City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 212895

• File #: 212895
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Not Approved
• File created: 11/30/2021
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/13/2022
• Final action: 2/10/2022
• Enactment date: 1/13/2022
• Enactment #: 212895
• Title: Requesting acceptance, and approval to expend, a $49,980 grant with no new match required, from MA Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for traffic enforcement programs.
• Code sections: Grant/Gift -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/10/2022	7	City Council	Not approved
2/8/2022	6	Finance	Not approved
1/25/2022	5	Finance	Kept in committee
1/13/2022	4	City Council	Referred for recommendation

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Requesting acceptance, and approval to expend, a $49,980 grant with no new match required, from MA Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for traffic enforcement programs.

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To the Honorable Council:

I respectfully request that your Honorable Council accept a grant and authorize expenditure of $49,980.00 from EOPSS to the Police  Department, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds. The purpose of this grant is to pay for traffic enforcement Mobilization Program: Winter impaired Driving, Distracted Driving, Click It or Ticket and Summer Impaired Driving Programs.

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

Respectfully submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor