SomervilleMeetings

25-1736 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting authorization to establish a consolidated Gift Account for the Veteran Services Department to accept donations for Veterans Holiday Season uses and veterans in need of financial assistance.

From
Health & Human Services
Introduced
Nov 19, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
219948
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History

  1. Dec 18, 2025
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Dec 11, 2025
    City Council Approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 6.B.12.
  3. Dec 9, 2025
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 10.
  4. Nov 25, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.14.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve to establish a consolidated Gift Account under the provisions of MGL Ch. 44, Section 53A, to accept donations made to the Director of Veterans Services for purposes of Somerville Veterans Holiday Season uses and towards Veterans in need of financial assistance. Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Respectfully, Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor