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Committee approves $1,312.50 in prior CART invoices and discusses consolidation of translation contracts

2397244 · February 26, 2025
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The finance committee approved payment of $1,312.50 in prior invoices for CART services and held an extended discussion about consolidating translation and interpretation contracting across city departments.

The Somerville Finance Committee on Feb. 25 recommended approval to pay prior invoices totaling $1,312.50 from the Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) translation services account for communication access real-time translation (CART) services.

Councilor Burnley raised questions about why the invoice was unpaid and whether vendors had been informed when the city consolidated services under a single department. A staff liaison said the city has been…

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