Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Finance Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/21/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Virtual
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes Transcript Not available  
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Attachments: Finance - 2026-04-21 Memo (with 26-0378), Finance - 2026-04-21 Memo (with 26-0512), Finance - 2026-04-21 Memo (with 26-0601)
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26-0640 11.Committee MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of April 7, 2026.AcceptedPass Action details Not available
26-0601 12.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $125,000 grant that requires a match, from the Department of Energy Resources to the Office of Sustainability and Environment for light retrofitting at Dilboy Field.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0506 13.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $30,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to the Public Library for library operations.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0507 14.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $300 gift from James and Linda Hyson to the Public Library for materials for the West Branch Library.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0512 15.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a five-year extension to the lease with BwB-Square LLC for Nibble Community Kitchen.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0513 16.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to appropriate of $46,500 from the Street Tree Stabilization Fund for FY 2026 Ash Tree treatments.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0603 17.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a transfer of $31,800 from the Communications and Community Engagement Salaries Account to the Communications and Community Engagement Professional and Technical Services and Printing and Stationary Accounts for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and program signage.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0518 18.Mayor's RequestRequesting the appropriation of $400,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund for improvements to the Kennedy Schoolyard.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0517 19.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a transfer of $228,000 from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) Undesignated Fund Balance to the CPA Open Space Reserve.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0509 110.Mayor's RequestRequesting the approval of a time-only contract extension until 5/31/2029 for the Mystic River Watershed Association for the Community Preservation Act FY 2023 grant for design of the Blessing of the Bay Linear Park improvements.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0519 111.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to reduce the borrowing authorization for the Kennedy Schoolyard Renovation Project from $2,000,000 to $1,600,000.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0515 112.Mayor's RequestRequesting authorization to borrow $8,284,000 in a bond, and to appropriate the same amount for the recurring FY 2026 Water Main Rehabilitation program.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0516 113.Mayor's RequestRequesting authorization to borrow $2,000,000 in a bond, and to appropriate the same amount for the annual FY 2026 Sewer System Rehabilitation - McGrath Corridor.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0524 114.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $48,866.25 grant with no new match required, from the Urban Areas Security Initiative to the Fire Department for the purchase of a vehicle for the Fire Department Auxiliary.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0523 115.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $30,380 grant with no new match required, from the Department of Fire Services to the Fire Department for firefighter safety equipment.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0511 116.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a transfer of $35,000 from the Police Department Salaries Account to the Police Department Animal Control Salaries Account for an expected deficit.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0510 117.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval of a transfer of $325,000 from the Police Department Salaries Account to the Police Department Medical and Dental Services Account for medical procedures for current and retired employees injured in the line of duty.Recommended to be approvedPass Action details Not available
26-0378 118.Mayor's RequestRequesting approval to accept and expend a $231,635 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for a body-worn camera program.Kept in committeePass Action details Not available
26-0636 119.Public CommunicationAlexandra Thorn and Daniel Wong submitting comments re: item #26-0378, grant for body-worn camera program.Recommended to be marked work completed  Action details Not available