Finance Committee

Virtual

Agenda — 8 items

1. 1 (Posted online: 6/5/25 at 8:15 AM)
2. 1 This meeting was held via Zoom and was called to order by Chair Wilson at 6:02pm and adjourned at 10:20pm on a roll call vote of 5 in favor (Councilors Mbah, Burnley, Clingan, Scott, and Wilson), 0 opposed, and 0 absent. The committee went into recess at 8:04pm and returned at 8:10pm on a vote of 4 in favor (Councilors Mbah, Burnley, Clingan, and Wilson), 0 opposed and 1 absent (Councilor Scott). Councilor Scott re-joined the meeting at 8:12pm. Others present: Mike Mastrobuoni – Budget Director, Ed Bean – Finance Director, Frank Golden – Chief Assessor, Alan Inacio – Director of Finance and Community Development OSPCD, Thomas Galligani – Director of OSPCD, Brad Rawson – Director of Mobility, Dan Bartman – Director of Planning, Preservation, and Zoning, Lisa Davidson – Interim Director of Housing, Ellen Shachter – Director of Housing Stability, Rachel Nadkarni – Director of Economic Division, Luisa Oliveira, Director of Public Space and Urban Forestry, Denise Taylor – Director of Communications and Community Engagement, Steve DeCarlo – Director of CityTV, Steve Craig – Constituent Services Director, Maria Terese Nagel – Director of SOIA, Meredith Gamble – Deputy Director and Language Justice Coordinator, Karin Carroll – Director of Health and Human Services, Ashley Speliotis – Director Council on Aging, Chris Hosman – Director of SomerPromise, Jerome Thomas – Director of Veterans Services, Cathy Piantigini – Director of Libraries, Amanda Nagim-Williams – Department of Racial and Social Justice, Anna Gartsman – Director of SomerStat, Madalyn Letellier – Legislative Services Manager.
3. 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_l-870p5dS2iSM7p0ZHNgQA 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.
4. 3 Roll Call
5. 4 Review of the FY 2026 Budget
6. 5 • OSCPD Administration • Mobility • Planning, Preservation & Zoning • Housing • Housing Stability • Economic Development • Redevelopment Authority • Public Space & Urban Forestry • Community Preservation Act • Communications & Community Engagement • CityTV • Constituent Services • SomerViva • Health & Human Services
7. 6 • Council on Aging • SomerPromise • Veterans Services • Libraries • Office of Sustainability & Environment • Racial & Social Justice • SomerStat
8. 6 Link to Departmental Responses: https://city-somerville-ma-budget-book.cleargov.com/19991/fund-summaries/fy-26-council-response-memos