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Minutes - Finance - 1-20-26 Dispositions — File 26-0126
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
This meeting was held virtually via Zoom and was called to order at 6:03 pm
by Chair Wheeler and adjourned at 7:07 pm with a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Link, Strezo,
Hardt, Scott and Wheeler), none opposed, and none absent.
Also present: Emily Wisdom - Somerville Police Department Director of Finance and Administration,
Brian Postlewaite - Director of Engineering, Ellen Shachter - Office of Housing Stability Director,
Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Michael Holland - Somerville Police Department Lieutenant,
Matthew Sirigu - Labor Counsel and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees
Roll Call
City Councilor At Large Jon Link, City Councilor At Large Kristen
Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Emily Hardt, Ward Two City
Councilor Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott and City Councilor At
Large Ben Wheeler
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of December 9,
2025.
25-1861
Accepted
City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward
Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City
Councilor At Large Wheeler
Aye:
Grant and Gift Aceptances
2.
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $65,000 grant with no new
match required, from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
and Security to the Police Department for the Municipal Road Safety
Program.
25-1801
Recommended to be approved
City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward
Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City
Councilor At Large Wheeler
Aye:
3.
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $20,000 grant with no new
match required, from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable
26-0054
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Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
January 20, 2026
Communities to the Office of Housing Stability for the housing bridge pilot
program for seniors.
Recommended to be approved
City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward
Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City
Councilor At Large Wheeler
Aye:
4.
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $200,000 grant with no new
match required, from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable
Communities to the Office of Housing Stability for the continuation of the
short term housing bridge pilot program.
26-0053
Recommended to be approved
City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward
Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City
Councilor At Large Wheeler
Aye:
Contracts and Agreements
5.
Requesting approval of a time-only contract extension for three months with
a new expiration date of 3/31/2026, for Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for
design services for the Spring Hill Sewer Separation project.
26-0011
Recommended to be approved
City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward
Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City
Councilor At Large Wheeler
Aye:
Transfers
6.
Requesting approval of a transfer of $103,421 from the Salary Contingency
account to various departmental Personal Services accounts to fund a
memorandum of agreement with the Somerville Municipal Employees
Union, Unit B.
26-0088
Recommended to be approved
City Councilor At Large Link, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward
Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward Two City Councilor Scott and City
Councilor At Large Wheeler
Aye:
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