CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
SEPTEMBER 1, 1993
SPECIAL MEETING
MEETING BEGAN AT 7:15 PM.
ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
| COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS | YES |
| COUNCILMAN FERRI | ABSENT |
| COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE | YES |
| COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU | YES |
| COUNCILMAN CANAVAN | YES |
QUORUM IS PRESENT
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
ROLAND BOUVIER CHAIRMAN
ELAINE PARTRIDGE
DR. ELMER CORNWELL
ROLAND BOUVIER GAVE AN OPENING STATEMENT.
MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION WERE POSTED WITH TIME AND DATES.
CANAVAN SPOKE REGARDING OVERVIEW OF COUNCIL ACTION.
DR. CORNWELL STATED COUNCIL HAS FINAL SAY ON REVISED CHARTER. COMMISSION IS ADVISORY TO COUNCIL. FOUR YEAR TERMS NOT FAVORED BY COUNCIL.
CANAVAN, MOREAU AGREED.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS ENTERS.
BOUVIER RESPONDED HISTORY OF ELECTED OFFICIALS IS SIX TO TEN YEARS.
ELAINE PARTRIDGE STATE $6,000 TO $10,000 SAVINGS WITH FOUR YEAR TERMS.
MOREAU STATED THE OBJECTIONS OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS.
AMOUNT OF MONEY MAYOR COULD EXPEND IS TOO LOW AS A LAME DUCK MAYOR.
MATTHEWS FEELS WORDING NEEDS REFINEMENT, AGREES WITH INTENT.
2-104
QUESTIONED.
2-201
MATTHEWS QUESTIONED WRITTEN FORM OF ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION. DR. CORNWELL RESPONDED TO HISTORY OF SECTION.
DECISION IS TO ALLOW INTRODUCTION OF TITLE AS IS NOW DONE
2-203
MOREAU, CANAVAN QUESTIONED TIME PERIOD FOR ACTION OF MAYOR AFTER RECEIPT OF ORDINANCE. MATTHEWS ASKED ABOUT VETO OF PORTIONS OF ORDINANCES.
MOREAU QUESTIONED 2-207 AND CORNWELL RESPONDED IT WAS ALREADY
COVERED BY STATE OPEN MEETINGS LAW COUNCIL AGREED.
2-208
OK
2-301
DISCUSSED. STRIKE PROVISION RELATIVE TO STATE AUDIT.
2-307
DISCUSSED.
2-310
FINANCE OFFICE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HANDLE TRANSMITTALS.
2-500
DISCUSSED.
3-100
DISCUSSED.
MAYOR SHOULD BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD.
3-103
ALL SECTIONS SHALL BE REVISED TO REFLECT 2 YEAR TERMS.
3-104
SALARY OF THE MAYOR SHALL BE FIXED BY ORDINANCE AND SHALL NOT BE CHANGED DURING HIS TERM.
3-200
BOARD RECOMMENDED TO LEAVE PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR SAME AS MAYOR TO SAVE SALARY BY COMMISSION. COUNCIL ASKED QUESTIONS. PUBLIC SAFETY BOARDS ARE NOT IN USE MUCH.
BOARD WOULD COMPLICATE THE PUBLIC SAFETY STRUCTURE, DR. CORNWELL.
DISCUSSION ON ELIMINATING PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR POSITION.
DISCUSSION ON COUNCIL APPOINTING TEMPORARY DEPARTMENT HEADS.
SEPTEMBER 9 MEETING FOR NEXT CHARTER REVISION/COUNCIL 7:00 PM.
ALSO, SEPTEMBER 15.
MATTHEWS WANTS ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
PAQUETTE AND MOREAU AGREE.
MATTHEWS QUESTIONED ONE PERSON SERVING ON TWO BOARDS.
ALSO, EMPLOYEES SERVING ON ANY BOARDS.
3-207
DISCUSSION ON MAYOR BEING PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR.
3-208
NO PROBLEM.
DISCUSSION ON CITY CLERK BEING CANVASSERS CLERK. DR. CORNWELL WILL CHECK ON LEGALITY.
COUNCIL WANTS COUNCIL TO APPROVE CITY SOLICITOR.
COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR FINANCE DIRECTOR.
COUNCIL FEELS THAT PURCHASING SHOULD NOT BE IN CLERKS OFFICE. IT SHOULD BE IN THE FINANCE FIELD. DR. CORNWELL AGREES THAT FINANCE OFFICE SHOULD HAVE RESPONSIBILITY OF PURCHASING BECAUSE THE RECORDS AND BUDGETS ARE THERE.
MATTHEWS MENTIONS THE FUTURE EMPLOYEES HAVING TO HAVE RESIDENCY AS A CONDITION FOR EMPLOYMENT AS A CHARTER ISSUE
MOTION TO ADJOURN MATTHEWS
SECOND PAQUETTE
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:03 PM.
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Daniel J. Issa City Clerk