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Finance committee recommends approval for most grants and extensions; split votes on safety grant; water staffing requests blocked
Summary
Somerville Finance Committee on March 11 recommended approval of several mayoral grant requests and extensions, recorded a split roll-call on a Metro Mayors safety grant, and voted to recommend nonapproval of three water enterprise midyear staffing requests after extended debate.
The Somerville City Council’s Finance Committee on March 11 recommended approval of a group of mayoral grant and contract requests, recorded two roll-call outcomes during the meeting and recommended against funding three midyear Water & Sewer department positions.
In a roll call the committee recommended approval of a $23,105 subaward from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council for the MetroMayors Community Safety Initiative (commonly called the Shannon Grant). The roll call was 3 in favor and 2 opposed: Councilor Imbaugh (yes), Councilor Burnley (no), Councilor Clayton (yes), Councilor Scott (no) and Councilor Wilson (yes).
A second roll call approved $87,450 in noncompetitive staffing funds from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security for the Police Department with a 5-0 vote: Councilors Mbaugh, Burnley, Clayton, Scott and Wilson all voted yes.
Separately, after a lengthy presentation and questions about timing and departmental leadership, the…
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