| Nov. 3, 2004
| We are beginning the process of establishing a budget tracking system that will allow us to run multiple open contracts at once without losing control. |
| November 30, 2004
| Prepared an initial draft of a request for operating funding for the next fiscal year from the City. We will request that our funding be included as a line item in the budget. |
| February 15, 2005
| The final $600,000 installment of the Environmental Bond Bill funding has been received by the City. The contract is through most of the City's approval process, and we should be able to invoice for the funds shortly. The City will be adding $36,500 to the $100,000 contract they have with us for the current fiscal year. That change notice is working its way through the approval process as well. |
| March 22, 2005
| Our budget request is still being considered by the administration. It has been shared with Councilor Ross, Chair of Ways and Means. The Mayor will formally submit his budget request to the Council in April. The process then generally takes to about the end of the fiscal year on June 30. |
| March 22, 2005
| According to Patricia Garcia, the $36,500 check for additional operating funds for this fiscal year will likely be mailed out by the end of this week. According to Henry Luthin, the BWSC board voted unanimously last week to authorize a $25,000 one time contribution to the Trust. The check should go out in early April. |
| April 11, 2005
| The Mayor is to submit his budget request to the City Council this week. We don't yet know what will be included for the Trust. I have been assured by Mike Ross's office that they will be prepared to push to overcome any shortfall in funding proposed by the Mayor. |
| April 11, 2005
| The City has mailed out the check for the final $36,500 in operating funds for this year. The Boston Water and Sewer Commission has voted to approve a $25,000 one time donation to the Trust; the check should be received this month. |
| May 16, 2005
| The City Council budget hearing on the Environment Dept budget is scheduled for May 19 at 1:00. We are still in discussion with both the Administration and the Council on our budget needs. We have signed a preliminary contract that includes $84,000 in funds that will come from FY05 money and should be received before June 30. I expect that the final amount will be above the $138,500 we received this year but less than the $351,000 that we requested. |
| June 16, 2005
| The Mayor increased the City’s support of the Trust to its highest level ever. Using administrative funding included as part of our construction contracts, we’re able to fully fund the Trust’s operations for the next fiscal year. |
| July 19, 2005
| We used the additional state funding secured by Jim Hunt to purchase level logging equipment, new well caps for some of the wells inherited from other sources, and software to allow direct access to well level data from the maps on the website. We have some fit problems with the level logging equipment and are working with our vendor to straighten that out; it should be resolved shortly. The software is scheduled to be tested and in place by September. |
| April 23, 2007
| The Mayor has included funding for the Trust at last year’s level plus an allowance for inflation in his budget request, as promised. |
| May 14, 2007
| The Mayor has included funding for the Trust at last year’s level plus an allowance for inflation in his budget request, as promised. |
| June 29, 2009
| The City Council approved the budget last week including the appropriation for operating funds for the Trust. |
| July 30, 2009
| The City Council approved the budget in June including the appropriation for operating funds, level funded from FY09 as proposed by the Mayor, for the Trust. |
| August 26, 2009
| I signed the contract yesterday for our level funding from the City for FY2010. I expect the funds next month. |
| September 24, 2009
| The Mayor has approved our FY10 contract. We should receive the funding imminently. |
| October 27, 2009
| We have received our City funding for FY2010. |
