Somerville 2024 Inauguration

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, the Somerville City Council, and the Somerville School Committee, warmly invite the community to attend the 2024 inauguration ceremonies on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

The inauguration ceremonies and addresses by Mayor Ballantyne, the incoming City Council President, and the incoming School Committee Chairperson will be held in the Somerville High School auditorium (81 Highland Ave). Organizational meetings of the City Council and School Committee will precede the ceremony at 5 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in City Hall (93 Highland Ave).

The ceremony will include American Sign Language interpretation as well as interpretation into Spanish and Portuguese, with interpretation into other languages available upon advance request.

A public reception at The Row Hotel (360 Foley Street, Assembly Row), will immediately follow the inaugural ceremony starting at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Members of the public are invited to all inaugural events. The organizational meetings and inaugural ceremony will be live-streamed and shared on the City’s GovTV station, as well as online at YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. For more information, contact the Mayor’s Office at 617-625-6600 ext. 2100.

 

Image	Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication, written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact the ADA Coordinator, Adrienne Pomeroy, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
Image	Interpretation into any language is available upon advance request (at least seven days in advance) by contacting the SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs at somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva or calling 311 at 617-666-3311.
Image	This event will be videotaped by the City’s GovTV team. Watch it on-demand with optional closed-captioning (select the CC icon) on YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Or watch on cable TV at GovTV Comcast Ch. 22 and GovTV Astound (RCN) Ch. 13 & 613.  Videos generally post within one business day of recording.