The budget is not due to appear until next Monday night. Whether it will be part of the regular agenda or a Special Meeting item I do not know. The Council President has the right to add any matter to the meeting agenda prior to the meeting. Once the meeting starts she needs the consent of the Councilors to add agenda items. Without budget subject tonight we may get home by midnight unless common sense prevails. Perhaps Bernice will bring a candle for her incantations.
As to the rest of the agenda, Bernice has already given a good overview of the new proposed Ordinances. I am concerned why a new position nowhere in the City's TO is being funded. Would the individual like the Director of IT report directly to the Mayor? Is this a substitute for the CFO/Comptroller? What are the duties? There are too many unanswered questions.
Resolution #B: Awarding a contract to Powell Capital Markets Inc.; On their site they do not mention that they "Design Cash Flow Modules", or " analyse preparation of capital projects and capital expenditure budgets" . They would do " innovative financing" and perhaps "credit financing rating". But I think again the Council needs more clarification is if this is out sourcing something which our present incomplete TO needs.
Since there is no dollar amounts listed in the data available to us and I presume the Council this is a blank check item.
Resolution #C:Authorize grant received for Plainfield Action Services from DCA Division of Housing and Community Resources for $45,449.00 probably found money. A great deal will go towards salaries of the various recipient agencies and may be reflected in the budget if they are municipal supported. The Garnts are due to expire Dec. 12,2010
Resolution #D: A reincarnation of the "Incubator Contract" granted earlier this year. The DCA had limited approval of funds to pay only one sub-contractor because the primary contractor was not on the DCA's approved list. There is a question about who approved the bids awarding of the previous contract and I hope that there will be clarification of the process before the next meeting.
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