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sfi.db/disclosures b172b05ad8237f7dd97f5dfdaeeffe5e31843a76d511a67e8147ca894810b9f9 2016/Curatone,_Joseph_930CMR5.082d2_disclosure._5.16.16_6.pdf 2016-01-01T00:00:00   1 RECEIVED DISCLOSURE BY ELECTED PUBLIC EMPLOYEETE ETHICS COMMISSION OF TRAVEL EXPENSES SERVING A LEGITIMATE PUBLIC PURPOSE AS REQUIRED BY 930 CMR 5.08(2)(d)2. 2016 MAY 16 PM 2: 35 ELECTED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE INFORMATION Name of elected Joseph A. Curtatone public employee: 2016 MAY 11 P 2: 58 Title/ Position Mayor CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SOMERVILLE. MA Agency/ Department City of Somerville Agency address: 93 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 02143 Office phone: 617-625-6600 Extn. 2100 Office e-mail: jcurtatone@somervillema.gov Write an X to confirm I I am filing this disclosure because: each statement. I am going to engage in an activity that serves a legitimate public purpose, i.e., it is intended to promote the interests of the Commonwealth, a county or a municipality; and A non-public entity (but not a lobbyist) has offered to reimburse, waive or pay travel expenses and costs worth more than $50. ACTIVITY THAT SERVES A LEGITIMATE PUBLIC PURPOSE Describe the activity Blavatnik School of Government/JFK School of Government Oxford, England which is the reason for traveling. Describe your participation in the Lectured course on and shared the City of Somerville's strategic management and activity. performance-based budgeting. Date, time and May 30, 2014 - June 3, 2014 location of activity. Please explain how the The City of Somerville often has MPA students to provide consulting with activity will promote the departments on projects the City wishes to undertake or are underway. The students interests of the are very adept at budgeting and performing statistical analysis. The trip was to solidify Commonwealth, a county the relationship with the new talented students willing to offer their expertise to the or a municipality. City. TRAVEL EXPENSES Identify the person or organization that Blavatnik School of Government/JFK School of Government offered to reimburse, waive or pay your travel expenses. Address of person or organization. 120 Walton Street Oxford, OX2 United Kingdom Provide information in as much detail as Itemization and explanation of amounts offered: possible: Air, train, bus, and taxi fare and rental car hire, etc Transportation: Airfare paid by Committee to Elect Joseph Curtatone $228.00 ground travel Overnight accommodations. Lodging: $801.97 paid by Kennedy School of Government $500 paid by Committee to Elect Joseph Curtatone Breakfast, lunch, dinner, special events. Meals: Paid by Committee to Elect Joseph Curtatone Registration, admission, lickets, etc. Admission: n/a Refreshment, instruction, materials, entertainment, etc. Other (please list): n/a Total: $1,029.97 Write an X beside any I have attached the relevant itinerary. relevant statement. I have attached the relevant agenda. Having disclosed the facts above, I determine that: For the exemption Acceptance of the reimbursement, waiver or payment of travel expenses will serve a to apply, legitimate public purpose i.e., it will promote the interests of the Commonwealth, a county check off or a municipality; AND both statements. Such public purpose outweighs any special non-work related benefit to me or to the person providing the reimbursement, waiver or payment. Employee signature: Date: 5/11/2016 Attach additional pages if necessary. Elected state or county employees - file with the State Ethics Commission. Members of the General Court - file with the House or Senate clerk or the State Ethics Commission. Elected municipal employee - file with the City Clerk or Town Clerk. Elected regional school committee member - file with the clerk or secretary of the committee. Form revised February, 2012 London Travel Departure: Joe Virgin Atlantic Flight 20 Departing San Francisco - Friday 5/30 : 6:15 pm Arrival London - Saturday 5/31: 12:30 pm Departure: Nancy Vigin Atlantic Flight 11 Departing Boston: 9:40 pm Arrival London: - Saturday 5/31: 9:10 am Car Service: 1-800-228-6894 LTI Worldwide Limousine: Confirmation #836441 Pick up on Saturday 5/31 at 12:30 pm Hotel - Confirmation #234915 - Reservation is under: Linda Bilmes Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel 73 High Street Oxfordshire, OX1 4BE, United Kingdom Phone: +44 1242 307801 Room booking for: Saturday 5/31; Sunday 6/1 and Monday 6/2 Car Service: 1-800-228-6894 LTI Worldwide Limousine: Confirmation #836444 Pick up at hotel on Tuesday, 6/3 The Mecure Oxford Eastgate hotel at 2 pm at 12:30 pm RETURN FLIGHT Virgin Atlantic Flight 11 Department Heathrow Airport - Tuesday 6/3: 5:10 pm Arrival Boston - Tuesday 6/3 AT 7:40 pm John Howe will pick you up at Logan on Tuesday evening Information Checklist for Speaking Engagements Speaker: Mayor Joseph Curtatone Event: Professor Linda Bilmes' class at Oxford University Date: Monday, June 2, 2014 Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm, U.K. time (4:00pm - 6:00pm EST) Name, title, phone number of person completing this form: Julie DeBenedictis, Faculty Assistant to Professor Linda Bilmes Office: (617) 495-8660 Name, title, phone number of contact person (if different from above): Professor Linda Bilmes, Harvard Kennedy School Linda bilmes@hks.harvard.edu *Professor Bilmes is currently residing in Oxford, U.K. Location (city, name of facility, address...): Oxford University, Blavatnik School of Government 10 Merton Street, Oxford, U.K. Nature and purpose of the event: Presentation to Prof Bilmes' students at the Blavatnik School of Government. Her course is titled, "Innovations in Budgeting Operations and Public Policy in Local and Regional Government." Host or sponsor: Professor Linda Bilmes Approximate size and make-up of the audience: It is a small seminar (10 students) quite international, 2 Rhodes scholars, and Mayor Curtatone will be helping Prof Bilmes to discuss Stat in a class on performance budgeting. The main topic from a theoretical perspective is whether transferring more responsibility to local government enhances participation in government, and makes it possible for citizens to become more involved. (See syllabus readings). He should bring some PP slides to talk about Somerville and how Somerstat works.