City Council Meeting
Council approved the appointment of an Interim Chief Financial Officer (2024-048) and passed Administrative Order AO 2024-002 reorganizing Human Resources and Information Technology; the Council also referred multiple budget/grant orders (2024-052 through 2024-058) including a Preservation Restriction for 6 Center Street (2024-058) to committees and set dangerous dog hearings for Arthur Amirault (2024-059) and Zachary Kozdra (2024-060).
The City Council meeting focused on personnel appointments, a city government reorganization, and referral of several budget and grant orders to subcommittees for further review. The Council unanimously approved the interim appointment of a Chief Financial Officer and three appointments/reappointments to local committees, and it passed an Administrative Order (AO 2024-002) reorganizing the Department of Human Resources and the Office of Information Technology. The monthly list of licenses was also approved unanimously.
Several financial and administrative orders (2024-052 through 2024-058) were referred to the Budget & Finance and Ordinance & Administration committees — many with second-reading dates set for late April or mid-May — and the Council authorized a multi-body review of a preservation restriction for property at 6 Center Street. The Council set dangerous-dog hearings for two individuals and conducted votes on amendments setting second-reading dates for one appropriation order; Councilors also discussed concerns about the Council's role as hearing authority for dangerous-dog matters and noted forthcoming legislation to address that issue. One member of the public raised neighborhood dispute concerns and was advised to coordinate with police regarding planned work times.