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Mayor tells Somerville council she’s reorganizing office; council approves small salary transfer for new liaison roles

Somerville City Council · January 8, 2026
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Mayor Mary Wilson told the council she is repurposing executive-administration salary funds to support two mayoral liaison roles—public liaison and community partnerships liaison—and the council approved a $4,543.04 transfer to cover the positions this year.

Mayor Mary Wilson appeared before the Somerville City Council on Jan. 8 to explain a reorganization within the mayor’s office and to request a $4,543.04 transfer from the executive administration salaries account to fund two repurposed liaison positions.

Wilson described the two roles—a mayor’s public liaison (noted in materials as Jesse Moose) to serve as a conduit between the mayor’s office and the public, including certain social-media…

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