CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1994
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 GOES
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
QUORUM PRESENT.
CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT ROBERT CANAVAN PRESIDED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN LED THE ASSEMBLY IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PUBLIC HEARING/ POSSIBLE RECONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN BRIEFED COUNCIL ON REVIEW COMMISSION MEETING. $44.00, $ 55.50, $ 26.26 TAX RATE FOR THE THREE CLASSES ARE UNDER REVIEW. $26.58 TAX RATE FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ALSO UNDER CONSIDERATION. HE STATED THAT THE FIGURES CHANGED, AND THE REVIEW COMMISSION VOTED TO TAKE THREE POLICE CARS FROM NEXT YEARS BUDGET, AND PUT IN THIS YEARS BUDGET. THIS WOULD ALLOW THE MONEY TO BE SHIFTED TO THIS FISCAL YEAR.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN STATED THAT THE MAYOR SIGNED THE BUDGET WITH DISREGARD TO COUNCIL AND THE REVIEW COMMISSION. CITY SOLICITOR MUKSIAN SAID THE COUNCIL CANNOT CHANGE THE BUDGET BECAUSE IT IS SIGNED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN IS GOING TO CALL REVIEW COMMISSION TO SEEK GUIDANCE.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU QUESTIONED THE FINANCE DIRECTOR REGARDING THE CAR PURCHASE. EDNA POULIN RESPONDED.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS DISCUSSED.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION ENSUED.
EDNA POULIN RESPONDED THAT THE MAYOR SIGNED BUDGET BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE PASSED AND SIGNED FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU DISCUSSED ANTICIPATED $200,000 TO 300,000 SURPLUS FROM THIS YEARS BUDGET.
EDNA POULIN INDICATED THAT THIS IS ONLY ANTICIPATED. THERE ARE OTHER AREAS WE WILL HAVE SAVINGS. THIS WILL ALL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE SURPLUS. MS. POULIN ESTIMATED 100,000 TO 200,000 SURPLUS.
DISCUSSION ENSUED RELATIVE TO POLICE VEHICLES.
MS. POULIN SAID THAT THE COUNCIL MUST PASS A RESOLUTION.
CITY CLERK ISSA STATED HE THOUGHT THE MAYOR SIGNED ON THURSDAY. HE DID NOT HAND THE PAPERS TO THE MAYOR.
DISCUSSION ENSUED.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN INDICATED THAT THE CITY SOLICITOR SAID NO EXEMPTION IF THERE IS MORE THAT FOUR UNITS ON ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY. ABOUT 40 UNITS OF OWNER OCCUPIED WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS REASON.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN SUGGESTED THAT OWNER OCCUPIED EXEMPTION BE $3,000 FOR REST OF ONE TO FOUR UNITS, AND TAKE ACTION WITH STATE LEGISLATION.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS SPOKE.
CITY CLERK ISSA RESPONDED TO QUESTION ON STATE LAW.
EDNA POULIN COMMENTED REGARDING HAVING A BUDGET AND TAX RATE IN EFFECT. SHE HAS A MILLION DOLLARS THAT MUST BE ESCROWED.
CITY SOLICITOR MUKSIAN INDICATED THAT THE CITY WOULD REVERT TO OLD TAX RATE IF PROBLEM WITH BUDGET. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE TAXPAYER. BUDGET WOULD HAVE $ 230,000 MORE IF THIS IS DONE.
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE COMMENTED.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS QUESTIONED.
EDNA POULIN RESPONDED.
NO ACTION TAKEN ON ORDINANCES.
RESOLUTION RELATED TO REALLOCATION OF CERTAIN SUMS FROM THE BUDGET.
SO INTRODUCED.
RESOLUTION RELATED TO THE TAX RATE.
CITY CLERK ISSA READ RESOLUTION.
SO INTRODUCED.
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE SET JULY 18 FOR NEXT LIQUOR BOARD MEETING.
CITY CLERK ISSA ASKED COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANAVAN IF JULY 11 FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING MET WITH THE SATISFACTION OF THE COUNCIL.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU.
ALL AGREED. SO VOTED.
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DANIEL J. ISSA
CITY CLERK