City Council is not scheduled to meet this week.
Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Appropriation Request from Free Cash for $2,000,000 for thepurpose of supplementing the significant increase in FY2026 Health Insurance costs.
- FY2026 Budget, CIP, and Supplemental CIP Review:
- Human Resources Department
- City Clerk Department
- Elections Commission (NOTE: Elections is within City Clerk’s Department.)
- Retirement Board
- Information Technology Department
Zoning & Planning Committee will meet in person (City Hall, Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 29 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Appointments:
- Michael Alperin to the Newton Affordable Housing Trust
- JJ Kazakoff-Eigen to the BERDO Advisory Commission
- Mayor’s request for authorization to submit FY26-30 Consolidated Plan, 2025 Revised Citizen Participation Plan, and FY2026 Annual Action Plan to U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development for the City of Newton Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds and the WestMetro HOME Consortium
- FY2026 Budget, CIP, and Supplemental CIP Review:
Public Facilities Committee will meet in person (City Hall, Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, April 30 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Community Preservation Committee appropriation recommendations from Unrestricted Prior Year funds:
- $75,000 for expenses relating to the replacement of the deck at the Newton Community Farm
- $214,300 for architecture, engineering and investigative expenses to the War Memorial Stairs restoration.
- FY2026 Budget, CIP, and Supplemental CIP Review:
- Appropriation from Free Cash:
- $2,525,000 for priority school facility projects
Public Safety & Transportation Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, May 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- FY2026 Budget, CIP, and Supplemental CIP Review:
