August 23, 1993 - Special City Council Meeting

CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MONDAY AUGUST 23, 1993

CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS

AT 7:00 P.M.

A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:25 P.M.

ROLL CALL:

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS

COUNCILMAN FERRI

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU

COUNCILMAN CANAVAN

QUORUM PRESENT.

CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN PRESIDED.

CORRESPONDENCE

MAYOR LAZIEH RE: JUVENILE HEARING BOARD.

MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN FERRI AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU TO ACCEPT AND PLACE ON FILE.

ROLL CALL:

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS	YES
COUNCILMAN FERRI	YES
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE	YES
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN	YES
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU	YES

MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.

ORDINANCE INTRODUCTIONS

1. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JUVENILE HEARING BOARD.

2. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS - FINES

3. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO NOISE

4. AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO HISTORIC DISTRICT

5. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET SECTION 4

INTRODUCED BY CHAIR.

DISCUSSION - CHARTER

ARTICLE I

1-100 POWERS OF THE CITY DEFINED

NO COMMENTS

1-101 LEGISLATIVE POWER

NO COMMENTS

1-102 EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWER

N COMMENTS

ARTICLE II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CHAPTER 1 THE COUNCIL

2-100 NUMBER, TERM AND SALARIES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS READ THE ENTIRE SECTION AND STATED THAT HE WOULD PREFER TWO YEAR, NON-PARTISAN ELECTIONS.

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AGREED WITH COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS.

COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE STATED THAT HE LIKED 4 YEAR TERMS BUT NOT STAGGERED. HE WANTS ALL COUNCIL PERSONS ELECTED AT THE SAME TIME.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN STATED THAT 2 YEAR NON-PARTISAN O.K.

COUNCILMAN FERRI STATED THAT THE PRESENT SYSTEM IS O.K.

TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS WERE PRESENT AND STATED THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN NOR MET TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED CHARTER CHANGES.

STANLEY LEGAWIEC EXPRESSED HIS PERSONAL VIEWS STATING THAT RETURNING TO A PARTISAN ELECTION IS A STEP BACKWARD.

COUNCIL MEMBERS DISCUSSED TERMS OF OFFICE.

PAQUETTE AGREED. A MEMBER FROM THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS SUGGESTED THAT "GENERAL ELECTION" BE STRICKEN FROM

PARAGRAPH.

CHAPTER 2 COUNCILMATIC PROCEDURE

2-200 LEGISLATION TO BE BY ORDINANCE.

NO CHANGES

2-201 INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS STATED THAT HE WANTED ORDINANCE TITLES

INTRODUCED NOT THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE.

2-202 EMERGENCY ORDINANCES

NO CHANGES

2-203 SUBMISSION OF ORDINANCES TO THE MAYOR

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS SUGGESTED LINE ITEM VETO FOR EACH ORDINANCE FOR MAYOR AND ALSO FOR CITY COUNCIL ON MAYOR.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN SUGGESTED A TIME PERIOD FOR CLERK'S OFFICE TO SUBMIT PASSED ORDINANCES TO MAYOR AND 14 DAYS FOR AN ORDINANCE TO BECOME LAW UNLESS VETOED WITHIN THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

COUNCIL DISCUSSION ENSUED.

2-204 MAYOR AND OTHERS MAY APPEAR BEFORE COUNCIL

2-205 COUNCIL MEETINGS TO BE OPEN

2-206 REGULAR MEETINGS

COUNCIL QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR SEVEN DAY INTERVAL BETWEEN REGULAR MEETINGS.

2-207 REGULAR MEETINGS

COUNCIL QUESTIONED WHY LAST TWO LINES WERE REMOVED.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN REQUESTED THAT ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CHARTER REVISIONS, SO THAT, EACH OF THEM HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEM.

2-208 QUORUM, VOTES TO ADJOURN MEETING.

NO CHANGE-NO COMMENTS

CHAPTER 3 LEGISLATION

2-300 FISCAL YEAR

NO COMMENTS

2-301 THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET ORDINANCE

COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS STATED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH 5 DAY VOTE AND PREFERS NON-PUBLIC AUDITS. SECTION 5 WAS DISCUSSED RELATIVE TO AMENDING THE BUDGET.

2-302 OTHER APPROPRIATIONS

2-500 PROBATE JUDGE

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

ARTICLE III THE MAYOR CHAPTER 1 ELECTION, QUALIFICATION COMPENSATION

3-100 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

NO COMMENTS

3-101 ELECTION AND TERM

NO COMMENTS

3-102 QUALIFICATIONS

AGE QUESTIONED

3-103 VACANCIES

COUNCIL QUESTIONS

3-104 COMPENSATION

COUNCIL QUESTIONED WHY.

CHAPTER 2 POWERS AND DUTIES OF MAYOR

3-200 APPOINTMENTS, HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

3-201 APPOINTMENTS, MEMBERS OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

CHANGE MAJORITY AND INSERT 3.

3-202 APPOINTEES; QUALIFICATIONS

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

3-203 APPOINTEES; TERMS OF OFFICE

WANTS CLARIFICATION

3-205 MAYOR AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU QUESTIONED THIS SECTION

COUNCIL HAS QUESTION OF NEED

3-206 POWERS AND DUTIES

COUNCIL WANTS TO CLARIFY SECTION 7.

3-207 MAYOR TO BE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

3-208 ABSENCE OF THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

COUNCILMAN FERRI STATED THAT THE DEADLINE FOR CHARTER REVISION WOULD BE SEPT. 23, 1993 IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE

PLACED ON THE BALLOT.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE COUNCIL WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25, 1993 FOR 1 ST PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCES AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ON CHARTER REVISIONS.

THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT THEN SET AUG. 30, 1993 FOR FINAL PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCES AND CHARTER REVISION DISCUSSION

BOTH MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 P.M.

MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU. ALL AGREED. SO VOTED.

TIME: 9:12 P.M.

DANIEL J. ISSA

CITY CLERK

August 23, 1993 - Special City Council Meeting

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