Here is a complete blip.tv video of the 9/7/10 meeting of Northampton’s Public Safety Committee of the City Council. Councilors David Murphy, Jesse Adams and Maureen Carney attended. Councilor Angela Plassmann was unable to attend. (This meeting was not part of the committee’s original schedule.) The meeting (no votes on substantive matters were taken) is followed by an informal […]
Budget
Video: Gene Tacy Challenges Mayor on Fire Department Stipends for Medical Calls
Ward 7 City Councilor Gene Tacy says the Fire Department’s most recent contract gives each member $14.06 for each medical call they respond to, in addition to their regular compensation. In aggregate, these stipends add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. In the Finance Committee portion of last night’s City Council meeting, Tacy says he feels […]
Download FY2011 School Budget Documents; Class Size Projections
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann has made the following documents available on her website: Northampton Public Schools FY2011 Proposed Budget: Executive Summary (PDF) Northampton Public Schools: Superintendent’s Proposed Budget, 2011-2012 (PDF of slideshow) Northampton Public Schools Budget for FY2011: Line Item Budget (PDF) Projected Class Size, 2010-2011: Northampton High School and JFK Middle School […]
Mayor’s Email Update May 2010
Mayor Clare Higgins has just released her May email update. You may download the details of the FY2011 budget proposal from Councilor Angela Plassmann’s website. May 2010 Dear Neighbors, I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you the budget message I presented to the City Council last week, and to encourage you to […]
Mayor’s Budget Proposal and Detail Budget Report for FY2011 Available for Download
Ward 3 City Councilor Angela Plassmann has made the Mayor’s Budget Proposal and Detail Budget Report for the 2011 fiscal year available for download. The public is also encouraged to attend a hearing on the budget on May 25, 5-8pm in City Council Chambers. See also: Video: Board of Public Works, May 5, 2010; Budget