SomerStat OM - PS transfer request 11-15-2023 — File 23-1732

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: November 14, 2023 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 $25,000 from the lines listed in the table below. In the five months since the FY24 budget was approved, we have found that the work we have for the Open Data portal needs more investment than we anticipated, and we can better address these needs with temporary staff than with our planned combination of OM activities during this fiscal year. From  To  Amount  Professional & Technical Services  0112252‐530000  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $10,000.00  In‐State Conferences  0112252‐571001  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $5,000.00  SoŌware Services  0112252‐530028  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $5,000.00  StaƟonery  0112252‐542001  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $3,000.00  Employee Training  0112252‐530008  Salaries & Wages Temporary  0112251‐512000  $2,000.00  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