Matters ▸ Attachment
FY26 Amended Budget memo — File 25-1204
CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
KATJANA BALLANTYNE
MAYOR
CITY HALL ● 93 HIGHLAND AVENUE ● SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02143
[phone removed], EXT. 2100 ● TTY: [phone removed]● FAX: (617) 625- 3434● www.somervillema.gov
E-MAIL: budget@somervillema.gov
To:
Honorable Members of the City Council
From: Mike Mastrobuoni, Budget Director
Re:
FY26 Amended General Fund Budget Adjustments
Date: June 26, 2025
This memo describes the changes in the amended FY26 General Fund budget appropriation
compared to the preliminary budget submitted to the City Council on May 29. These changes
fall into three categories:
1. Corrections and/or adjustments to the budget
2. Cuts made on June 24th
3. Use of funding from cuts and corrections
Category 1: Corrections and adjustment to the proposed budget
The following adjustments and corrections are applied to the amended budget delivered on
June 26th. These adjustments based off new information, corrections, or accounting updates.
Department
Budget Line
Description
Amount
Finance –
Auditing
530009 – Accounting & Auditing
Updated estimate for audit
services
$7,500
Inspectional
Services
514015 – Other Diff.
Differential update
$6,971
Inspectional
Services
511000 – Salaries
Salaries update
$(3,770)
Inspectional
Services
514006 – Longevity
Longevity correction
$9,550
Inspectional
Services
519015 – Auto Allowance
Auto allowance update
$1,080
Inspectional
Services
519105 – Stipends‐Other
OSHA Certification update
$(750)
OHS
511000 – Salaries
Remove duplicate position
$(65,260)
HHS
511000 – Salaries
Unfunded positions
$161,775
2
DPW – School
Custodians
511000 – Salaries
Unfunded position
$56,598
OSE
511000 – Salaries
Step adjustment
$8,283
Libraries
511000 – Salaries
Grade adjustment
$(7,609)
City Council
530008 – Empl Training Courses
558006 – Uniforms
Moved from PS to OM (no
dollar change)
‐
Salary
Contingency
511000 ‐ Salaries
Balancing entry
(174,287)
Net change
$0
Category 2: Cuts made as part of the FY26 budget process
The City Council voted to recommend one cut to the proposed budget:
Department
Line
Description
Amount
Executive Administration
511000 ‐ Salaries
Chief Administrative
Officer position
$(186,744)
Net Change
$(186,744)
Category 3: Use of funding from departmental cuts and corrections
Mayor Ballantyne is proposing to maintain the Chief Administration Officer position in the
amended budget proposal. A Chief Administrative Officer is proposed within the new city
charter currently at the state house, coordinates work across the whole organization, and will
prevent service gaps when elected leadership changes.
# Department
Line
Description
Amount
1 Executive
Administration
511000
Maintain Chief Administrative
Officer position
$186,744
Net Change
$186,744
The proposed reinvestments total the net adjustments due to corrections and cuts. The
amended FY26 budget proposal of $380,076,066 (Municipal Appropriations totaling
$362,915,509) is unchanged from the original submission at the bottom line.