City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 25-1736

• File #: 25-1736
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/19/2025
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/25/2025
• Final action: 12/18/2025
• Enactment date: 12/11/2025
• Enactment #: 219948
• Title: Requesting authorization to establish a consolidated Gift Account for the Veteran Services Department to accept donations for Veterans Holiday Season uses and veterans in need of financial assistance.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Health-Veterans Services
• Code sections: Appropriation/Budget -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/18/2025	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
12/11/2025	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
12/9/2025	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
11/25/2025	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting authorization to establish a consolidated Gift Account for the Veteran Services Department to accept donations for Veterans Holiday Season uses and veterans in need of financial assistance.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council approve to establish a consolidated Gift Account under the provisions of MGL Ch. 44, Section 53A, to accept donations made to the Director of Veterans Services for purposes of Somerville Veterans Holiday Season uses and towards Veterans in need of financial assistance. 

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

Respectfully,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor