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Requesting acceptance of a $10,000 grant from the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation to support the Arts Council's Books of Hope program.
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To the Honorable Board:
The City of Somerville Arts Council has been awarded a grant of $10,000 from the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation to support the Arts Council's Books of Hope program.
In accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 44, section 53A, which requires a vote of the Board of Aldermen for the expenditure of grants or gifts from the federal government and from a charitable foundation, private corporation, or an individual, or from the Commonwealth, a county or municipality or agency thereof, I respectfully request that Your Honorable Board approve the expenditure of this grant.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A Curtatone
Mayor