City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 22-2006

• File #: 22-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/16/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/22/2022
• Final action: 12/15/2022
• Enactment date: 12/8/2022
• Enactment #: 214703
• Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $53,200 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council for the Local Cultural Council grant program.
• Indexes: Finance-Assessing, Finance-Auditing, Finance-Budget, Finance-Grants Development, Finance-Procurement & Contracting Services, Finance-Treasury, Mayor-Arts Council
• Code sections: Grant/Gift -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2022	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
12/8/2022	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
12/6/2022	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
11/22/2022	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation	Pass

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $53,200 grant with no new match required, from the Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council for the Local Cultural Council grant program.

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Official Text

To the Honorable City Council:

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $53,200 from the Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council, 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 support the Local Cultural Council grant program, funding that supports artists, organizations, and schools with direct grants.

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

Respectfully submitted,

Katjana Ballantyne, Mayor

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