City Council · February 18, 2025 · 6:30 PM
Budget and Finance Committee Meeting
Subcommittee recommended positive action on multiple funding and policy items: accept a $18,989 firefighter safety equipment grant (2025-014) and a $50,000 downtown lighting earmark (2025-015); appropriate $332,200 and $120,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings for sewer fleet replacement and grinder pump repairs (2025-019, 2025-020); and recommend a $500,000 Free Cash appropriation for Amesbury High School 90' Diamond Ball Field improvements (2025-021). The committee also forwarded the proposed Outdoor Dining Ordinance (2025-017) to full Council pending outreach to the Chamber of Commerce and OCED.
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Key decisions
Return 2025-011 (An Order to declare various municipal vehicles and equipment surplus) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-012 (An Order to authorize five-year-or-less lease purchase agreements for a new copier at 68 Elm St.) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-013 (An Order to transfer $4,550 from Conservation Commission Personal Services to Other Expenses for consultant onboarding assistance) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-014 (An Order to accept and expend $18,989 from the FY25 DFS Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-015 (An Order to accept a $50,000 FY25 legislative earmark for downtown lighting improvements) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-016 (An Order to authorize an intermunicipal agreement for participation in the Public Health Excellence shared services grant) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-017 (An Ordinance to add Chapter 397, 'Outdoor Dining Ordinance') to the City Council with a positive recommendation, pending further input from the Chamber of Commerce and OCED Director Nick Cracknell.
Return 2025-018 (An Ordinance to amend revolving funds under Chapter 20, Budget and Finance, § 20-24) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-019 (An Order to appropriate $332,200 from Sewer Retained Earnings to Sewer Enterprise Fund Other Expenses for sewer fleet replacement) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-020 (An Order to appropriate $120,000 from Sewer Retained Earnings to Sewer Enterprise Fund Other Expenses for grinder pump repairs) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Return 2025-021 (An Order to appropriate $500,000 from Free Cash to fund site construction services for Amesbury High School 90' Diamond Ball Field improvements) to the City Council with a positive recommendation.
Agenda
2025-011. 2025-011
Order to request the City Council to declare various municipal vehicles and equipment as surplus.
2025-012. 2025-012
Order to authorize the Mayor to enter into five-year or less lease purchase agreements for a new copier.
2025-013. 2025-013
Order to transfer $4,550.00 from Conservation Commission Personal Services to Conservation Commission Other Expenses.
2025-014. 2025-014
Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend an $18,989.00 grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and the Department of Fire Services FY2025 Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program.
2025-015. 2025-015
Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend a $50,000.00 FY25 Legislative Earmark Grant Award for downtown lighting improvements.
2025-016. 2025-016
Order to authorize the Mayor to enter into an intermunicipal agreement for participation in the Public Health Excellence (PHE) for Shared Services Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Public Health.
2025-017. 2025-017
Ordinance to insert Chapter 397, “Outdoor Dining Ordinance”, into the Amesbury Code of Ordinances to regulate temporary private use of City‑owned property and establish a usage fee schedule.
2025-018. 2025-018
Ordinance to amend Chapter 20, Article V, §20-24 (Establishment of Revolving Funds) to amend departmental revolving funds pursuant to M.G.L. c.44, §53E1/2.
2025-019. 2025-019
Order to appropriate $332,200.00 from Sewer Retained Earnings to Sewer Enterprise Fund Other Expenses.
2025-020. 2025-020
Order to appropriate $120,000.00 from Sewer Retained Earnings to Sewer Enterprise Fund Other Expenses.
2025-021. 2025-021
Order to appropriate $500,000.00 from Free Cash to fund site construction services for Amesbury High School 90’ Diamond Ball Field improvements.