Legislation Details

File #: 26-1322    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/25/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/10/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $295,463 grant with no new match required, from the State 911 Department to the Police Department for E911 dispatcher personnel costs.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. FY27 S&I - SOMERVILLE, 2. FY27E911_Support&IncentiveApplication_Submitted08.07.26
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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $295,463 grant with no new match required, from the State 911 Department to the Police Department for E911 dispatcher personnel costs.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $295,463 from the State 911 Department 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 E911 dispatcher personnel costs.

 

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