Thomas Caruso
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 3:34
- Avg per meeting
- 0:54
- Segments
- 57
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
YWCA resident conditions at 69 North Broadway
Pedestrian and child passenger safety grants
$35,000 in state grant funding, no local cost.
Fire Apparatus Repair Funding
Draws on the general fund reserve; the specific amount is not stated on the agenda.
Rodent activity on Martine Avenue
Quality-of-life issues downtown: shopping carts, pigeons, rats, and parking meters
Citywide rodent problem
Cannabis delivery operations in Waller Avenue parking lot
Package deliveries blocking apartment lobbies
E-Bike Enforcement (May Luv Initiative)
Traffic safety grants for police
$35,000 in state grant funding, no local cost.
Feral cat population control
Costs no more than $8,000 per year.
FBI joint terrorism task force agreement
Shopping cart hazards from downtown garage
Flock license-plate surveillance cameras
Fire Department trench rescue training site
The training site comes at no cost to the city; any indemnification liability would depend on claims arising during training.
City Hall security contract
The proposed private security contract could cost taxpayers up to $190,000.
Film permit enforcement in Gedney Farm
Outdoor cat population and TNR program enforcement
Renewing the TNR contract will require city funding when it comes up for renewal.
Fire Station #7 Roof Replacement
Costs $225,000, drawn from existing fund balance rather than borrowing.
Pedestrian safety at Mamaroneck Avenue and Heatherbloom Road
Minimal — a sign change extending an existing restriction.
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Caruso was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Communication from the Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to a budget transfer for rolling stock repairs.
Commissioner of Public Safety
Commissioner of Public Safety
Communication from the Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to an agreement with NEOGOV for the Department of Public Safety's PowerDMS Software System. F/S
Communication from the Commissioner of Public Safety requesting a transfer of funds from the 2026-2027 General Fund Reserve for financing in order to reflect additional costs within the Department of Public Safety. F/S
Ordinance authorizing the transfer of funds from the 2026-2027 General Fund Reserve for financing in order to reflect additional costs within the Department of Public Safety. ADOPTED 7-0
Communication from the Commissioner of Public Safety in relation to a a license agreement with the Seasons Condominium and Barhite & Holzinger Management, LLC to use property located at 4 Martine Avenue to conduct a rappelling…
$2,348,000 bond and Capital Project C5696 — Public Safety Building prisoner elevator
Filing of Communication from Commissioner of Public Safety
Voting record (1)(Public Safety)
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