City Firefighters Get Driver TrainingMIIA Press Release, 12:38PM / Monday, August 01, 2011 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city will see a reduction in its property and casualty insurance costs following a driving safety course conducted with 21 members of the Fire Department.
Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association, the city's property and casualty insurance provider, offered the training free of charge as a membership benefit. Upon completion of this and other MIIA training programs, the city is eligible to receive insurance premium credits through the MIIA Rewards Programs.
North Adams Fire Department members participated in the driving safety simulator course during the week June 6. The state-of-the-art, computer-driven simulator realistically replicates more
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North Adams Continues Bleak Budget OutlookTammy Daniels, 10:17PM / Tuesday, November 09, 2010 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday night approved a $1.18 million reduction in the city budget to be offset by use of the land-sale account.
The transfer will balance this year's budget but Mayor Richard Alcombright warned there were "serious decisions" to be made for next fiscal year because the city has a $1.2 million structural deficit that will be exacerbated by possible state cuts of up to 12 percent.
"It's going to mean ugly, painful cuts for next year," said the mayor. "In the best case scenario, we're hearing 5 percent cuts in state aid next year; reality is, a couple of candidates in the election this year were talking about 8 to
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Language Changes Delays Action on Insurance BorrowingBy Tammy Daniels, 02:47PM / Wednesday, May 05, 2010 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council delayed action on Tuesday on a home-rule petition to borrow or amortize up to $880,000 at the request of the mayor.
Mayor Richard Alcombright said he'd received new language on the petition from state Department of Revenue just minutes before the council had scheduled a special meeting at 5 to act on the matter.
The borrowing, or amortization, would allow the city to pay the runout of the Medical Insurance Trust Fund for fiscal 2010. The city is dropping its self-insurance plan at the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1 in favor of similar coverage for its public employees through the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance
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Insurance Agreement on Horizon?Staff Reports, 05:01PM / Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | |
A press conference has been slated at City Hall on Thursday with city and union officials on what is likely a mutual settlement of the insurance premium debacle.
The city's seven public unions claimed last year that they've been paying more than the 30 percent in contracted insurance premiums because the city was failing to fully fund the Medical Insurance Trust.
A report commissioned by incoming Mayor Richard Alcombright found that North Adams hasn't been putting in its 70 percent share for at least the last three years. The underfunding added up to more than $1.1 over two years; the city is expected to spend another $500,000 to fully fund the account this fiscal year.
Alcombright
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Voting Registration Deadlines
:: Preliminary Election: Deadline to register is Wednesday, Sept. 7. (Office open from 8 to 8.)
:: General Election: Deadline to register is Tuesday, Oct. 18
Registration can be completed at the city clerk's office at City Hall.
Absentee ballots are now available at the city clerk's office for the Sept. 27 preliminary city election. Voters may come in between the hours of 8 and 4:30 weekdays. Written reguests for mailed ballots can be sent to City Clerk's Office, 10 Main St., North Adams, MA 01247. Deadline for absentee ballots is Monday, Sept. 26, at noon.
The preliminary election will be held Tuesday, Sept. 27, to narrow the field of three mayoral candidates to two. The general election to select nine city councilors and a mayor will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8.
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City Council
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Returned Papers |
As of 8/9 at 5 p.m.
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Lisa M. Blackmer* |
Yes |
Michael Bloom |
Yes |
Keith Bona* |
Yes |
David Bond* |
Yes |
Marie Harpin* |
Yes |
Alan Marden* |
Yes |
John Barrett |
Yes |
Eric R. Buddington |
Yes |
Nancy P. Bullett |
Yes |
Robert Cardimino |
Yes
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Catherine Chaput |
Yes |
Roland G. Gardner |
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Diane M. Gallese-Parsons |
Yes |
Shane Gaudreau |
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James B. Gyurasz |
Yes |
Michael Hernandez |
Yes |
Jennifer Breen Kirsch |
Yes |
Brian L. Flagg |
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Kellie A. Morrison |
Yes |
Greg Roach |
Yes |
Gail Kolis Sellers |
Yes |
18 candidates returned papers |
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Mayor |
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Richard J. Alcombright* |
Yes |
Ronald A. Boucher |
Yes |
Robert Martelle |
Yes |
Preliminary election will eliminate one |
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School Committee |
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Mary Lou Accetta* |
Yes |
Lawrence K. Taft* |
Yes |
Leonard Giroux Jr. |
Yes |
Tara J. Jacobs |
Yes |
David Lamarre |
Yes |
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McCann School Committee |
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George M. Canales |
Yes
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Polling stations
St. Elizabeth's Parish Center
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 5
Greylock Elementary School
Ward 4
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Draft Budget FY2012
School Budget FY2012
Compensation Plan
Classification Schedule
Fiscal 2011 Budget
Fiscal 2011 Tax Classification
North Adams Audit 2010
North Adams Single Audit 2010
North Adams Management Letters 2010
North Adams School Building Options |
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