City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 25-1032

• File #: 25-1032
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 5/27/2025
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 5/29/2025
• Final action: 6/27/2025
• Enactment date: 6/26/2025
• Enactment #: 219226
• Title: Requesting approval of a transfer of $216,000 from the Department of Public Works (DPW) Custodian Salaries Account to the DPW Electrical Other Lump Sum Account and the DPW Highway Salaries Account to remediate year-end deficits.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Public Works
• Code sections: Transfer of Funds -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2025	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
6/26/2025	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
6/24/2025	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be discharged with no recommendation
5/29/2025	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval of a transfer of $216,000 from the Department of Public Works (DPW) Custodian Salaries Account to the DPW Electrical Other Lump Sum Account and the DPW Highway Salaries Account to remediate year-end deficits.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve the transfer of $216,000 from the DPW Custodian Salaries Account (0141151-51100) to the following DPW Accounts:

DPW Electrical Other Lump Sum Benefits (0140251-511300)  $26,610

DPW Highway Salaries (0140751-511000)                              $ 189,390

Insufficient funds were appropriated to these accounts to meet collective bargaining agreements.

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this matter.

Respectfully Submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor