Gardner Finance Committee advances mayor's chief of staff proposal on a 2-1 vote. The three-member Finance Committee of the Gardner City Council voted 2-1 Tuesday to recommend that the full council accept a new chief of staff position for Mayor Michael J.
Gardner Finance Committee unanimously reappropriated $1.125 million in unexpended elementary school bond proceeds to four capital improvements. The allocation includes $675,000 for Gardner Middle School roof replacement, $200,000 for City Hall entryway and ramp improvements, $200,000 for community
GARDNER -- May 12, 2026, Gardner Finance Committee scales back water rate hike, advances $1.125M bond reappropriation. Meeting Tuesday in City Council Chambers, the committee chaired by Councilor Aleksander H. Dernalowicz voted unanimously to
Finance Committee voted LifeLine program report forward to City Council. Senior Center Director Michael Ellis reported the medical alert program, transitioned to city management in January 2026, had grown to 69 active subscribers and was projected to generate approximately 6,000 dollars in annual
Finance Committee approved a five-year contract authorization for the police department's policy management system and step placements for four department heads while deferring the proposed Chief of Staff position pending detailed budget analysis. Mayor Michael Nicholson sought the police contract
Gardner Finance Committee approved redeployment of Rear Main Street project funds to cover National Grid's $922,357.33 electrical work overrun. The panel voted 2 to 0, with one abstention, to redirect savings from completed subsurface remediation and $449,412.82 in unexpended Wilkens Road funds
Finance Committee advances FY2027 Capital Improvement Plan with three major capital appropriations. Chair Aleksander Dernalowicz led unanimous votes on a $51,200 free cash transfer to cover the city's match for a federal Mass Trails Grant funding design and engineering of a pedestrian and bicycle
Finance Committee votes on compensation and donations but holds capital items. The Gardner Finance Committee unanimously recommended two ordinances establishing pay rates for temporary employees filling unionized positions and adjusting non-union department-head and golf-course staff compensation
Gardner Finance Committee recommends $236,200 in free cash appropriations for public safety. The committee unanimously voted to recommend $35,200 for the Fire Department's federal grant match on portable radio replacement and $201,000 for three new police vehicles to the full Council. Mayor Michael
Gardner Finance Committee approves $10,643.67 DPW gift to Community Action food pantry. The Committee voted unanimously to recommend confirmation of scrap metal proceeds collected over three years by Public Works employees. Mayor Michael Nicholson acknowledged that procedures for future donations
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