Government · Finance Committee
Gardner panel keeps sewer loan, fleet review open
The Gardner Finance Committee kept six financial items open, including a $1.3 million sewer bond, without taking any substantive votes. Mayor Michael J.
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Government · Finance Committee
Gardner Panel Advances Capital Oversight Ordinance
Gardner Finance Committee advances capital project oversight ordinance, stalls $1.3 million sewer loan.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Raises Golf Assistant Pay to $1,000
Gardner Finance Committee hears deficit warning, raises golf assistant stipend. Mayor Michael J.
Government · Finance Committee
Gardner Finance Committee Advances Year-End Transfers and Blue Star Parking Waiver
Gardner's Finance Committee cleared a dozen items in a single session Wednesday, sending FY2026 year-end closeout transfers and a slate of other measures to the full council.
Government · Finance Committee
Gardner Finance Committee advances $925,000 Waterford asbestos cleanup and capital oversight reform
Gardner Finance Committee advances $925,000 Waterford Street asbestos abatement in marathon July 24 session. Mayor Michael J.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee Approves New City Clerk, Hazard Mitigation Plan
Gardner Finance Committee approved eight measures including a new City Clerk appointment at the July 1 meeting. The committee unanimously ratified Jennifer Pelavin as City Clerk at Step 1, following an open recruitment that drew approximately 50 applications. The group adopted the City's Hazard
Government · Finance Committee
Gardner Finance Committee Holds Downtown TIE Tax Deal, Drops Chief of Staff Bid
Gardner Finance Committee holds first-ever Tax Increment Exemption request while pulling Chief of Staff from agenda.
Government · Finance Committee
Gardner Finance Committee recommends city clerk pay step, defers six agenda items
GARDNER -- July 1, 2026, Gardner Finance Committee advances city clerk pay step to full council, defers six items. The two-member Finance Committee, Chair Aleksander H. Dernalowicz and Councilor Judy A. Mack, voted 2-
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee advances Housing Production Plan and approves $230,470 in enterprise transfers
Finance Committee approved two strategic planning measures and $230,470 in enterprise transfers. The Committee voted to advance the Housing Production Plan and Municipal Surplus Property Plan to the full City Council; the housing plan identifies a benchmark of 47 to 94 residential units annually
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee amends Executive Department budget, advances Chief of Staff
The Gardner Finance Committee recommended the Mayor's FY2027 budget to the full City Council on May 26, 2026, with Executive Department amendments. By unanimous vote, the Committee reduced the Executive Aide salary to the prior-year level and zeroed the Executive Department's professional
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