CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1993
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:00 P.M.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS HELD IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:15 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A JUVENILE HEARING BOARD
CITY CLERK DANIEL ISSA READ RESOLUTION
MOTION TO APPROVE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE.
ROLL CALL VOTE
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | ABSTAIN SPOKE ON RESOLUTION PROCESS |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIED 4 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT 1 ABSTAIN.
A RESOLUTION WITHDRAWING THE THREE BALLOT QUESTIONS FROM THE NOVEMBER 2, 1993 BALLOT
CITY CLERK DANIEL ISSA READ ALOUD
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED
MR. WOODS COMMENTED. QUESTION OF BOARDS PAYMENT OF STIPEND FROM AUDIENCE. COMMENT WAS NO STIPEND AS FAR AS ANYONE KNOWS. NO MONEY BUDGETED FOR THAT ITEM.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED.
MOTION TO APPROVE MOREAU
SECOND PAQUETTE
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEW | ABSTAIN QUESTIONS RAISED |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | YES |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
MOTION CARRIES FOUR TO ZERO
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN SPOKE REGARDING WHY THE RESOLUTION WAS SIGNED BY THE COUNCIL BEFORE FINAL PASSAGE. THIS PREVENT THE BALLOT FROM BEING PRINTED. IT SAVED THE CITY $1,100 TO $1,400 FROM BEING BILLED.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU COMMENTED THAT CUSTOM OF THE COUNCIL WAS TO PASS ON ONE VOTE ONLY. SHE DOES NOT THINK THAT THREE PASSAGES FOR A RESOLUTION IS REQUIRED. THIS IS WHY SHE HAS NO PROBLEM SIGNING RESOLUTION AT LAST MEETING. THIS HAS BEEN COMMON PRACTICE IN THE PAST.
MATTHEWS SPOKE REGARDING WORDING ON THE RESOLUTION.
NO OTHER DISCUSSION.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS QUESTIONED THE LOT AT THE END OF SUMNER STREET BEING PAVED. QUESTIONED THE OWNERSHIP.
ALSO WANTS TO KNOW WHAT FUTURE OF PROPERTY IS? REQUESTED CITY SOLICITOR TO LOOK INTO LAST TWO MEETINGS
MINUTES TO SEE IF THEY ARE IN ANY VIOLATION OF SECTIONS MENTIONED? QUESTION ON THE DATE OF THE AD IN THE NEWSPAPER OF NOV. 1
MOTION TO ADJOURN PAQUETTE
SECOND MOREAU
FIVE TO ONE
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 7:37
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DANIEL J. ISSA CITY CLERK