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City Council · May 20, 2025 · 6:30 PM

Budget and Finance Subcommittee Meeting

Subcommittee recommended forwarding multiple mayoral orders to the full City Council with positive recommendations, including revolving fund spending limits (2025-048), a multi-item equipment lease (2025-049), an IT grant (2025-050), SAFE and Senior SAFE grants (2025-051), transfer of Amesbury Elementary School property (2025-052), and firefighter safety equipment grant (2025-044). It returned the Free Cash appropriation for FY26 capital expenditures (2025-047) to the Council with no recommendation (2-1).

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Key decisions
Return 2025-048 (establish spending limits for departmental revolving funds FY26) to the City Council with a positive recommendation
Approved 3-0
Return 2025-049 (lease for cardiac monitors, police cruisers body-worn and dash cameras) to the City Council with a positive recommendation
Approved 3-0
Return 2025-050 (accept and expend FY25 CCC Information Technology Grant) to the City Council with a positive recommendation
Approved 3-0
Return 2025-051 (accept and expend FY25 SAFE and Senior SAFE grants) to the City Council with a positive recommendation
Approved 3-0
Return 2025-052 (transfer Amesbury Elementary School property for general municipal purposes) to the City Council with a positive recommendation
Approved 3-0
Return 2025-044 (accept and expend 2nd Round FY25 DFS grant for firefighter safety equipment) to the City Council with a positive recommendation
Approved 3-0
Return 2025-047 (appropriate Free Cash for FY26 capital expenditures) to the City Council with no recommendation
Approved 2-1 (Stanganelli opposed)

Agenda

2025-047. 2025-047
An Order to appropriate Free Cash for the purpose of funding FY26 Capital Expenditures. (Mayor sponsor)
2025-048. 2025-048
An Order to authorize the Mayor to establish spending limits for departmental revolving funds for FY26. (Mayor sponsor)
2025-049. 2025-049
An Order to enter into a lease (10 years or less) for cardiac monitors, police cruisers' body worn cameras, and cruiser-mounted dash cameras. (Mayor sponsor)
2025-050. 2025-050
An Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend a FY25 CCC Information Technology Grant. (Mayor sponsor)
2025-051. 2025-051
An Order to authorize the Mayor to accept and expend FY25 SAFE and Senior SAFE grants. (Mayor sponsor)
2025-052. 2025-052
An Order to transfer Amesbury Elementary School property for general municipal purposes. (Mayor sponsor)