City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 23-1424

• File #: 23-1424
• Version: 1
• Type: Mayor's Request
• Status: Approved
• File created: 9/21/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/28/2023
• Final action: 11/1/2023
• Enactment date: 10/26/2023
• Enactment #: 216174
• Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend an $18,400 grant with no new match required, from Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council for unrestricted operating support.
• 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
11/1/2023	1	City Council	Mayoral Approval
10/26/2023	1	City Council	Approved	Pass
10/24/2023	1	Finance Committee	Recommended to be approved	Pass
9/28/2023	1	City Council	Referred for recommendation

Agenda Summary

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Requesting approval to accept and expend an $18,400 grant with no new match required, from Mass Cultural Council to the Arts Council for unrestricted operating support.

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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 $18,400 from 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 pay for unrestricted operational support for the Council's needs.

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