Finance Committee
Virtual
Agenda — 14 items
- 1 (Posted online: 1/14/26 at 12:00 PM) Original (Posted online: 1/15/26 at 10:45 AM) Revised (Posted online: 1/15/26 at 12:15 PM) Revised
- 1 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), 0 opposed. Others present: Emily Wisdom - Police Department Director of Finance and Administration, Brian Postlewaite - Director of Engineering, Ellen Shachter - Director of the Office of Housing Stability Director, Yasmine Raddassi - Legislative Liaison, Michael Holland - Police Department Lieutenant, Matthew Sirigu - Labor Counsel and Delaney Fisher-Cassiol - Clerk of Committees
- 2 Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025, this meeting of a City Council Committee will be conducted via remote participation. We will post an audio recording, audio-video recording, transcript, or other comprehensive record of these proceedings as soon as possible after the meeting on the City of Somerville website and local cable access government channels. Copy & paste the following link into your internet browser to view this meeting live: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n2vs4NbQTaWt_sG3JLzKwg Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e. CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
- 3 Roll Call
- 4 A community budget hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 10, at 6:00 p.m. All Somerville residents are invited to speak to the Finance Committee about budget priorities. Community groups, schools, religious organizations, and other local groups are encouraged to share this information widely. The hearing will be held virtually, with Spanish and Portuguese translation provided, and other languages available upon request by emailing languageaccess@somervillema.gov at least seven days prior to the meeting.
- 1. Approval of the Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting of December 9, 2025.
- 6 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.
- 3. Requesting approval to accept and expend a $20,000 grant with no new match required, from the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to the Office of Housing Stability for the housing bridge pilot program for seniors.
- 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.
- 10 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.
- 12 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.