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April 14, 2026
1 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Called to order by Ward Six City Councilor Lance L. Jon Link arrived late (6:08 PM). Naima Sait arrived late (6:11 PM). Matthew McLaughlin arrived late (6:45 PM). Jon Link and Wilfred Mbah took part remotely. Joint meeting with the School Committee; only City Council votes are shown.
Present: Jon Link, Wilfred Mbah, Kristen Strezo, Ben Wheeler, Matthew McLaughlin, J.T. Scott, Ben Ewen-Campen, Jesse Clingan, Naima Sait, Lance Davis, Emily Hardt
Absent: None
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Officer's Communication #26-0624
Place on file: Finance Director, pursuant to Section 2-47 of the Code of Ordinances and Section 6-3 of the City Charter, reviewing the financial condition of the City, with revenue and expenditure...
Finance Director, pursuant to Section 2-47 of the Code of Ordinances and Section 6-3 of the City Charter, reviewing the financial condition of the City, with revenue and expenditure forecasts, prior to the commencement of the FY2027 budget process.
Yes: Clingan, Davis, Ewen-Campen, Hardt, Link, McLaughlin, Sait, Scott, Strezo, WheelerThe minutes list Wilfred Mbah as absent for this vote; left out of it. The minutes record the result as “Placed on file”, with a roll call.
From the minutes
“RESULT: PLACED ON FILE AYE: Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, City Councilor At Large Link, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Five City Councilor Sait, City Councilor At Large Wheeler, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, and Ward Six City Councilor Davis ABSENT: City Councilor At Large Mbah.”
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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