Public Meeting Notice  Public Meeting Notice for the Municipal Finance Oversight Board

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

In accordance with July 16, 2022, Massachusetts law, An Act Relative to Extending Certain State of Emergency Accommodations, as extended by Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, adopted March 29, 2023, and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office February 18, 2022, guidance, please note the following:

Notice is hereby given in accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A, § 20, that a meeting of the Municipal Finance Oversight Board, established under Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2003, will be held through remote participation via Conference Call Number: (571) 317-3122, Access Code: 691-287-117, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Notice is hereby also given that the Municipal Finance Oversight Board will electronically record this meeting.

• City of New Bedford

A Chapter 44A request for $27,023,447 in state qualified bonds for the following:

• School Land Acquisition (651 Orchard St.)                                   
• Road Improvements                                                                   
• Roads and Infrastructure                                                            
• Elizabeth Carter Brooks Elementary School Roof Replacement    
• City Yard Campus                                                                      
• Two (2) Pumper Trucks                                                              
• Buttonwood Zoo Improvements                                                   
• Public Safety Management Software Upgrade                             
• Ellen R. Hathaway Elementary School Windows, Doors & Storefront Replacement                                                              
• DPI Fleet Maintenance Facility Improvements                              
• Zeiterion Theater Renovation                                                      
• MIS Communication Equipment                                                  
• Zoo Renovations                                                                        
• Wilks Library Renovations                                                          
• Police Department Public Safety Equipment                                
• South Public Safety Annex Renovations                                      
• Emergency Management Offices Renovation                               
• Buttonwood Zoo Restroom Upgrade                                            
• City Hall Elevator                                                                       
• Zoo RRR Exhibit and HVAC Improvements                                 
• Hillman Street Complex Renovations                                           
• South Public Safety Center Annex                                               
• Elizabeth Carter Brooks Elementary School Feasibility Study        
• Ellen R. Hathaway Elementary School Feasibility Study               
• City Hall Deferred Maintenance                                                   
• Mobile Command Center
• Long-range municipal fiscal stability
• Topics not reasonably anticipated by the Chair of the Municipal Finance Oversight Board within 48 hours of the meeting
• Discussion of agenda items for the next meeting

Sonia J. Kwon

Senior Legal Counsel

Office of the State Auditor Diana DiZoglio

Division of Local Mandates

February 8, 2024