Somerville City Hall
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Head down Highland Ave. and you can't miss City Hall, which sits atop Central Hill next to Somerville High School. Built in 1851 as the city's first high school, the building has housed city government since 1871. Today, the majority of City offices are still at City Hall. But in a city of over 74,000, one building can't hold them all. So another dozen City offices occupy City Hall Annex on Evergreen St., a handful are at the Department of Public Works building on Franey Road, and a few are at other locations in the city.
Offices located at City Hall include:
- Mayor's Office
- City Clerk
- Election Department
- Assessor's Office
- Treasurer/Collector's Office
- Auditing Division
- Constituent Services
- Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD)
- Parks and Open Space
- Planning and Zoning Division
- Transportation and Infrastructure Division
- Communications Office
- Somerstat
- Information Technology Department
- City Solicitor's Office/The Law Office
- Personnel Office
- Purchasing Office
- Hours: Mon - Wed 8:30am - 4:30pm; Thu 8:30am - 7:30pm; Fri 8:30am - 12:30pm
- Handicap Accessible: Ramp at entrance; elevator inside.
- Founding Date: 1871
- Services: Licenses and permits, voter registration, tax collection, property assessment
- Parking: Free lot, On-street: free, On-street: metered
- Public restrooms: Yes
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A State Access Board complaint was filed in August 2011 because the City did not inform the public that the accessible ramp at the front entrance has been removed. The City responded by saying that a new ramp will be constructed by November 1, 2011. In the meanwhile, Public Meetings are being held without adequate access for no-step users. In particular, the rear service entrance ramp is over 500 feet away from the general public's entrance; the ramp there was not constructed to be used by (and is not safe for) motorized wheelchair users; and, the handrails there are flaked with rust.