October 18, 1993 - Special City Council Meeting

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

OCTOBER 18, 1993

COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 PM

MEETING BEGAN AT 7:08 PM

ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED

ROLL CALL:

QUORUM IS PRESENT

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE ENTITLED JUVENILE HEARING BOARD

SO INTRODUCED

FIRST PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION WITHDRAWING THE THREE BALLOT QUESTIONS FOR NOVEMBER.

INTRODUCTION WAS ON OCTOBER 8.

MOTION PAQUETTE TO APPROVE

SECOND MOREAU

CLERK ISSA READ RESOLUTION

ROLL CALL VOTE;

MOTION CARRIES THREE TO ONE

UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR COUNCIL TO FORM COMMITTEE ON RECREATION -

LOUIS PAQUETTE NAMED TO CHAIR. WOULD LIKE TO SEE WAYS TO IMPROVE RECREATION ON CENTRAL FALLS. WILL HAVE A FORMAT BEFORE PUBLIC INPUT IS REQUESTED.

UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR REPORT FROM MOREAU REGARDING POLICE CARS PURCHASE. HISTORY ON PURCHASE. FOUR CARS PURCHASED FOR THE PRICE OF THREE. LIGHTS FOR PURCHASE DISCUSSED. HAND RADIOS IN NEED IN POLICE DEPARTMENT. 12 RADIOS PURCHASED. $595.EA MOTOROLA. SHE WANTED LIGHTS INCLUDED ALSO VIDEO CAMERAS FOR CARS. THOUGHT LIGHT BARS WERE INCLUDED. SHE SPOKE WITH THE CHIEF. SHE IS EXTREMELY. PURCHASING AGENT INFORMED COUNCIL OF THE PROCEDURE.

SGT. GILLIS SPOKE REGARDING CARS LAST NEW ONE IN 1988. USED CARS PURCHASED SINCE THEN. WAS HAPPY TO HEAR OF PURCHASE OF THREE NEW CARS. PROBLEMS WITH OLDER CARS. DETECTIVES ENDED UP WITH NEW RADIOS. SOME TWO.

WOULD LIKE FOURTH CAR IF POSSIBLE.

THOMAS TINKHAM SPOKE AGREED WITH THE COMMENTS OF MOREAU. MAYOR IS DECEIVING PEOPLE.

CANAVAN SPOKE REAFFIRMED THAT THREE CARS WILL BE ON THE ROAD.

CLERK COMMENTED.

DISCUSSION WITH TINKHAM AND COUNCIL.

CLERK SPOKE REGARDING QUESTIONS.

CANAVAN SPOKE REGARDING THE REVIEW COMMISSION AND A FOURTH CAR BEING PURCHASED. FOURTH CAR WAS NOT IN THE BUDGET. BOARD HAD AGREED TO THREE CARS.

MEETING CALLED FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 25, 1993 AT 7:00PM

PRESIDENT TO NOTIFY CHIEF OF POLICE.

MATTHEWS ASKED THE RECORD TO NOTE THAT THE AGENDA WAS THE ONLY MATERIAL RECEIVED BY THE COUNCIL.

FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

MEETING RECONVENED

COUNCIL DISCUSSED SPECS AND THE OPTIONS.

CANAVAN READ SPECS.

MOREAU READ BID.

MOTION TO ADJOURN MOREAU

SECOND PAQUETTE

ALL AGREED SO VOTED.

8:09 PM

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DANIEL J. ISSA

CITY CLERK