City Council Orders January 4, 2022
Communications & Petitions
| Title | Initial Status | Committee | CMTE Date 1 | CMTE Date 1 Status | CMTE Date 2 | CMTE Date 2 Status | Final Status |
Notes |
| 2. List of Appointments for 2022 | Adopted/Tabled | City Council Admin, Whiting Street Fund Adopted / Assessor, Water Commissioner, Tabled 1-4-22; Water Commissioner Adopted 1-18-22 |
City Council Admin Asst: Jeffery Anderson-Burgos; Assessor: Tabled; Water Commissioner: Henry Seidel; Whiting Street Fund: Maria Burke |
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| 3. Mayor Joshua Garcia - appointment letter of Kelly Curran to serve as Personnel Director | Referred | Public Service | 1-19-22 | Confirmation recommended to Council | Confirmed 2-1-22 | |||
| 4. City Clerk Brenna Murphy McGee and Admin. Assistant Jeffery Anderson-Burgos - 12-21-21 City Council Meeting Minutes | Tabled | Received 1-18-22 | ||||||
| 5. Ryan Murphy - cover letter/resume in Water Commission Vacancy | Received | Received 1-4-22 | ||||||
| 6. Timothy Keane - cover letter/resume in Water Commission Vacancy | Received | Received 1-4-22 | ||||||
| 7. Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston - letter regarding seating of City Councilors Israel Rivera and Jenny Rivera | Received | Received 1-4-22 | Copied to Law Department | |||||
| 8. Community Outreach Meeting Notice for River Grove LLC at 475 Canal St | Referred | Ordinance | ||||||
| 9. Eric Toensmeier - Petition for renewal of home occupation at 145 Brown Ave for a writing and consulting business | Adopted | Adopted 1-4-22 | ||||||
| 10. WTM-SB LLC - Special Permit Application for Marijuana Establishment at 120 Middle Water Street | Referred | Ordinance | 3-22-22 | Public hearing continued to 4-26-22 | 4-26-22 | Public hearing closed, approved with conditions | Adopted with conditions 5-3-22 |
Committee Reports
Clicking on reports will link back to original filing of orders (back to 1-1-21)
| 1. An order to update job duties for Administrative Assistant to the City Council |
New Orders
| Title | Initial Status | Committee | CMTE Date 1 | CMTE Date 1 Status | CMTE Date 2 | CMTE Date 2 Status | Final Status |
Notes |
| 11. JOURDAIN -- An order to discuss local aid funding formulas with state delegation | Referred | DGR | 3-27-23 | Complied with | Complied with 4-4-23 | Amended to instruct referral to DGR Committee | ||
| 12. JOURDAIN -- An order for Assessors to discuss property tax exemption amounts and qualifying criteria for adjustments | Referred | Finance | 1-10-22 | Complied with, recommend lowering 41C exemption age to 65 | Adopted, with exemption adjustment recommendation 1-18-22 | Copied to Assessor | ||
| 13. JOURDAIN, BARTLEY, TALLMAN -- An order to study adoption of a sewer maintenance insurance program for homeowners | Adopted | Public Safety | 6-21-23 | Tabled | Adopted 1-4-22 | Copied to Public Safety Committee, DPW | ||
| 14. JOURDAIN, TALLMAN -- An order to pursue hiring a Marketing and Public Relations Director | Adopted | Adopted 1-4-22 | Copied to the Mayor | |||||
| 15. JOURDAIN -- An order for school officials to develop a formal financial literacy curriculum for the schools | Adopted | Joint Committee | 5-26-22 | Complied with | Adopted 1-4-22 | Copied to Receiver, Joint Committee | ||
| 16. JOURDAIN -- An order for HG&E to pursue ending gas moratorium | Adopted | Finance | 2-15-23 | Complied with | Adopted 1-4-22 Complied with 2-21-23 |
Copied to HG&E, Finance Committee | ||
| 17. MCGIVERIN -- An order to transfer $18,417.34 from LIEUTENANT, SERGEANT, and PATROLMEN to INJURED ON DUTY | Adopted | Adopted 1-4-22 | ||||||
| 18. MCGIVERIN -- An order to transfer $16,180.00 from ASSISTANT AUDITOR - PAY and HEAD CLERK - PAY to IRS PENALTIES | Referred | Finance | 1-10-22 | Approved | Adopted 1-18-22 | |||
| 19. MCGIVERIN -- An order to transfer $22,145.10 from PAY-INVESTIGATOR to PAY-NATIONAL SERVICE OFFICER | Referred | Finance | 1-31-22 | Approved | Adopted 2-1-22 |