Fiscal Year 2019 Budget

Beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019

Last updated: 4/11/18

City Clerk

The mission of the City Clerk's office is to accept, file, record, and maintain all municipal records. The City Clerk publishes the agenda for all City Council meetings, records all Council and related Mayoral actions, and edits and compiles the minutes of Council meetings. The Department also maintains the City Council document system database and publishes all ordinances and amended codes on a yearly basis. The City Clerk is also responsible for overseeing the work of the Archives Commission.


Maureen Feeney, City Clerk, Appropriation 161
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Appropriations by Program

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Program Name FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Budget FY19 Budget
Legislative Support 372,578 347,912 285,285 297,755
Document Filing 416,672 429,171 517,898 523,907
Archives 357,792 383,988 443,919 480,692
Total 1,147,042 1,161,071 1,247,102 1,302,354


Department trends by program


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Operating Budget Over Time
City Clerk FY18
Operating Budget by Program
Legislative Support
Document Filing
Archives

Department budget by account

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title FY16 Expenditure FY17 Expenditure FY18 Appropriation FY19 Adopted Inc/Dec 18 vs 19
Personnel Services 1,077,234 1,063,989 1,142,599 1,189,596 46,997
Contractual Services 45,931 60,813 70,623 87,178 16,555
Supplies & Materials 13,371 14,985 16,200 17,450 1,250
Current Chgs & Oblig 4,841 5,682 17,680 8,130 -9,550
Equipment 5,665 15,602 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1,147,042 1,161,071 1,247,102 1,302,354 55,252


Department trends by account


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Operating Budget Over Time
City Clerk FY18
Operating Budget by Account
Personnel Services
Contractual Services
Supplies & Materials
Current Chgs & Oblig
Equipment
Other


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Performance Goals

Legislative Support
  • City Council meeting are created,updated, and published on the City of Boston website
  • To distribute copies of the Municipal Code and Annual Supplements
  • To Update the Ordinance section of the Municipal Code and distribute supplements

Document Filing
  • Scanning and indexing documents
  • Time used for processing documents

Document Filing
  • To receive and record statuory filings as required by law

Archives
  • To provide archives record center to City departments and the public; provide records disposition services to departments


City Clerk - Authorizing Statutes

  • Election of the City Clerk, CBC St. 2 §§ 11, 13, 550, 551; CBC St. 6 § 101; CBC Ord. §§ 2-10.1-2-10.4; M.G.L.A. c. 41, §§ 12-19.
  • Duties of the City Clerk, M.G.L.A. c. 41, §§ 12-19; 1988 Mass. Acts ch. 68; M.G.L.A. c.55, § 26; CBC Ord. §§ 2-10.1-2-10.4; CBC Ord. § 2-12.5; CBC Ord. § 5-5.6; CBC Ord. § 5-5.10; CBC Ord. §§ 12-9A.1-12-9A.9; CBC Ord. §18-1.
  • City Archives and Records Commission, 1988 Mass. Acts ch. 68.