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City Council approves transfers for Rail Trail landscaping and overtime accounts
Summary
Leominster’s council approved transfers: $8,000 from the Rail Trail lease account for landscaping, and transfers from the stabilization fund to cover police and wire department overtime. The council recorded roll-call approvals for the appropriations; one vote’s numerical tally is ambiguous in the transcript.
Leominster’s City Council on Feb. 9 approved three budget orders to address near-term operational needs and a small capital landscaping request.
The council adopted C41 to appropriate $8,000 to the Twin City Rail Trail grant account, transferring the same amount from the Twin City Rail Trail lease account so the rail-trail account can pay for landscaping work this summer. The finance subcommittee recommended the transfer and the council adopted the order by roll-call vote (recorded as 8–0).
C42, requested by the mayor, moved $250,000 from the stabilization fund to the police overtime account to cover overtime driven by investigations, shift coverage, injured duty and military duty, among other pressures. Finance presented a letter from the police chief in support of the transfer. The council took a roll-call vote and the chair recorded the order as adopted; the transcript contains ambiguity in the numerical reporting of that roll call.
C43 authorized a $15,000 transfer from the stabilization fund to the wire department overtime account. The request followed a letter from the fire department’s chief: overtime was needed, in part, after a pipe burst in the server room required extended staff response. The finance committee recommended the transfer and the council adopted the order by roll call (recorded in favor).
The council’s finance chair also reported certified free cash ($13,089,104) and presented account balances for several stabilization and opioid-related funds as part of the evening’s financial report.
Next steps: The transfers are effective immediately for departmental use; departments may proceed under the adopted orders and the council will monitor budget developments during the next budget cycle.
