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Finance committee recommendations: salary ordinance moves, $917,528 mid-year transfer and PEG fund transfer approved
Summary
The council adopted Finance Committee recommendations to advertise salary ordinance changes, approved a $917,528 mid-year FY2026 transfer and a $565,811 transfer from PEG funds to the Marlborough Cable Trust for WMCTTV operations; Personnel Committee appointment of Colleen F. Marinelli to Parks & Recreation was also approved.
Councilor Irish, reporting for the Finance Committee, summarized committee votes and moved the committee recommendations to the full council.
Key approvals included advertisement of proposed salary ordinance changes related to the city solicitor and assistant fire chief (effective date indicated as July 1, 2026 for the city solicitor item), approval of a mid-year transfer in the amount of $917,528 for FY2026 to move funds between departmental accounts, and approval of a $565,811 transfer from PEG funds to the Marlborough Cable Trust to fund operations and capital items for WMCTTV in FY2027. The Finance Committee recorded committee-level votes in favor; the full council then voted to suspend rules where necessary and adopted the committee's recommendations by recorded votes (motions and suspensions carried, subsequent approval votes recorded as 10-0 where noted).
Councilor Irish noted committee votes and led motions to advertise salary ordinance items and to approve transfers; the council approved the recommendations and suspensions as presented. The Personnel Committee reported a recommendation to appoint Colleen F. Marinelli to the Parks and Recreation Commission for a three-year term; the council approved the appointment 10-0.
The mid-year transfer and PEG transfer will be processed through the Finance Department; the salary ordinances will proceed to advertisement as directed by the council.
