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June 25, 2024
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Called to order by Ward Three City Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen. Willie Burnley arrived late (6:06 PM).
Present: Willie Burnley, Wilfred Mbah, Kristen Strezo, Jake Wilson, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Naima Sait, Judy Pineda Neufeld
Absent: Lance Davis
Every vote, in order
Mayor's Request #24-0964
Requesting the appropriation of $1,590,949 from the Unreserved Fund Balance ("Free Cash") to supplement the FY 2025 Water Enterprise Fund budget
Yes: Clingan, Ewen-Campen, Mbah, McLaughlin, Neufeld, Sait, Scott, Strezo, WilsonThe minutes list Willie Burnley as absent for this vote; left out of it.
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED AYE: Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large Wilson, Ward Five City Councilor Sait, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, City Councilor At Large Mbah, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld, and Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen ABSENT: Ward Six City Councilor Davis, and City Councilor At Large Burnley Jr..”
From the Somerville City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s Legistar meeting calendar (July 2022 on) and its older meeting portal (2010 to mid-2022), both linked from the City Council page on somervillema.gov. We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Somerville (somervillema.gov) official headshots for Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Lance Davis, Wilfred Mbah, Naima Sait, J.T. Scott and Kristen Strezo; The Somerville Times (thesomervilletimes.com) for Emily Hardt, Jon Link, Matthew McLaughlin and Ben Wheeler. Former councilors show initials.
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