SomerStat OM - PS transfer request 10-23-2025 — File 25-1620

Somerville City Hall • 93 Highland Avenue • Somerville, Massachusetts 02143 CITY OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS SomerStat KATJANA BALLANTYNE MAYOR ANNA GARTSMAN SomerStat Director MEMORANDUM TO: Finance Committee FROM: Anna Gartsman, SomerStat Director DATE: October 23, 2025 RE: Request to Fund Additional Temporary Employee Time Through Use of Available Funds Thank you in advance for your consideration of the following request to fund additional temporary employee time in SomerStat through use of available OM funds totaling $15,500 from the lines listed in the table below. In the five months since the FY26 budget was approved, we have found that the work we have for the rest of the fiscal year can be better addressed with temporary staff than with our planned combination of OM activities. From  To  Amount  Professional & Technical Services  0112252‐530000  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $5,000.00  SoŌware Services  0112252‐530028  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $4,500.00  In‐State Conferences  0112252‐571001  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $2,500.00  Out‐of‐State Conferences  0112252‐572001  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $2,000.00  Employee Training  0112252‐530008  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $1,500.00  Thank you for your consideration and please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. CC: Ed Bean, Chief Financial Officer Mike Mastrobuoni, Budget Director