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July 27, 2026
4 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Called to order by Ward Six City Councilor Lance L.
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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Mayor's Request #26-0378
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $231,635 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for a body-worn...
Requesting approval to accept and expend a $231,635 grant with no new match required, from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for a body-worn camera program.
Yes: Clingan, Davis, Ewen-Campen, Hardt, Mbah, McLaughlin, StrezoNo: Link, Sait, Scott, Wheeler
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED AYE: Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, Ward Four City Councilor Clingan, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large Mbah, and Ward Six City Councilor Davis NAY: City Councilor At Large Link, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, Ward Five City Councilor Sait, and City Councilor At Large Wheeler.”
Mayor's Request #26-1222
Requesting that this City Council hold a public hearing regarding the implementation and use of body worn cameras by the Somerville Police Department
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Mayor's Request #26-1228
Requesting approval of the Technology-Specific Surveillance Use Policy for Body Worn Cameras
Yes: Clingan, Davis, Hardt, Mbah, McLaughlin, Strezo, WheelerNo: Ewen-Campen, Link, Sait, Scott
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED AYE: Ward Four City Councilor Clingan, City Councilor At Large Strezo, City Councilor At Large Wheeler, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large Mbah, and Ward Six City Councilor Davis NAY: Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, City Councilor At Large Link, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, and Ward Five City Councilor Sait.”
Mayor's Request #26-1229
Requesting approval of the Surveillance Technology Impact Report for Body Worn Cameras
Yes: Clingan, Davis, Hardt, Mbah, McLaughlin, StrezoNo: Ewen-Campen, Link, Sait, Scott, Wheeler
From the minutes
“RESULT: APPROVED AYE: Ward Four City Councilor Clingan, City Councilor At Large Strezo, Ward Seven City Councilor Hardt, Ward One City Councilor McLaughlin, City Councilor At Large Mbah, and Ward Six City Councilor Davis NAY: Ward Three City Councilor Ewen-Campen, City Councilor At Large Link, Ward Two City Councilor Scott, Ward Five City Councilor Sait, and City Councilor At Large Wheeler.”
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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