SomervilleMeetings

25-0299 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $100,000 grant with no new match required, from the City of Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Elections Department for security of elections vault.

Introduced
Feb 20, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
218536
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History

  1. Mar 20, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Mar 13, 2025
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.B.12.
  3. Mar 11, 2025
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 4.
  4. Feb 27, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.7.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $100,000 from the Boston's Office of Emergency Management to the Elections Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for security of our vault room for election materials and voting equipment. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item. Respectfully submitted, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor