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Roxann Wedegartner, Mayor Danielle Letourneau, Chief of Staff Caitlin von Schmidt, Administrative Assistant to the Mayor |
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Office of the Mayor |
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413-772-1560 |
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413-772-1519 |
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The Mayor's Office is open by appointment only Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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Mayor Roxann Wedegartner serves as the "Chief Executive Officer" as described in Section 3 of the 2002 Greenfield Charter Commission Final Report. In 2003, the Office of the Mayor replaced the former Board of Selectmen/Town Manager as the administrative and executive arm of municipal government.
According to the Charter, the executive powers of the City are solely vested in the mayor. The Mayor is responsible for supervision, direction, and efficient administration of all City activities and functions placed under the office's control by the general law, Charter, bylaw, or custom. This includes enforcement of City bylaws and all other functions logical to the office's mission.
By virtue of office, the Mayor is an ex-officio member of every multiple-member City body and a voting member of the Greenfield School Committee. The mayor also makes appointments to all City boards/commissions and may declare states of emergency.
Additionally, the mayor may exercise review and veto authority over proposed legislation, subject to the Charter. The term of office is four years and is a non-partisan position.
Greetings,
I thought I’d offer a few words about how Greenfield develops its city budget. From November to May is Budget Season for the City of Greenfield, starting with department heads beginning to plan next year’s operating budget needs. The Department Heads and the Mayor work closely with the Finance Director to receive guidance and parameters for spending money in the next fiscal year In January. This guidance is generally based on forecasting and knowledge of our incoming revenue and state aid, among other things.
Department Heads meet with the Mayor to discuss their submitted budgets, including the potential for changes to each department’s budgets. November to January, Department Heads also review their capital investment needs and submit those to the Capital Improvement Committee and ultimately to the Mayor. The Mayor decides what items remain in that year’s capital and how much money is spent. Our Capital budget reflects priority investments in capital spending over five years.
Meanwhile our School Department is also working on their budget with the Superintendent and it is ultimately given to the School Committee to discuss and give direction to the School Superintendent on changes, if any. The School Budget public hearing will be on a date between February 24 – March 3, 2021. The School Committee’s vote to approve the budget takes place on March 10, 2021.
In March the Mayor submits the final Capital budget for the next fiscal year. It generally can reflect changes to both the department heads’ projects and amounts requested and the recommendations of the Capital Improvement Committee. Often the City Council votes on the Capital Budget before it votes on the Operating Budget; but sometimes the two are voted on at the same time.
The final Operating budget is submitted to the City Council by the Mayor in April (90 days before the start of the fiscal year). Council Ways & Means Committee deliberates over the department requests and makes their recommendations on each to the City Council to be voted on with or without amendments on May 31, 2021. Learn more about the city budget here.
Posted: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 05:03 PM
Updated Tue, Sep 7, 2021 12:00 AM
