Special Board of Aldermen Public Hearing — May 20, 2020 Page 16
Hearing and seeing none — Parking Operations? Any questions or comments on Parking Operations as part
of the Budget? Hearing and seeing none we will move on to Economic Development, are there any
questions relative to Economic Development Budget? Seeing and hearing none | am going to move on to
Administrative Services Division. And the Administrative Services portion of that Division. Any questions on
Administrative Services.
Ms. Ortolano Yes, | have a question.
Chairman Dowd
OK?
Ms. Ortolano Hang on | am turning on my video, so when you read a title, just so | know, | thought you were
going to go through each one. When there’s a big subtitle that’s all lumped together and all of those topics
can be addressed, is that correct?
Chairman Dowd
No | go through every single Department within those major titles. So Administrative Services Division is the
Division, then | go through each one of the Departments. So if you have a question on a particular
Department, you should bring it up when | read that Department. If you have a general question on
Administrative Services in general, you can ask it now.
Ms. Ortolano Ok so | am just going to make a comment on this one and then | have one down in Assessing |
will wait for, OK | understand. OK | am just going to say that from a position standpoint, | am a big believer
that the position that was needed in the City was a Chief of Assessing and that | find this to be a non-
essential position that got added to the Budget that we are paying a lot for when what we really needed was
a Chief. And that’s all | am going to say to that, | object to this position and the Department being funded and
the way it was done last year and | think it put an awful lot of expense on the back of the taxpayer when what
we needed was something else. But that’s all | am going to say.
Chairman Dowd
Alright, thank you.
Ms. Ortolano Yeah.
110 ARLINGTON STREET COMMUNITY CENTER
Chairman Dowd
Alright, next is the Arlington Street Community Center, any questions on the Arlington Street Community
Center?
Beth Scaer Yes, it is Beth Scaer.
Chairman Dowd
OK.
Ms. Scaer How much are we budgeting for that.
