SomervilleMeetings

25-1740 Mayor's Request Approved

Requesting approval to accept and expend a $22,570 grant with no new match required, from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for mobile data terminals.

From
Police
Introduced
Nov 19, 2025
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
219946
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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.14.
  3. Dec 9, 2025
    Finance Committee Recommended to be approved · roll call: pass Meeting agenda, item 12.
  4. Nov 25, 2025
    City Council Referred for recommendation Meeting agenda, item 7.17.

Official text

To the Honorable City Council: The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $22,570 from Executive Office of Public Safety and Security 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 three new Mobile Data Terminals for police cruisers. 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