Legislation Details

File #: 26-1581    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/23/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/12/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $60,313.17 grant with no new match required, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Somerville Police Department for the Municipal Road Safety Grant Program.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. FFY2027 MRS Application - Somerville Police Department, 2. Somerville Police Department - FFY27 Standard Contract
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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $60,313.17 grant with no new match required, from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Somerville Police Department for the Municipal Road Safety Grant Program.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $60,313.17 from Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Somerville 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 overtime for road safety initiatives.

 

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

 

Respectfully submitted,

Jake Wilson, Mayor