CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1993
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE AT 8:10 PM. CHAIRMAN CANAVAN PRESIDED.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEW | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
QUORUM WAS DECLARED.
CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZED MATTHEWS TO SPEAK BEFORE AGENDA WAS COMMENCED.
MATTHEWS COMMENTED ON CONDITION OF CITY, ABANDONED HOUSES, PRESENT RESOLUTIONS ON AGENDA, HISTORY OF CHARTER REVISION COMMITTEE, AND RESPONDED TO QUESTIONS RAISED AT THE LAST MEETING. HE FELT THAT THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO VOTE ON THE REFERENDA. IT IS UP TO THE RESIDENTS WHO VOTE TO DECIDE, NOT THE COUNCIL. THE COUNCIL SHOULD NOT DENY THE PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE. MATTHEWS SAID HE WAS THE ONE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT REGARDING RESIDENCY.
CHAIRMAN CANAVAN DISCUSSED THE PUBLIC REACTION TO THE REFERENDA QUESTION AS WELL AS THE HISTORY AND LEGAL DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE CHARTER QUESTIONS.
MATTHEWS IS THE ONE WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING THE QUESTION ON THE BALLOT AGAIN.
CHAIR ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR MOTION TO CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEW | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
FIVE TO ZERO, MOTION CARRIES TO ALLOW FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
CHAIR PUTS THE RESOLUTION FORWARD, READS THE RESOLUTION ALOUD THAT WITHDRAWS THE THREE REFERENDA QUESTIONS FROM THE BALLOT.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 8:25 PM
RAYMOND SULLIVAN SPOKE
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:26 PM
COUNCILMAN FERRI THANKED THE CHARTER COMMISSION, AND WILL SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION WITHDRAWING THE BALLOT QUESTIONS. HE ALSO RECOGNIZED THE WORK COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS DID.
PAQUETTE SPOKE ON THE OTHER CHANGES NEEDED IN THE CHARTER. HE WAS PLEASED WITH THE TURNOUT.
MOREAU HAS PROBLEMS WITH PARTS OF THE REVISED CHARTER. SHE DISCUSSED THE PROCESS OF THE REVISION AND HOPES THAT THIS TURNOUT IS AT FUTURE MEETINGS.
CANAVAN SPOKE.
MOTION BY MOREAU TO ALLOW COUNCIL TO PROCEED
SECONDED BY PAQUETTE
MATTHEWS SPOKE.
ROLL CALL:
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEW | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ZERO
MOTION BY MOREAU TO APPROVE
SECONDED BY PAQUETTE
MAKER AND SECOND WITHDRAW
MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BY MOREAU
SECOND BY PAQUETTE
MATTHEWS COMMENTS IT IS AN INJUSTICE TO KILL ALL THREE REFERENDA.
| HE VOTES | NO |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ONE
SO INTRODUCED.
MOTION TO ADJOURN PAQUETTE
SECONDED BY MOREAU
UNANIMOUS TO ADJOURN
ADJOURNED AT 8:40 PM
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DANIEL J. ISSA
CITY CLERK