Board of Aldermen 10-22-2019 Page 9
Alderwoman Kelly
Yeah so | support this, | know there are a lot of people in our City who will be looking forward to a lower
tax rate. My question is if this aid is only a one time deal and it is not going to come next year, are we
going to be artificially reducing the rate. And if anyone here who is a State Rep can speak to whether or
not we think we will get this next year?
Mayor Donchess
This is actually a 2-year program so we will see the money next year. | mean we were without the aid
going to apply $4.5 million dollars to the tax rate; now it is $6.2. So to that extent $1.7 we are using this
additional aid to help reduce the tax rate. So we could do that again next year; if the aid is not available
the following year, then there would be that $1.7 million dollar issue that we would have to potentially
cover.
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
Yea: Alderman O’Brien, Alderman Harriott-Gathright, Alderman Dowd,
Alderman Klee, Alderman Laws, Alderman Lopez,
Alderman Caron, Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Jette,
Alderwoman Melizzi-Golja, Alderman Tencza, Alderman Schmidt,
Alderman Clemons, Alderman Wilshire 14
Nay: 0
MOTION CARRIED
Resolution R-19-184 declared duly adopted.
R-19-185
Endorser: Mayor James Donchess
RELATIVE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $2,900,000 FROM FY2020
ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE
Given its first reading; assigned to the BUDGET COMMITTEE by President Wilshire and schedule a
Public Hearing for Monday, November 25, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Aldermanic Chamber
NEW BUSINESS — ORDINANCES
O-19-059
Endorser: Alderman Richard A. Dowd
Alderman-at-Large Michael B. O’Brien, Sr.
Alderman Linda Harriott-Gathright
Alderman Patricia Klee
Alderman Tom Lopez
Alderwoman Mary Ann Melizzi-Golja
Alderman at-Large David C. Tencza
AUTHORIZING STOP SIGNS ON CHARLOTTE STREET AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH
CHARLOTTE AVENUE
Given its first reading; assigned to the INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE by President Wilshire
