City Council Meeting

Council will consider mayoral appointments and several first-reading administrative and ordinance measures including AO 2024-04 reorganizing the DPW Sewer Division; amendments to the Community Preservation Committee, Fire Safety fees, Subdivision Rules for MS4 compliance, and animal/dangerous dog hearing authority; and multiple budget transfer orders affecting mayoral and sewer budgets.

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Key decisions

Accepted Administrative Order 2024-04 (reorganizing DPW to add stormwater into the sewer enterprise and implement stormwater user fee)

Approved unanimously 8-0

Referred Ordinance 2024-109 (amend Community Preservation Committee composition to nine voting members) to Ordinance & Administration and scheduled second reading for 2024-09-24

Referred unanimously 8-0

Referred Bill 2024-110 (transfer $4,863 from FY25 budget reserve to mayor salaries/wages for communications director salary increase) to Budget & Finance and scheduled second reading for 2024-09-24

Referred unanimously 8-0

Referred Bill 2024-111 (transfer $19,500 from FY25 budget reserve to reimburse compensation study and hire recruiting firm for CFO search) to Budget & Finance and scheduled second reading for 2024-09-24

Referred unanimously 8-0

Referred Bill 2024-112 (update fire safety inspection and permit fee schedule under new State fire code) to Ordinance & Administration and Budget & Finance and scheduled second reading for 2024-09-24

Referred unanimously 8-0

Allowed Bill 2024-113 to be withdrawn as requested

Withdrawn unanimously 8-0

Referred Bill 2024-114 (amend animal code to designate chief of police or designee as hearing authority for nuisance/dangerous dog hearings; remove breed names; change 'town' to 'city') to Ordinance & Administration and scheduled second reading for 2024-09-24

Referred unanimously 8-0

Referred Bill 2024-115 (amend FY25 operating budget to increase sewer enterprise budget from $2,458,729 to $2,808,729 to account for new $25 quarterly stormwater fee) to Budget & Finance and scheduled second reading for 2024-09-24

Referred unanimously 8-0

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