Matters βΈ Attachment
Minutes - Finance - 6-15-26 Dispositions β File 26-1102
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Monday, June 15, 2026
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Wheeler at 6:03 pm and adjourned at
12:01 am on a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Link, Strezo, Hardt, Scott, and Wheeler), 0
opposed, and 0 absent.
The committee went into recess at 9:51pm and returned at 9:58pm on a roll call vote of 5 in favor
(Councilors Link, Strezo, Hardt, Scott and Wheeler), 0 opposed, and 0 absent.
Also present: Amanda Nagim-Williams β Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Karin Carroll β
Director of Health & Human Services, Erica Satin-Hernandez β ARPA Director, Rachel Strutt β Interim
Director of the Somerville Arts Council, Mike Mastrobuoni β Budget Manager, Catherine Piantigini β
Director of Libraries, Ohemeng Kyeremateng β Recreation Director, Linda Duong β Finance Manager,
Parks and Recreation, Denise Taylor β Director of Communications, Steve DiCarlo β Director of
Somerville City TV, Adriana Fernandes β OSPCD Senior Planner Minority/Women Business Support,
Anoop Malik β Finance Manager, Health & Human Services, Colin Zeigler β Environmental Health
Manager (ISD), Lisa Robinson β Director of the Office of Food Access and Healthy Communities,
Ashley Speliotis β Director of Council on Aging, Nancy Bacci β Deputy Director of Health and Human
Services, Maria Teresa Nagel β Director of SomerViva, Suzanne Rinfret β Parking Director, William
Fisher β Emergency Management Director, Sean Tierney β Assistant Fire Chief, Jennifer Corn β
Director of Community Outreach Help & Recovery (COHR), Meredith Willis β Senior Crime Analyst,
Shumeane Benford β Chief of Police, Emily Wisdom β Somerville Police Department Director of
Finance & Administration, James Donovan β Somerville Police Department Deputy Chief, Aliya Ewing
β Somerville Program Director, Teen Empowerment, 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.
Review of the FY27 Budget
1.1
Culture and Community
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Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
June 15, 2026
Arts and Culture
Libraries
Parks & Recreation
Communications and Public Engagement
Communications
CityTv
Engagement and Neighborhood Services
1.2
Health and Human Services
Administration
Public Health (includes ISD Health)
Community Wellness
Council on Aging
Human Services (includes SomerPromise and Veterans' Services)
Immigrant Advancement
1.3
Public Safety
Parking
Emergency Management
Fire
Fire Alarm
COHR
E911
Animal Control
Police
2.
That the Director of Health and Human Services update this Council on
recent changes for Requests For Proposals for youth programming grants,
particularly grants that impact Teen Empowerment directly.
26-0979
Councilor McLaughlin, Councilor Clingan, Councilor Davis,
Councilor Ewen-Campen, Councilor Hardt, Councilor Link,
Councilor Mbah, Councilor Sait, Councilor Scott, Councilor Strezo
and Councilor Wheeler
Sponsors:
Recommended to be marked work completed
3.
Unfinished Business
3.1
Resolution By Councilor Strezo 6/9/26
That the collective salaries of Licensing Commissioners be increased to $15,180 with the Chair
receiving $5,180 and Licensing Commissioners 2 and 3 receiving $5,000 each annually.
Kept in committee
3.2 Requesting the appropriation of $376,778,493 to fund the Fiscal Year 2027
General Fund Operating Budget.
26-0950
Kept in committee
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