SomervilleMeetings

25-0848 Mayor's Request Withdrawn

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $38,500 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for Special Response Team equipment.

From
Police
Introduced
Apr 23, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
219301
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History

  1. Jul 10, 2025
    City Council Withdrawn Meeting agenda, item 6.A.2.
  2. Jul 8, 2025
    Finance Committee Recommended to be withdrawn Meeting agenda, item 7.
  3. Jun 9, 2025
    Finance Committee Kept in committee Meeting agenda, item 2.
  4. May 20, 2025
    Finance Committee Kept in committee Meeting agenda, item 6.
  5. May 8, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.18.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $38,500 from Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Somerville Police 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 Special Response Team 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