Ari Sky

Plan To Fix Buildings
Ward Six City Councilor Joe Lopes and Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky are working on a plan to take care of the many city owned buildings. The plan is a good one that makes sense fiscally. Lopes and Sky have crafted a proposal to set aside money annually from the general fund to make badly needed repairs to city owned buildings and to provide for preventative maintenance in order to protect the in
City Finds Firefighter Funding
The New Bedford City Council will be asked Thursday night to transfer funds to cover the cost of 31 firefighter positions until the end of this fiscal year. The request comes after funding from a federal SAFER grant ran out two months ago...
Bond Rating Holds Steady
The City of New Bedford has maintained its AA - bond rating. The announcement came from the Standard-&-Poors Bond Rating Service. Its the highest rating the city has received since 1970. Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky tells WBSM News, the bond rating means New Bedford is paying lower interest rates when borrowng money. "W...
Overtime Costs A Concern
Overtime Costs A Concern
Overtime Costs A Concern
Overtime in the Fire Department budget is causing some financial worries at City Hall. The overtime budget deficit is projected to be more than $1 million by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2016. Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky tells WBSM's Taylor Cormier, its not a new problem...
Hiring Freeze
The City of New Bedford has put a freeze on hiring for the foreseeable future. The City's Chief Financial Officer, Ari Sky, sent a memo to department heads informing them of the hiring freeze, citing excessive snow removal costs, expiring grants, and a multitude of other expenses as the cause for the immediate action...
Energy Agreement Proposed
It looks like Siemens Energy will have a much bigger role in saving New Bedford some money beyond L-E-D streetlights. The city is looking to enter into an energy management services agreement with the company, which would hold Siemens to whatever energy savings they guarantee...

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