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Finance Committee — Agenda, Nov 6, 2023
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
Virtual
6:00 PM
Monday, November 6, 2023
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 23-1583)
Approval Review: Approval of the Minutes of the
Finance Committee Meeting of October 24, 2023.
Grant Acceptances
2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 23-1550)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $108,226.70 grant with no new
match required from the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council to the Health and Human Services Department
to support implementation of the Somerville-Cambridge
Shared Public Health Service Initiative.
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Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
November 6, 2023
Transfers
3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 23-1517)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $32,000 from the Office of Strategic
Planning and Community Development Housing
Division Personal Services Account to the Office of
Sustainability and Environment Personal Services
Account to transfer the clean green program manager
position to the Office of Sustainability and Environment.
4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 23-1554)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $5,925.42 from the Infrastructure & Asset
Management Personal Services Account to the
Engineering Personal Services Account to fund an
existing position.
Personnel Requests
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 23-1555)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
create a Senior Project Manager position in the
Department of Infrastructure and Asset Management -
Engineering Division.
Bonding
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 23-1585)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting
authorization to borrow $5,561,768 in a bond, and to
appropriate the same amount for street and sidewalk
reconstruction.
Public Communications
7.
Public
Communication
(ID # 23-1552)
Sent for Discussion: David Thorpe submitting
comments re: Somerville High School Scholarship
Foundation.
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