Board of Aldermen Page 6
January 24, 2017
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-17-030
Endorser: Alderman David Schoneman
ALLOWING RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON STREET TO PURCHASE OVERNIGHT ON-STREET
PARKING PERMITS
Given its first reading; assigned to the COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE by President McCarthy
O-17-031
Endorser: Mayor Jim Donchess
Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman Ben Clemons
Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire
Alderman June M. Caron
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
RELATIVE TO THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM FUND AS A SEWER FUND
Given its first reading;
MOTION BY ALDERMAN DOWD TO ACCEPT THE FIRST READING OF R-17-031, ASSIGN IT
TO THE BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THAT A PUBLIC HEARING BE SCHEDULED FOR
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017, AT 7:00 PM IN THE ALDERMANIC CHAMBER
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Deane
| read Attorney Clarke’s e-mail and her response to former Alderman Teeboom that said the sewer fund was
already established as a special revenue account and therefore it had been operating as one and we didn’t
need to have a public hearing on the legislation. VVhat’s changed in her response to Mr. Teeboom and the
motion that Alderman Dowd has just made and if that’s the case | would like to be supplied with the legislation
associated with establishing the wastewater treatment fund as a special revenue account along with all of the
minutes associated with committee meetings or wherever it was sent to along with the full Board for final
passage.
Attorney Bolton
Nothing has changed and | agree with Attorney Clarke that there is no technical requirement to have a public
hearing but in the interest of allowing the public speak and in the spirit of being abundantly cautious we
recommended that a public hearing be held. We can’t be wrong in having one, we can listen to whatever
testimony there would be and make a decision as to whether to approve this piece of legislation; amend it or
not approve it at all. | will institute a search for records when this was established. My sense is that it was
approximately 25 to 30 years ago.
Alderman Deane
Attorney Bolton, was the solid waste department set up as a special revenue account as well?
Attorney Bolton
Solid waste was an enterprise fund. Whether it actually met all of the requirements of a special revenue
account: | think the answer to that is probably not because although we do charge tipping fees for commercial
haulers, the collection and disposal of residential waste, particularly single-family and smaller residential
