Budget – Meetings – Decisions – Gardner MA

Gardner – City Council Sub-committees will meet with various Department heads and ask pertinent questions. Note that while the Mayor submits a budget, the City Council can’t add to it, it can only make cuts. Here are the details on the City Council oversight:

City Council 6 Standing Committees and Members

Finance Committee: Aleksander H. Dernalowicz, Esq, Chair, Councilor Judy A. Mack, Member,Councilor Brad E. Heglin, Member Oversight of: Board of Assessors, Budget, City Auditor, City Clerk, City Collector/Treasurer, City Hall, Civil Code Enforcement, Claims, Contributory Retirement Board, Human Resources, Information Technology, Law Department, Purchasing, Redevelopment Authority, Registrars of Voters, Rules, Salary, Vacancies

Public Service Committee: Judy A. Mack, Chair, Paul G. Tassone, Member, David Thibault-Muñoz, Member Oversight of: Cemetery Commission, Conservation Commission, Engineering & Survey,Flood Plain, Municipal Grounds Commission, Public Works Department

Public Safety Committee: Paul G. Tassone, Chair, Craig R. Cormier, Member, David Thibault-Muñoz, Member – Oversight of: Animal Control, Automobile Dealers, Board of Health, Bowling Alley/Billiard Table Licensing, Building & Inspectional Services, Constables, Fire Department, Flammable Storage Licensing, Fruits/Vegetable Peddler Licensing, Junk & Second Hand Article, Dealers, License Commission, Office of Emergency Management, Police Department, Sealer of Weights & Measures, Traffic Commision, Transportation (MRTA)

Public Welfare Committee: Craig R. Cormier, Chair, Karen G. Hardern, Member, Calvin D. Brooks, Member. Oversight of: Airport Commission, Cable TV Commission, Council on Aging, Disability Commission, Gardner Public Schools, Golf Course Commission, Greenwood Memorial Pool Trustees, Historical Commission, Housing Authority, Library Board of Trustees, Montachusett Regional Voc. Tech. School, Recreation, Severy School Trustees, Veterans Agent, Youth Commission

Appointments Committee: Dana M. Heath, Chair, Elizabeth J. Kazinskas, Member, Brad E. Heglin, Member Oversight of: Appointments, Vacancies

Economic and Community Development Committee: Elizabeth J. Kazinskas, Chair,Dana M. Heath, Member, Karen G. Hardern, Member Oversight of: Community Development & Planning, Cultural Council, Industrial Development, Planning Board, Zoning, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Capital Improvement Committee