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City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 9 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930

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What's on the agenda

The meeting covers current fund balances, status updates on several trust funds including Huntress, Powers, Clough, and Fernald, and discussion of ideas for using accumulated Huntress Fund income. The board will also discuss an overall strategy for remaining funds and set dates for future meetings.

Agenda items

• Opening remarks from Commissioner Karen Bell
• Review of current balances from Funds and explanation of Huntress Fund size and location, presented by Linda Pata
• Status of 5 funds with disbursements authorized in January 2026 or earlier and the ornamental tree fund transferred to DPW
• Update on status of Powers and Clough Funds with reference to probate court decrees, including Margaret Irving Powers Memorial Fund and Clough Vocational School Fund
• Report from Rocco DeFilippis about his research on Action and the Housing Authority related to the Fernald Fund with MA AG Office
• Ideas for disbursements from accumulated income of Huntress Funds
• Overall strategy for remaining funds
• Dates for future meetings

Read the full agenda

Transcribed by AI from the city's PDF. Check the original before relying on it.

CITY CLERK GLOUCESTER, MA 2026 OCT -1 AM 11:12

Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 9:30 am

9 Dale Avenue, First Floor Conference Room

Gloucester, Ma 01930

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1. Opening remarks from Commissioner Karen Bell
2. Vote for approval of minutes from meeting of August 12, 2026
3. Review of current balances from Funds and explanation of Huntress Fund size and location: Linda Pata.
4. Status of 5 funds with disbursements authorized in January 2026 or earlier and the ornamental tree fund transferred to DPW.
5. Update on status of Powers and Clough Funds with reference to probate court decrees - Margaret Irving Powers Memorial Fund - Clough Vocational School Fund
6. Report from Rocco DeFilippis about his research on Action and the Housing Authority related to the Fernald Fund with MA AG Office
7. Ideas for disbursements from accumulated income of Huntress Funds: Discussion all
8. Overall strategy for remaining funds: Discussion All
9. Dates for future meetings

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.

• Agenda on the city website (opens in new tab) · PDF, 53 KB
• Saved copy of the agenda (opens in new tab) · saved October 2, 2026

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Source

This meeting on the City of Gloucester calendar (opens in new tab). First recorded by Gloucester Publick on October 2, 2026.