CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS CLAIMS COMMITTEE MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MAY 11, 1994
A MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CLAIMS COMMITTEE WAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 7:17 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
COUNCILMAN GOES
COUNCILMAN LEE MATTHEWS PRESIDED.
DANIEL J. ISSA NOTIFIED ATTORNEY WILLIAM BURKE REPRESENTING CHARLES PYTEL OF THIS MEETING.
DANIEL J. ISSA NOTIFIED EDNA POULIN, FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THIS MEETING AND ASKED HER ATTENDANCE.
DANIEL J. ISSA NOTIFIED VIRGINIA FARIA,PERSONNEL OF THIS MEETING AND ASKED HER ATTENDANCE.
DANIEL J. ISSA NOTIFIED JOHN RODRIGUES, PUBLIC WORKS OF THIS MEETING AND ASKED HIS ATTENDANCE.
DANIEL J.ISSA NOTIFIED MAYOR THOMAS LAZIEH OF THIS MEETING AND ASKED HIS ATTENDANCE.
DANIEL J. ISSA REQUESTED A STATEMENT OF EVENTS FROM LAWRENCE GOLDBERG, ESQ. WHO IS REPRESENTING WILLIAM BENSON TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN MAY 11, 1994 TO POSSIBLY BE HEARD ON JUNE 14, 1994.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT SENT MEMO ON KATY 0'CAMPO.
DANIEL J. ISSA REQUESTED STATEMENT OF EVENTS FROM THE ATTORNEY GOLDBERG ON CLAIM SUBMITTED BY WILLIAM BENSON.
CITY CLERK, DANIEL J. ISSA READ TITLES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE.
MOTION MADE TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN ROBERT CANAVAN, AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN SANDAR MOREAU.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
FOUR TO ZERO, MOTION CARRIES.
CLAIMS COMMITTEE DISCUSSED LETTER FROM EDNA POULIN, FINANCE DIRECTOR REGARDING HERE INABILITY TO ATTEND MEETING.
COPY PRESENTED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
CLAIM OF KATY 0'CAMPO PRESENTED.
CHAIRMAN LEE MATTHEWS BRIEFED THE COMMITTEE ON THE CLAIM.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT MADE RECOMMENDATION. CITY CLERK, DANIEL ISSA, RESEARCHED THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE.
AND NEGOTIATED THE LOWER AMOUNT.
MOTION TO SETTLE CLAIM FOR $300.00 MADE BY COUNCILMAN ROBERT CANAVAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN SANDRA MOREAU.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
FOUR TO ZERO, MOTION CARRIES.
MOTION MADE TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE, AND ATTORNEY WILLIAM BURKE AGREED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCIL VOTED FOUR TO ZERO, MOTION CARRIES.
7:25 P.M.
PERSONNEL V. FARIA, ASKED FOR LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO BE PRESENT.
CHAIRMAN LEE MATTHEWS INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO WAIT.
COUNCIL ASKED IF CORRESPONDENCE WAS READ FROM EDNA POULIN - FINANCE DIRECTOR.
IT WAS AN INTEROFFICE MEMO, COUNCIL HAS COPIES.
DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL ENSUED.
CLAIMS COMMITTEE RECONVENED.
PREVIOUS CASE INVOLVING MR.LOPES BROUGHT UP.
CASE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE INVOLVING , THERE MUST BE THREE ESTIMATES, LIABILLITY DISCUSSED.
INFORMATION BROUGHT FORWARD THAT CITY IS THE OWNER OF THE BUS AND INSURES THE SAME.
BOOK VALUE AND DAMAGE DISCUSSED.
POLICE REPORT READ BY COUNCILMAN LEE MATTHEWS.
DISCUSSION ENSUED BY GEORGE MUKSIAN.
MOTION TO SETTLE FOR LOW ESTIMATED MADE BY COUNCILMAN OUIS PAQUETTE, AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ROBERT CANAVAN.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO TO PAY CASE.
WILLIAM BENSON CASE SET FOR A DATE IN JUNE, CORRESPONDENCE AND CALL TO HIS ATTORNEY ALREADY MADE. DISCOVERY AS REQUESTED HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED.
MOTION TO ADJOURN MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN SANDRA MMOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN LOUIS PAQUETTE.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIES FOUR YES, 1 ABSENT.
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DANIEL J. ISSA, CITY CLERK