Somerville Invites Residents to Help Shape FY 2027 Budget Priorities

Somerville residents have an opportunity to help shape the City’s next annual budget. The City Council Finance Committee is inviting the community to share input on priorities for the City’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget at a virtual community budget meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held on Zoom and is open to all residents. Registration is encouraged but not required. 

Community feedback helps shape budget decisions—guiding investments in City services, programs, and day-to-day operations. Residents are encouraged to attend and share what they want to see prioritized in the year ahead. 

Experience with the City budget is not required. Councilors and the Mayor’s Office are interested in hearing what services, projects, priorities, and goals matter most to residents, and any community members can contribute. Everyone is welcome. 

And if you want to learn more about past budgets, visit somervillema.gov/budget. Each “fiscal year” starts in July, and runs through the end of June the following year. Fiscal year 2027 runs from July 2026 through June 2027.

Virtual Community Budget Meeting (FY 2027)

• Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
• Time: 6 p.m.
• Location: Zoom
• Register:  bit.ly/49PuSvU 

Language Access

Interpretation will be provided in Spanish and Portuguese. Interpretation in other languages is available upon request with advance notice.

Written Comment will also be accepted through February 10, 2026 at 12 p.m.

If you’re unable to attend the hearing, you can share comments two more ways:

• Emailing the City Council at publiccomments@somervillema.gov
• Dropping off written comments at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 93 Highland Ave. 

Emailed comments and written comments must be received no later than 12 Noon the day of the Hearing to ensure they are conveyed to the Committee for inclusion with the hearing testimony. 

Note that the City Council always accepts comments at this address, but we cannot guarantee that comments received after the deadline will be read prior to the hearing.

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov.

The City of Somerville can provide you with an interpreter in your language for free. To request an interpreter, please contact us at languageaccess@somervillema.gov or call 311 (617-666-3311) at least 7 days in advance of this event.