CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 20, 1993
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:00 P.M.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:10 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
QUORUM PRESENT.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN LED THE ASSEMBLY IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS.
CITY CLERK ISSA READ THE RESOLUTION.
EDNA POULIN, FINANCE DIRECTOR COMMENTED OF THE REFINANCING OF THE BONDS STATING THAT A SAVINGS OF OVER $600,000 WOULD BE REALIZED BY THIS MEASURE. THE CITY WOULD SEE A BENEFIT OF 15%, ABOUT $100,000 TO $120,000.
COUNCILMAN FERRI QUESTIONED EDNA POULIN.
EDNA POULIN RELATED THAT SHE FEELS INTEREST RATES ARE GOING TO RISE COUNCILMAN FERRI POINTED OUT A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN AMOUNT STATED IN THE RESOLUTION.
ALL AGREE IT IS $9.9 MILLION DOLLARS.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS QUESTIONED THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN QUESTIONED THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.
EDNA POULIN RESPONDED.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED.
JUVENILE HEARING BOARD.
MOTION TO TABLE WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE SUGGESTED THAT A CHANGE IN STATE ENABLING ACT BE MADE. COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED.
ROLL CALL ON MOTION:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEW | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 5 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.
IN RESPONSE TO THE ACTIONS OF THE CENTRAL FALLS DETENTION FACILITY CORPORATION TO PROMOTE THE COMMITMENT
OF INMATES SERVING TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT AT THE DONALD W. WYATT DETENTION CENTER.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN ASKED THAT ACTION ON THIS RESOLUTION BE TABLED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 7:00 PM.
CITY CLERK ISSA READ RESOLUTION.
JOSEPHINE MCLAUGHLIN COMMENTED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN COMMENTED ON A PROPOSED TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C. REGARDING THIS MATTER.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER COMMENTED ON FACILITY BEING FILLED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN RESPONDED.
MOTION TO TABLE UNTIL WEDNESDAY WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND COUNCILMAN FERRI COMMENTED.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEW | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | ABSTAIN |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 1 ABSTENTION 0 ABSENT.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.
FIVE TO ZERO, SO VOTED. TIME 7:30 P.M.
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DANIEL J. ISSA
CITY CLERK