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Finance Committee — Agenda, Sep 9, 2025
City of Somerville, Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Regular Meeting Agenda
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6:00 PM
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
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Roll Call
1.
Committee
Minutes
(ID # 25-1253)
Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance
Committee Meeting of July 8, 2025.
Appropriations
2.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1289)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
appropriate $56,601 from the Salary & Wage
Stabilization Fund to the Non-Contributory Pension
Account to fund an increased pension amount.
3.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1280)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
appropriation of $2,630,071 from the Community
Preservation Act Affordable Housing Reserve to the
Affordable Housing Trust.
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4.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1303)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting the
appropriation of $240,664.10 from the Receipts
Reserved-Transportation Network Company Revenue
Fund to the Transportation Network Company Special
Revenue Fund for Vision Zero safety efforts.
Grant and Gift Acceptances
5.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1285)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $212,842.26 grant with no new
match required, from the Metropolitan Area Planning
Council to the Health and Human Services Department
for a Shared Services Coordinator and a Clinical
Community Health Worker.
6.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1339)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $1,100,000 grant with no new match
required, from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission
to the Office of Strategic Planning and Community
Development and Police Department for the
development of the Union Square Plaza and Streetscape
Phase 1.
7.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1300)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $128,500 grant with no new match
required, from the Boston Office of Emergency
Management to the Police Department for target
hardening at the Police Department headquarters.
8.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1304)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $55,000 grant with no new match
required, from the Department of Mental Health to the
Police Department for Crisis Intervention Training and
technical assistance for personnel and program expenses.
9.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1305)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
accept and expend a $10,000 grant with no new match
required, from the Department of Mental Health to the
Police Department for Jail Diversion Program personnel
expenses.
Transfers
10.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1299)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of
a transfer of $5,777 from the Police Overtime Account to
the Police Grant Match Account for the FY 2025
Shannon Grant match requirement.
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Prior Year Invoices
11.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1298)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $8,748.66 using available
funds in the Police Department Maintenance Software,
Professional & Technical Services, and In-State Travel
accounts for various items.
12.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1279)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $19,188.01 using
available funds in the Information Technology
Maintenance Software and Computer Equipment
Accounts for monitoring software and Uninterruptible
Power Supply hardware.
13.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1301)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $4,015 using available
funds in the Human Resources Professional and
Technical Services Account for medical screening
services.
14.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1302)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $100.08 using available
funds in the Human Resources Professional and
Technical Services Account for confidential shredding
services.
15.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1283)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $1,497.50 using available
funds in the Communications Department Food Supplies
& Refreshment Account for Civic Day event food.
16.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1274)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $840 using available
funds in the Communications Department Food Supplies
& Refreshment Account for Slice of the City events
pizza orders.
17.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1284)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $925 using available
funds in the Parks & Recreation Equipment Rental
Account for equipment rentals during Family Fun Day
event.
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18.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1271)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $323.75 using available
funds in the CityTV R&M - Audio/Visual Equipment
Account for on-site engineering services and travel
expenses.
19.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1277)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $91.62 using available
funds in the Office of Immigrant Affairs Neighborhood
Improvement Council Account for snacks for
Community Get Together event.
20.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1286)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $98.39 using available
funds in the Parks & Recreation Athletic Supplies
Account for tag belts for a teen flag football program.
21.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1309)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $25.69 using available
funds in the Emergency Management Office Supplies
Account for office supplies.
22.
Mayor's Request
(ID # 25-1332)
Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to
pay prior year invoices totaling $71.88 using available
funds in the Emergency Management Office Supplies
Account for office supplies.
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