The Somerville City Council approved a request from the mayor to appropriate $4,000,000 from the overlay surplus, as declared by the board of assessors, to the judgments and settlements account to pay additional costs of purchasing the parcel known as 90 Washington Street.

The measure was moved for approval by Councilor Ewing Kempen, and the council took a roll-call vote; each councilor present voted in favor. Later in the meeting Councilor Wilson moved to reconsider the item; that motion failed on a subsequent roll-call vote with all councilors voting no, leaving the appropriation in place.

Councilors said they had discussed the item in detail at a prior meeting. The appropriation transfers funds from the city’s overlay surplus to cover the purchase-related costs recorded in the judgments and settlements account. No additional details on purchase price, closing date, or contingencies were read into the record during the council action.

The vote followed the clerk’s roll call that confirmed a quorum. The appropriation takes effect as recorded in the council minutes.