City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 22-1081

• File #: 22-1081
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/7/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/14/2022
• Final action: 7/14/2022
• Enactment date: 7/14/2022
• Enactment #: 213857
• Title: Mayor requesting acceptance of, and approval to expend, a $75,000 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Mayor's Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for Special Response Team expenditures and overtime.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/14/2022	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
7/12/2022	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved
5/26/2022	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

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Mayor requesting acceptance of, and approval to expend, a $75,000 grant with no new match required, from the Boston Mayor's Office of Emergency Management to the Police Department for Special Response Team expenditures and overtime.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

I respectfully request that your Honorable Council accept and approve expending a grant of $75,000.00 from UASI-OEM 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  the Police SRT expenditures and up to fifty percent in backfill and  training overtime.

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