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Minutes - Finance - 11-6-23 Dispositions — File 23-1645
City of Somerville,
Massachusetts
Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
6:00 PM
Virtual
Monday, November 6, 2023
This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Wilson at 6:00 pm and adjourned at
6:58 pm with a roll call vote of all in favor (Councilor Pineda Neufeld, Councilor Clingan, Councilor
Kelly, Councilor Scott, and Chair Wilson), none opposed, and none absent.
Others present: Hannah Carrillo – Mayor’s Office, Karin Carroll – HHS, Michael Richards – IAM,
Anoop Malik – HHS, Brian Postlewaite – DPW Engineering, Christine Blais – OSE, Alan Inacio –
OSPCD, Stephanie Widzowski – Clerk of Committees.
Roll Call
Chairperson Jake Wilson, Vice Chair Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott,
Charlotte Kelly, Jesse Clingan and Judy Pineda Neufeld
Present:
1.
Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of October
24, 2023.
23-1583
Accepted
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large
Kelly, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City
Councilor Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Grant Acceptances
2.
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $108,226.70 grant with no new
match required from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to the Health
and Human Services Department to support implementation of the
Somerville-Cambridge Shared Public Health Service Initiative.
23-1550
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Transfers
3.
Requesting approval of a transfer of $32,000 from the Office of Strategic
Planning and Community Development Housing Division Personal Services
Account to the Office of Sustainability and Environment Personal Services
Account to transfer the clean green program manager position to the Office
23-1517
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Finance Committee
Meeting Minutes Dispositions
November 6, 2023
of Sustainability and Environment.
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
4.
Requesting approval of a transfer of $5,925.42 from the Infrastructure &
Asset Management Personal Services Account to the Engineering Personal
Services Account to fund an existing position.
23-1554
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Personnel Requests
5.
Requesting approval to create a Senior Project Manager position in the
Department of Infrastructure and Asset Management - Engineering Division.
23-1555
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Bonding
6.
Requesting authorization to borrow $5,561,768 in a bond, and to appropriate
the same amount for street and sidewalk reconstruction.
23-1585
Recommended to be approved
Chairperson Wilson, Vice Chair Scott, City Councilor At Large Kelly,
Ward Four City Councilor Clingan and Ward Seven City Councilor
Pineda Neufeld
Aye:
Public Communications
7.
David Thorpe submitting comments re: Somerville High School Scholarship
Foundation.
23-1552
Recommended to be marked work completed
Referenced Documents:
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Finance - 2023-11-06 FY24 Roads+Sidewalks+5 (with 23-1585)
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