The appropriation of $570,000, received from Free Cash

Appropriation$570,000 from Free Cash

How it started

Mar 17, 2025 · The appropriation draws on the city's free cash, certified reserves only the Council can release, so Yi-An Huang, City Manager, asked for authorization.

What happened

Mar 17, 2025 · Tabled, 7–2

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Voted yes (7)

Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Ayesha M. Wilson
Cathie Zusy

Voted no (2)

Paul F. Toner
E. Denise Simmons

Mar 17, 2025 · Motion to refer carried Mover not named in the minutes; carried 7–2.

cers need guns because the ones they are using are wearing out and he will vote no on the motion to refer this to the Finance Committee

The clerk's words, from the minutes of Mar 17, 2025.

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Voted yes (7)

Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Ayesha M. Wilson
Cathie Zusy

Voted no (2)

Paul F. Toner
E. Denise Simmons

Mar 27, 2025 · Heard in committee: Finance Committee testimony and discussion; any committee vote is in the committee's minutes

Mar 31, 2025 · Motion to table carried Moved by Councillor Paul F. Toner; carried 9–0.

Councillor Toner made a motion to take the matter from the table

The clerk's words, from the minutes of Mar 31, 2025.

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Voted yes (9)

Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons

Mar 31, 2025 · 💰 Money appropriated, 6–3. The Council authorized the spending. (Order adopted)

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Voted yes (6)

Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
Cathie Zusy
E. Denise Simmons

Voted no (3)

Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler

From the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line: the spending is authorized.

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🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Mar 17, 2025