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April 16, 2025
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Called to order by Ward Seven City Councilor Judy Pineda Neufeld. Joint meeting with the School Committee; only City Council votes are shown.
Present: Willie Burnley, Wilfred Mbah, Kristen Strezo, Jake Wilson, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Naima Sait, Lance Davis, Judy Pineda Neufeld
Absent: Matthew McLaughlin, Jesse Clingan
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Officer's Communication #25-0777
Place on file: Finance Director, pursuant to Ordinance 2-47, reviewing the financial condition of the City, with revenue and expenditure forecasts, prior to the commencement of the FY 2026 budget...
Finance Director, pursuant to Ordinance 2-47, reviewing the financial condition of the City, with revenue and expenditure forecasts, prior to the commencement of the FY 2026 budget process.
The minutes record the result as “Placed on file”, with a roll call.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE AYE: City Councilor At Large Mbah, City Councilor At Large Wilson, Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, City Councilor At Large Burnley Jr., Ward Five City Councilor Sait, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Six City Councilor Davis, and Ward Seven City Councilor Pineda Neufeld ABSENT: Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, and Ward Four City Councilor Clingan.”
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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