SomervilleMeetings

25-1300 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $128,500 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for target hardening at the Police Department headquarters.

From
Police
Introduced
Aug 21, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
219462
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History

  1. Sep 16, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Sep 11, 2025
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.A.14.
  3. Sep 9, 2025
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 7.
  4. Aug 28, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.12.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $128,500.00 from the Boston Office of Emergency Management FY23 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant 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 target hardening at the Somerville Police Department Headquarters. 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