Finance Committee - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
Finance Committee
Meeting Type
Finance Committee
Location
Fitchburg, MA
Meeting Date
February 25, 2026

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 019-26

There be and hereby is appropriated the sum of FORTY-SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($46,100) same to be charged against RESERVE FOR OTHER MUNICIPAL PURPOSES - Expenses and credited to the following departmental accounts

PUBLIC WORKS - Labor: $12,027; PUBLIC WORKS - Overtime: $2,117; PUBLIC WORKS - Stipends: $22,000; CEMETERY - Labor: $2,380; CEMETERY – Overtime: $445; CEMETERY – Stipends: $4,000; PARKS – Stipends: $3,000; EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Other: $131.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 020-26

There be and hereby is transferred the sum of NINETEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($19,900) from within DPW Water Division PERSONAL SERVICES to the following accounts

LABOR: $4,113; OVERTIME: $751; BUYBACKS: $36; STIPENDS: $15,000.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 021-26

There be and hereby is transferred the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000) from within DPW Wastewater Division PERSONAL SERVICES to the following account

STIPENDS: $5,000.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 025-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog, Inc. grant funds in the amount of TEN THOUSAND EIGHTY-SIX DOLLARS ($10,086) for the purchase of a cruiser insert and Ace K-9 system

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 026-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby transfers the total sum of ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($191,000) from within the following Police Department accounts

From: POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES – Patrolmen: $131,000; POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES – Professional Standards: $28,000; POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES – Sergeants: $20,000; POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES – Sick Time: $12,000. To: POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES – Overtime: $125,000; POLICE PERSONAL SERVICES – Clerical: $35,000; POLICE EQUIPMENT & REPAIR – Contracted Services: $20,000; POLICE EQUIPMENT & REPAIR – Recruit Academy Training: $11,000.

COUNCIL AS A WHOLE MEETINGItem 028-26

The City of Fitchburg hereby approves the expenditure of grant funds from the Massachusetts Office of Disability in the approximate amount of SIXTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($67,000) to fund the design of an ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan