The Finance Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch video on NewTV): The Finance Committee’s vote not to approve the following item:
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The City Council has scheduled three meetings this week to review the FY2024 Municipal and School Department budgets that were reviewed by the City Council committees. The meetings are as follows: The City Council has two Special Meetings posted:
Newton Citizens Commission on Energy will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 30 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: The following materials will be distributed prior to the meeting: Newton Upper Falls Historic District Commission will hold a site visit on Wednesday, May…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Zoning and Planning will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 22 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: Ann Berwick, Co-Director of Sustainability, will join the Committee to discuss a draft waiver provision to add to the draft ordinance. The Chair will also entertain a motion to…
Negotiations sub-committee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, May 22 at 5PM and enter into in Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Meeting Notice) School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) and virtually (Zoom…
Newton Cultural Council will meet in person (1294 Centre Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 22 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Council on Aging and Advisory Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Designer Selection Committee…
NTA President Michael Zilles Discusses Negotiation Process with Fig City On Monday, May 14, the Newton Teacher’s Association (NTA) began a modified “Work To Rule” contract action, which is described on the NTA website as educators taking one day per week to be unavailable, outside of contracted work hours, for…
On its May 15th agenda, the City Council discussed a requesti by Mayor Fuller to appropriate $10 million from Free Cash to pay down that amount of the $50 million bonds for construction of the new Lincoln-Eliot school. The Mayor indicated that the annual debt service saved from this allocation…
Mayor Fuller has put together a summary of a financial program to help fill some of the Newton Public Schools (NPS) budget gaps and the Horace Mann project after the failure of the general override. The plan includes the following: Increase pensions via COLA: The plan, which the Retirement Board…
City Council President Susan Albright sent this request to the Retirement Board to discuss the possibility of offering additional COLA payments balanced against a slightly slower rate of growth. The current rate of growth is 9.6%, and the Retirement Board is currently requesting a reduction to 6.6% with an increase…
The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see Report):