FEES AND CHARGES
APRIL 4, 2001
COUNCIL CHAMBER
5:30 P.M.
Convened: 5:35 P.M.
Adjourned: 6:16 P.M.
Present: Councillor Michael Perotto,
Chairman
Councillor Joseph Petty
Councillor Timothy Murray
James DelSignore, City Auditor
Thomas Zidelis, City Treasurer
David Moore, City Solicitor
Mary Babbidge, Asst. City Clerk
1.
Communication
of James DelSignore, City Auditor transmitting the Comprehensive Listing of
Fees and Charges which has been updated to December 31, 1999.
#56CC April 25, 2000
Chairman’s Order - Request City Administration consider doing whatever is possible to hold water and sewer rates next fiscal year.
Chairman’s Order – Request
City Administration provide City Council with a comparison of basic fees
charged, water and sewer rates, golf course fees between the City of Worcester
and the cities of Providence, Springfield and Portland, Maine.
Chairman’s Order - Request City Solicitor report on the interpretation by other communities of the 1991 legislation relative to the power of the City Council in the setting of fees.
2.
Communication
of the City Manager transmitting communication relative to $20.00 Surcharge in
Recording or filing Fees and Revenue produced by the Community Preservation
Act.
#4C CM November 14, 2000
Chairman’s Order – Request
Administration report on which Towns and Cities have accepted the Community Preservation Act.
Chairman’s Order – Request
Administration report on approximately what the City of Worcester and its
residents spent last year on recording fees and charges.
Chairman’s Order – Request
Administration report as to what the impact would be on the average residential
tax rate and the average commercial tax rate of a .5, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3%
surcharge under the Community Preservation Act.
3. Communication of David J. Rushford, City Clerk transmitting
requested information on the charges levied for copies of vital records at City
Clerk Offices throughout the Commonwealth as well as at the State Office of
Vital Records.
#62CC November 14, 2000
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