974
TOTAL: $22,378

Item 8: 9-18-24 DEVINE – Ordered, that in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44 Sec. 53A, the City Council hereby accepts the “HPD EQUIPMENT DONATION: THERMO SCIENTIFIC TRUNARC HANDHELD NARCOTICS ANALYZER, FAIR MARKET VALUE $40,871.91”.
Sec 2-509 – Grant Reporting
Any city department, of which has received grant funding by approval of the city council pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, or any other authorizing criteria, shall within a reasonable period of time, but no later than 60 days from the conclusion of said grant, generate a detailed report which outlines the planned outcomes with the documented actual results. Said report shall be submitted to the city clerk for addition to the city council’s next agenda.

Item 9: 9-4-24 VACON, JOURDAIN – ORDER: the Treasurer along with key people, please provide an update on progress and next steps for converting to self-insurance to provide health insurance for city employees. Please also review with the City Council the calculations on how the FY 25 insurance budget was calculated.