Finance Committee – Oct 28, 2026

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · 6:00 PM

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The committee will review requests to appropriate $100,000 for Local Cultural Council grants, $72,824.03 for special elections, and a $545,649 budget transfer for Public Health accounts. It will also review a 60-month hauling contract and a communication on a homeland security plan.

Agenda items

Appropriate $100,000 from the Encore Artist and Cultural Support Stabilization Fund for Local Cultural Council grants to artists, organizations, and schools
Supplemental appropriation of $72,824.03 to various Election Department accounts to fund the two special elections
Pay prior year invoices totaling $12,844.97 from Health and Human Services-Administration Ordinary Maintenance Account funds for Medicaid billing and collection services
Transfer $545,649 from Infrastructure: Inspectional Services Salaries to Health and Human Services: Public Health Personal Services accounts to correct a Fiscal Year 2027 budget allocation error
60-month contract with Boston Carting Services LLC for hauling municipal solid waste, recycling, and yard waste
Communication from Councilor Wheeler sharing the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region's Urban Area Security Initiative fiscal year 2024 plan and allocations

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City of Somerville, Massachusetts Finance Committee

Regular Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

6:00 PM

Virtual

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(Posted online: X/XX/26 at 11:30 AM)

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Roll Call

Committee

Agenda Ready: Approval of the Minutes of the Finance

Minutes

Committee Meeting of October 20, 2026.

(ID # 26-1578 )

Arts

Mayor's Request Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to (ID # 26-1514 ) appropriate $100,000 from the Encore Artist and Cultural Support Stabilization Fund to support Local

Cultural Council grants to artists, organizations, and schools.

Elections

Mayor's Request Referred for Recommendation: Requesting a

(ID # 26-1545 ) supplemental appropriation of $72,824.03 to various

accounts in the Election Department to fund the two
special elections.

Finance Committee

Regular Meeting Agenda

October 28, 2026

Health and Human Services

Mayor's Request Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to (ID # 26-1531 ) pay prior year invoices totaling $12,844.97 using

available funds in the Health and Human

Services-Administration Ordinary Maintenance Account for Medicaid billing and collection services.

Mayor's Request Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval of (ID # 26-1524 ) a transfer of $545,649 from the Infrastructure:

Inspectional Services Salaries account to various Health

and Human Services: Public Health Personal Services accounts to correct an allocation error in the Fiscal Year

2027 budget.

Department of Public Works

Mayor's Request Referred for Recommendation: Requesting approval to (ID # 26-1539 ) enter into a 60-month contract with Boston Carting

Services LLC for hauling municipal solid waste, recycling, and yard waste.

Communications

Communication Sent for Discussion: By Councilor Wheeler

(ID # 26-1548 ) Sharing the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region's

(MBHSR) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) fiscal
year 2024 plan and allocations.

Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 231 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 27, 2026.

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Source

This meeting on the City of Somerville calendar (opens in new tab). First recorded by Somerville Publick on October 27, 2026.